1SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

FORESTRY is going through a revival at the University of British Columbia drawing a new wave of urban students like Robert Smidstra who see not just a profession in earning a forestry degree but also a way to bring about social change

The 23-year-old Langley student is one of 778 undergraduates registered in the faculty of forestry this year many of them like himself young people from the Canadian provincersquos lower mainland who are motivated by concerns about global warming carbon emissions and sustainability

Only when he graduates Robert expects to be in a position where he can actually do something about it Forestry has become cool

ldquoOne of the reasons I chose forestry is that I want to somehow change society in a positive wayrdquo Robert said

Forestry a careerfor social change

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Cont P 6

Jobs in the forests student

Ashley Dobko hopes to unlock the

secrets of British Columbiarsquos past old

growth trees

PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 20142

INDUSTRY NEWS

Skills and practices that work

Innovation

25 March 2015Canberra

This program has been produced with the assistance of funding

provided by the Australian Government through the Department of Industry

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Save the Date

The 7th Annual Industry Development Conference followed by the AFPA and ForestWorks Gala Dinner

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FIAC committee structureto be announced this weekNew body to advise government on forest issuesBy JIM BOWDENTHE long-awaited composition of the Forest Industry Advisory Council announced by the Prime Minister Tony Abbott at an all-industry dinner in Canberra in March is expected later this week

The fi rst meeting of the new council is scheduled for early October

Mr Abbott named Secretary for Agriculture Senator Richard Colbeck and Institute of Foresters of Australia president Rob de Feacutegely as co-chairman

Members of the FIAC have been nominated and Senator Colbeckrsquos offi ce is awaiting acceptances expected early this week

The FIAC will be a new body inside the robes of offi ce shed by the Forest and Wood Products

Council which was formed in 2000 and formalised by the Howard government under the Regional Forest Agreements Act 2002

This means eff ectively no new legislation is required to introduce the new advisory council

The FIAC will provide a broader service to the wood processing sector and will invite greater input from state forestry groups The councilrsquos role in providing funds for industry development is also being examined

Although the terms of reference of the FIAC have yet

to be announced Rob de Feacutegely said he was looking forward to his co-chairing role

ldquoI am sure the new council will create a healthier more vibrant forest sector serving both conservation and productionrdquo he said

ldquoIn theory and in my own professional opinion the new advisory council is all about supporting an industry that has had a lot of division over the last 20 years

ldquoIt will recognise positives such as carbon in the forest and improving plantations and resource developmentrdquo

Rob de FeacutegelyTony Abbott Richard Colbeck

Council willserve vibrantforest sector

Contractors to share $7m in industry re-build planTASMANIArsquoS Resources Minister Paul Harriss says harvesting contractors would be off ered fi nancial incentives to help rebuild the industry

The announcement follows the state Liberal governmentrsquos scrapping of the forest peace deal and the opening up of 400000 ha of protected forest for possible logging in six years

Mr Harris said that $7 million left over from the $20 million allocated to shut the industry down under the previous Labor-Greens government would now be used to encourage harvesting contractors

ldquoWe are about using that money to ensure people have the best opportunities to grow their businesses and stay in the

industry to build capacityrdquo Mr Harriss said

ldquoThere will be rigorous structure around that and we wonrsquot be making the same mistakes that were made under the previous Labor federal government

ldquoThe fi rst challenge here is to provide appropriate incentives for people to stay in the industry who would have taken exit packages under the previous regime because the wood would not have been availablerdquo

Mr Harriss said it was about those who were willing and able to get on with business in a conducive lsquocan-dorsquo environment

The plan is to off er the $7 million to the harvesting contractors by application only and conditions will apply

Mr Harriss said there were other programs for sawmillers and residue processing

He said the previous government had sent a message that the forest industry was closed and a new pathway had to be planned now

Sawmiller and chairman of the Forest Industries Association of Tasmania Glenn Britton told the ABC he did not expect jobs to fl ow quickly following the repeal of the forest peace deal

ldquoIt will be the status quo for next period of timerdquo he said

ldquoLetrsquos not forget that there will be no harvesting in the 400000 ha for at least six years so the industry will be relying on the current timber production zone for our volumes of woodrdquo

3SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

INVESTMENT in Australiarsquos plantation sector shows the industry is open for business says federal Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Senator Richard Colbeck

Senator Colbeck said the Coalition was encouraged by confidence shown through recent investments in the plantation sector

The Australian Plantation Statistics 2014 update was released last week by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) and provides an up-to-date look at softwood and hardwood plantations

ldquoThe annual report supports forest industry planning and decision-makingrdquo Senator Colbeck said

ldquoThe report found Australiarsquos total plantation estate remained stable in 2012-13 with a total of 2012500 ha reported compared with 2012600 ha in 2011-12

ldquoAbout 2200 ha of new plantation areas was established in 2012-13 but this figure is offset by the removal of areas that were either deemed commercially unviable or did not replant at the end of their lease agreementrdquo

Senator Colbeck said this showed the dynamic nature of rural land use where plantation estates could be returned to other agricultural activities

He said recent investment

in the plantation sector demonstrated companies were here for the long haul and were committed to expanding plantation estates on suitable land as well as increasing productivity on existing estates

ldquoIt is pleasing to see recent investment in the plantation sector especially after a period under the previous LaborGreen government where the industry was effectively discouraged by measures that excluded the industryrdquo Senator

Colbeck saidSenator Colbeck said the

Coalition was committed to

rebuilding Australiarsquos forestry sector and supporting it with appropriate policies that would help the sector grow

Overseas investors in the plantation sector are supported by an established and professional forestry service industry that employs more than 130000 workers for end-to-end planning planting silvicultural and harvesting services

Recognising Australiarsquos competitive strengths international forestry and wood products companies from Asia Europe New Zealand and the US have established large forestry operations in Australia These include Carter Holt Harvey Hancock Timber Resource Group Hansol Marubeni Nippon Unipac Norske Skog and Weyerhaeuser World Timberfund

INDUSTRY NEWS

Plantations show dynamic nature of rural land use

Plantation sector open for business

Here for the long haul companies committed to plantation expansion

ABARES report encouraging for investors

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$3m approved to restore Scottsdale millAPPROVAL has been given for a $3 million restoration of the former Gunns sawmill at Scottsdale in northeast Tasmania

Andrew Nikolic MP for Bass said the funding was part of the federal governmentrsquos Tasmanian Jobs and Growth Plan

Dorset Renewable Industries Pty Ltd will undertake to restore

the millrsquos timber processing capabilities

The $3 million package will see the purchase of the former Gunns sawmill at Ling Siding and its restoration for timber processing

Andrew Nikolic congratulated David Hamilton and his fellow board members at Dorset Renewable for their work on the project

PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 20144

INDUSTRY NEWS

10 million trees one winterNSW plantings provide enough timber to builda quarter of the houses constructed each yearAS exemplar of why Australia is considered world leading in its use of its forest resources the Forestry Corporation of NSW has just announced it has planted almost 10 million seedlings over winter

ldquoIn a carbon constrained global economy the world is looking again to timber and all the products we make from woodrdquo Australian Forest Products Association CEO Ross Hampton said

ldquoTimber products store carbon and the replanted forests suck in greenhouse gases

ldquoThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says

that a carefully and sustainably managed forest used for timber products and then replanted exactly as we see NSW Forestry Corporation doing here is the best way to reduce the planetrsquos greenhouse gas emissions

ldquoThe Forestry Corporation is to be congratulated for making

this concerted effort to ensure that every tree felled and used for timber products will be quickly replacedrdquo

NSW Forestry Corporation silviculturists and contractors have planted the equivalent of 17000 football fields of trees mostly pine varieties When

grown these trees will provide enough timber to build a quarter of the homes constructed in Australia each year

CEO Nick Roberts said this was a fantastic achievement by dedicated nursery and silviculture teams

ldquoOur people take our charter to operate sustainably very seriously and take great pride in providing an important renewable resource to Australians These plantations will replenish our environment as well as provide the materials we need to provide year-round regional jobs and grow our renewable economyrdquo

Future supply NSW Forestry Corporation CEO Nick Roberts (left) and federal Secretary for Agriculture Senator Richard Colbeck look over seedlings during an inspection of the Tumut forest nursery

The best way to reduce planetrsquos gas emissions

lsquoOur people take our charter very seriouslyrsquo

5SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

SEPTEMBER 17-18 Wood Innovations 2014 Timber Preservation ndash Wood Modification ndash Composite Products ndash Rotorua NZ 23-24 Melbourne (wwwwoodinnovations2014com) Changes in new wood treatment formulations processes and systems standards legislation with the focus also on wood plastic composites and modified wood products19-20 ForestTECH 2014 Rotorua NZ 25-26 Melbourne (wwwforesttech2014com) Remote sensing field Inventory forest estate planning25 Make the Connection Engineered wood seminar Moda Events Portside Level 2 Portside Wharf 39 Hercules Street Hamilton 215 pm-530 pm (includes afternoon tea and cocktail function) Free entry for Timber Queensland members and technical subscribers Non-members $40 pp Industry experts discuss the design specification and realities of developing buildings incorporating glued-laminated timber (glulam) wood I-joists cross-laminated timber wood structural panels and some world firsts post-tensioned round timber wall panels round timber floor panels and hollow timber piles Guest speakers panel sessions and live demonstration included Details at wwwtimberqueenslandcomauevents (see notice Page 13) OCTOBER10 Forum for the Future The Timber Industry in NSW 10 am-2 pm at National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour Sydney Speakers include Mark Bouris chairman of Yellow Brick Road and executive chairman of

US-based technology company TZ Ltd Daryl Patterson head of operational excellence Lend Leasersquos property business Ken McBryde Australian architect Hassells Architecture Ross Hampton CEO Australian Forest Products Association Cost $140 pp includes lunch Booking and inquiries fpanswfpacomau 16 Chile Wood Expo ndash Lake Room Waterview Conference Centre Bicentennial Drive Sydney Olympic Park Homebush Bay Sydney Free entry for wholesalers trade agents timber merchants resellers retailers manufacturers builders technical experts and trade association representatives Registration brochure available soon Inquiries to Nicolas Birrell (02) 9262 2326 or nbirrellprochilegobcl or John Halkett 0417 421 187 or johnhalkettbigpondcom17 VAFI annual dinner ndash Park Hyatt Melbourne Theme lsquoSecuring the Futurerdquo Speakers include MPs Peter Walsh and Jacinta Allan MC radio presenter comedian and author Ian Cover Inquiries to Jillian Roscoe at jroscoevafiorgau 26-29 Australian Forest Growers 2014 Biennial Conference Trees The Future Crop for Changing ClimatesSouthern Cross University Lismore NSW More than 40 presentations from leading forest researchers and practitioners a day of field trips featuring local forestry initiatives along with icebreaker and dinner events complete a full conference program Speakers include Australian Farm Institute executive director Mick Keogh former Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery Andrew Campbell Charles Darwin

University Prof Jerry Vanclay Southern Cross University and Rob de Fegely president Institute of Foresters Australia Contact Mark Wright AFG 2014 conference convenor Email agconferenceafgasnauNOVEMBER13-14 Engineered Wood Products ndash From Here to the Future Australian timber industry seminar Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort Gold Coast Co-hosted by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia and Forest and Wood Products Australia Australian and international speakers Contact Eileen Newbury marketing manager Forest and Wood Products AustraliaTel +61 (3) 9927 3212 Mob +61 (0) 41931 3163 Email eileennewburyfwpacomau or visit wwwfwpacomau for registration and accommodation details

2015MARCH25 ForestWorks annual industry conference and dinner in Canberra Flagship event for the forest wood paper and timber products industries Joining with the Australian Forest Products Association to co-host the popular networking industry dinner at Parliament House Conference will look beyond the innovative technologies in industry and focus on the people exploring how they can help to bring about innovation Further details will be announced in the coming months including the conference theme speakers and venue Contact forestworksforestworkscomau

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ldquoIn engineering there are always opportunities to improve systems efficiency and make society better ndash but you can also do that in forestry

ldquoGlobal warming is such a big issue how we see carbon how we use carbon and how we offset it In forestry you can actually control that in some mannerrdquo

Robert Smidstra is typical of the new generation of students who are turning forestry as a way to fulfil their desire to bring about social change

ldquoIn a sense they are going back to forestryrsquos beginnings in North Americardquo says John Innes dean of the UBC Faculty of Forestry

ldquoEssentially what we are trying to do is go back to the roots of forestry to a certain extent which is much more of a conservation management and sustainable utilisation approachrdquo

A decade ago British Columbia was still immersed in the lsquoWar in the Woodsrsquo with eco-activists fighting loggers over black-and-white issues jobs

versus the environment Forestry was viewed by the young as a destroyer of the environment and enrolment at the UBC faculty reflected its low esteem in the eyes of students In 2003 there were only 450 undergraduates compared to this yearrsquos 778

Robert Smidstra says he still runs into contemporaries with little understanding of forests and forestry

ldquoThey really donrsquot think about it as a career or they think that you have to go into the middle of nowhere to do your jobrdquo he said

ldquoThatrsquos not true therersquos thousands of jobs different unique jobs Sure therersquos forest operations which is about harvesting and replanting but there are a lot of jobs in growing

seeds genetics computers Therersquos silviculture operations planning finance Chain of custody is important toordquo

