ForestWorks is committed to working with our industry and government by providing expert advice and services in skills development, employment and training. This website supports our industry’s capacity to develop and maintain a skilled workforce, which is the foremost objective of ForestWorks.

Furniture, building materials, benches, screens, floors, magazines, newspapers, tissues and packaging - these products are essential and they’re all supplied by the Forest, Wood, Paper and Timber Products Industry. It is one of Australia’s leading industries, being the second-largest manufacturing industry in the country. The industry had its start in the early 1800s, when cutting was done by hand and sawmills were located right next to forests to reduce the need for transport. Today the industry is high-tech, using the latest equipment and demanding highly skilled workers. The industry employs over 110,000 Australians, particularly in regional areas but also in the major cities.