News $63m investment brought forward for Bell Bay's Timberlink to increase timber supply 17 December 2021 The investment will allow Timberlink to increase supply of structural timber for use in the construction of homes in Australia.
News PFT welcomes $500,000 funding from federal government to assist farm forestry 16 December 2021 Private Forests Tasmania has welcomed $500,000 funding from the federal government to assist and support farm forestry projects and communications.
News National recognition for Tasmanian forestry and timber campaigns 30 November 2021 Congratulations to Tasmania’s forestry and timber industry who teamed up with a local marketing company to win seven awards for excellence at the Australian Marketing Institute’s (AMI) national awards.
News North-West farmer named Tasmanian Tree Farmer of the Year 23 September 2021 Graham Freeman farms a 134-hectare property at Milabeena. He has about 14 hectares of plantation and about 25 hectares of native bush. Over the years his farm has been a successful example of how trees can be integrated into farms.
News 2021 Tasmanian Timber Awards recognise state's leading stars 22 September 2021 The Tasmanian Timber Awards recognises and celebrates excellence and best practice within our industry and acknowledges those who are leaders in their fields. This month more than 400 people attended the Tasmanian Timber Awards dinner in Launceston.
News Expert Q&A series: Hear from Climate Friendly's Zoe Ryan 23 June 2021 Private landowners in Tasmania have expressed a strong interest in using trees to reduce climate impacts by sequestering more carbon. Coincidentally, this carbon investment will increase the economic return from trees on farms which adds to a…
News Expert Q&A series: Hear from Technical Forest Services' Justin Baily 22 June 2021 With decades of experience working with a range of farm owners, landowners and managers, Technical Forest Services has been a leading provider in forest industry assessment, management, supervision, and contracting needs for Tasmania and beyond.…
News Trial of early forest fire detection technology decreases response times and increases safety 07 April 2021 A new camera-based fire detection system has been trialed in Tasmania for the first time by locally based forest management company SFM.
News News NSFP will increase Southwood production in Tasmania welcomed 10 February 2021 Private Forests Tasmania welcomes the announcement by Neville Smith Forest Products to increase production at its Southwood Mill, creating a full second shift and 30 new jobs.
News Tasmanian primary producers, environment and industry to benefit from trees on farms 30 October 2020 A new brand and campaign was launched in October 2020 for Private Forests Tasmania. The Tree Alliance is aimed at raising awareness of farm forestry and the benefits of trees on farms, and to encourage and facilitate farmers to plant commercially…
News Private Forests Tasmania welcomes agriforester Molly Marshall 19 October 2020 Molly Marshall has recently accepted an appointment to the role of agriforester within Private Forests Tasmania.