Robertrsquos special interest is in

urban forestry a new and growing discipline in North America which stresses the carbon-sequestering and oxygen-producing properties of forests to improve urban landscapes

Harvesting is part of the overall picture but it is not reduced to the jobs-versus-the-environment simplicity A healthy human environment includes employment and a healthy forest includes a harvesting component

ldquoThe economy is important but there is a way to balance that What we learn in our courses are different methods to manage certain objectivesrdquo

He has he says changed opinions among his contemporaries

John Innes said itrsquos only logical that the turnaround in perceptions about forestry should come out of UBC Itrsquos the countryrsquos largest forestry faculty and you have to pass through a forest Pacific Spirit Park to get to the university creating an awareness of wood and its role in our lives

CAREERS

From P 1

Theyrsquore going back to forestryrsquos beginnings

Forestry student Robert Smidstra changing opinions among his contemporaries

Dr John Innes conservation management and sustainable utilisation approach

When they get a degree therersquos a well-paid job

lsquoThe green side of forestry is attractivebut in the end itrsquos about the economyrsquo

Cont P 7

7SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

THE Design Institute of Australia has appointed architect Pru Sanderson as its new chief executive officer

Ms Sanderson is past CEO of VicUrban and Monash Property Management and has held senior roles with GHD Federation Square Management City of Melbourne and the Melbourne Museum

Currently director of

Parks Victoria an associate of Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute and Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia Ms Sanderson will join the DIA on September 29

She will assume the reins of the Institute from general manager Phillippa Rowland who will step aside from her role at the end of the year

After graduating with honours in architecture Ms

Sanderson worked as a conservation architect on many sites including Parliament House and Como She then held senior positions in relation to major infrastructure projects ndash as design manager for the Melbourne Museum and manager of development and operations for Federation Square and in local government with City of Melbourne and City of Whitehorse

ldquoWe are in a centre of wood people know about wood we celebrate wood people see trees all about them and we are in a nice environment We market thatrdquo Dr Innes said

The green side of forestry is attractive but forestry in the end is about the economy

ldquoThe department is very economically focusedrdquo Dr Innes said

ldquoThe faculty is returning to the forestryrsquos conservation roots he says but it is also moving forward in terms of technology and research From new wood products to new building systems utilising wood

All of the programs include an option of co-op employment

ndash working with an employer in the studentrsquos chosen field

Looking to the future Dr Innes says he is pushing for new courses that would cover issues of importance to British Columbia such as an undergraduate course on the emerging bio-economy and a Masterrsquos degree in resources trade with emphasis on issues like trade with Asia

ldquoWe would have courses in international trade law things like the World Trade Organisation and how it works how to identify potential problems like dumping and quotas we would be looking at the economics at marketing aspects of it marketing in different cultures

ldquoYou know British Columbia spent a lot of time trying to sell large wood-frame houses in China without really thinking lsquowhat is the demand for thesersquo Now they are looking at wood trusses which have far more potential ndash basically taking the big square buildings and putting a pitched roof on them because the flat roofs leakedrdquo

Students he says like the lifestyle they like the greenness of what they are doing and they like the fact that when they get their degree they are going to get a well-paying job out of it

Employment is virtually 100 for grads who after five years earn an average of $78000 a year

And with the North American economy rebounding the forest industry where many of the grads will find employment is vibrant and full of potential

ldquoIn forestry we are still going to be exporting wood when the LNG (liquefied natural gas) has been exhausted

ldquoOur trees will be growing 100 years 200 years and 300 years from now We will still be able to grow trees as well as anyone even with climate changerdquondash Extracts from an article by Gordon Hamilton in The Vancouver Sun

CAREERS

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Students like the lifestyle

From P 6

Noted architect appointed CEO of Design Institute

Pru Sanderson

PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 20148

BE quick ndash registrations are closing for the 15th annual Timber Design Awards to be staged at Sydneyrsquos Australian National Maritime Museum on Darling Harbour this Thursday (September 18)

Some of the best entries ever by architects design engineers and builders will be presented at the prestigious event which celebrates excellence in design and use of timber

Special guest Senator Richard Colbeck federal Secretary for Agriculture will join a packed venue with winners and fi nalists introduced by event MC Rebecca Gilling from Planet Ark a popular

Australian actorBookings are still open and

tickets are available at $165 pp on line at wwwtimberawardscomau or contact Jane Letteri on (02) 8424 3702

Pre-dinner drinks will be served at 630 pm at the Australian National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour Sydney with dinner and presentations to start at 7pm Dress is smart casual

EVENTS

Senator Richard Colbeck special guest

Rebecca Gilling timber design awards MC

Engineered wood excellence presentation of the EWPAA Sanderson Trophy for best design using LVL plywood and wood panels was presented last year to Andrea Quagliola of MORQ Architects Perth (left) by Michael Murphy Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Melbourne

Excellencein timberdesign use

Registrations stillopen for design

awards in Sydney

FORUM FOR THE FUTURE

THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NSW

HOSTED BY TIMBER NSW TDA TABMA

Daryl Patterson was appointed Head of Operational Excellence to Lend Leasersquos Property business in 2012 responsible for overseeing the Property businessrsquos operational improvement governance and innovation across Australia Lend Leasersquos Property business units span multiple sectors including greenfield subdivision commercial office towers high rise apartments an extensive retirement village portfolio and major mixed use urban redevelopments around Australia

Starting his career in architecture Daryl progressed into construction management project management and development management of complex landmark projects Most recently Daryl has overseen Lend Leasersquos investment into delivering Australiarsquos first Cross Laminated Timber constructed building and the worldrsquos tallest CLT apartment building of its kind More recently Daryl has lead the formation of a specialist team dedicated to timber engineering and prefabricated solutions for a wide range of Lend Lease projects

Darylrsquos experience during his twenty years within Lend Lease has included the development and delivery of major urban renewal projects in capital cities throughout Australia These projects are a key competitive differentiator of Lend Lease around the world and typically have multi-billion dollar end values These projects entail a broad mix of asset classes multiple buildings and substantial civic infrastructure Darylrsquos initial attraction to Lend Lease was its long and compelling history of challenging and improving how things have been done in the property industry Carrying that as a personal approach to how we create our projects and how we operate as a business Daryl has sought to challenge the status quo with the first Australian utilisation of cross laminated timber and the introduction of commercially operated sustainable central precinct utility solutions

