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By JIM BOWDEN

RESOURCE and forest jobs security remain key fighting issues for the timber industry as it confronts an oddly-aligned political cluster in Canberra after the federal election ndash Labor in the middle independents on the right and Greens on the far leftIt has also been delivered a new forestry minister who will have to take sharp learning curves on an industry he knows little aboutYou canrsquot fight city hall so the forest and forest products sector needs to move quickly to present its case ndash as a united cohesive force Mineral cattle wool and grain leaders

are already queuing up at

agriculture and forestry minister

Senator Joseph Ludwigrsquos

office

ldquoWe are currently at a critical

point in time for our industry with the collapse of MIS companies shifts in market preferences and climate change playing a

Critical corridorsForest industry must jump potholeson pathway to securing viable future

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6454

Cont Page 2

ThIs IssuELooking at the

politics of wood

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much larger rolerdquo the president of the National Association of Forest Industries Greg McCormack saysrdquoThe key issues that NAFI will put to Senator Ludwig are the renewal of regional forest agreements (RFAs) and the necessity for a robust investment framework for tree plantations particularly long rotation plantations for sawlog productionrdquo NAFI chief executive Allan Hansard saidldquoWe will also work with Senator Ludwig to ensure that the positive role our industry can play in mitigating climate change is recognised in future climate change policy and that any illegal logging policies that the government introduces do not place an unnecessary regulatory or financial burden on domestic processorsrdquoA background to these initiatives is the on-going proposed accord between the industry and conservation groups in Tasmania over native forests ndash a long-standing conflict that must be resolvedBut the hung parliament outcome from the federal election has produced an ugly elephant among the trees ndash the Labor-Greens coalition and the Greens are hell-bent on closing all native forest logging in Tasmania and the mainland and the Gillard government has become a hostage to this issueThe radical conservation movement continues to demand the removal of forests from use without regard for or understanding the regeneration requirements of most of our eucalypt forests ndash and the jobs that go with itThe availability of obvious

evidence in our forests of successful forest use regeneration and perpetuation along with all their values is ignoredAlso ignored are the devastation wildlife carnage stream pollution and massive nutriment losses associated with naturersquos method of perpetuating most eucalypt forestsA small but vociferous minority of mountebanks purporting to represent the environmental movements are misleading vast numbers of concerned citizens who are honest enough to acknowledge they know little about the use of our resourcesIndustry is now urged to reach a consensus on conservation issues ndash a process which assumes that by each giving way on some points agreement and peace will reignBased on the evidence of 35 years of one-way compromise and concession the results have encouraged rather than reduced conflictAlso anyone who voted for the Greens needs to understand their policies beyond forest

Tasmanian disputemust be resolved asquickly as possible

issues

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THE son of one of Australiarsquos most powerful trade union figures has been appointed forestry minister in the minority Gillard governmentBorn at Longreach in western Queensland Joseph Ludwig 51 has brandished his background as an industrial advocate who often represented rural workers amid claims Labor has again diminished the portfolioSenator Ludwigrsquos father Bill Ludwig is national president and Queensland state secretary of the Australian Workers Union and a powerful force in the state branch of the Labor PartyBased in Brisbane Senator Ludwig has copped the same wrath from the Nationals as Sydney-based MP Tony Burke received last termThe senator said he would be

ldquocarrying forwardrdquo the work done by Mr Burke and one of the first industry groups in his office this week will be the Australian Timber Importers

Federation keen to re-engage the government on its illegal logging policySenator Ludwig is a barrister and served for more than 10 years with the Australian Army Reserve He was cabinet secretary and special minister of state in the first term of the Labor governmentHe was educated at the University of Queensland where he graduated in arts the Queensland University of Technology where he graduated in law and the Australian National University where he did postgraduate study in lawTony Burke will move off his previous forestry responsibility onto water the environment and sustainable populationWith key rural independents holding the balance of power there is already considerable emphasis on regional issues and a commitment to focus more heavily on rural communities in Laborrsquos new-look cabinet with the biggest change a creation of a cabinet ministry for regional Australia The new minister Simon Crean will also take over responsibility for regional development and

industry news

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HeAd tO HeAd On FOrest issues

Joseph Ludwig represented rural workers

Richard Colbeck Labor failing forest industry

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A COMPREHENSIVE study of the potential of the forestry and the wood products industry to contribute to economic and social goals in northern Australia has been initiated with the support of the Australian Tropical Forestry InitiativeAccording to tropical forestry expert and spokesman for the ATFI Simon Penfold the study follows completion of a preliminary review of hardwood plantation sector in tropical Australia that examined current issues future prospects and development challengesATFI supports and is an advocate for a broad range of activities related to the development of a sustainable tree plantation and forestry industry in the tropical northldquoThe study now under way follows in the wake of the

landmark CSIRO land and water science review of northern Australia which concluded that future expansion opportunities for irrigated agriculture in the north of Australia were limitedrdquo

Mr Penfold saidldquoThe forestry study will also refer to the failure of some managed investment schemes and other commercial realitiesrdquoMr Penfold said the study and a related stakeholder forum would not only address plantation issues but look broadly at potential forestry development including such opportunities as biomass production carbon storage and native forestsldquoAn initial review of the science policy and practice underlying forestry and wood processing in tropical Australia is being undertaken by a group of forestry expertsrdquo he said

ldquoThe report arising from this review will form part of the background upon which the stakeholder forum will be structuredrdquoThe background review report and stakeholderrsquos forum will evaluate prospective forestry development across a number of themes Mr Penfold stressed that it would be important to examine and refine future tropical forestry-related research and development prioritiesldquoHowever the project will also help to quantify forestry-related business and investment opportunities local government and community advocacy needs and explore avenues to advance indigenous land owner economic and social goalsrdquo Mr Penfold saidHe emphasised that the project would be careful and measured ldquoIt will take an analytical and coordinated look at the present and possible forestry opportunities across the two northern states and the NTrdquoAlthough preliminary consultation and the background review paper is well advanced the timing participation and agenda for the proposed stakeholder forum is yet to be finalised

