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Wood KOs lime in life cycle test Powerful evidence for the environmental benefits of timber in climate change fight

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• Shock sale of Triabunna woodchip mill • Hans Drielsma steps down after 15 years with Forestry Tasmania • Mountain of opinion rejects a carbon tax

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• PEFC goal: ensure an increase of certified forest area globally • Malaysian industry leaders for trade talks in Sydney, Melbourne

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INDUSTRY NEWS

A date for your diaries!

2011

The Victorian

TABMA

Association of Forest Industries, representing the interests of the Victorian timber Industry

Victorian Association of Forest Industries Level 2, 2 Market Street Melbourne 3000 Tel: +61 3 9611 9000 Fax: +61 3 9611 9011 Email: info@vafi.org.au Web: www.vafi.org.au

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LIFE cycle .. timber floors gain environmental points over cement slab.

Carbon footprint of timber smaller than for concrete From Page 1

various building materials. By quantifying those impacts from ‘cradle to grave’ – extraction, manufacturing, transportation, installation, use, maintenance, and disposal or recycling – LCA provides a common basis for objectively assessing and comparing the environmental credentials of different building designs and materials.

The Athena analysis encompassed two key endof-life assessment criteria: emission of greenhouse effect gases that are thought by some to contribute to global warming and fossil fuel consumption.

The two house designs were modelled in Athena’s impact estimator software and compared under two end-of-life scenarios. Under the first scenario, the house is demolished and materials are disposed in a landfill that captures landfill gases and then burns that gas to produce electricity to be put back on the power grid.

The second scenario involved demolishing the house and disposing of all non-wood materials in a landfill while burning the wood products directly in order to produce electricity for the grid.

Two secondary data sources – the US Life Cycle Inventory Database and Eco-invent – were used to model the disposal of materials and their energy recovery at the landfill.

[The US LCI is a public/private partnership developed by the Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Eco-invent is a life cycle inventory database of the Swiss Eco-invent Centre].

The material take-off is applicable to a 198 sq m, twostorey house with an assumed minimum life expectancy of 60 years, located in Orlando, Florida.

The raised wood floor design yielded substantially smaller fossil fuel use and global warming potential rates, and Cont Page 7

GalaDinner & Awards Night The 2011 Timber Industry Dinner, incorporating the TABMA Awards, will be held in Sydney on Friday, October 28, at Doltone House – Darling Island Wharf.

The dinner will be supported by TDA NSW, the Furnishing Industry Association of Australia, the NSW Forest Products Association, the Timber Trade Industrial Association, WADIC, the Australian Timber Importers Federation, TABMA Australia, and WoodSolutions Invitations will be sent out early in September.

Contact us on Sydney – (02) 9277 3100 Adelaide – 0407 102 244 Perth – 0414 908 465 Brisbane – (07) 3254 3166 Hobart – 0407 102 244

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industry news

Industry shocked at sale of Triabunna SELF-MADE multi-millionaires Jan Cameron and Graeme Wood have bought the Triabunna native forest woodchip export mill on Tasmania’s east coast from Gunns Ltd for $10 million with the idea of turning it into a wine and tourism resort.

The new owners want to close the mill “in three to five years”, which would bring logging of native forests in southern Tasmania to a standstill. They are keen to quickly develop the prime coastal site which has a deep harbour suitable for cruise ships.

Forest industry bodies say early closure would threaten the historic forests peace deal struck last month between conservationists and timber groups.

Jan Cameron, founder of outdoor clothing chain Kathmandu, and Graeme Wood, founder of tourist accommodation website wotif.

com, have agreed to operate the mill to give industry time to shift to plantations.

One of Australia’s wealthiest women, Ms Cameron recently offered a $5 million bounty to wipe out farm cruelty.

Mr Wood, who gave $1.6 million to the Greens before the last federal election, said: “We don’t want to see people thrown out of work, but we also probably see more clearly the need for a restructuring in the forest industries generally and for people to open their minds about new ways of making a living in that part of Tasmania.”

News of the sale came as a shock to Bridgewater-based FibrePlus/Aprin, which last Wednesday finally secured the finance it needed for its $16 million bid. Owner Ron O’Connor said he was disappointed to learn from a voicemail message left by Gunns chief executive Greg

Conservationist .. Jan Cameron, new joint owner of Triabunna woodchip mill.

L’Estrange that his higher bid had been rejected.

“It just ripped me up bad because we’ve been working on it pretty hard,” Mr O’Connor said. “I think there’s something funny going on here.”

Coalition forestry spokesman Richard Colbeck says the success or failure of Tasmania’s ‘statement of principals’ process now lies firmly in the

hands of the new owners.

“Ms Cameron and Mr Wood must lay their cards on the table. What is the long term future of the mill?

“We know that there are no specific plans for a tourism development on the site and suspect that the real reason for the purchase was to close the mill down at the behest of the Greens,” Mr Colbeck said.

“Ms Cameron and Mr Wood now have a responsibility to disclose their intentions immediately; the success or failure of the whole process now depends on them.

“In fact, the future of the Tamar Valley pulp mill and Gunns may also rest with their response.

“Prime Minister Gillard can not act on the ‘Melbourne document’ or any other element of the ‘statement of principals’ process until assurances of the long-term operation of Triabunna are secured.”

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Forests and Timber – Women’s Forum Industry Briefing – carbon pricing and carbon initiatives

Wednesday 14 September Conference - Productivity & Competitiveness • • •

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Industry Liaison Dinner at Parliament House Thursday 15 September

First Super Investors Seminar Skills and Employment Council (SEC) meeting

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Celebrate innovation and advances in forestry, wood products and design just before the international rugby starts on 9 September. Be part of the forestry and wood processing revolution. If you have anything to do with wood you and your company must be there.

Book your place and get more information, www.fi2011.co.nz The PF Olsen Forest Industries Expo 2011 will showcase the latest equipment, technology and systems from New Zealand and around the world, to an international audience. You can book to attend or register for a display site indoors or outdoors through www.fi2011.co.nz The BNZ Forest Industries Tech Clinics will feature 14 practical and independent clinics that will cover every facet of the forestry sector, from new tools for improving efficiencies in forest management through to the very latest in timber design, construction and building practices. For more information go to www.fi2011.co.nz.

