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Queensland forestry and timber industry

Queensland's forestry and timber industry underpins housing affordability, community well-being and regional jobs.

Rows of young tree seedlings in a nursery field with a plantation forest behind.
© Photo provided by Timber Queensland. Used with permission.

Forestry and timber

  • Delivering now
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  • Two people inspecting a sheet of timber veneer on machinery inside a processing facility.

    Industry snapshot

  • Timber house frames under construction with roof trusses and wall framing visible.
    © Photo provided by Hyne Timber. Used with permission.

    Timber supply chain

  • Straight rows of tall plantation trees stretching into the distance.
    © Photo provided by HQPlantations. Used with permission.

    Addressing key drivers

  • Large engineered timber panels being lifted by a crane at a construction site.
    © Photo provided by Lendlease. Used with permission.

    Meeting future timber demand

  • Worker in hi-vis moving timber boards in an indoor processing area.

    Future opportunities

  • Person in a hard hat and safety glasses inspecting the trunk of a large tree in a forest.

    Managing our sustainable and renewable resource

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Department of Primary Industries proudly acknowledges Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of Country.

We recognise their continuing connection to land, sea, waters and sky. We pay our respects to them, their cultures and their Elders past and present, and commit to ongoing reconciliation.

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