industry news

Tony Penfold project will quantify forestry-related business and investment opportunities

stakeholder forum to study potentialof tropical plantations in the Top End

African mahogany plantation development challenges in northern Australia

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sEPTEMBER 2010

30-2 October The Future of Forestry and Forest science Conference Carrillo Gantner Theatre Sidney Myer Asia Centre University of Melbourne Parkville campus The University of Melbournersquos School of Land and Environment and Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science is celebrating 100 years of forestry education The conference offers past and present students scientists researchers forestry and environmental professionals and government policy makers an open forum to reflect on the development of forest science and forestry education over the past century and consider the future of forest science in order to meet the needs of future generations Guest speaker Prof Tim Flannery Visit forestry2010eventplannerscomau

september-October Centenary of Forestry Education in Australia Celebrated with various activities and events reflecting on the past and preparing for the challenges of the future

OCTOBER 20106 Forestry GIs conference Waiariki Institute of Technology-school of Forestry Rotorua NZ Visit wwwscionresearchcomgeneralnews-and-eventseventsforestry-gis-conference-2010

8 Multinail machinery open day stapylton Queensland Working display of next generation of truss machinery including the Mini 10 table press the MAC saw the Roller Master system and the VectorSaw Barbecue lunch provided Visit wwwmultinailcomau

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Deakin ACT 2600Tel (02) 6285 3833Fax (02) 6285 3855

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9 Queensland Timber Industry Awards Dinner Sofitel Brisbane Central 249 Turbot Street Brisbane Contact TABMA Queensland Tel (07) 3254 3166 Mob0438 295 136 wwwtabmacomau

10-13 Australian Forest Growers national conference Mount Gambier SA Chief executive Warwick Ragg Contact national office (02) 6162 9000

12 ForestWood 2010 A pan-industry conference jointly hosted by the Forest Owners Association (FOA) Wood Processors Association (WPA) Pine Manufacturers Association (PMA) Forest Industry Contractors Association (FICA) and supported by Woodco NZ Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) and Frame amp Truss Manufacturers Association (FTMA) Venue Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington

15 VAFI annual dinner Crown Entertainment Complex Melbourne Contract Victorian Association of Forest IndustriesTel (03) 9611 9000 Email infovafiorgau Web wwwvafiorgau

15-17 Melbourne Timber and Working with Wood Expo Melbourne Showground Melbourne Contact (02) 9974 1393 Fax (02)9974 3426 Email infoeeenetau

16 Back to Creswick A day of centenary celebrations childrenrsquos entertainment campus nursery bush tours major historical exhibition at Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science (formerly Victorian School of Forestry) Creswick

19-20 MTC Global Woodmart Gateway to International Wood Markets The first lsquoone-stoprsquo selling and buying platform for all suppliers and buyers of wood and wood products Early bird discount 5 Organised by the Malaysian Timber Council at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Malaysia Contact Malaysian Timber Council Tel +60 3 9281 1999 Fax +60 3 9289 8999 Email councilmtccommy Web wwwglobalwoodmartmy

29 TABMA annual dinnerLunaPark Sydney Incorporating theAustralian Timber Design Awardspresented by TDA NSW Dinnersupported by TDA NSW Forest

Products Association and FWPA Contact TABMA on (02) 9277 3172

NOVEMBER 201017-19 ForestTECh 2010 Tools amp Technologies to Improve Forest Planning amp Operations RotoruaNZ

22-24 ForestTECh 2010 Tools amp Technologies to Improve Forest Planning amp Operations Albury NSW

NAFI 25Th centenary celebration and dinner

Canberra (Date to be advised)

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local governmentSenator Ludwig is a strong advocate of consultation and says he looks forward to working closely with industry representatives connected to his portfolio He plans to get out into rural areas as early as this weekNAFI chief executive Allan Hansard said key issues to be raised with the new forestry minister included the renewal of regional forest agreements and the necessity for a robust investment framework for tree plantations particularly long rotation plantations for sawlog production ldquoWe will also work with Senator Ludwig to ensure that the positive role our industry can play in mitigating climate change is recognised in future climate change policy and that any illegal logging policies that the government introduces do not place an unnecessary regulatory or financial burden on domestic processorsrdquo Mr Hansard saidldquoNAFI will also continue to work with Senator Richard Colbeck who has been a strong supporter of the forest industry and we welcome his reappointment as shadow parliamentary secretary on forestryrdquoReappointed forestry spokesman in Tony Abbotrsquos beefed-up Opposition line-up Senator Colbeck who will go head to head with Senator Ludwig in the Upper House says the forest industry and timber workers have little to look forward to under the Gillard Labor governmentldquoAlready Labor has formally aligned itself with the Greens who oppose the forestry

industry at every turn and as new environment minister Tony Burke is indicating to the media his support of lsquogreen corridorsrsquo across Australiardquo Senator Colbeck saidDuring the election campaign the Coalition committed to delivering $20 million in assistance to forest contractors in Tasmania Labor matched this in an 11th hour announcement during the close of the election campaignldquoIt is critical this funding of $20 million is provided to struggling forest contractors as soon as possiblerdquo Senator Colbeck said ldquoCaretaker forestry minister Tony Burke was in Tasmania discussing this funding with contractors in the period after the election There is no excuse for this funding not to be delivered within a matter of weeksldquoNew forestry minister Joe Ludwig should make a visit to Tasmania his first priority Denison Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie previously indicated his support for government was reliant on the speedy rolling out of this funding Disappointingly he has now gone quiet on this issuerdquoSenator Colbeck said he would be advocating for the forest and forest products sector on other issues not least the impacts of climate change regional forest agreements renewable energy and forestry certification

