17 August 2023

The second meeting of the Forest Industries Advisory Council of South Australia (FIAC-SA) was held in Adelaide on Thursday 17 August 2023.

Developing the domestic manufacturing and infrastructure masterplan is a key component of FIAC-SA’s workplan. The meeting focussed on its development and agreed it would be inclusive of the entire forestry value chain, with manufacturing and infrastructure as significant components. The masterplan will be flexible to account for emerging priorities.

FIAC-SA will meet prior to its next meeting to workshop the draft masterplan and ensure alignment between objectives, actions and outcomes. There will be a key focus upon actions that can be initiated now and over the next 3 years.

FIAC-SA identified the need to have an accurate stocktake of the State’s fibre resources and associated potential value-adding opportunities, with implications for revenue generation and jobs.

The next meeting is scheduled for early November.