The BNZ Forest Industries Conference on 7 September will focus on innovation and design in timber construction following the tragic earthquakes in Japan and Christchurch (2011), Haiti (2010), Chile (2010) and Italy (2009).

International speakers will cover recent major advances in design, technology and construction. For more information go to www.fi2011.co.nz

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events

WHAT’S ON? JULY 19-20: FTMA Australia National Conference, Newcastle. Join FTMA Australia members on Tuesday, July 29, and network over golf at the Newcastle Golf Club and other activities. Wednesday, July 20,FTMA Australia AGM prior to conference commencing at 10am.

21-22: Reinventing Wood. Pine Manufacturers Association and Wood Processors Association joint annual conference.

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson, NZ. Participate and learn how industry intends to position itself, post-Canterbury earthquakes.

Reinventing Wood aims to lift the focus of participants from commodity production to highvalued manufactured and branded timber solutions in domestic and export markets. Strong emphasis on the potential for re-creating Christchurch with innovative wooden building. Registration form: www.pine.net.nz/annualconference/registration-2001 Program www.pine.net.nz/annualconferenceprogramme-2001.

Contact: NZPMA. Tel: +64 3 544 1086. Email: info@pine.net.nz Visit: www.pine.net.nz 26-28: Malaysia Timber Council seminars, Melbourne (InterContinential Hotel, Tuesday, July 26) and Sydney (Marriott Sydney Harbour Hotel, Thursday, July 28). Join the Malaysia timber industry contingent, lead by the Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok and CEO of MTC for an update on industry on policy and business development in the Malaysian timber industry. There will be no charge to attend the seminars, but prior registration will be necessary.

Inquiries: John Halkett (02) 9356 3826. Email: john.halkett@bigpond. com or John Bagley (02) 9487 2776. Email: bagleys2@gmail.com

AUGUST 16: Australian Timber Importers Federation board meeting and AGM. Park Royal Melbourne Airport Hotel. Includes presentation

by Ric Sinclair, managing director, Forest and Wood Productrs Australia - the new Wood Solutions website. Lunch and FWPA presentation at 1 pm. AGM commences at 2 pm. Inquiries to John Halkett (02) 9356 3826 or john.halkett@bigpond.com 28-27: Vareity Club Bush Bash, Queensland. Brisbane Hoo-Hoo Club 218 has entered the event to raise funds for children’s charities.

Contact: Alan Jones (07) 3010 1823.

SEPTEMBER 2: Women of Timber High Tea. Curvee Lounge, The Sofitel, Brisbane. The aim of the event is to gather as many women of industry, representing a variety of roles and organisational sectors, to get together and share their knowledge, experience and ideas.

Ticket price $55 p.p. (inc. gst).

RSVP August 26. Tel: (07) 3254 3166. Email: karen@tabma.com.au 5, 6, 8: WoodSolutions 2011.

Bringing together leading international and Australasian exponents of timber design.

Adelaide (Monday September 5), Intercontinental Adelaide, North Terrace. Sydney (Tuesday, September 6), Sydney Marriott Hotel, College Street. Melbourne (Thursday, September 8), The Windsor Hotel, Spring Street. Visit www.woodsolutions2011.com.au

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5-7: NZ Forest Industries Expo 2011. Venue: Rotorua Energy Events Centre, Rotorua. Forest industry leaders and companies from across the world are booking their tickets to participate in the expo (FI2011) and make the most of the 2011 Rugby World Cup while they’re there. Exhibition sites have already been booked by a number of NZ and Australian companies, and inquiries being received from Canada, China, Vietnam and Austria. The expo will showcase the best that Rotorua, the wider Bay of Plenty region and the rest of New Zealand has to offer when it comes to forestry and wood products. Contact: Dell Bawden.

Email: office@bawden.co.nz Website site: fi2010.co.nz 6-7: BNZ Forest Industries Tech Clinics 2011. Rotorua, NZ www. forestevents.co.nz 7: BNZ Forest Industries 2011 Conference: Innovative products, designs and new developments for timber building. Rotorua, NZ. www.forestevents.co.nz 14, 15: Industry Development Conference - Productivity and Competitiveness, Hyatt Hotel, Canberra. Hosted by ForestWorks, the conference will provide an in-depth exploration of the many impacts and opportunities facing the industry in 2011 and beyond. The conference has been specifically scheduled to coincide with parliamentary sitting week, providing a great chance for industry players, union representatives, policy makers and MPs to gather, network and share ideas. Tel: (03) 9321 3500. www. forestworks.com.au/conference

Australia’s forest, wood, pulp and paper products industry now has a stronger voice in dealings with government, the community and in key negotiations on the industry’s future, as two peak associations have merged to form a single national association.

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has been formed through the merger of the Australian Plantations Products and Paper Industry Council (A3P) and the National Association of Forest Industries (NAFI).

AFPA was established to cover all aspects of Australia’s forest industry: - Forest growing; - Harvest and haulage; - Sawmilling and other wood processing; - Pulp and paper processing; and - Forest product exporting.

For more information on the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) or to enquire about membership , please call (02) 6285 3833.

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OPINION

Forest solution seems to Virgin on the obvious BILLIONAIRE, Virgin founder and self-styled climate action man Sir Richard Branson has offered a $25 million prize to scientists to extract greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

Trees, Sir Richard, think trees.

Then think carbon storage in logs, and carbon storage in wood products.

Every year forests in the tropics are sucking up 4.8 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and expelling clean air. Billions of tonnes more are locked in timber building products and furniture.

Best digestion figures for high density managed forests are 146 tonnes of CO2 a year for every growing hectare.

Big carbon emitters? Think aircraft; they emit about 3% of the world’s carbon dioxide. The European aviation industry is responsible for about 350,000 tonnes of CO2 a day.

Eurostar commissioned research shows taking the London-Paris train instead of flying cuts CO2 emissions per passenger by a staggering 90%.

Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano put out 150,000 tonnes of CO2 a day and scientists reckoned 206,450 tonnes of CO2 was saved every day after 80% of flights were cancelled across Europe because of the eruption.

Is Watch Dog being a tad cynical? We need to fly, but it makes you think .. about the

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the

Watchdog

forest industry which has had scant media coverage in all the carbon brouhaha.

As Julia Gillard burns leather ramping up her carbon tax sideshow, the Energy Information Agency puts China, with no price on carbon, as the biggest emitter of CO2 at 6534 million metric tonnes. Next is the US, also with no carbon price, sending out 5833 million metric tonnes.

