News & Events

For media enquires please call our Communications Officer, Emma Rennison (03) 9608 9562

Media Releases

2009 Media Releases

01/10/2009 VicForests thinning contracts secured by local business
12/03/2009
Forest Industries Community Fund receives kick start from VicForests
20/02/2009 VicForests commences salvage program
12/01/2009 Protestors Threaten Forestry Jobs

2008 Media Releases

15/10/2008 Wildfire Timber Brings Great Returns
26/09/2008 Healesville Welcomes New VicForests Regional Head Office
19/09/2008 VicForests Provides a Secure Future for Forest Contractors
23/07/2008 Timber Industry Employment Security for Regional Victoria
17/03/2008 Firewood Auction a Flaming Success
14/03/2008 Job Security for Regional Victoria
15/02/2008 VicForests' Firewood Log Auction 2008

2007 Media Releases

19/12/2007 Early Christmas for successful online bidders
16/11/2007 Minister meets and greets local foresters
02/11/2007 Increased log truck traffic - Buckland Valley
18/10/2007 Salvage timber harvesting program to resume
26/09/2007 Third online timber auction success
17/09/2007 Dormits future secured
17/09/2007 VicForests awards $19M timber sales agreement
13/09/2007 VicForests deliver supply security
01/08/2007 VicForests' committed to a sustainable future
06/06/2007 Brookville Gap back to capacity as works conclude
04/04/2007 EPA audit result is one part of the sustainability picture
09/03/2007 Fire salvage logging to commence at Mt Stirling
31/03/2007 Timber auction is progressing well
06/02/2007 VicForests hits Australian Forestry Standard target
01/02/2007 Timber industry regroups to consider forest salvage plan
12/01/2007 Foresters return to the fireground as salvage plans commence

2006 Media Releases

27/11/2006 Vandalism puts safety at risk on Cassilis Road
24/11/2006 Mt Stirling timber harvesting to resume
15/09/2006 Next timber auction kicks off today
28/08/2006 Bloodwood trials update
28/06/2006 Online timber auction nets a win for Victoria
28/06/2006 Online timber auction nets a win for North East
28/06/2006 Online timber auction nets a win for East Gippsland
28/06/2006 Online timber auction nets a win for West Gippsland
21/06/2006 Mill door sales commencement - East Gippsland
21/06/2006 Mill door sales commencement - West Gippsland
21/06/2006 Mill door sales commencement - North East
03/04/2006 First online auction closes
31/03/2006 Timber auction is progressing well
29/03/2006 Regrowing commercial opportunities in East Gippsland
08/03/2006 Fire salvage brings new life
03/03/2006 Mt Stirling timber harvesting underway
05/01/2006 VicForests probes Bloodwood

2005 Media Releases

9/12/2005 Timber auction yields positive result for industry and rural communities
16/12/2005 Mt Stirling timber harvesting to begin in February
25/11/2005 New timber price review to see sawlog prices decrease
04/11/2005 Sealed bid timber auction
16/08/2005 Sustainable forest management policy
05/07/2005 Supreme court ruling encourages commitment by forest managers
31/03/2005 Pricing and allocation model announcement

2004 Media Releases

05/08/2004
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