Timber and wood products are intrinsically different to all other products we use for building. Associate Professor Greg Nolan, of the University of Tasmania, provides fascinating insigh…

Over the last two months, FWPA has been developing concepts for its 2019 consumer advertising campaign, which will reinforce the position of wood being ‘The Ultimate Renewable’. FWPA’s con…

ForestLearning teamed up with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, HQPlantations and AKD Softwoods to directly engage with more than 100 high school teachers at the 201…

Timber continues to be the structural material of choice for residential dwellings according to research commissioned by FWPA, however, there are opportunities (and threats) for substit…

FWPA’s For Our Future leadership program for 2019 is now underway with the program oversubscribed in Tasmania and Gippsland. Following last year’s successful pilot, FWPA is again running t…

Australia’s commercial timber plantation estate is fundamental to the sustainability and competitiveness of our forestry sector. In recent years, the softwood estate has been relativel…

The WoodSolutions Young Professionals Network (WSYPN) has extended its reach beyond Melbourne this year, with a resoundingly positive response to the inaugural Sydney event. WoodSoluti…

FWPA’s efforts have paid off, with the 2019 amendments to the National Construction Code (NCC) heralding a new era of opportunity for mid-rise timber buildings. Responding to a successful,…