Key achievements and attributes

bull BArch University of Auckland

bull Forteacute CLT building Melbourne VIC

bull Jacksons Landing Sydney NSW

bull Victoria Harbour Docklands VIC

bull Showground Hill Brisbane QLD

bull Green Utilities start-up business

bull Timber Solutions start-up business

bull Recipient 2012 Lend Lease Global Award for Excellence in Innovation

DARYL PATTERSONHead of Operational Excellence | Property | Lend Lease Australia

TDW1902 814

Mr Ross Hampton was appointed CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association in May 2013 Mr Hampton is a veteran of the policy and political scene having worked at various times as a reporter adviser and policy advocate for the last twenty-five years in Australia and overseas Mr Hampton has a long exposure and association with the issues confronting the Forest and Forest Products sector including water policy climate change policy trade policy industrial relations policy and environment protection As Chief of Staff to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment in the mid 2000rsquos Mr Hampton played a key role in the development of forestry policy as well as policies which impact forestry industries During this period Mr Hampton was one of the lead advisers in the Australian Governmentrsquos international climate change negotiations at United Nationsrsquo and associated meetings in Washington New York London Buenos Aires and Zurich

Prior to joining AFPA Mr Hampton led the development of the Australian public sector market for global networking giant Cisco System and is credited with a significant share of the multi-million dollar growth Cisco enjoyedMr Hampton grew up in northern NSW He trained as a journalist and spent his early career reporting in the regions and then capital cities Mr Hampton has achieved a Masters in Public Policy majoring in the environment from the ANU Crawford School of Economics and Government as well as a Bachelor degree from Curtin University Mr Hampton is married to Linda and has three school- aged children (as well as 600 olive trees and four ancient Land Rovers)

Mr Ross Hampton

24 Napier Close Deakin ACT PO Box 239 Deakin West ACT 2600

02 6285 3833 enquiriesauspacomau

ausfpacomau AFPAonline

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AUSTRALIAN FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

10 October 2014 10am ndash 2pm National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour

The Forum will be opened by NSW Minister for Finance Hon Dominic Perrottet Speakers Mark Bouris Ken McBryde Daryl Patterson Ross Hampton

$140 including lunch RSVP by 2 October (seating is limited) For booking and enquiries email fpanswfpacomau

MARK BOURIS Chairman of Yellow Brick Road Executive Chairman of US-based technology company TZ Limited (ASXTZL) Non-Executive Chairman of Serena Resources Limited and Chairman of biotechnology company Anteo Diagnostics (ASXADO) Gained fame as the founder of Wizard Home Loans ldquoThe Apprenticerdquo on Channel 10 and is Adjunct Professor for Banking amp Finance and Business Law amp Tax at University of New South Wales Australian School of Business and he sits on boards for the UNSW Australian School of Business Advisory Council and the University of Western Sydney Foundation Council

KEN MCBRYDE leads design in the HASSELL Sydney studio An internationally awarded Australian architect he has collaborated extensively with Renzo Piano and worked in London Paris Genoa Osaka Dubai and Sydney He is currently working on numerous large commercial timber projects across Australia and is also part of the design team for the Darling Harbour Live redevelopment Ken is a founding committee member of the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in NSW

DARYL PATTERSON appointed Head of Operational Excellence to Lend Leasersquos Property business in 2012 responsible for overseeing the Property businessrsquos operational improvement governance and innovation across Australia Lend Leasersquos Property business units span across multiple building and development sectors around Australia An architect who has crossed into construction project and development management of complex landmark projects Daryl has overseen Lend Leasersquos investment into delivering Australiarsquos first Cross Laminated Timber constructed building - the worldrsquos tallest CLT apartment building of its kind Recently he has lead the formation of a specialist team dedicated to timber engineering and prefabricated solutions for a wide range of Lend Lease projects

ROSS HAMPTON Appointed CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association in May 2013 Mr Hampton is a veteran of the policy and political scene having worked at various times as a reporter adviser and policy advocate for the last twenty-five years in Australia and overseas

World of wood at gala event

PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 20148

BE quick ndash registrations are closing for the 15th annual Timber Design Awards to be staged at Sydneyrsquos Australian National Maritime Museum on Darling Harbour this Thursday (September 18)

Some of the best entries ever by architects design engineers and builders will be presented at the prestigious event which celebrates excellence in design and use of timber

Special guest Senator Richard Colbeck federal Secretary for Agriculture will join a packed venue with winners and fi nalists introduced by event MC Rebecca Gilling from Planet Ark a popular

Australian actorBookings are still open and

tickets are available at $165 pp on line at wwwtimberawardscomau or contact Jane Letteri on (02) 8424 3702

Pre-dinner drinks will be served at 630 pm at the Australian National Maritime Museum 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour Sydney with dinner and presentations to start at 7pm Dress is smart casual

EVENTS

Senator Richard Colbeck special guest

Rebecca Gilling timber design awards MC

Engineered wood excellence presentation of the EWPAA Sanderson Trophy for best design using LVL plywood and wood panels was presented last year to Andrea Quagliola of MORQ Architects Perth (left) by Michael Murphy Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Melbourne

Excellencein timberdesign use

Registrations stillopen for design

awards in Sydney

FORUM FOR THE FUTURE

THE TIMBER INDUSTRY IN NSW

HOSTED BY TIMBER NSW TDA TABMA

Daryl Patterson was appointed Head of Operational Excellence to Lend Leasersquos Property business in 2012 responsible for overseeing the Property businessrsquos operational improvement governance and innovation across Australia Lend Leasersquos Property business units span multiple sectors including greenfield subdivision commercial office towers high rise apartments an extensive retirement village portfolio and major mixed use urban redevelopments around Australia

Starting his career in architecture Daryl progressed into construction management project management and development management of complex landmark projects Most recently Daryl has overseen Lend Leasersquos investment into delivering Australiarsquos first Cross Laminated Timber constructed building and the worldrsquos tallest CLT apartment building of its kind More recently Daryl has lead the formation of a specialist team dedicated to timber engineering and prefabricated solutions for a wide range of Lend Lease projects

Darylrsquos experience during his twenty years within Lend Lease has included the development and delivery of major urban renewal projects in capital cities throughout Australia These projects are a key competitive differentiator of Lend Lease around the world and typically have multi-billion dollar end values These projects entail a broad mix of asset classes multiple buildings and substantial civic infrastructure Darylrsquos initial attraction to Lend Lease was its long and compelling history of challenging and improving how things have been done in the property industry Carrying that as a personal approach to how we create our projects and how we operate as a business Daryl has sought to challenge the status quo with the first Australian utilisation of cross laminated timber and the introduction of commercially operated sustainable central precinct utility solutions