Fifteenth on the list, after Mexico, is Australia – with 437 million metric tonnes and the world’s costliest carbon tax scheme.

A mountain of public opinion has moved massively against the Prime Minister. The Australian Cont Page 11

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industry news

Global warming impacts on a wood floor were less than half that of concrete slab From Page 2

thus a smaller carbon footprintcompared with the concrete design.

“The results of the analysis are not surprising in light of all that is commonly known about the environmental merits of wood as a building material,” says the Engineered Wood Association, citing that: • Wood in forests, particularly in young vigorous forests, absorbs carbon dioxide, making growing forests an efficient carbon sink.

• Once harvested and converted to wood products, wood fibre has a carbon sequestering or storage effect. So, sustainably managed forests, vs. unmanaged decaying forests, provide a net reduction in greenhouse effect carbon dioxide emissions.

Efficient .. wood requires less energy to extract, process and transport.

energy required for the concrete slab was nearly double that of the wood floor. This is due in large measure to the utilisation of biomass energy in the manufacturing of wood products.

The differences in fossil fuel energy consumption and global warming impacts between the two floor systems were shown to be even more dramatic on a full cradle-to-grave basis due to the lower carbon imprint of wood under end-of-life scenarios.

Wood requires less energy to extract, process, transport, construct and maintain over time • Compared with other materials, wood requires less energy to extract, process, transport, construct and maintain over time.

• Wood is a far better insulator than concrete and steel, and can thus reduce energy consumption of buildings during their operational life.

• Wood is both recyclable and divertible from the waste stream to be burned in energy recovering boilers. The energy produced substitutes for fossil fuel energy, as the Athena analysis shows.

The Athena analysis showed that the global warming impacts on a cradle-to-gate basis of the wood floor were less than half that of the concrete slab.

Total energy consumption on a cradle-to-gate basis was comparable for the two-floor systems. However, the fossil

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Malaysian forest industry leaders for trade talks in Sydney, Melbourne Seminars an update on policies and products AUSTRALIAN producers will get a valuable update on Malaysia’s timber export intentions at seminars in Melbourne and Sydney this month.

Malaysia’s Minister for Plantations Industries Tan Sri Bernard Dompok will head a trade delegation of forest industry leaders who will address the seminars on policy and business developments in a country of 33 million people, 58% of it under forest cover.

The chief executive of the Malaysian Timber Council Cheah Kam Huan will also address the seminars to be held in Melbourne on July 26 and in Sydney on July 28.

The program will include presentations on initiatives in Malaysia to advance sustainable forestry practices, forest certification and product chain of custody, and product innovation.

Malaysia is the first tropical country to implement a forest certification and a full chain of custody system Joint coordinator of the seminars John Bagley said Malaysia was now a leader in tropical timber production, innovation and compliance.

“The country is increasingly regarded globally as leading the tropical forestry industry in areas such as third party forest and product certification, building standards compliance and products sophistication,” Mr Bagley said.

“Malaysia is the first tropical country to implement a forest certification and a full chain of custody system that has been accredited by the Program for the Endorsement of Forest

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palm oil and rubber wood trees occupy more than 400,000 ha.

More than 4 million ha of forests has been certified under the MTCC/PEFC, giving assurance of sustainability, reliability and legal timber. Illegal timber harvesting has been reduced to less than 1%.

Growth of exports is planned to increase by 60% in 2020, mainly from plantation palm oil and rubber wood trees by value adding into plywood and furniture.

Malaysia was able to offer Australian importers and manufacturers a wide range of sophisticated, fit-forpurpose timber products Compliance .. Malaysia is the first tropical country to implement a forest certification and full chain of custody system.

Certification.

“This has set the bench-mark for others.”

Mr Bagley said Malaysia was able to offer Australian importers and manufacturers a wide range of sophisticated, fitfor-purpose timber products.

“Malaysia recognises the importance of the Australian market and is able to provide strong and ongoing support for the timber supply chain here,” he said.

An opportunity for oneon-one or small group business discussions with Malaysian timber company representatives will be provided during the seminars.

Seminar joint organiser John Halkett of Forestlands Consulting said the seminars were open to Australian timber supply chain company representatives, related business and trading companies; industry

Open for business .. Malaysia’s Minister for Plantation Industries Tan Sri Bernard Dompok leads trade delegation to Australia.

associations and government officials.

The seminars are free of charge, although prior registration is necessary.

Timber products are Malaysia’s third largest export earner after latex rubber and palm oil.

Plantation forests comprising

There are 3776 timber mills operating in peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah producing a wide range of timber products including sawn timber, wood panels, mouldings, plywood and veneers.

Furniture and plywood are the largest export earner representing more than 50% of total export value.

Malaysian export earnings total more than $A8 billion and are derived from sales to over 130 countries. Major markets are Japan, the US and India.

Australia ranks ninth with a value of more than $A400 million.

Letters of invitation to the seminars have been posted to timber supply chain companies and organisations, together with a program and registration form.

Inquiries should be directed to John Halkett (02) 9356 3826, email: john.halkett@bigpond. com or John Bagley (02) 9487 2776, email: bagleys2@gmail. com.

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FOREST CERTIFICATION

Participating in the PEFC stakeholder breakfast seminar in Sydney are Kenneth Epp, Visy Industries, Ben Gunneberg, secretarygeneral, PEFC, Kayt Watts, chief executive, Australian Forestry Standard, and Hetty McLennan, Boral Timber.

PEFC approves ‘global change’ forest standard THE opportunities that forest certification provided in improving and verifying sustainable forest management are enormous,” PEFC secretarygeneral Ben Gunneberg explained at stakeholder breakfast seminars in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this month.

“However, with the vast majority of the world’s certified forests located in the Global North, there has been a real need to revisit forest certification requirements in detail to ensure their applicability in countries with less favourable governance and administrative structures,” he said.

“These countries are predominately found in the tropics, in Asia, South America and Africa – regions in which arguably the most vulnerable forests are located, in which the potential of forest management to lift people out of poverty is greatest, and in which social rights are of utmost importance.

“Expectations and

understanding of best practice in sustainable forest management have evolved over the past years. It is therefore the responsibility of PEFC as the world’s largest forest certification organisation to integrate these changes into its international sustainability benchmarks.”

