New Australian Government's Timber Fibre Strategy
Friday 11 Jul 2025
The Albanese Labor Government has released, this week, the
Timber Fibre Strategy, which sets out a pathway for the future growth of
Australia’s proud forestry industry. The Timber
Fibre Strategy sets out 128 ambitious actions for industry and
governments to help build a sustainable, world leading sector with
products that are in demand domestically and internationally.
The Strategy’s development was led by the Albanese Labor
Government’s Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership
and guided by close consultation across the forestry sector. The
Timber Fibre Strategy charts a course for the forestry industry to
embrace the future and help solve challenges facing the forestry
industry, and the nation.
A key opportunity identified in the Strategy is for the forestry sector
to play a bigger role in tackling Australia’s housing challenges
and delivering on the Government’s ambitious housing agenda.
The Albanese Labor Government is investing $300 million in the
future of the forestry industry, which includes:
- Over $100 million for transformative research, development and
innovation for the timber industry through Australian Forest and Wood
Innovations,
- Over $100 million to support the medium and long-term sustainability
of our wood processing sector through the Accelerate Adoption of Wood
Processing Innovation program,
- Over $73 million to expand Australia’s future wood supply
through the Support Plantation Establishment program, and $10 million in
the industry’s training needs through the Forestry Workforce
Training Program.
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Julie Collins MP,
said, "I’m excited to use the Timber Fibre Strategy to work with
the industry, and with states and territories, to maximise the benefits
of this investment, and to leverage other opportunities across
government to lift the productivity of the forestry sector."
The Government will work closely with the industry, and with states and
territories, to respond to the Strategy. The Timber Fibre
Strategy is available via the website.
Source & image credit: Australian Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry
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