Key achievements and attributes

bull BArch University of Auckland

bull Forteacute CLT building Melbourne VIC

bull Jacksons Landing Sydney NSW

bull Victoria Harbour Docklands VIC

bull Showground Hill Brisbane QLD

bull Green Utilities start-up business

bull Timber Solutions start-up business

bull Recipient 2012 Lend Lease Global Award for Excellence in Innovation

DARYL PATTERSONHead of Operational Excellence | Property | Lend Lease Australia

TDW1902 814

Mr Ross Hampton was appointed CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association in May 2013 Mr Hampton is a veteran of the policy and political scene having worked at various times as a reporter adviser and policy advocate for the last twenty-five years in Australia and overseas Mr Hampton has a long exposure and association with the issues confronting the Forest and Forest Products sector including water policy climate change policy trade policy industrial relations policy and environment protection As Chief of Staff to the Australian Government Minister for the Environment in the mid 2000rsquos Mr Hampton played a key role in the development of forestry policy as well as policies which impact forestry industries During this period Mr Hampton was one of the lead advisers in the Australian Governmentrsquos international climate change negotiations at United Nationsrsquo and associated meetings in Washington New York London Buenos Aires and Zurich

Prior to joining AFPA Mr Hampton led the development of the Australian public sector market for global networking giant Cisco System and is credited with a significant share of the multi-million dollar growth Cisco enjoyedMr Hampton grew up in northern NSW He trained as a journalist and spent his early career reporting in the regions and then capital cities Mr Hampton has achieved a Masters in Public Policy majoring in the environment from the ANU Crawford School of Economics and Government as well as a Bachelor degree from Curtin University Mr Hampton is married to Linda and has three school- aged children (as well as 600 olive trees and four ancient Land Rovers)

Mr Ross Hampton

24 Napier Close Deakin ACT PO Box 239 Deakin West ACT 2600

02 6285 3833 enquiriesauspacomau

ausfpacomau AFPAonline

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AUSTRALIAN FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

10 October 2014 10am ndash 2pm National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour

The Forum will be opened by NSW Minister for Finance Hon Dominic Perrottet Speakers Mark Bouris Ken McBryde Daryl Patterson Ross Hampton

$140 including lunch RSVP by 2 October (seating is limited) For booking and enquiries email fpanswfpacomau

MARK BOURIS Chairman of Yellow Brick Road Executive Chairman of US-based technology company TZ Limited (ASXTZL) Non-Executive Chairman of Serena Resources Limited and Chairman of biotechnology company Anteo Diagnostics (ASXADO) Gained fame as the founder of Wizard Home Loans ldquoThe Apprenticerdquo on Channel 10 and is Adjunct Professor for Banking amp Finance and Business Law amp Tax at University of New South Wales Australian School of Business and he sits on boards for the UNSW Australian School of Business Advisory Council and the University of Western Sydney Foundation Council

KEN MCBRYDE leads design in the HASSELL Sydney studio An internationally awarded Australian architect he has collaborated extensively with Renzo Piano and worked in London Paris Genoa Osaka Dubai and Sydney He is currently working on numerous large commercial timber projects across Australia and is also part of the design team for the Darling Harbour Live redevelopment Ken is a founding committee member of the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat in NSW

DARYL PATTERSON appointed Head of Operational Excellence to Lend Leasersquos Property business in 2012 responsible for overseeing the Property businessrsquos operational improvement governance and innovation across Australia Lend Leasersquos Property business units span across multiple building and development sectors around Australia An architect who has crossed into construction project and development management of complex landmark projects Daryl has overseen Lend Leasersquos investment into delivering Australiarsquos first Cross Laminated Timber constructed building - the worldrsquos tallest CLT apartment building of its kind Recently he has lead the formation of a specialist team dedicated to timber engineering and prefabricated solutions for a wide range of Lend Lease projects

ROSS HAMPTON Appointed CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association in May 2013 Mr Hampton is a veteran of the policy and political scene having worked at various times as a reporter adviser and policy advocate for the last twenty-five years in Australia and overseas

World of wood at gala event

9SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

AUSTRALIArsquoS competitiveness ranking has slipped further in the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15 produced by the World Economic Forum dropping one place from last year to 22nd

ldquoThis continues an annual downward trend since 2009-10 when we ranked 15thrdquo Australian Industry Group CEO Innes Willox said

ldquoWith Australiarsquos absolute Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) performance static this year and broadly stable since 2010-11 more and more of our competitors are leap-frogging ahead as they improve their performance and competitivenessrdquo Mr Willox said

ldquoAustraliarsquos deteriorating international competitiveness is particularly evident in the burden of government regulation where our ranking has fallen to 124th in 2014-15 from 60th in 2010-11

ldquoAustraliarsquos poor performance is highlighted this year by two lsquokey pillarsrsquo of the GCI goods market effi ciency where Australiarsquos peak ranking of 9th place in 2009-10 has plummeted to 29th place this year and a disturbing 56th place in labour market effi ciency from a high of 9th place in 2009-10

Specifi cally in relation to labour market effi ciency Australia has slipped to 125th for relative competitiveness of pay and productivity from a peak of 26th in 2008-09 136th for rigidity in hiring and fi ring practices compared to 46th in 2008-09 132nd for the fl exibility of wage determination down from 75th in 2008-09 109th for the cooperation in labour-

employer relations compared to 37th in 2008-09 and 50th for the competitiveness of redundancy costs from a high of 6th in 2011-12

ldquoThe WEF Report also highlights the need for government and industry to foster a greater culture of business investment and innovation given our relatively low rankings for technological readiness business sophis-tication and innovationrdquo Mr Willox said

ldquoThese are issues we have raised on behalf of members in our submissions to the Financial System Inquiry and Competition review this year and will again in the upcoming taxation whitepaperrdquo

Mr Willox said the WEF Report reinforced recent calls from the business community for greater urgency to be injected into building domestic productivity and competitiveness This was particularly the case in relation to reforms of industrial relations with restrictive labour regulations identifi ed as the most signifi cant impediment to doing business in Australia

ldquoIn light of this report AIG again urges the government to accelerate progress on its foreshadowed Productivity Commission review of Australiarsquos workplace relations arrangementsrdquo Mr Willox said

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INDUSTRY NEWS

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Innes Willox low ranking in technological readiness

PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 201410

QUEENSLAND-based Hyne Timber has been offi cially recognised for its training in the lsquolarge employer of the yearrsquo category in the NSW government training awards

Hyne Timber attended the ceremony in Sydney last week just missing out to Wyong Shire Council

CEO Jon Kleinschmidt said the people were the most valuable asset and as such aff orded the greatest investment

ldquoBeing recognised as one of three fi nalists for the NSW training award in the lsquolarge employer of the yearrsquo category fi rmly supports Hynersquos vision to engage its people on a continuous improvement journeyrdquo Mr Kleinschmidt said

ldquoThis journey sees all employees as valued trainees including myself For example all employees are in the

process of undertaking training towards the Certifi cate III and IV in Competitive Systems and Practices

ldquoSince 1882 itrsquos the people of Hyne Timber who have made and continue to ensure the success of the companyrdquo

Employing more than 500 people the Hyne Timber

footprint reaches from Cairns to Melbourne About 220 of those are based in New South Wales with the majority at the Hyne Timber mill at Tumbarumba