Mr Gunneberg said social rights were not well recognised in forest certification 10 years ago, therefore with the inclusion of the UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples Rights and the ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, social, environmental and economic considerations were now better balanced.

The revision process included representatives from forest owners, environmental groups, trade unions, indigenous people, industry, customers and the scientific community, with stakeholders reaching consensus on the revised requirements for sustainable

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INDUSTRY NEWS

‘Valuable asset’ steps down after 15 years with Forestry Tasmania Hans Drielsma helped develop Australian Forestry Standard ONE of Australia’s most respected and dedicated forest scientists has left the stage, but is still close by in the wings.

Dr Hans Drielsma stepped down from his role as executive general manager of Forestry Tasmania on July 8 as a transition into retirement.

“We will lose a leader whose wisdom and intellect has insured our business has continually met the most rigorous standards,” Forestry Tasmania managing director Bob Gordon said.

Dr Drielsma joined Forestry Tasmania 15 years ago following a six years as managing director of Forests

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NSW. As FT’s executive general manager for the past five years, he has been responsible for the scientific research program, planning, resources, business and environmental systems and information technology.

Perhaps his most enduring legacy will be the role he played in developing the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS).

Dr Drielsma will continue as a member of the AFS board; he firmly believes it is the best, most transparent, consistent and objective standard for forestry in Australia, and globally through the PEFC. The AFS sets stringent, scientifically based criteria and Dedicated .. Hans Drielsma leaves Forestry Tasmania.

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indicators for sustainable forest management, which reflect Australian forest ecology and legislative frameworks. There are now almost 10 million ha of AFS-certified forests across Australia – 90% of the country’s production forests.

“Contrary to popular belief, the AFS was not developed by the forest industry,” Bob Gordon said. “Rather, it was developed under accreditation by Standards Australia, a process that ensures conformity with international protocols and broad stakeholder representation.

To date, it remains the only forest certification system to be approved by Standards Australia.”

AFS has met the more than 200 criteria for international endorsement by the world’s largest forest certification program, the PEFC. Under this standard, AFS is accepted in many countries, including the

UK, Denmark, Belgium, New Zealand, Switzerland, Germany, France and Japan, as verifying both legal and sustainable timber supply.

Despite his personal involvement in the AFS, Dr Drielsma has always been a believer in healthy competition between certification programs. As he has said on many occasions, competition is the best way to ensure choice for growers and consumers and continuous improvement in standards.

Dr Drielsma doesn’t see his departure from FT as retirement, more a transitioning phase to retirement. He’s stepping back from full time employment into something that provides a little bit more flexibility around the things he and his wife would like to do, particularly developing close relationships with their soon to be six grandchildren who are scattered around different parts of Australia and the world.

‘I am encouraging Hans to maintain his participation in the forest sector, particularly through PEFC and AFS and the CRC for Forestry. He is too valuable an asset to surrender lightly’ – Bob Gordon “I am encouraging Hans to maintain his participation in the forest sector, particularly through PEFC and AFS and the CRC for Forestry,” Mr Gordon said. “He is too valuable an asset to surrender lightly.

“We will all miss Hans’ advice and mentoring. I hope he enjoys some time away from the pressure cooker environment that is forest management in Tasmania.”

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Hostility to carbon tax From Page 6

public is now aroused and hostile to the tax.

A Galaxy poll shows there is still a big lead in the number of people who say they will be worse off, despite multimillion dollar tax cuts and compensation packages. Just as many people want an early election (almost two in three voters).

Two new questions are also

dire – barely one in five believes a carbon tax is good for the economy; two-thirds say it’s bad. And 62% of voters say the Greens have too much influence.

Viv Forbes, chairman of the Carbon Sense Coalition, says leaving Bob Brown loose with the vast powers of a carbon tax is like leaving the grandkids alone in the hayshed with a box of matches.

Provisions for consultation From Page 9

forest management after two years of deliberations.

Mr Gunneberg said the revised standard remained rooted in globally recognised inter-governmental, multistakeholder processes and guidelines.

The standard included provisions for consultation with local people and stakeholders, respect for property and land tenure rights as well as customary and traditional rights, compliance with all fundamental ILO conventions, prohibition of forest conversions, protection of ecologically important forest areas, prohibition of genetically modified trees and exclusion of certification of plantations established by conversions.

Mr Gunneberg said the goal of

PEFC was to ensure the area of certified forest area was increasing globally; currently less than 10% of the world’s forests was certified under the PEFC and FSC schemes.

Last week, Uruguay joined PEFC and has had its national scheme endorsed. China has applied for membership and is developing its national scheme to comply to the PEFC Meta Standard.

Mr Gunneberg said this would significantly contribute to the increase of sustainable forest management recognised through certification.

“The important factor is to focus on the increase of certified area and not get bogged down in ‘badge swapping’ which offers no benefits and no value to the goal of achieving 100% certification globally,” he said.

Treasurer’s Swan dive on green dogma QUEENSLAND Treasurer Wayne Swan was spewing Greens ideology last week when he was asked why the federal government’s carbon tax had ruled out forest biomass as a certifiable source of renewable energy.

Mr Swan told ABC Radio: “Well I don’t think it fits within what most people would accept was renewable energy. I recognise, however, that there is a debate about this.”

Coalition forestry spokesman

Richard Colbeck said Swan must stop peddling Greens nonsense and start listening to Australia’s forest scientists.

“Mr Swan tried to imply that the use of forest biomass for renewable energy production is still questionable. He should open his eyes and have a look at the other countries, like Sweden and Finland, which are already working towards targets of 39% of total energy production from woody biomass”.

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THE CRITICAL DECADE

Climate report: flaws and missed opportunities in forest treatment

Open letter to Professor Will Steffen, Climate Commission Secretariat, Australian National University, Canberra WE, the undersigned forest scientists and practitioners, wish to draw your attention to what we regard as some serious flaws, omissions and lost opportunities in relation to the best approaches for using forests to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Climate Commission’s latest report, ‘The Critical Decade’.

We argue that there is significant potential for managed forests to contribute to a more sustainable future for our economy and society and to address climate change. However, we are deeply concerned that climate change policy will be based on assertions not supported by sound analysis or scientific evidence.