industry news

$20m funding nowcritical for ill-fatedforest contractors

From Page 3

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THE Victorian timber industry has vowed to fight the Greens on native forest logging making the issue a key battleground in the lead-up to the state poll in NovemberExecutive director Philip Dalidakis concedes that the Gunns Ltd decision to move out of native forest harvest operations in state-owned forests had lsquorsquothe potential to establish a precedent in the public mindrsquorsquoBut he said the company was pursuing its own corporate strategy which had little to do with a broader industry strategy appropriate government policy or responsible forest managementShutting down Victoriarsquos native forest logging would increase imports of timber products harvested under irresponsible environmental regimes Mr Dalidakis saidThe Victorian Greens have seized on the move and called on the Brumby government to immediately end native forest logging and transfer the industry into plantationslsquorsquoThis is environmental hypocrisy at its worstrdquo Mr Dalidakis said ldquoThe Greens have argued against native forestry and recently against plantation development which makes me wonder which magic potion will appear to produce the wood and paper products consumers demandrsquorsquo he saidSpeaking with TampF enews Mr Dalidakis said that so far as the industry was concerned it must be careful not to self perpetuate the lsquogloom and doomrsquo of the Gunns announcementldquoThe simple answer is Gunns is entitled and required to pursue whatever corporate strategy is in its company and shareholdersrsquo best interests Greg LrsquoEstrange and his board would be derelict in their duties

if they did notrdquo he saidldquoAs an industry we must be mature enough to defend their decision in isolation regardless of Gunns public comments on the issueldquoGunns can pursue their own corporate strategy However this need not (and in this case does not) reflect broader industry strategy appropriate state and federal government policy or responsible forest managementrdquoIt is understood the government is keen to bolster its environmental credentials before the state election by announcing a small reduction in native forest logging Party strategists are believed to be currently looking at some of the controversial logging operations in Melbournersquos water catchmentsBoth Labor and the Coalition back Victoriarsquos native forest industry which is managed on behalf of the taxpayer by VicForests and provides one-third of the statersquos timberGovernment spokeswoman Emma Tyner in the Melbourne Age said any bans on the industry would mean unsustainable options such as lsquorsquosteel aluminium or illegal timber from overseasrsquorsquo and that was lsquorsquounacceptablersquorsquoOpposition environment

spokeswoman Mary Wooldridge said the Coalition supported a vibrant logging industry She said the party believed it was not possible for native forest logging operations to move entirely into plantations because there were simply not

enough plantations to support the industryIn the past few years Gunns has built up its stake in Victoriarsquos timber industry with large sawmilling assets at Heyfield and Alexandra Greg LrsquoEstrange says it is difficult in Victoria to transfer to plantations because the plantation trees are mostly in the statersquos southwest far from its sawmillsNevertheless the company had taken on a broad policy of removing itself from native forestslsquorsquoThere are no immediate plans for Victoria but what we are saying is that we are progressively moving out of native forest logging The first thing on the agenda however is to deal with what is happening in Tasmaniarsquorsquo he said

industry news

Victorian industry to fight greensover native forest logging issues

Greg LrsquoEstrange opting out of native forests

Philip Dalidakis environmental hypocrisy

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AUSTRALIA globally has been recognised as a driver of social justice in the wood certification process according to the research and education director of the largest labour union for timber workers in the USldquoThis is critically important because at the end of the day if in fact the elephant in the forest industry is a political beast it is social outcomes that will generate legitimacy and pressure on governments to do the right thing rather than simply reacting to short-term pressures that may not generate social outcomesrdquo says William V Street jnr of the International Woodworkers of AmericaMr Street who is also global president of the Program for Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes was speaking at the forest industry development conference in Melbourne organised by ForestWorksldquoWe are both helping to educate the world that lsquotree museumsrsquo while a fabulous romantic urban myth biologically are not a possibilityrdquo he told conference delegatesldquoYou cannot lock up a forest at any particular stage of its development and try to turn it into a museum ndash itrsquos a living biological entity and it will do a number of thingsldquoIn my portion of the Pacific Northwest what it will do is burn In other regions it will fall and rot Yet a lsquotree museumrsquo is the goal of many groups who do not look at forest management the way PEFC does We will fight this and fight it for a very long timerdquoMr Street added ldquoLikewise the notion that forests must have an economic value to remain in plantations is supported by carbon storage opportunities

forest products ndash and habitats far superior to agricultural crops cattle ranches and parking lots for destination tourist resortsrdquoMr Street said directors of the Australian Forestry Standard had a keen awareness of the Australian industryrsquos role in the global market placeldquoThey are going to be focusing more in the future than they have in the past on getting your brand out more prominently so a lot more people get to know your system To know you is to love youldquoWe need to put far more resources into educating consumers and customersrdquoHe said in the UK the Netherlands France and North America chain of custody had been tripling every year for the past two yearsldquoWhen CoC increases it lets you know the market recognises the value of certification and is reaching out for itrdquoMr Street said Australiarsquos achievement in getting AFS recognised by the Green Building Council ldquowas driving the US timber industry apoplecticrdquo

ldquoWe are still fighting the US Green Building Council which is tied to the FSC standard to recognise all globally-accepted certification schemes We canrsquot imagine you achieved this ndash and you did it at the beginning not the end of the processrdquoMr Street said Australia was a robust member of the PEFC familyldquoWe have worked well together to re-focus on the tropics and how certification can become a tool to stop the conversion of forest to non-forest land usesrdquoMr Street said PEFC had been closely involved in an Asia promotion program ldquoI am pleased to announce that we will soon see China enter the PEFC global familyrdquo he saidldquoIn the last year we brought the Malaysian Timber Certification Council into PEFC a key link in the PEFC familyldquoMTCC was designed to be an FSC system built on FCS criteria and standards and up until the eleventh hour was intending to be part of the FC familyldquoThose involved in creating the FCS criteria and standards are now turning around and