Judy Kelso area coordinator at the Tumbarumba mill has proudly worked for Hyne Timber for nine years She said she was really pleased to see the company recognised for its training although claims she isnrsquot at all surprised

ldquoIrsquove completed many courses now in leader development and Irsquom currently undertaking training towards the Certifi cate

4 in Competitive Systems and Practicesrdquo Judy said

ldquoI have much clearer goals at work now We meet every day to discuss our progress against goals and we take immediate action if we are off track

ldquoI have been learning problem-solving skills and often solve problems without having to seek advice from a supervisor which is much quicker

ldquoWe are a lot more engaged now and I do fi nd the skills I am learning helpful not just at work but in my personal life too

ldquoI certainly feel like Irsquom a valued employee with a great career ahead of me Hyne Timber wouldnrsquot be training me if they didnrsquot want me back here tomorrow contributing to the companyrdquo

Hyne Timber is also a fi nalist in the Queensland awards which will be announced later this month

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Recognition members of Hyne Timberrsquos Tumbarumba mill dispatch team from left Judy Kelso Michael Arnold Sid Davey and Melissa Mende

Industry partnerships shoulddevelop alternative productsTHE Institute of Foresters of Australia says the industry should use the latest round of South Australian government funding to develop new and alternative products such as bio-plastics

Applications for the remaining $1046 million in the South-East Forestry Partnerships Program are now open

IFA president Rob De Fegley says it is important the industry looks to develop new markets and value add

He says there are number of opportunities that would be possible in the statersquos southeast

ldquoBiomass would be an immediate option but some of the more longer term and

exciting products such as the bio-plastics bio-polymers some of the biofuels theyrsquore not immediately usable commercially but therersquos a lot of work being done around the world and Australia is certainly an option that could utilise some of these areasrdquo De Fegley said

He says the future of the local forestry industry including greater export volumes is promising

ldquoAsia is running short of wood fi bre because of the growth in China and also of emerging growth in India and the current suppliers to those markets are running out themselvesrdquo he said

11SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

TIMBER engineers will be thick on the ground when they make the lsquoconnectionrsquo at Timber Queenslandrsquos engineered wood seminar and demonstrations in Brisbane next week

More than 150 have registered for the event at the Moda conference centre at Portside Hamilton with many more expected ndash all drawn by the calibre of two keynote speakers

bull Mark Batchelar noted NZ-based engineer of MLB Consulting Engineers in Auckland and

bull Colin MacKenzie a consulting engineer who for almost 40 years has been active in all facets of timber engineering and design

The seminar on September 25 ndash Make the Connection ndash has been constructed around design and specifi cations and the realities of developing buildings with a multitude of engineered

wood componentsThese include glued-laminated

timber wood I-joists cross-laminated timber structural panels post-tensioned round timber wall and door panels hollow timber piles and some lsquoworld-fi rstrsquo technology

Hands-on sessions will show how to calculate a timber connection and provide a

practical demonstration on how to apply the connection

Mark Batchelar will explain the engineering and design for the magnifi cent Te Wharehou O Tuhoe a NZ tribal headquarters constructed utilising virtually every available engineered wood product technology and built to meet the lsquoliving building challengersquo ndash the most strict sustainability criterion that can

be applied to buildingsA multi-award winning design

engineer Mr Batchelar holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) NZ 1972 Master of Engineering (Civil) NZ 1973 and is a fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers NZ and a member of Institution of Engineers Australia

Colin MacKenzie who sits on a number of standards committees and has been involved for more than 35 years in developing national technical resources supporting the appropriate use and application of timber stepped down as manager timber application and use with Timber Queensland in July to undertake private consultancy

Mr MacKenzie has been principal author for many publications including AS 1684 and the Timber Service Life Design Guidebull See notice Page 13

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PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 201412

THE building and construction industry has welcomed the Minister for Immigration Scott Morrisonrsquos support for a more effi cient and fl exible 457 visa skilled migration program

The program is based on the Independent Review Panelrsquos report into the 457 program released last week by Senator Michaelia Cash Assistant Minister for Immigration

ldquoThe reportrsquos fi ndings and recommendations will position the government to achieve a more balanced 457 program to help unlock investment in the construction industry enhance productivity and create more jobs for skilled Australian workersrdquo

Master Builders Australia CEO Wilhelm Harnisch said

ldquoThe report fi nds there is no systematic rorting of the 457 visa program by employersrdquo he said

ldquoThe program is not about bringing in foreign labour at the expense of local workers rather the program allows the building industry to respond to current and forecast future demand

ldquoClaims by unions that a more fl exible 457 visa program will lead to local jobs losses have no basis

in fact There is no incentive for a business in the construction industry to employ a foreign worker ahead a readily available skilled local tradesperson In fact quite the oppositerdquo

Master Builders welcomes the reportrsquos other recommendations particularly for greater fl exibility around the English language requirements reforms to allow responsive and demand driven skilled migration where the standard 457 program is not

suitable and appropriate relaxing of regulatory requirements where a sponsor has a proven track record of ethical compliance

ldquoThe recognition of the importance of working closely with business and other stakeholders through a ministerial advisory council is also very welcomerdquo Mr Harnisch said

ldquoThe construction industry has a history of booms and busts and the reportrsquos recommendations for a more fl exible and effi cient skilled migration program will allow the industry to better manage its cyclical labour needs

ldquoHowever Master Buildersrsquo fi rst priority is getting unemployed lsquotradiesrsquo back to work and training more apprentices to meet the industryrsquos needs for a skilled workforce Accessing foreign skilled tradespeople only occurs when there is no viable alternativerdquo

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13SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

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PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 201414

EVENTS

IN last monthrsquos issue of this magazine we highlighted just why remote sensing has made such a profound impact on local foresters in planning and managing their forest estates

ForestTECH 2014 this year on both sides of the Tasman will involve all those responsible for data capture inventory management and remote sensing in Australasia

They along with international expertise drawn from Canada the US Sweden Ireland and Switzerland will be sharing just how far they have got with their trials what tools are being used how the technology is being rolled out and what impact ndash fi nancially and operationally ndash itrsquos made to the forestry company

ldquoItrsquos probably one of this

regionrsquos most eagerly awaited technology eventsrdquo says FIEA director Brent Apthorp

ldquoJudging by the registrations that have already come in the number of exhibitors and

technology providers that have signed up to attend and presenters that unfortunately canrsquot at this stage be accommodated in the program itrsquos going to be another major forestry technology eventrdquo

Last yearrsquos ForestTECH was a sell-out with well over 400 attending

The popularity of this yearrsquos event can also be seen in the large number of practical workshops that have been set up by industry in both countries Events planned around ForestTECH 2014 include