In recommending policy options, we urge you to: • Reject the simplistic argument that the cessation of timber harvesting from Australia’s native forests is necessarily the best strategy for carbon emissions mitigation.

• Accept the viewpoint of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) that the sustainable management of forests, including a mixed strategy of conservation and timber production, is more likely to be optimal for carbon reduction.

• Recognise the carbon emission reduction benefits when wood from sustainably managed sources is used rather than alternatives such as metal, concrete and plastic.

• Seek further advice from scientifically-qualified experts on forest management strategies for mitigating the

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• A group of highly qualified forest scientists has told the Federal Government that Australia’s forests could play a greater role in helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Correspondence signed by 87 of these scientists has been sent to the Climate Commission and to Labor Ministers Greg Combet, Tony Burke and Joe Ludwig.

of carbon stored in wood products in climate mitigation policies and strategies and there is considerable science to support this arrangement.

An incomplete account of forest carbon storage in Australia The section of the commission’s report dealing with forest management focuses on the tall-wet eucalypt forests. While important, these forest sites with their very large carbon stocks are atypical of the greater forest landscape in Australia. Old-growth examples make up only 2% of the total forest estate and the majority are already in permanent conservation reserves.

The cessation of harvesting in native forests would have significant and unnecessary costs to society and the economy

Letter on his desk .. Professor Will Steffen, the government’s chief climate science advisor.

impacts of climate change.

Our concerns are based on several shortcomings of the Climate Commission’s report, outlined below: Representation of forests, forestry and forests in the carbon cycle Landscape carbon storage is important, but forms only part of the full role of forest biomass in greenhouse gas mitigation.

Storing carbon in wood products, and supplying society with low-emission products for construction and renewable

energy generation are also widely recognised benefits of forest management that are actively being developed in Australia and internationally.

Using wood in construction dramatically reduces fossil fuel emissions when substituted for metal, concrete and plastic alternatives.

Unfortunately, these benefits are not recognised by the Climate Commission’s report. This is particularly concerning given the 2009 Garnaut Climate Change Review argued for the inclusion

Australia’s forests include a wide variety of forest and vegetation types, most with far lower C stocks, even when mature, than the relatively undisturbed old-growth tallwet eucalypt forests referred to in the Climate Commission report.

There are a number of important omissions from the report’s treatment of forests.

The first is the impact of forest clearing on carbon stocks; this has, of course, the greatest single impact of any human intervention. The second is the lack of attention to wildfire effects that are not properly recognised in the Climate Commission report. Australia’s Cont Page 13

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forest cannot be uniformly old due to the occurrence of wildfire. For example, in Victoria 3.5 million ha has burned since 2003, including some of the nation’s most carbon dense forests. While a significant proportion of carbon remains after fire in dead trees, these burnt forests will be net sources of carbon emissions for decades as dead wood decomposes.

Increased incidence of wildfire in a changing climate is likely to prevent much of Australia’s forests from reaching their potential maximum carbon storage. Thirdly, there is no exploration of possible forest management regimes that optimise the overall storage of carbon in managed forests and harvested wood products and account for avoided emissions possible when wood substitutes alternative resources. The merits of this strategy are recognised elsewhere, as noted below.

Sustainable forest management is the internationally recognised strategy The IPCC, FAO and most forest scientists recognise that the sustainable management of forests including a mixed strategy of conservation and timber production is optimal for carbon reduction. To quote the IPCC AR4 report: “A sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fibre or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained mitigation benefit’’.

We support the roles of afforestation recognised in the report as part of an overall sustainable forest management strategy. Reforestation for timber, biodiversity, biofuels, water quantity and quality and landscape protection are possible. Afforesting land,

There is significant potential for managed forests to contribute to a more sustainable economy and to address climate change.

including agricultural land, produces a variety of goods and services, including carbon sequestration, while generating income and other benefits for rural communities.

Potential adverse flow-on effects The cessation of harvesting in native forests would have significant and unnecessary costs to society and the economy.

It will impact adversely on the livelihoods of Australians in rural communities and result in the loss of skills, knowledge and expertise required to manage our native forests sustainably for all their values.

A sustainable forest management strategy aimed at maintaining or increasing forest carbon stocks, while producing an annual sustained yield of timber, fibre or energy from the forest, will generate the largest sustained mitigation benefit’ Given Australia’s high per capita consumption and substantial imports of wood products, it is also likely that there will be significant leakage impacts on forests elsewhere, most of

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which are managed to lesser standards than Australia’s forests. Withdrawal of more Australian native forests from management can be expected to increase greenhouse gas emissions from more intensive harvesting elsewhere, and from increased transportation of imports.

Australian forest scientists stand ready to assist in rectifying the report The shortcomings identified above suggest greater input from experienced forest science and management professionals would be helpful to the commission’s deliberations.

The signatories and Institute of Foresters of Australia would be pleased to assist the Climate Commission in its work relating to the important roles of forests in greenhouse gas mitigation.

Yours sincerely (The under-signed) • Adams, Paul. BForSc MF PhD MIFA RPF. Principal Scientist, Forestry Tasmania, Hobart.

• Addison, Gary. Managing Director, Auswest Timbers • Bacon, Gary. BSc (Forestry) PhD FIFA. Adjunct Professor Environmental Futures Centre, School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences, Griffith University.

• Baker, Thomas. BForSc(Hons) PhD MIFA. Senior Research

Fellow, Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne.

• Bevege, Ian. BScForestry(Hons) PhD DipFor(Dist) FIFA MIWSc. Consultant, Principal Advisor Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (retired).

• Batini, Frank. BSc (Forestry) DipFor MSc Oxon MIFA. Natural resource management consultant, Adjunct Professor Environmental Sciences Murdoch University, Chair Centre for Excellence for Climate Change and Forest Health at Murdoch, • Bishop, Steve. BSc Forestry MSc Forestry. Corporate Fire Manager, Forests NSW(retired).

• Boer, Ken. BSc (Forestry) MIFA. Manager Resources Southern Region, Forests NSW • Bradshaw, Jack. DipFor BSc (Forestry) FIFA. Forest Consultant WA. • Brown, Craige. BSc (Forestry) GradCert (Emergency Management) MIFA IAWF. • Brown, Mark. BScFE MEng. Harvesting and Operations Manager & Manager of Industry engagement, CRC for Forestry –University of Melbourne • Bussau, Andrew. BSc (Chem), Grad.