attacking us for approving a national governing body that is built on the standards they promoterdquoMr Street concluded ldquoChange is possible The battle in Australia between the greens and industry has been going on for a long time Itrsquos time to end that Moving forward to find an equitable solution is a valueldquoPEFC stands as an example that change can and does occur Ten years ago we didnrsquot exist Today we have 225 million ha of forest certified the largest area under certification in the worldldquoWith Australiarsquos assistance we transcended our EU foundation and perhaps as early as November this year Argentina Russia China and a number of African nations will be joining the PEFC familyldquoWe have the strictest social standard and have the largest number of family forest owners in the worldrdquoSpeaking in the certification session at the Melbourne conference Malcolm Tonkin manager stewardship and asset program systems HVP Plantations said mutual recognition of both FSC and AFS standards gave the Australian industry a social license to do businessldquoBut my point is that forestry in Australia is a terrific business It has a green footprint and employs people in rural and regional areas and there is a big demand for the products we grow ndash so therersquos a social license through thatrdquo he saidldquoCertification alone wonrsquot give a company social license You have to do other things Certification for sure is part of that rather than being the silver bulletrdquo

Pictured after the certification session at the forest industry development conference in Melbourne are from left Michael Hartman chief executive ForestWorks Malcolm Tonkin manager stewardship and asset program systems HVP Plantations William V Street jnr global president PEFC Oregon USA Corey Brinkeman US president FSC Minnesota and Jim Adams chief executive Timber Communities Australia (panel session chairman)

FOrest industry deveLOPMent COnFerenCe ndash MeLBOurne

Australia lsquodriver of social justicersquoin the wood certification processlsquoTree museumsrsquo are a romantic urban myth biologically

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DNA technology was at the lsquotipping pointrsquo in the timber industry to lower costs prevent price dumping from illegal overseas product and create greater certainty for customers the founder of Double Helix Tracking Technologies Kevin Hill said at the Melbourne forest industry development conferenceldquoTipping points are the levels at which the momentum for change becomes unstoppablerdquo Mr Hill saidldquoPricing in the genetics industry has dropped in a similar way that computer chip prices dropped in the 1990s so that today it is affordable to genetically map tree species and test solid wood products like flooring decking and furnitureldquoThis happens in much the same way as human criminal forensic testing as popularised in TV shows like CSIldquoTo demonstrate the ability to extract and map DNA from timber Professor Andrew Lowe of the University of Adelaide who is also the chief scientific officer of DoubleHelix an environmental technology company is soon to release a demonstration that will put

things into perspectiverdquo says Mr Hill

Professor Lowe has already extracted DNA from the timbers of a famous 16th Century shipwreck the Mary Rose which was no mean feat given that King Henry VIIIrsquos flagship lay at the bottom of the English Channel for more than 400 years The DNA now needs to be matched to an existing historical DNA map for oak that will put to rest the debate about where the ship was built ndash England or France This high profile demonstration of the science will prove the feasibility of extracting and matching highly degraded DNA samples

ldquoFurther challenges remainrdquo Mr Hill said ldquoDNA extraction from plywood veneers pulp and paper is not yet viable The extremely high temperatures or chemicals used to manufacture these products destroy much of the woodrsquos DNA

ldquoHowever as the cost of genetic research continues to fall and technology improves it is only a matter of time before testing of these products becomes commercially affordablerdquo

Timber amp Forestry e-news is the most authoritative and quickest deliverer of news and special features to the forest and forest products industries in Australia New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region Weekly distribution is over 6400 copies delivered every Monday Advertising rates are the most competitive of any industry magazine in the region TimberampForestry e-news hits your target market ndash every week every Monday

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FOrest deveLOPMent COnFerenCe

DNA technology isat lsquotipping pointrsquo

for wood industry

John Halkett technical manager Australian Timber Importers Federation (right) catches up with Double Helix Tracking Technologies representatives Kevin Hill founder of the DNA verification technology and Jason Geach communications director at the forest industry development conference in Melbourne

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THE chiefs of Tasmanian forest icon Gunns Ltd with more than 2000000 ha under plantations and woodchips producer South East Fibre Exports at Eden NSW have been appointed directors on the new board of the National Association of Forest IndustriesGreg LersquoEstrange chief executive of Gunns and SEFE general manager Peter Mitchell were appointed NAFI directors at the annual general meeting in Melbourne last weekSEFE shareholders have plantation investments estimated at more than $400 million that cover more than 100000 ha and 100 million planted treesThe new board will guide the association through an important period for the Australian forest industry as it comes out of the global financial crisis ndash an increased presence of Greens in the federal parliament and the ongoing development of climate change policyGreg McCormack of Midway Pty Ltd who has been a board member since 1991 was re-elected as chairmanIan Telfer of WA Plantation Resources (WAPRES) and Col McCulloch chairman of the

Australian Forest Contractors Association will also join the NAFI board as appointed directorsWAPRES has a large and secure share of the wood fibre industry in Western Australia managing thousands of hectares of bluegum plantations in the statersquos southwest and exporting about one million tonnes of woodchips to Japan every yearNAFI farewelled four members of the board at the AGM ndash Bob Pearce chief executive of the Forest Industries Federation WA Les Baker of Gunns Ltd

Vince Phillips of South East Fibre Exports and Tom May of WA Blue GumldquoBob Pearce and Les Baker have each provided invaluable guidance to the association over nine years I also thank Tom May and Vince Phillips for their contribution and look forward to their ongoing involvement as active members of NAFINAFI board of directors for 2010-11 include Vince Erasmus Elders Forestry (vice-chairman) Bryan Tisher Boral Timbers (treasurer) and Terry Edwards Forest Industries Association of Tasmania

NAFI is hosting a celebration dinner in Canberra in November to mark the 25th anniversary of its creation

The association was incorporated in November 1986 and held its first annual general meeting in October 1987 These events were the culmination of nearly two years of preparatory work by Dick Darnoc then managing director of Weyerhaeuser Australia Pty Ltd who became foundation president