In Australia A practical half-day workshop will share information on research and the operational deployment of LiDAR and remote sensing into their own operations This is will be led by Australian forestry companies FCNSW HVP Forestry Tasmania and HQPlantations along with the Canadian Forest Service

It is planned to run on the second afternoon of the two-day Melbourne event on Wednesday November 26

A lsquohands-onrsquo half-day practical workshop for users of LAStools will be run by Dr Martin Isenburg from the US on Thursday morning November 27 at the Bayview Eden the day after the ForestTECH conference

Dr Isenburg who developed

LAStools to process LiDAR point cloud data has been sponsored through the FWPA project PNC305-1213 lsquoOperational deployment of LiDAR derived information into softwood resource systemsrsquo and by the Forestry Corporation NSW

Delegates interested in attending the half-day workshop should contact Tony Brown of Forestry Corporation NSW (tonybrownfcnswcomau) to register Participants will need to bring their own Windows laptop to run LAStools Information about LAStools can be found on httprapidlassocom

New Zealand Cengea Solutions has planned a one-day workshop for Australasian clients on Tuesday November 18 the day before the Rotorua conference

The Interpine Group is running a LiDAR analysis introduction course to show how to manipulate and utilise LiDAR datasets (with a specifi c focus on forestry derived outputs such as terrain and vegetation surfaces vegetation related metrics through to extracting plot and tree level) on Friday November 21 the day after the Rotorua conference

The practical workshop is aimed at building on the ForestTECH 2014 conference content It will allow people to start using the technology and understand how to utilise the data Participants will be using forestry specifi c LiDAR derived datasets in software such as FurgoViewer Quick Terrain Modeler LasTools Fusion and ESRI ArcMap

ForestTECH 2014 will run on November 19 and 20 in Rotorua and then again in Melbourne on November 25 and 16

Full program details can be found on the event website wwwforesttech2014com

Resource foresters plan arrayof workshops for ForestTech

One of regionrsquos most eagerly awaited technology events

Remote sensing profound impact on local foresters in planning and managing their forest estates

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15SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

THE New Zealand Institute of Forestry has consistently demanded the government stop paying the polluters to pollute

ldquoHowever they continue to do sordquo the president James Treadwell said on the back of an announcement that the National party will spend $200 million to buy stream side land on ldquodirty dairy farmsrdquo

Mr Treadwell said ldquoWe have achieved the utmost perversity if this policy comes into place This National government has allocated taxpayer funds through the irrigation accelerated fund to promote irrigation schemes to intensify dairying

ldquoThen in a ridiculous attempt to ameliorate the damage caused by uncontrolled dairy intensifi cation it now proposes to use taxpayer and ratepayer funds to buy back stream margins to reduce the totally predictable pollutionrdquo

Continuing his criticism of

the policy Mr Treadwell said the National government had endlessly used taxpayer money to alleviate the pollution of farming and had now added a further $200 million of taxpayer and ratepayer money to preserve the tax free capital gains of dairy farmers

Foresters voluntarily agreed to set back from rivers to ensure protection of water and aquatic environments many years ago There has been no taxpayer funding to help with this Forestryrsquos long run baseline nitrogen emissions are close to natural levels sediment levels

are well below pastoral levels bacterial contamination is at natural levels and streams within forests harbour much native biodiversity

ldquoThe NZ Institute of Forestry is interested to know if the taxpayer will pay foresters if we choose to reverse our decision to set back from stream sides and if not why notrdquo Mr Treadwell said

ldquoSubsidies paid to farming by ignoring their pollution along with this $200 million far exceeds the value paid to farmers of old in the form of supplementary minimum prices and marginal Landrsquos Board grantsrdquo

Mr Treadwell asked ldquoDo foresters who are just another land user like farming operate in a parallel universe to farming ndash one a land of rules consentsregulation and costs (regardless of justifi cation) and the other a wonderful regulation free world where nothing can be allowed to impact the bottom linerdquo

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PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 201416

ldquoWE are proud of what wersquove accomplished in the last 20 years We have come a long way but we can achieve even more And the worldrsquos forests need thatrdquo

This was a statement made by Kim Carstensen director-general of the Forest Stewardship Council ahead of the organisationrsquos official celebration of its 20th anniversary at its triennial general assembly in Seville Spain this month

FSC was founded in 1994 after the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro failed to address

the challenge of deforestation Since the Rio Summit the world has lost 7 of its forest cover according to FSC

While some countries in temperate regions have seen deforestation rates stabilise

or even reverse loss of forest cover remains a significant challenge especially in tropical regions where FSCrsquos influence remains limited

ldquoThere are many tools needed to prevent deforestation in tropical forest countriesrdquo Kim Carstensen explained

ldquoOne of these tools is certificationrdquo he said ldquoWe currently have 20 million ha certified in tropical timber countries and about 10 of the total FSC certified forest is in the tropics This is not nearly enough

ldquoBut we do know that those 20 million ha are being managed in such a way that is environmentally appropriate socially beneficial and economically viable We need

to work to increase that 20 million ha substantiallyrdquo

Mr Carstensen said the reasons for this deforestation had little to do with the forests themselves tropical deforestation was mainly caused by conversion of forest for palm oil cultivation beef grazing soya production and all manner of other agricultural activities

Weaker governance and often conflict in many tropical forest countries was also responsible for deforestation Plantation establishment played a role in some settings but FSC was seeing promising developments towards more sustainable approaches particularly where certification played a role

After 20 years in existence FSC certification has a strong global reach ndash robustness of certification criteria and number of businesses involved in the system

More than 180 million ha is FSC certified The organisation works with 150000 small holders around the world and is increasingly working with indigenous groups who live in and around certified forests

Recently FSC formed the Permanent Indigenous Peoples Committee to ensure that indigenous people have a say in the way forests are managed

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Challenge loss of forest cover remains a significant challenge especially in tropical regions where FSCrsquos influence remains limited

Kim Carstensen promising developments towards more sustainable approaches

Many tools needed to fight deforestation

Certification has a strong global reach

17SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

ONE of the largest bandsaws ever used in Australia is set to be on permanent public display at Gympiersquos Woodworks Museum thanks to the contributions of its past and present owners

The large-scale installation process is currently under way

The bandsaw will be displayed in a purpose-built elevated shed and officially dedicated by Hyne Timber director Chris Hyne at an open day and 30th birthday celebrations at the museum on October 4

