--- title: News date: 2019-03-28T16:39:00+11:00 author: Private Forests Tasmania canonical_url: "https://pft.tas.gov.au/news" section: Site Content --- 1. [Private Forests Tasmania](/) 2. News # News - [ All Articles](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news) - [ Plantation planning](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/plantation-planning) - [ Species, sites and planting](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/species-sites-and-planting) - [ Managing trees](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/managing-trees) - [ Harvesting and selling wood](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/harvesting-and-selling-wood) - [ On-farm benefits](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/on-farm-benefits) - [ Economic benefits and markets](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/economic-benefits-and-markets) - [ Carbon benefits](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/carbon-benefits) - [ Native regrowth forest management](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/native-regrowth-forest-management) - [ Indigenous land management](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/indigenous-land-management) - [ The law](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/the-law) - [ PFT](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/pft) - [ Tree Alliance ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/category/tree-alliance) [ ![Forest practices supervisors continue their learning in latest Forest Practices Authority training course](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/153682/Image-9.webp) #### News ### Forest practices supervisors continue their learning in latest Forest Practices Authority training course 22 September 2026 The Forest Practices for Supervisors Course continues to play an important role in building capability across Tasmania's forestry sector and supporting the delivery of safe, sustainable and well-managed forest operations. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/forest-practices-supervisors-continue-their-learning-in-latest-forest-practices-authority-training-course) [ ![Preparing for the upcoming bushfire season](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/24737/Bushfire2019_lscape_IMG_4677_reduced.webp) #### News ### Preparing for the upcoming bushfire season 22 September 2026 As Tasmania moves towards the 2026-27 fire season, preparation and cooperation remain critical to protecting communities, forest assets and the wider landscape. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/preparing-for-the-upcoming-bushfire-season) [ ![Managing native regrowth forests and plantations at Port Arthur](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2026/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/153466/IMG_1124.webp) #### News ### Managing native regrowth forests and plantations at Port Arthur 15 September 2026 Malcolm Larner manages Semaphore Farm, a 161-hectare property at Port Arthur, southern Tasmania.  Proudly following his parents’ footsteps, Malcolm has been managing both native regrowth forests and plantations since the early 2000s. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/managing-native-regrowth-forests-and-plantations-at-port-arthur) [ ![Spring is the time for fuel reduction burning](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2026/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/153312/553ade5e-b7dd-474b-bbeb-bdc5333ffded.webp) #### News ### Spring is the time for fuel reduction burning 18 August 2026 As forest owners, we have a valuable asset to protect. From ensuring firebreaks are cleared and maintained to conducting fuel reduction burns, we all have a role to play in reducing bushfire risk. By taking action now, we can help make summer safer… ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/spring-is-the-time-for-fuel-reduction-burning-2) [ ![Unpacking how carbon forestry works](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/152461/TF_Agfest_202632.webp) #### News ### Unpacking how carbon forestry works 13 May 2026 Tasmanian farmers and landowners will have access to free resources and events to learn about how carbon forestry works as part of Private Forests Tasmania’s new Carbon Forestry 101 project. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/unpacking-how-carbon-forestry-works) [ ![Considering outcomes of our Market Access project to enable greater market opportunities for private growers](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/151216/ma-image.webp) #### News ### Considering outcomes of our Market Access project to enable greater market opportunities for private growers 03 February 2026 Private Forests Tasmania's Market Access project has reached a milestone, with the organisation now positioned to consider a series of recommendations to enable greater market opportunities for private growers. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/considering-outcomes-of-our-market-access-project-to-enable-greater-market-opportunities-for-private-growers) [ ![Storing carbon in St Peters Pass woodlot](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/151121/St-Peters-Pass-seedling-2026.webp) #### News ### Storing carbon in St Peters Pass woodlot 28 January 2026 Pinus radiata seedlings planted last spring in a woodlot at St Peters Pass are busy growing. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/storing-carbon-in-st-peters-pass-woodlot) [ ![What’s happening to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act and what could this mean for forestry in Tasmania?](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/150905/HellfireBluff_9796.webp) #### News ### What’s happening to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act and what could this mean for forestry in Tasmania? 16 December 2025 ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/whats-happening-to-the-environment-protection-and-biodiversity-conservation-epbc-act-and-what-could-this-mean-for-forestry-in-tasmania) [ ![Prioritising outcomes for Tasmania's private forest growers in 2024-25](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/149818/PFT060825-250-2-1.webp) #### News ### Prioritising outcomes for Tasmania's private forest growers in 2024-25 04 November 2025 Private Forests Tasmania has released its 2024-25 Annual Report, highlighting a year of delivering priority projects to benefit private forest growers and landowners across Tasmania. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/prioritising-outcomes-for-tasmanias-private-forest-growers-in-2024-25) [ ![Tasmanian High Soil Carbon Landscapes project](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/149728/Soil_8584.webp) #### News ### Tasmanian High Soil Carbon Landscapes project 20 October 2025 Improving soil, climate, ecosystem and traditional knowledge ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/tasmanian-high-soil-carbon-landscapes-project) [ ![Celebrating excellence at the Tasmanian Timber Awards](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/149108/Malcolm-Larner-Tree-Farmer-of-the-Year-2025.webp) #### News ### Celebrating excellence at the Tasmanian Timber Awards 17 September 2025 PFT would like to extend a special congratulations to Malcolm Larner, winner of the Tree Grower of the Year Award sponsored by PFT. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/celebrating-excellence-at-the-tasmanian-timber-awards) [ ![Forest Practices Authority Research Update Day](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/149105/FPA-research-day-2025.webp) #### News ### Forest Practices Authority Research Update Day 17 September 2025 Private Forests Tasmania attended the Forest Practices Authority’s Research Update Day in September 2025 to hear from a range of scientists about new learnings related to native and plantation forest management. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/forest-practices-authority-research-update-day) [ ![Have you seen our Stems for CO2 Project signage on the Midlands Highway?](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/148679/PFT060825-223.webp) #### News ### Have you seen our Stems for CO2 Project signage on the Midlands Highway? 13 August 2025 An important part of Private Forests Tasmania’s Stems for CO2 Project is to communicate the benefits of planting trees on farms for timber and carbon to Tasmanian farmers, landowners and agricultural producers. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/have-you-seen-our-stems-for-co2-project-signage-on-the-midlands-highway) [ ![Stems for CO2 Project – Operations Launch Event!](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/148673/PFT060825-354.webp) #### News ### Stems for CO2 Project – Operations Launch Event! 13 August 2025 Almost 50 people joined Private Forests Tasmania at farmer Dougal Morrison’s property at St Peters Pass in Oatlands to celebrate the launch of operations as part of the Stems for CO2 Project. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/stems-for-co2-project-operations-launch-event) [ ![A fun day out learning about carbon forestry and farming for Bothwell District High School](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/News/2025/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/148708/PXL_20250807_021044063.MP.webp) #### News ### A fun day out learning about carbon forestry and farming for Bothwell District High School 13 August 2025 Private Forests Tasmania and the Forest Education Foundation hosted 21 students from Bothwell District High School at St Peters Pass in early August, where farmer Dougal Morrison and his family own and manage an 8,000-hectare wool and forestry… ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/a-fun-day-out-learning-about-carbon-forestry-and-farming-for-bothwell-district-high-school) [ ![Dougal Morrison shares carbon, tree farming insights at Red Meat Updates](https://pft.tas.gov.au/volumes/images/_600x300_crop_center-center_70_none/148553/image0.webp) #### News ### Dougal Morrison shares carbon, tree farming insights at Red Meat Updates 29 July 2025 Private Forests Tasmania was front and centre at one of the state's largest gatherings of red meat producers last week. ](https://pft.tas.gov.au/news/dougal-morrison-shares-carbon-tree-farming-insights-at-red-meat-updates)