Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers says that thousands of hectares of its forests will be felled, piled and burned and the company will walk away from the industry following the State Government’s decision to reject its plans for a port on the island’s north coast.
In part four of InDaily’s special report on the national timber shortage, a Mid North sawmill operator aims to build a second facility closer to Adelaide to cut structural timber and capitalise on fire-affected wood from Kangaroo Island if he can secure government support.
In part three of InDaily’s special report on the national timber shortage, thousands of tonnes of structural grade timber is ready to be shipped to sawmills from Kangaroo Island but transport issues and high costs are hampering efforts.
In part two of InDaily’s special report on the national timber shortage, South Australian builders warn of looming job losses due to the lack of supply for the housing industry.