Dip. PhD (Forestry). District Forester – Silviculture HVP Plantations. Shelley, Victoria.

• Cross, Gerry. BSc (Forestry.)

RPF MIFA MACFA. VDFC Forestry Consultants; Forestry & Environmental Consultants. Surrey Hills.

• Davidson, John. BSc BSc (Forestry) PhD MIFA. Former Research Scientist, Land and Forest Sciences Program, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Berwick • Dexter, Barrie. DipFor. BScFor MSc Forestry MIFA. 50 year career forester, policy and practice natural resource management.

• Dobbyns, Steve. BSc(Forestry) MIFA. Principal, Jamax Forest Solutions • Doley, David. MSc PhD FIFA. Reader in Botany (retired), The University of Queensland • Drielsma, Hans. BSc (Forestry) PhD FIFA. Director, PEFC International, Hobart • Fagg, Peter. BSc (Forestry) MIFA. Silviculture scientist (retired), Blackburn.

• Ferguson, Ian, D. Forestry FTSE FIFA FLPA. Professor Emeritus of Forest Science, University of Melbourne • Ferrier, John MEnvS MEd PhD FAICD Consultant, Forester/Lecturer (retired) • Fisken, David. President Australian Forest Grower and Chair Farm Forest

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Report: flaws and missed opportunities From Page 13 Growers Victoria • Flanagan, Aidan. BSc GradDipSc (Forestry) MIFA LEA GI, MSc candidate. Fenner School, Australian National University, Canberra • Fitzpatrick, Jayne. B. App. Sc. (Forestry) DipAg. MIFA. Native Forest Planning Forester, Casino Forest Centre, North East Region • Groenhout, Pat. BSc (Forestry)(Hons) Grad. Dip. Resource Economics.

MIFA. Managing Director, PF Olsen Australia.

President, Melbourne Branch, Australian Forest Growers Melbourne.

• Gordon, Bob. BSc (Forestry) MAICD MIFA. Managing Director, Forestry Tasmania. Hobart.

• Grove, Simon J. PhD. Conservation Biologist, Forestry Tasmania, Hobart • Habchi, Walter. BAppSc (Forestry) MIFA. Operations and Research Forester. Hurfords Forests • Hansard, Alan. Transitional Chief Executive Officer, Australian Forest Products Association • Head, Douglas. MBBS MHP. Principal, Australian Solar Timbers • Herbohn, John. BSc(Hons) PhD GradDipAcc MCom MIFA CPA. Reader in Tropical Forestry, School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland.

• Hewertson, Warren. BSc PhD FTSE. Former Chief CSIRO Forestry & Forest Products • Jennings, Keith. BScForestry, M Forestry. Chair – IFA Qld Div • Jones, Mark. BSc. BComm. MSc (Forestry) MIFA. • Kanowski, Peter. FIFA. Professor of Forestry, ANU. • Keenan, Rod. BSc (Forestry) PhD MIFA. Professor, Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne.

• Kile, Glen. BAgSci (Hons) PhD FIFA FTSE. • Last, Ian BSc (Forestry) MIFA, Manager, Plantation Development & Innovation, Forestry Plantations Queensland Pty Ltd • Laversha, Ian. B. Sc. Forestry (Melb), National Medal. Monash University, Gippsland • Lee, David. BAgSc (Hons) PhD. Associate Professor of Plant Genetics, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore.

• Leighton, Andrew.

Regional President, Norske Skog Australia.

• Lewis, Tom. BSc (Hons) PhD. Research Scientist (Forest Ecology).

Adjunct Professor Griffith University, Queensland.

• Marty, Lisa. Chief Executive Officer,

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Using wood in construction dramatically reduces fossil fuel emissions when substituted for metal, concrete and plastic alternatives.

Victorian Association of Forest Industries • McGuire, Don. BSc (Forestry) MIFA. Principal Scientist Research Forestry South Australia.

• Midgley, Stephen. BSc (Forestry) MIFA RPF. Salwood Asia Pacific Services in Forestry, Canberra.

• Mitchell, Peter. BSc (Forestry) MIFA. General Manager, South East Fibre Exports • Mitchell, Rick. MIFA. Research Technician, CRC Program 3 Harvesting and Operations • Moroni, Martin. BAgSc (Hons) PhD. Senior Research Scientist, Forest Carbon. Forestry Tasmania. Hobart.

• Murphy, Simon. BForSc, DipForestry MIFA. 38-year career forester, practicing in the areas of inventory, forest products, forest management and carbon policy development.

Previously Senior Research Fellow, native forest research, University of Melbourne.

• Neyland, Mark. BSc (Forestry) PhD MIFA. Principal Research Scientist, Native Forests, Forestry Tasmania.

• Occhipinti, Sharon. BForSc (Hons) BSc (EnvSc) GradCert (Biometrics) MIFA. Inventory and Growth Forester VicForests • Pearce, Bob. Executive Director, Forest Industries Federation of Western Australia • Pickering, Stephen BSc (Forestry), GradCert (Public Sector Leadership) MIFA. Secretary Nthn Branch IFA, Coffs Harbour NSW. • Pfautsch, Sebastian. PhD MIFA. Forest Scientist.

• Pollard, David. BEc MA PhD, CEO VicForests.

• Ragg, Warwick. Chief Executive Australian Forest Growers • Rawlins, Bill. BA MSc. Formerly economist, CSIRO Division of Forestry and Forest Products, Melbourne.

• Read, Steve. MA PhD MIFA. Chief Scientist, Forestry Tasmania, and Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Forest & Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne.

• Rider, Ernest. BSc(Forestry) Hons MIFA. Senior Conservation Officer (QPWS), Landcare Member.

• Riley, Ian. BSc (Hon) Dip Ed. PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania.

• Ryan, Michael. BForSc MFor MIFA. Victorian Chair Institute of Foresters of Australia. Director Institute of Foresters of Australia.

• Sewell, Linda. Chief Executive Officer, HVP Plantations • Shelden, Darren. B.Forestry.

MIFA. General Manager - Forestry, Macquarie Forestry Services.

Macquarie Bank Limited.

• Smith, Hilary PhD RPF MIFA MCFA. Fellow Borneo Research Council, Director Latitude Forest Services.

