FTMA Board Visits QLD

The FTMA Board travelled to Queensland for our May board meeting, which was held at our Strategic Partner, Vida Wood’s office.  The board were joined by the three CEO’s of the nail plate companies, Adam Lefkon (Multinail), Robert Stubbs (MiTek) and Sean McKiernan...

Activist Culture Devouring Regional Communities

This piece was written and provided by Justin Law of Forest & Wood Communities Australia The past three years have been a challenging battle to highlight the fate of timber communities in the wake of the original 2019 decision to end native forestry in Victoria....

FTMA Welcomes Kat to the Team!

Kat comes to FTMA from a broad background of experiences. Originally from the UK, Kat migrated to Australia in 2007, and worked as a counsellor for The Coroners Court of Victoria, and Victims of Crime. She specialised in grief and trauma supports, and running...

Farewell Glen & Faye Phillips

A few months ago, I was stoked to hear that Glen & Faye Phillips of Country Truss sold their business and would be retiring from the industry after 40+ years in the frame and truss sector. Glen joined the industry around 1979, when as a young chippy, he joined the...