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The Ultimate Renewable™ website launches today in latest addition to campaign
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) today launched a new website and online store for The Ultimate Renewable™, where the industry and public can access information on the envir... Read More

Forest and Wood Products Australia joins cross-industry collaboration for fast, accurate detection of pests: Launch of WoodChat Episode 12
In a unique collaboration, Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has joined forces with other Australian agriculture and horticulture industries to develop exciting new diagnostic technolo... Read More

How Virtual Reality is being used to launch forestry into the future: Launch of WoodChat Episode 11
Fascinating new projects are seeking to bring the seemingly opposing worlds of Virtual Reality (VR) and forestry together, as outlined in the latest episode of the Forest and Wood Pr... Read More

Report shows a quarter of Australians saw The Ultimate Renewable™ highlighting forestry’s sustainable narrative
Around 25 per cent of Australians have seen The Ultimate Renewable™ campaign run by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA), which research shows is positively changing public opinions on fo... Read More

Virtual reality takes school children on the renewable forestry journey
Teachers from across the country were recently given the opportunity to experience and learn about innovative virtual reality (VR) teaching resources developed by ForestLearning, a program of ... Read More

Learning skills for life, to build the forestry sector today: Successful For Our Future program helps develop industry leaders
A group of 46 managers from across the forestry and wood products industry have recently graduated from the 2019 For Our Future Regional Collaborative Leadership Program. The course was delive... Read More

Wood’s renewable benefits shared with millions of Australians thanks to The Ultimate Renewable campaign
With still another one and a half months to go, The Ultimate Renewable™ consumer campaign by Forest and Wood Product Australia (FWPA) has reached millions of people across Australia since it l... Read More

The forest industry contributed around 5.4 billion to the Victorian economy in 2015-16.
The forest industry contributed around 5.4 billion to the Victorian economy in 2015-16. This includes $1.9 billion in direct sales, and a further $3.5 billion once flow-on effects in other in... Read More

How forestry is preparing its future workforce: Launch of WoodChat Episode 10
Ongoing evolution and rapid advancements in technology have led the forestry sector to take steps towards preparing current and future workers for the changing demands of the industry. The la... Read More

New FWPA program to uncover opportunities in detached housing market
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has launched a technical extension program to encourage the use of wood products in residential Class 1 properties. The National Residential Construc... Read More