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Recent Releases
Climate change strategy welcome – falls short on support for wood products critical to deliver on emissions reduction targets
The Victorian Government’s climate change strategy announcement provides a proposed roadmap for Victoria to achieve zero emissions but misses the opportunity to maximise carbon sequestration from wood and paper products. “The Government’s announcement implies that the...
Feral deer are a major forestry pest
Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) welcomes the release this week of the ABARES Pest and Weed Survey results, which shows that feral deer are a significant pest in north eastern Victoria and more widely across the state. “According to the Invasive Species...
Victorian timber mills surge capacity to help meet community demand
Listeners to 3AW’s Neil Mitchell program recently will be alert to the significant challenges currently facing homeowners and renovators in gaining supplies of timber and other necessary materials. The Chief Executive of the Victorian Forest Products Association...
Celebrating Victoria’s Forests and Forest Products
As part of International Day of Forests on Sunday 21 March 2021, the Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) has recognised the importance of a sustainable forestry industry to Victoria. Ms Deb Kerr, Chief Executive Officer, VFPA said “Australia is the sixth most...
Reshaping Victoria’s forests for the future
In the lead up to the International Day of Forests on Sunday 21 March 2021 a landmark paper published in Australian Forestry calls for the development of a new shared vision for Australia’s forests. The paper, Reshaping forest management in Australia to provide...