Fatigue is a critical safety and productivity issue in the Australian forestry industry. This research focused on fatigue management practices in the Green Triangle region in South Australia and Victoria. The research provides practical recommendations for enhancing fatigue management systems across forestry operations. It supports the development of fatigue risk management guidelines tailored to various...

Australia’s forest policy and management is underpinned by legal, institutional and economic frameworks at the national and the state and territory levels. These frameworks provide for reporting to the community on the state of Australia’s forests. This report provides a summary of Australia’s 44 indicators of sustainable forest management.

Australia is home to some of the world’s most ancient forests. These native forests are some of the most biodiverse environments on the planet. This paper offers policy-makers a blueprint for assessing the true value of our native forests.

Forestry represents just 1% of Tasmanian jobs and Tasmanian forestry production is largely based on plantation timber, rather than native forest logging. The authors of this paper argue that an end to native forestry would have no economic impact on the state as a whole, and the experiences of Geeveston, Triabunna and Derby provide insights...

On 1 January 2024, timber harvesting in native forests will be banned in Victoria. This paper provides an overview of the timber industry in Victoria on the eve of significant change, outlining the varied and at times competing interests, policies, philosophies and approaches that influence a sector that has a wide range of stakeholders.