• Snelson, Jim. Chief Executive Officer, Carter Holt Harvey Wood Products Australia • Spencer, Lachlan. B.Forestry.Sc, Director, Planning VicForests.

• Stackpole, Desmond James.

BForSc PhD MIFA. Forest Geneticist, SCION Biosciences Rotorua.

• St.Clair, Peter, J. BSc (Forestry) GradDipSc PhD MIFA. Operations Forester. Casino Forest Centre • Stewart, Mark. MForSc, BForSc,

DipFor, MIFA. Associate, University of Melbourne, Department of Forest Ecosystem Science, Consultant.

• Stephens, Mick. BEc GradDipAppSc, MFor. 2008 Churchill Fellow, Manager Strategic Policy, Australian Forest Products Association.

• Strandgard, Martin. BForSc (Hons) MForSc MIFA. Research Fellow, University of Melbourne.

• Street, William V. Jr. Chairman of PEFC International, Gladstone, USA. • Turner, Brian. D.Forestry. (Yale).

FIFA. Emeritus Reader in Forest Management, The Australian; National University Former Professor of Forest Management, The Pennsylvania State University; Former consultant to NASA, IPCC and the former Australian Dept of Climate Change on carbon accounting.

• Trushell, Nathan. BSc (REM) MIFA. World Forest Institute Fellow. Director corporate affairs, Vicforests.

• Underwood, Roger. BSc Dip Forestry MFor FIFA. 2009 Jolly Medalist, Chairman of the Bushfire Front Inc of Western Australia.

• Vaughan, Barry. BSc (Forestry) MBA MIFA RPF. • Vercoe, Tim. BSc (Forestry) MAICD MIFA. CSIRO Medal 1994; Principal, 3rd Man Innovation, P.L. • Volker, Peter. BSc (Forestry) GradDipSc (Forestry) PhD FIFA RPF MAICD. National President, Institute of Foresters of Australia. Manager, Field Services, Forestry Tasmania.

Hon Research Fellow, University of Tasmania.

• Walsh, Damian. BForSc GradDipBus (Logistics) MIFA. Research Fellow, CRC for Forestry/UTas, Hobart.

• Wardlaw, Tim. PhD MIFA. Principal Scientist, Forestry Tasmania, Hobart • Webster, Murray. BSc (Forestry) Hons MIFA. Aerial Acquisitions.

• West, Philip. BSc (Forestry) Hons PhD MIFA. Professor of Forestry, Southern Cross University and Consulting Forester, SciWest Consulting; Goonellabah • Wettenhall, David. BSc (Forestry) MFES RPF FIFA. Chair, IFA WA Division • Wilkinson, Graham. BSc (Forestry) MSc RPF FIFA. Chief Forest Practices Officer, Forest Practices Authority, Tasmania.

• Willett, Anthony, M. BSc (Forestry) Dip For MIFA. Manager. ForFire Training Services • Wilson, Ronald, V. BSc (Forestry) Dip For MF MIFA. Forestry and Timber Marketing Manager. AgriWealth Pty Limited.

• Wood, David. BSc (Forestry) GradDip Natural Resources Law MIFA RPF. Garbutt.

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PERSONALITY

Accounting has been no humdrum career for EWPAA’s Dennis Morrell WE’VE heard the jokes .. why did the accountant cross the road? To bore the people on the other side.

And .. what do accountants do for fun? Some add up the numbers in the telephone book to keep their minds active. The more enterprising calculate the odds of winning lotto because they know they will never make millions in accounting.

But, in their defence, accountants aren’t really boring people. They just get excited over boring things – like making lots of money and minimising tax!

But for Dennis Morrell, who has joined the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia as financial services officer, his life with ledgers, audits, company records and tax matters has been anything but humdrum.

Few accountants have travelled a path as interesting and diverse as that taken by Mr Morrell, who, at 65, is now taking on the challenges of the engineered wood sector after bean counting for the dairy, coal and entertainment industries and government authorities in both New Zealand and Australia.

When he started in the profession in 1967 at the New Zealand Dairy Board in Wellington, he remembers every business transaction then was manually recorded into a journal – a far cry from the IT tools he uses today.

Eighteen months later he was on board the Achille Lauro, counting the nautical miles to a new life in Australia [the same cruise ship that was hijacked 17 years later by Palestinian terrorists].

After working for a time in Western Australia, Mr Morrell settled in Sydney, studied for a Bachelor of Business, gained entry into the Society of Certified

Dennis Morrell (left) confers with EWPAA general manager Simon Dorries.

Practising Accountants and then saw his career take an exciting turn when he joined the Reg Grundy Organisation operated by one of Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs, a media and television personality who pioneered the TV game show format.

As Grundy’s company accountant, working among film and television stars, Mr Morrell was in the thick of the entertainment industry.

“It was an amazing time working for Reg, in such a dynamic industry,” he recalls. “The pace was fast and hectic and really exciting from an accounting perspective dealing with

royalties, producers, actors’ equity and the personalities who were famous during that era. It certainly opened my eyes to another side of the commercial world.

“And Grundy wasn’t just involved in film and television.

We did a lot of business with Channels 9 and 7, but the organisation also extended to merchandising, travel and a presentations company.

Mr Morrell retains a friendship with Reg Grundy and his wife Joy but has not kept in touch over the years as the famous couple are now based in Bermuda.

In 2000, after five years with

King of the game show .. exiciting times with Reg Grundy.

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the Grundy showcase, his wife Michele finally coaxed him to move to the Gold Coast to be near their daughter and grandchildren.

But business interests in Sydney kept Mr Morrell commuting between Sydney and the Gold Coast for seven years. He flew out on a Monday and returned on a Friday, eventually buying a house in Sydney so his wife could join him on some of his business trips.

He took a permanent position with the NSW Coal Compensation Board from 2004 to 2007 but then finally bid Sydney farewell to take up senior accountancy roles with the Department of Main Roads and Department of Emergency Services in Brisbane.

“After that, retirement never really seemed an option,” Mr Morrell said. “And then along came Simon Dorries and my job at EWPAA where I am sure my commercial experiences will benefit the association.”

He believes the new frontier for accounting and administration is the filtering, assembling, prioritising and then collating the most vital data in a format readily useable by the management team.

EWPAA general manager Simon Dorries says accountants now are expected to have a greater focus on strategy and value creation, and a breadth of vision across organisations.