This resulted in the formation of a steering committee following a dinner convened by Mr Darnoc at the Royal Sydney Golf Club Rose Bay in November 1985 ndash the beginning of NAFI

Industry figures appointed to the committee were Dick Darnoc (inaugural president) David Bills John Duncan Thorry Gunnersen Warren Hewertson Warren Hyne Con Lembke Peter South and Kevin White

Dennis Mutton was seconded from the South Australian Woods and Forest Department as first executive director and Doug Howick of CSIRO was appointed secretary-treasurer

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silver anniversary and a new boardguides NAFi through turbulent times

Pictured at the annual general meeting of NAFI are back row from left Terry Edward (FIAT) Tom May (WA Blue Gum) Ian Telfer (WAPRES) Col McCulloch (AFCA) and front row from left Vince Erasmus (Elders Forestry) Les Baker (Gunns)Greg McCormack (McCormack Timbers) and Bob Pearce (FIFWA)

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MORE than 400 architects engineers and developers of new office and domestic buildings came away from the WoodSolutions 2010 forums in Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane this month with a greater awareness of timber design and a hunger for woodrsquos natural originsThey listened as an impressive line-up of international and Australian experts in engineering and architecture discussed the increasing use of structural wood in contemporary designs ndash but they sought deeper knowledge about tree growth and densities forest sustainability and where different species especially hardwoods were grown and harvestedldquoWe want to go beyond the carbon sequestration message ndash include it but educate our professions more about how wood evolves from the forest floor to become a warm and beautiful structurerdquo said one delegate at the Brisbane forumSpeaker Michael Green principal with McFarlane Green Biggar Architecture in

Vancouver said innovations in engineered wood products and woodrsquos environmental advantages were driving new applications for the materialHe tackled the significant negative environmental impact of concrete and steel in buildings and in turn the significant benefits of woodldquoArchitects have a duty to address the problems of our profession as it relates to climate change I believe the materials we build with are something we can easily address to make an enormous difference that will lead us to carbon neutral and in time carbon negative buildingsrdquoOther international speakers at the forums were Andrew Lawrence associate Arup Advanced Technology amp Research Group London Andy Buchanan professor of timber design University of Canterbury NZ and research director Structural Timber Innovation Co and Owen Griffiths marketing director McIntosh Timber Laminates Auckland NZ

wOOd sOLutiOns 2010

A project well constructed wrapping up the round of WoodSolutions 2010 forums at the State Library in Brisbane last week are from left Kevin Ezard forums director Michael Green McFarlane Green Biggar Architecture in Vancouver Eileen Newbury event manager and Andrew Lawrence Andrew Lawrence Arup Advanced Technology amp Research Group London

Architects want toget to the root of

woodrsquos real beauty

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NEW Japanese technology in rotary veneer lathes developed specifically for peeling small diameter logs into thin face veneer was a feature presentation at an intensive five-day plywood and LVL production course in Brisbane last weekThe course organised by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia attracted 32 senior managers and operators and included lsquohands-onrsquo site visitsKeisuke Takahashi corporate officer with Meinan Machinery Works in Obu in Japanrsquos Aichi region said plywood was an ideal product that excelled in many ways over board products in terms of quality strength and durability and machinabilityHowever one of the problems faced by the global plywood industry a shortage of raw materials had seen an increase in the consumption of small diameter logs and logs of inferior qualityMeinan has changed the basic technology of veneer peeling by inventing the peripheral block driving system As an example Meinanrsquos Alpha rotary veneer lathe had been developed

specifically for peeling small diameter logs into thin face veneer for decorative panelsUnlike other Meinan lathe models that have a circumferential drive system the Alpha lathe uses a special roller bar for driving the blockThis feature allows peeling of veneer without leaving incision marks on the surface and also reduces lathe checks on the backside of the veneer The result is veneer of superior quality and precisely controlled thicknessThe lathe is well suited for processing small diameter logs such as those from plantations or as by-products from forest

thinning operations which would normally be classified as chipping material This substantially increases the returns from low-cost raw materialNew and basic technologies driving the manufacturing end of plywood and LVL production in Australia and New Zealand were reviewed at the course held at the Bardon Conference Centre from September 13 to 17The course focused on a wide range of subjects including modern veneer lathes and driers veneer peeling LVL bonding veneer drying structural properties of plywood

and basic wood scienceSessions on glue mixing plywood adhesives and phenolic adhesives in bonding LVL were among major issues of interest for course participantsWerner Brandstaetter of Dynea New Zealand and Michael Vayro and Atul Kaira of Hexion Specialty Chemicals explained new science in adhesion and surfacing solutions coatings and ink resinsThis month Dynea celebrates 10 years as a leader in adhesion and surfacing solutions marked by the promotion of Dynearsquos AsWood adhesive system that offers exceptionally low emission levels for producers of parquet and interior panelsIn parquet production the AsWood adhesive lowers pressing temperature by about 20 deg C without losing any performance characteristics such as bond quality or water resistance compared to more traditional pressing parametersWith headquarters based in Columbus Ohio US Hexion Specialty Chemicals is a global leader in thermoset resins and the largest producer of binder adhesive coatings and ink resins for industrial applications

enGineered wOOd

Japanese rotary veneer technologyfeatures at plywood and LVL course

Vicky Roberts EWPAA executive assistant Brisbane shares a coffee break with Neil Burgess Big River Timber Group Pty Ltd and Brett Skewes Arch Wood Protection

Sharing information on new processing and peeling technologies for the plywood and veneer industries are Keisuke Takahashi and Shin-Ichi Sakamoto senior engineers with Meinan Machinery Works in Obu Japan pictured with New Zealand delegates Duane Menzies and Tristan Wright of International Panel and Lumber (West Coast) Ltd (IPL) Gladstone and Andrew Speake Nelson Pine Industries at Nelson

