Job losses mean Swifts Creek in Victoria's High Country is facing an identity crisis, but it is not the only small town undergoing a transformation.

Forklifts drove across the frozen campus of Pleasant River Lumber’s sawmill in Enfield on a bitter January morning with ease, ...

Swifts Creek’s timber mill is closing with owners, the Pentarch Group, exploring moves to reopen a softwood mill site at Yarram. Fourteen workers at Swifts Creek producing pallets with wood sourced ...

By Emmett Gartner, The Maine Monitor Forklifts drove across the frozen campus of Pleasant River Lumber’s sawmill in Enfield on a bitter January morning with ease, preparing neatly wrapped stacks of ...

A load of young-growth lumber harvested from the Tongass National Forest boarded the Kennicott ferry from Petersburg to Sitka late last month. Its final destination? An outdoor learning shelter being ...

Renewable energy development and technology infrastructure are expected to expand non-timber revenue opportunities for timberland owners in 2026.

PORT ANGELES — Former state Rep. Jim Buck warned business leaders that declining timber revenues from county forest trust lands could lead to higher taxes or fewer public services in Clallam County ...

The Pentarch Group employs about 14 staff at Swifts Creek mill and they have been offered jobs at Yarram’s former softwood mill that closed late last year with the loss of 73 jobs. Last month Pentarch ...

The closure of sawmill leaves a small town on the brink, but we take an in-depth look at how a new owner is using sustainable strategies to inspire hope into the community.

The Wilderness Society lodges complaint with consumer watchdog over hardware and garden chain’s sale of timber sourced from NSW Forestry Corporation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest ...

A 530-strong family-owned timber processing business, with a rich history spanning more than 70 years, has been acquired by Glennon Brothers. Founded in 1947 by the Hickman family, Pontrilas Group is ...