Socio-economic impacts of the forest industry Queensland
The forest industry in Australia contributes to jobs and economic activity in many communities. During the last decade, there has been little information on how the industry is changing in differentregions, including change in the number of jobs generated, dependence of different communities on the economic activity generated by the industry, the type and quality of work generated in the industry, and how residents of forest-industry dependent communities view the industry and its effects. Forest and Wood Products Australia has invested in research to produce up-to-date information on the socio-economic impacts of the forest industry. This report presents findings for the forest industry in Queensland.
Latest News
On behalf of its members and stakeholders, FWPA supports and manages a wide range of activities through five strategic programs. Here you’ll find the latest news, updates and links to online resources.
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03.02.21 ARC Future Timber Hub Research Showcase
23.10.20 Forest and Wood Products Australia announces Board changes and new Chair
14.08.20 Watch: FWPA Bushfire Workshop in Bairnsdale online now
07.08.20 FWPA is an award partner for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards - grant...
05.08.20 Boosting forestry knowledge amongst young online learners during COVID-19 |...
Events Calendar
From stakeholder engagement to industry promotion, events are a vital and valuable communication channel. If you have an industry-related event that you would like listed here, please contact us.
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Documents
Communicating and disseminating the results of research and development projects enables industry to make more informed decisions and adopt best practices.
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11.02.21 Lifting farm gate profits: the role of natural capital accounts...
07.12.20 Benefit Cost Analyses of FWPA R&D projects: November 2020
07.12.20 Six Storey Timber Framed Building's Movement and Moisture Content
14.09.20 Re-measurement of lower-rainfall farm forestry species in Victoria to...
22.07.20 Validated softwood stiffness predictions using IML-Resistograph and...
Webinars
R&DWorks webinars are invaluable opportunities to catch up with the latest research results and best practice processes. On this page you’ll find links to recorded presentations.
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29.06.20 Webinar series: Scion's research into soil-plant-microbe interactions
17.06.19 Webinar: Production Forest Methodologies for the Emissions Reduction Fund
31.05.18 Webinar: ABARES Draft Work Plan 2018-2022
25.09.17 Webinar: Reducing costs in the wood supply chain through controlling the...
Podcasts
FWPA has launched the inaugural series of its new podcast, WoodChat. Each episode in the six-part pilot series will include an in-depth conversation with experts on a different industry-related news story, discovery or innovation.
Recent
Ep 01 - Wood & Wellbeing in the Workplace
Ep 04 - Revolutionising seedling selection using DNA
Ep 02 - Predicting future growing conditions with the click of a mouse
Ep 03 - Research centre to put Australia at forefront of best practice
Ep 05 - Advocating the environmental benefits of timber in construction
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