Media's error highlights accounting complexity - News reports that wrongly claimed Forestry Plantations Queensland had suffered a dramatic downturn in profits in 2008-09 highlighted the complexity of accounting standards - more (October 2009)
Forestry Plantations Queensland has published its 2008-09 annual report - more (October 2009)
Recreation will remain - Existing public access to State Plantation Forests will continue after the sale of the state’s plantation forest manager Forestry Plantations Queensland - more (September 2009)
Fire exercise one of the region’s largest - A major inter-agency fire fighting exercise, one of the largest in south-east Queensland, took place in the Beerburrum State Plantation Forest on Wednesday 29 July - more (August 2009)
Hazard reduction burning commences - With the onset of winter weather, Forestry Plantations Queensland has begun hazard reduction burning in many of its State Plantation Forests - more (May 2009)
Take care in plantation forests - Forestry Plantations Queensland asks people to take care in Queensland's state plantation forests if traversing them this Easter - more (April 2009)
FPQ assists Victorian fire effort - Six Forestry Plantations Queensland fire fighters joined in the emergency response to Victoria’s bush fires this month - more (February 2009)
Report highlights many achievements - Forestry Plantations Queensland’s Annual Report for 2007–08 highlights many achievements for the corporation in the past financial year - more (November 2008)
Forests support healthy waterways - The latest scientific report on the health of south-east Queensland’s waterways and catchments provides much support for plantation forest management - more (November 2008)
Boral Plywood now chain of custody certified - Queensland-based timber processor Boral Plywood is the most recent Queensland timber processor to receive certification - more (June 2008)
Fraser Coast forest fire protection starts - Following recent wide-spread rain, the Fraser Coast Forestry Plantations Queensland (FPQ) team has started its annual hazard reduction burning program - more (June 2008)
South Burnett fire exercise - A major inter-agency fire fighting exercise will take place in plantation hoop pine forests at Yarraman - more (May 2008)
Hazard reduction burning protects forests and the community - Forestry Plantations Queensland (FPQ) will soon begin hazard reduction burning in the Byfield State Plantation Forest - more (March 2008)
Police patrols increase in plantation forests - Police will be taking a greater interest in illegal activities in south-east Queensland’s state plantation forests - more (March 2008)
Capitalising on carbon - Last year Forestry Plantations Queensland planted 6.4 million trees in its forestry plantations - more (March 2008)
No harm on the tree farm - Forestry Plantations Queensland has just released its new safety slogan “No Harm on the Tree Farm” - more (January 2008)
Byfield expands - Forestry Plantations Queensland purchased 753 hectares of land at Byfield, near Yeppoon, in November 2007 - more (November 2007)
Good for the environment, good for the economy - Forestry Plantations Queensland’s forestry operations have proved good for the environment and good for the economy - more (November 2007)
The Bug empire strikes back - Cats claw creeper is a major weed pest in many southern Queensland forest areas, smothering vegetation and killing host plants - more (November 2007)
Memorial replanted - Forestry Plantations Queensland has donated Chinchilla White Gums - more (October 2007)
More eyes in the sky - Forestry Plantation Queensland’s fourth fire surveillance video camera began operating at Swains Lookout, near Woodford, on 18 July 2007 - more (July 2007)
Recreation permits to traverse not required but regulations remain - although permits to recreate in Forestry Plantations Queensland's plantation forests have been exempted for individuals, regulations to visit these forests still apply - more (May 2007)
Plantation forests benefit environment, economy and community - plantation forestry enhanced soil and water quality and made a significant impact on carbon gas emissions - more (March 2007)
World Forestry Day - Forestry Plantations Queensland is celebrating World Forestry Day on Wednesday 21 March 2007! - more (March 2007)
Somatic embryogenesis - hard to say and harder to do – but Forestry Plantations Queensland is reaping the rewards - more (December 2006)
Eye-in-the-sky online - Forestry Plantations Queensland’s new fire surveillance video camera at Jimna will be online in early 2007 - more (December 2006)
Early-age hardwood trial - Forestry Plantations Queensland has undertaken its first operational-scale harvest trial on early-age plantation hardwood - more (December 2006)
Beerburrum helicopters address fire threat
- Beerburrum forestry has entered into a new level of cooperation with the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) - more (December 2006)
First large-scale hardwood plantation in North Burnett
- The North Burnett’s first large-scale hardwood plantation is being planted at Yarol, east of Monto - more (November 2006)
Hybrid hots up
- Forestry Plantations Queensland is moving to plant a new hardwood hybrid in its south-east Queensland hardwood plantations - more (October 2006)
Audit shows notable practices
- Forestry Plantations Queensland’s first Australian Forestry Standard environmental audit report has recognised a number of “notable” practices leading to enhanced environmental outcomes - more (October 2006)
First cultural heritage plan for Beerburrum forestry - Forestry Plantations Queensland's Beerburrum Forestry Office has signed its first Cultural Heritage Management Plan - more (May 2006)
Forestry attraction for Kilkivan – inter-government cooperation will soon bring a new forestry attraction - more (May 2006)
Forestry Plantations Queensland welcomes graduates – Forestry Plantations Queensland welcomed ten graduate trainees - more (May 2006)
Proposal a boon for SEQ timber industry – a proposal to replant around 1000 hectares of land in former state forest near Childers - more (May 2006)
Rubbish by the tonne – quite a few public roads meander their way through the Beerburrum State Forest - more (May 2006)
New forestry business – a new plantation forestry business, the largest in Queensland - more (April 2006)
Last updated 21 October 2009