Conferring at the Bardon production course are Simon Dorries general manager EWPAA Ewan Brown EWPAArsquos quality control manager and Michael Brown Boral Plywood Ipswich Qld

David Herzig facility manger Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Nangwarry SA Andy McNaught EWPAA technical manager and Matt Fischer Austral Plywoods Brisbane

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indonesia bans exports of illegally harvested timberSTEPPING up its fight against illegal logging the Indonesian government began the implementation early this month of a ban on exports of illegally harvested wood and wood productsThe government made it mandatory for forestry companies to obtain official certificates to show that timber has been legally sourced without damaging forests The policy has been deemed necessary since according to official statistics illegal logging activities have been destroying more than 1 million ha of forests each yearldquoIf a source of timber is untraceable it will be categorised as illegal and by-products will be ineligible for export to markets in the EUrdquo Hadi Daryanto the director general of forest product development at the Forestry Ministry told The Jakarta PostrdquoThe Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK) would be applied for industrial forest concessions production forest concessions and community plantation forests We also want to fight trade fostered by illegal loggingrdquoThe new requirement was issued after the European Parliament voted in favour of a ban on the sale of illegally harvested timber and timber products in the European marketThe EU regulation on importation of illegal timber previously known as ldquodue diligencerdquo is expected to be fully in place by 2013 Countries that sign the EU-based voluntary partnership will be considered in compliance with EU timber regulationsldquoWe have long demanded that once we sign the VPA timber from Indonesia will be subject to due diligencerdquo Mr Daryanto saidThe agreement is an EU licensing scheme to ensure all timber products entering EU member countries have been produced legally

Pictured at an illegal logging seminar in Sydney last week organised by Sydney timber industry Hoo-Hoo Club 215 are club president Chris White Moxon and Co Juel Briggs Briggs Veneer Kin Simpson Woodstock Timber Susan Bennett secretary J1V Hoo-Hoo International Steve Mitchell Timber Development Association and Dea Smith Acacia Timber

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closures ndash their policies on tax They include death duties the doubling of the capital gains tax the abolition of negative gearing an increase in the top marginal tax rate and a move away from a tax on income to a tax on resources And it is the Greens who will have the balance of power in the SenateDr Alan Moran of the Institute of Public Affairs Australia questions the durability of support of the four non-ALP MPs All of them have compelling reasons to maintain Labor in power as long as possibleFormer Green Andrew Wilkie and current Green Adam Bandt are positioned on the far left of the ALP on almost every issue While they will try to drag things further off centre the ALP will be aware of how poisonous this might be for future election prospectsldquoCertainly for the time being the two Greens must dine on the ALP main courserdquo says Dr Moran ldquoThey cannot afford to force an election as both of them are vulnerable to loss especially if the Liberals decide not to preference them on the basis that it is better to have the ALP in Parliament than people who will automatically support Labor and have a further platform for promoting whacko policiesrdquoThe two leftist independentsrsquo position in the lower House will be strengthened considerably after June next year when with the Greens support the ALP can get measures through the SenateReferring to the Tasmanian issue Greg McCormack said at the forest industry development conference dinner in Melbourne

ldquoThe Helsham review of forestry was the beginning of a period of major change It is ironic that history seems to be repeating itself with Tasmaniarsquos native forest again providing a catalyst for changerdquoMr McCormack says with the negotiations happening between industry ENGOs unions and communities we may be seeing the beginning of a new approach to these long standing conflicts ldquoWhile an outcome is still uncertain this is an opportunity for both sides to understand and appreciate each otherrsquos points of viewrdquo he said ldquoDiscussions have been conducted in good faith and while the discussions have been on hold over the federal election period NAFI looks forward to the recommencement of these negotiationsldquoThere has been a lot of commentary about the negotiations ndash whether it is a roundtable square table or coffee table Whatever way is chosen to do this we need a future plan ndash for Tasmania and the rest of the nationrdquoHe said NAFI wanted to see a growing diverse and vibrant industry in Tasmania

including options for hardwood sawmilling through to panels through to pulp and paper manufacturing

He is concerned that industry is facing a future shortage of wood At current growth projections a growing population will need 71 million new dwellings and a population of 35 million will require major increases in pulp and paper consumptionldquoWe do not have sufficient access to wood from native forests or plantations to meet this future demand he saidldquoGiven the long lead times for investment and production of wood we need to plan ahead Failure to plan now will see higher imports and a worsening trade deficit in wood and paper products

ldquoWe already have a trade deficit in forest and wood products of over $2 billion and this could easily double or triple without action

ldquoThere is no doubt that the industry will have to decide whether or not it will be reliant on native forests in the future However these decisions must be made in the full knowledge of the economic social and environmental implications of the alternativesrdquo

Mr McCormack put some questions to the dinner guests

Do we have to exit native forests if we can sustainably manage them for all of their values

Do the views of ENGOs reflect the views of the broader community

What are the implications of moving out of native forests for management issues such as bushfire fuel loads

What are the public financial costs of managing forests without an industry presence

Are we as a nation happy to increase our reliance on imported forest products

What happens to timber communities

With the result of the federal election slightly clearer industry can get on with answering some of these questions

ldquoWhile we donrsquot yet fully understand the make-up of the government and the involvement of the Greens it was pleasing that the industry received bi-partisan political support from the major partiesrdquo Mr McCormack added

bull NAFI elects new board Page 10

issues

industry must act now or see higher imports and worsening trade deficitDecisions on native forests critical to future wood supply

lsquoThere is no doubt that the industry will have to decide

whether or not it will be reliant on native forests in the future however these decisions must be made in the full knowledge of

the economic social and environmental implications

of the alternativesrsquo ndash Greg McCormack

Tasmanian debate Damoclean sword hangs over native forest industry

From Page 2

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The Latham mistake forest loggingpolicies that lost Labor an election