“Employers are particularly interested in employees who not only have the analytical skills to interpret the numbers, but who have the vision and foresight to apply these skills to the current economic environment,” he said.

“And Dennis is well up to the task.”

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Politicians must commit to clear policies THE president of the Institute of Foresters Australia Dr Bob Ellis has called on all federal politicians to commit themselves to clear policies and strategies for managing Australia’s forests.

“A myth has emerged that the Australian community must decide between harvesting and regenerating or preserving native forests,” Dr Ellis said.

“Given this and the importance of wood to Australian society, it is little wonder that there are deep divisions over the use of trees and forest and that the argument is often irrational.”

-– March 1990 ** ** ** THE Queensland Narangbabased Perma-Log Group has been acquired by CSR Softwoods.

This makes CSR Softwoods the largest producer of treated pine in Australia. ** ** ** TENTATIVE proposals have been formulated to enable the Commission of Inquiry into the future conservation and management strategy of Fraser Island to compile material and information “as openly, informally, expeditiously and inexpensively as is practical”.

Tony Fitzgerald, QC, will lead the Queensland Government’s Fraser Island inquiry.

– March, 1990. ** ** ** THE 13th All Australia Timber Congress in Perth ended with agreement to counter the nation’s $2 billion a year timber imports –

and export more through increased productivity.

To help achieve the productivity boost, the industry will seek legislated wood supply agreements with state governments, backed by federal-state agreements on resource availability.

The congress calls for greater market development of forest products aimed at the most effective use of timber.

– November, 1990 ** ** ** AN $8 million project by Ipswich (Qld)-based Hancock Bros to relocate timber milling operations from Victoria to Queensland was a sign of confidence in the state’s future, the Premier Wayne Goss said.

The company recently announced changes in its executive structure with Julie Hancock and Tony Roberts becoming joint managing directors. The change followed a major share acquisition and controlling interest by Mrs Hancock following the death of here husband Viv Hancock in May last year.

– May 1991 ** ** ** MARKETING support services provided by Koppers-Hickson for Tanalith treaters have been strengthened by the appointment of Robin Dowding as marketing manager.

The former CSR Softwood executive will be responsible for creating and developing customised marketing plans for treaters. Mr Dowding was

The historic Disputes Resolution Conference in Brisbane focused on the major issue of developing improved policies and processes for the management and resolution of public issue disputes. Discussing forestry issues are Norm Clough, assistant conservator, Queensland Forestry, Christine Bongers, Queensland Timber Board, Tom Ryan, Conservator of Forests, and Dr Hans Drielsma, NSW Commissioner of Forests (February 1991).

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JIM BOWDEN’S

Timber Time Warp An occasional column that looks at what made news during the past three decades with images of some of the personalities who shaped the industry over that time – drawing information from the editor’s scrap book. This week it’s back to 1990-1991.

responsible for the development of the round wood market in Queensland and for making the Permalog brand synonymous with timber preservation.

– May 1981 ** ** ** A HUGE market exists in Europe for reinforced lamination, says Kauri Timbers’ Brisbane-based engineer Guy Gardiner.

Mr Gardner spent five days assessing the opportunities for Australian produced laminated beams in Holland, Germany, Belgium, Germany and France.

– October 1991

Enjoying a social engagement at the 13th All Australian Timber Congress are Chris Althaus, NAFI, Robyn Loydell, national president, Forest Protection Society, and Mark Addis, chief executive, Forest Industries Association, Tasmania. (November 1990).

** ** ** THE plethora of inquires currently being conducted meant the forest industries were facing “paralysis by analysis,” the executive director of NAFI Dr Robert Bain said.

Meanwhile, logging of trees within the old-growth forests of Fraser Island has now been halted as a result of the historic agreement between conservationists and the timber industry. (Editor’s note: The forest type on Fraser Island is wet sclerophyll, not rainforest.

Hardwood trees harvested are blackbutt (a eucalypt), satinay and brush box (two species similar to eucalypts). No rainforest type, and no rainforest species, are logged on Fraser).

– June 1980 ** ** ** PINE sawmiller CSR Softwoods is exporting structural sawn timber to Japan.

There are growing opportunities for exports to Japan of radiata pine for house construction.

– October 1991 ** ** ** NORTON Ladkin who spent all his working life in the timber industry died in Adelaide on December 3, aged 74.

He commenced work with a Sydney timber business in 1934.

In 1959, he was appointed first chief executive of the Radiata Pine Association of Australia, spending 17 years with RPAA until his retirement in 1976.

– December 1979

Kevin French of K.R. French Enterprises, Tasmania, and David Israel of Prime Pine were among 30 timber treaters and resellers who made the recent Kopper-Hickson New Zealand study tour. (July 1991).

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Classifieds Call for Director Nominations Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) is seeking to nominate three Directors to its Board via election by the Members at the next Annual General Meeting (October 28th 2011).

An independent Director Selection Committee established under the Company’s Constitution will consider proposals for candidates, and recommend to the FWPA Board persons for nomination. The Committee is required to ensure that candidates will result in a balanced, skillsbased Board.

Three current directors (Jim Snelson, Vince Erasmus and Nick Roberts) are retiring at the next AGM. Each of the retiring directors has decided to re-apply to the Director Selection Committee for election to the Board. All the non-retiring Directors of the Board support their renomination.

Should the retiring Directors be re-elected, they have volunteered to alter their terms of appointment (to 1, 2 or 3 years) so that director renewal opportunities will occur over the next three years.

The Director Selection Committee will review all applications for the three vacant board positions. There are currently three non-retiring independent directors on the Board, so applications from FWPA members are encouraged.

Information about FWPA and the process for appointing Directors is set out in FWPA’s Constitution, available from the company’s website at www.fwpa.com.au/ All candidates should: • provide sufficient information to allow the Director Selection Committee to fully consider the candidate’s nomination; • include specific information about the candidate’s ability to meet one or more of the requisite skills and experience nominated in FWPA’s Constitution (clause 13.13); and • include a statement that the proposed candidate is aware of his or her nomination and is willing to accept appointment as a Director of FWPA if elected.

Applications will only be received by email and should be sent to the Secretary, Director Selection Committee at: rob.lockwood@ fwpa.com.au Any inquiries can be made to 0419 259 481 Please note the closing date for applications is Friday, 22nd July 2011

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