Southern pine (plantations)

Southern pine is a well-established group of commercial plantation species in Queensland and produces a premium grade, quality softwood. The southern pines group is valued for excellent growth, straightness, minimal branching, wood density and even wood texture. Southern pine timber products have a well-established processing industry and market in Queensland. It is in demand both nationally and internationally. High-grade sawn wood serves the upper end of the domestic market and exports include sawn wood and woodchip

Western white gum (plantations)

Western white gum produces a hard, heavy, durable and attractive timber that is potentially suitable for construction, appearance products and round timber products. It is no longer harvested from natural stands but is a productive plantation tree in Queensland. It is highly suitable for low rainfall areas in northern Australia and is frost and drought hardy, has good form and reasonable growth rates. It is generally unknown in either national or international markets

Hoop pine - Araucaria (plantations)

Hoop pine is a native species and a well-established commercial plantation tree in Queensland that produces a premium grade, quality tropical softwood. It is valued for uniform, knot-free timber with exceptional quality, and used for many commercially important wood products. Hoop pine has a well-established market and is in demand both nationally and internationally. High-grade sawn hoop pine serves the upper end of the domestic market, taking advantage of long lengths of clear wood, and exports include sawn wood and woodchip

Red mahogany (plantations)

Red mahogany produces a hard, durable and attractive timber. In the past, small quantities of timber harvested from native forest has been used in construction, engineering and for appearance products and round timbers. It has well-established national markets, particularly in Queensland and NSW. It is also known in the international market as it is grown in plantations in other tropical regions

Gympie messmate (plantations)

Gympie messmate is an important commercial wood products tree in Queensland that produces high quality, strong, extremely durable and attractive timber. Although only small volumes are harvested from native forests in Queensland, it has a well-established market, and is in demand nationally. Gympie messmate timber from native forest has been used for a range of construction, engineering, appearance products and round timbers

Advancing our cities and regions strategy

The Advancing our cities and regions strategy is an innovative approach to renewing and repurposing surplus and underutilised state property to deliver better community outcomes, create jobs and drive economic growth. Property Queensland within the Department of State Development is working with government land-owning agencies to identify sites that represent property opportunities that will deliver on government priorities, and generate economic development and community outcomes. To help achieve this strategy, eight economic and community zones have been identified where Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) will lead the delivery of a range of projects, many of which will be iconic developments to transform precincts and catalyse economic growth and diversification in our cities and regions. &nbsp

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women’s task force on violence report

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Task Force on Violence was formed when the degree of suffering in many Indigenous Communities had reached a crisis point. While the plight of Indigenous people has been highlighted in numerous state, national and international reports, many people found the current level of violence in Indigenous communities difficult to comprehend. Although there has been much speculation about the causes of the violence being witnessed, the impact of history cannot be isolated in any discussion on its origins and the consequences of such violence in the lives of Indigenous peoples in the contemporary context. In investigating the violence, members of the Task Force were advised that the strongest message that they could give to the Government and the public of Queensland is that violence in all its forms, whatever its locale and in any circumstances, is unacceptable, and both Indigenous and non -Indigenous peoples must work together to help in its eradication

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