BACKGrOund rePOrt

lsquoIt was like watching a child tottering towards a firersquo ndash Julia GillardldquoHALLELUJA If they can pull that off it will be fantasticrdquo exclaimed Michael OrsquoConnor forestry division secretary of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union on proposals for a single national voice for industry bandied about at the forest industry development conference in MelbourneldquoI donrsquot think we can calculate the cost of not having a united voice for the forest sectorrdquo he saidMr OrsquoConnor who joined the future directions panel at the conference has worked in the union movement for more than 20 years and is an outspoken supporter and lobbyist for timber furniture and pulp and paper workers

He has had a powerful influence on timber industry outcomes in recent years and remains a key figure behind Prime Minister Julia Gillard and lsquosoft leftrsquo factional allies Martin Ferguson and Penny Wong who control resources and energy and finance and deregulationHe helped Gillard and Ferguson into parliament and in her maiden speech Gillard acknowledged him as her lsquorsquoclosest confidantrsquorsquo the ldquomost committed of them allrdquo to her Labor values going back to her student daysMr OrsquoConnor fought against the Green Building Councilrsquos star ratings system which

gave extra points for use of timber accredited under the FSC scheme He went to bat on points to be given for timber accredited under an industry-backed scheme the Australian Forestry Standard which allows native forest logging Late in 2009 he got it calling the decision a ldquogreat breakthroughrdquoConstantly fighting a rearguard action to preserve native forest logging Mr OrsquoConnor helped sink Mark Lathamrsquos tilt at federal office in 2004 swinging the CFMEU behind John Howard as the two main parties went toe-to-toe on Tasmanian forests policyTasmania has a landmass of 68 million ha of which about 335 million ha (49 of the statersquos landmass) is covered by forest The forest estate can be broadly split into two categories ndash native forest and plantation forest Tasmaniarsquos native forest estate totals 3116000 ha and the plantation estate is about 274000 haAbout 47 of Tasmaniarsquos native forests are reserved More generally Tasmania has high levels of reserves with

the state protected in world heritage wilderness areas national parks and other formal or informal reservesForestry is one of the four main industries in Tasmania with an annual turnover of $14 to $16 billion Despite the recent increases in eucalypt plantation area total production in Tasmania (by volume) is dominated by native forests (64) then softwood

(18) and eucalypt plantation production (17)Forestry Tasmania has statutory responsibility for the management of 15 million ha of public forest land comprising both forest reserves (conservation) and state forest (wood production) Privately owned forests make up about 30 of the total forested areaAs background to the current round table between industry the unions and conservationists to end the conflict over native forests in Tasmania it is timely to return to Labor leader Mark Lathamrsquos promise to protect large parts of Tasmaniarsquos forests during the 2004 electionThis sparked an angry campaign by the CFMEU against the proposal which is credited with losing Labor the seats of Braddon and Bass at that electionThese extracts from Jacqueline Kentrsquos book The Making of Julia Gillard [Penguin Group 2009] start with comments from GillardldquoIt was obvious to me that he [Mark Latham] was going down the next day to announce this big bad policy and my political instincts were saying to me that this was going to be a fiasco This would cost us seats in Tasmania it might well cost us seats in the mainland itrsquos bad policy stupid policyldquoIt was like watching a child tottering towards a fire A sense of being completely immobilised nothing I could dordquoIn Hobart Mark Latham vowed to end logging in most of Tasmaniarsquos old-growth forests and to spend $800 million on a job-saving package for timber

Cont Page 17

Tasmanian timber workers fighting for their future

Michael OrsquoConnor national secretary forestry division CFMEU (left) at the forest industry development conference in Melbourne with Milo Foster vice-president family care-Southeast Asia Kimberly-Clark Australia and Greg McCormack president National Association of Forest Industries

lsquoIt was obvious to me that he [Mark Latham] was

going down the next day to announce this big bad policy

and my political instincts were saying to me that this was going to be a fiascorsquo ndash

Julia Gillard

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workers The idea was to put a moratorium of 10 months on new logging in old-growth forests outside existing plans while an expert panel looked at the scientific and conservation arguments for locking up 240000 ha of disputed forests of high conservation value and examined the wilderness and heritage worth of eight different bioregionsLoggers of old-grown forests would find jobs in plantation timber logging and the craft industry There would be no net loss of jobs but many workers would be retrained and reskilledAlmost immediately 500 Tasmanian timber workers declared Latham unfit to lead the country and accused him of throwing workers on the scrapheapScott McLean the state secretary of the CFMEU said his members felt betrayed and disappointed and the chief executive of the Forest Industries Association of Tasmania accused Labor of ratting on workers and the industryIt was therefore a simple matter for John Howard to declare the policy a sell-out of Tasmanian workers ndash not a forest policy

but a grubby preference deal with the Greens

Howard confronted a rally of 3000 timber workers in Launceston and promised to lock up 170000 ha of Tasmanian forests without

costing any jobs He told the rally ldquoI said when I commenced the current campaign that the goals of ending old-growth logging and preserving jobs had to be compatible and had to be preserved That I am not willing to pursue a desirable environmental outcome as seen by the great majority of Australians at the expense of the jobs of a limited number of Australians in isolated communities or indeed anywhere in AustraliardquoHe was cheered and the CFMEU ndash including Michael OrsquoConnor who had remained a close friend of Julia Gillard ndash backed the Howard plan

OrsquoConnor immediately came under fire from the media How could an allegedly left-wing union support John Howard

But he remained firm saying that Howardrsquos policy offered a better deal and pointing out that the trees would that would be locked up according to the Prime Minister were probably inaccessible or not needed for the industry

He described the ALPrsquos forest policy as a job destroyer And yes he did have a left-wing point of view ndash that ldquoyou do not sacrifice blue-collar jobs to appease the middle class of this countryrdquo

Gillard who might well have been incensed and disappointed that one of her staunchest former allies had chose not to support the Labor Party was both pragmatic and loyal to her old friend when she spoke about the election a couple of years later