Hyne CEO Jon Kleinschmidt is pleased to partner with Woodworks to share such a significant artefact from Queenslandrsquos timber industryrsquos glorious past

ldquoHyne Timber has been in the business for 132 years and this saw represents a significant proportion of that history both for the company and the local industryrdquo Mr Kleinschmidt said

ldquoThe technology has evolved the timber has changed but right across five generations Hyne has helped realise the Australian family dream by developing quality timber products

ldquoThe preservation of this bandsaw is about capturing the history of the local timber industry and sharing it with our

local communityldquoOperating at the Hyne amp Son

Maryborough mill the saw cut Fraser Island hardwood up until Christmas 1978

Private Forestry Service Queensland executive officer Sean Ryan said the scale of the machine ldquotakes your breath away even for people in the industryrdquo

ldquoThis historical piece of machinery stands at 6 m high so the relocation and installation is a huge project in itself

ldquoWe thank Hyne Timber for their partnership and contribution of $20000 towards the relocation of the saw to its new home at the Woodworks Museumrdquo

DTM the current owner of the former Hyne amp Son hardwood mill has donated the saw itself

and Woodworks owner Gympie Regional Council has donated the old Tozer Park depot sheds which Private Forestry Service Queensland has demolished and is reconstructing to house the exhibit

The bandsaw was the second to be used at the Maryborough sawmill and was purchased from Barnett Bros at Bell Bay in Tasmania It was originally manufactured by Isles Forge and Engineering at Coffs Harbour

Hyne amp Son originally adopted bandsaw technology after seeing the newly invented mills that operated in the US in the 1900s In 1905 then CEO Henry James Hyne purchased Hynersquos first bandsaw He bought it from a company at Purgatory on the NSW North Coast which had imported it from Canada but found it unable to cut Australian hardwoods

Legendary millwright lsquoYankee Jackrsquo made this hardwood conversion and operation possible along with help from several other innovative bush engineers

In 2000 Hyne Timber transitioned to plantation softwood pine logs exclusively and Tuan sawmill is now the largest softwood mill in Queensland

NOSTALGIA

A significant portion of Hyne history

Displayed in a purpose-built elevated shed

Historic bandsaw generates buzzof excitement at Gympie museumArtefact traces five generations of Hyne family

Served industry well one of the largest bandsaws ever used in Australia will be on permanent public display at Gympiersquos Woodworks Museum

University of Canterbury to help with forest safetyTHE University of Canterbury is to launch a new research project to make sure New Zealandrsquos new forestry roads are safe and are established with minimal environmental impact

The industry is building more than 1400 km of new roads a year and the research to be

conducted by Dr Kris Brown will help improve design standards

ldquoThe importance of infrastructure is widely recognised by forestry stakeholders but the New Zealand Independent Forestry Safety Review Panel has heard that the quality and adequacy of

forestry roads bridges and skid sites are variable and often not up to the markrdquo Dr Brown said

ldquoI hope our research at the universityrsquos School of Forestry will help raise standards for design construction and maintenance of forestry roadsrdquo

He said the likelihood of

accidents could increase when infrastructure was not specifically designed for heavy forestry machinery and logging trucks Infrastructure not wide or strong enough to withstand repeated heavy loads had been cited by the coroner as a contributing factor in accidents

PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 201418

FOREST companies in Finland Norway and Sweden will invest $3 billion in 2014 in attempt to move beyond mostly producing newsprint and commodity packaging grades

The idea is to diversify product lines to include new bio-products from wood fibre and to generate bio-energy to reduce the regionrsquos dependence on fossil fuels says the Wood Resource Quarterly

The pulp and paper industry in the Nordic countries has started to see a new dawn with a growing demand for pulp and paper products made from long wood fibre from the vast conifer forests in Northern Europe

The primarily end-products

will be softwood market pulp and virgin fibre-based container board but major investments are also being consider in increasing the utilisation of forest biomass for energy on a larger scale

Although the investment decisions have not been finalised for all projects these ruminations

are a sign that the forest industry in this part of the world sees the future in a much brighter light than just a few years ago

Swedish forest owner federation Sodra and the Norwegian energy company Statkraft Europersquos largest producer of renewable energy

intend to establish a bio-fuel conglomerate at the site of the now closed pulp mill in Tofte just south of the capital Oslo

In Finland Metsauml Fibre has plans to invest $15 billion in a plant that will produce softwood pulp renewable bio-energy and what the company categorises as ldquovarious bio-materialsrdquo

Some of the factors that have placed softwood fibre in a new positive light are limited investments in the establishments of softwood plantations worldwide favourable global supplydemand balance for softwood pulp over hardwood pulp increased demand for packaging material requiring wood fibre with high strength and a rise in research in new products made from trees sometimes as substitutes to non-renewable materials such as plastic and metal

INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

A mix of wood fibres the increasing source of bio-energy

Reducing the dependence on fossil fuels

Forest industry in Europe invests $3bnin switch from newsprint to bio-material

19SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

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PAGE | SEPTEMBER 15 201418

FOREST companies in Finland Norway and Sweden will invest $3 billion in 2014 in attempt to move beyond mostly producing newsprint and commodity packaging grades

The idea is to diversify product lines to include new bio-products from wood fibre and to generate bio-energy to reduce the regionrsquos dependence on fossil fuels says the Wood Resource Quarterly

The pulp and paper industry in the Nordic countries has started to see a new dawn with a growing demand for pulp and paper products made from long wood fibre from the vast conifer forests in Northern Europe

The primarily end-products

will be softwood market pulp and virgin fibre-based container board but major investments are also being consider in increasing the utilisation of forest biomass for energy on a larger scale

Although the investment decisions have not been finalised for all projects these ruminations

are a sign that the forest industry in this part of the world sees the future in a much brighter light than just a few years ago

Swedish forest owner federation Sodra and the Norwegian energy company Statkraft Europersquos largest producer of renewable energy

intend to establish a bio-fuel conglomerate at the site of the now closed pulp mill in Tofte just south of the capital Oslo

In Finland Metsauml Fibre has plans to invest $15 billion in a plant that will produce softwood pulp renewable bio-energy and what the company categorises as ldquovarious bio-materialsrdquo

Some of the factors that have placed softwood fibre in a new positive light are limited investments in the establishments of softwood plantations worldwide favourable global supplydemand balance for softwood pulp over hardwood pulp increased demand for packaging material requiring wood fibre with high strength and a rise in research in new products made from trees sometimes as substitutes to non-renewable materials such as plastic and metal

INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

A mix of wood fibres the increasing source of bio-energy

Reducing the dependence on fossil fuels

Forest industry in Europe invests $3bnin switch from newsprint to bio-material

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19SEPTEMBER 15 2014 | PAGE

ON THE ROAD

297x210mm

Vertical 254x93mmHorizontal 125x190mm

Vertical 125x93mm

Horizontal 73x190mm

Horizontal 73x190mm

Vertical 140x445mm

110 Vertical 34x445mm

297x210mm

Vertical 254x93mmHorizontal 125x190mm

Vertical 125x93mm

Horizontal 51x93mm

Mob 0401 312 087