FROM the lookout at Mount Beerburrum the view is majestic. This is a special place where forests dominate the landscape… Managing forests in changing landscapes was on display as HQPlantations took Responsible Wood’s Jason Ross on a tour of their 22,000 ha Southern Pine plantation in Beerburrum. With more than 340,000 ha of forest under management from south east Queensland…
SPORTING clubs are often a critical factor in building and maintaining a sense of community in small regional towns and the facilities used to house them are often much more than just change rooms for sport, providing a meeting place and social hub as well as community facility used for larger functions. Wellington Council in Victoria’s East Gippsland recognised this…
COMPLYING TO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT RULES SUPPLIERS must now meet Australian standards in order to supply timber and timber-based products to the federal government. Referenced as part of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, government departments are obligated to meet specific Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) when selecting suppliers for timber and timber-based products. Among CPRs, government departments must now specify…
Responsible Wood is an Accredited Standard Development Organisation and has responsibility for developing and maintaining Australian Standard AS 4708 Sustainable Forest Management. Responsible Wood announces the commencement of the 5 yearly review of AS 4708. AS 4708 specifies the environmental, economic, social and cultural requirements that must be met to demonstrate good practice and continued improvement towards Sustainable Forest Management.…
As part of its mission to promote the sustainable management of Australia’s plantation and native forests, Responsible Wood is seeking one Independent Director to join the Board. Responsible Wood is a not-for-profit company established in 2002 to promote the sustainable management of Australia’s plantation and native forests. To accomplish this aim, responsible wood owns and manages the Responsible Wood Certification…
Macq 01 Hotel – harnessing the architecture of its surroundings The expression “If these walls could talk…” could very well apply to the new Macq 01 Hotel located on Hobart’s waterfront. It is situated on a wharf imbued with history and tales of flames, bushranger hangings and the city’s convict past. However, there is little about the outward appearance of…
Project showcases Queensland’s finest timbers CERTIFIED timber held the floor as Timber Queensland and Responsible Wood met with SCS Global Services to kick-start project certification of their new office space at Timber House in the northern Brisbane suburb of Kedron. The project is undergoing an audit and stands to be the second registered under the ‘Responsible Wood Project Certification Scheme’;…
South Korea, one of the world’s largest importers of timber and wood-based products, has announced changes to its ‘Act on the Sustainable Use of Wood’ as it continues to enforce rigorous compliance against illegal logging. About 84% of the country’s demand for wood is currently met by importers with New Zealand and Australia two of the country’s largest suppliers of…
WHAT is sustainable wood is and where do wood products such as furniture and flooring actually come from? CONSUMERS are often mystified about what sustainable wood is and where wood products such as furniture and flooring actually come from. Eco-architect Mark Thomson, who has developed a national reputation for championing sustainable design and development, practices what he preaches. A…
‘Resource security’ was the popular catch cry as the who’s who of the Australian Forest Products industry congregated in Canberra to launch the Commonwealth Government’s National Forest Industries Plan. The plan – ‘Growing a Better Australia: a Billion Trees for Jobs and Growth’ – is the first major blueprint for Australia’s forest industries in more than 20 years and responds…