Whether the forest policy tipped the balance or not the election result on Saturday 9 October 2004 was conclusive The Liberals won 74 seats the National Party 12 and Labor 60

The ALP total vote was 376 making Latham the first Labor opposition leader for 80 years to fail to make a net gain in seats at his first election against the government But the real next gain for the government was in the Senate where the Coalition won 39 out of 76 seats It became the first government to have a majority in the Senate since 1981

(Extracts from The Making of Julia Gillard by Jacqueline Kent)

BACKGrOund rePOrt

lsquoYou do not sacrifice blue-collar jobs to appease the middle class of this countryrsquoFrom Page 16

Mark Latham and John Howard cross paths during the 2004 election campaign

Rearguard action CFMEU has constantly fought to preserve native forest logging in Tasmania

Flashback election 2004 Mark Latham meets with Scott McLean from the Tasmanian branch of the CFMEU and Terry Edwards from the Forestry Industries Association of Tasmania

lsquoI am not willing to pursue a desirable environmental outcome as seen by the

great majority of Australians at the expense of the

jobs of a limited number of Australians in isolated communities or indeed anywhere in Australiarsquo ndash

John howard

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NEW Zealandrsquos forestry sector was showcased last week at the highest profile event yet to promote the 2011 Rugby World Cup ndash Tourism New Zealandrsquos giant World Cup Rugby Ball in SydneyThe event was also commemorated with the presentation of a unique carved rugby ball Pu Manawa to Australian officials for safe-keeping until next yearrsquos Festival of Forestry and Wood Processing in New Zealand The ball will be returned to Rotorua next year and placed at the heart of a large wooden carving that will be the centrepiece of the festivalA forestry sector delegation joined other Bay of Plenty representatives from tourism business and sporting sectors who travelled to Sydney to promote the Rugby World Cup and its associated events in the regionDestination Rotorua Economic Development general manager Grant Kilby says the build-up to next yearrsquos Festival of Forestry and Wood Processing and Rugby World Cup went to a new high level in Sydney

ldquoWe had a fantastic audio visual presentation which showcased the very best that the Bay of Plenty has to offer ndash including tourism sport and leisure the natural environment business and partnership opportunities ndash as well as the three pool games that Rotorua is hosting at the Rugby World Cuprdquo Mr Kilby saidldquoBranded lsquoCountdown 365rsquo the AV presentation was supported by speeches from key dignitaries including David

Kirk RWC ambassador deputy mayor Trevor Maxwell in his capacity as Kaupapa director for Tourism NZ Peter Chrisp the CEO of NZ Trade and Enterprise and Leon Grice CEO of NZ2011Once the formalities were over the stage was set for our ambassadors to interact with guests gleaning valuable knowledge of business opportunities on a trans-Tasman levelThe prestigious event was attended by a good cross-section of Australian business tourism forestry representatives and media providing an important opportunity for the Bay of Plenty to engage with key Australian stakeholdersldquoAustralia has been brought one step closer to the Bay of Plenty with the introduction of trans-Tasman flights direct from Sydney to Rotorua Mr Kilby said ldquoThis makes it even easier for them to come across and enjoy the Rugby World Cup as well as the different events that will accompany itrdquoOne of the key events for the Bay of Plenty will be the NZ Forestry and Wood Processing

Festival As the traditional home of forestry in New Zealand the Bay of Plenty is well positioned to leverage new opportunities and growth out of the Rugby World CupldquoOver more than 100 years the Australian and New Zealand forestry sectors have led the world in the quality of their wood products technology and expertise That hasnrsquot changed and with the growing demand for sustainable living solutions our two countries stand to increase that lead

further in the years and decades to comerdquo Mr Kilby saidThe festival will take place from September 5 to 9 in Rotorua Bay of Plenty and across New Zealand It includes a range of activities conferences exhibitions displays and competitions leading up to the first Rugby World Cup games in the first week of SeptemberA highlight will be the four-yearly Forest Industries 2011 Expo with other events including the Kawerau Woodfest the 2011 FITEC national training awards and an open day at Waiariki Institute of Technologyrsquos School of ForestryThe festival will cover every aspect of the NZ forestry and wood products sector from plant to market and everything from genetics and growing to harvesting processing design manufacturing supply chain and the links to domestic and international marketsldquoThe Rugby World Cup offers the single biggest opportunity for the forestry industry to showcase its expertise technology and products and to reach new markets and grow the sector We must maximise this opportunity and the Sydney event was just the startrdquo Mr Kilby added

AUSTRALASIArsquoS largest wood products company has embarked on a media campaign to highlight the advantages of timber framing for residential constructionUsing the theme ldquowersquore all more at home with woodrdquo CHH Woodproducts has launched a website [wwwframingfactsconz] dedicated to timber ldquoframing factsrdquo and has placed advertisements in New Zealandrsquos leading trade publicationsMarketing manager Bill

Hayward says the objective of the campaign is to ensure that specifiers and builders are fully informed about the advantages of New Zealand grown timber framing and the potential shortfalls of other framing options introduced recentlyldquoWe want to set the record straight about some of the claims the steel frame people are makingrdquo says Mr Hayward ldquoThey have been very active in the media recently and itrsquos important that builders and specifiers know all the factsrdquo

lsquoMore at home with woodrsquo in NZ

events

NZ forest sector scores at lsquorugby ballrsquopromotion festival launch in sydney

Promoting the New Zealand forestry festival and Bay of Plenty attractions in Sydney are from left Peter Chrisp CEO NZ Trade and Enterprise Grant Kilby general manager Destination Rotorua Terry Parsons managing director Key Knife South Pacific and John Halkett Australian Timber Importers Federation with Pu Manawu the uniquely carved rugby ball which stays in Australia until the festival in September next year

Festival will cover every aspect of the NZ forestry and wood products sector from

plant to market

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