News – Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers LTD

Bushfire recovery in forestry

27 June 2021

Last month, KIPT was able to tell the story of its recovery, so far, from the devastating bushfires on Kangaroo Island in 2019-20. Director Shauna Black spoke to ABC Landline… Continue reading

Employer of the Year award

11 June 2021

KIPT is thrilled to announce that it was named Employer of the Year at the recent Yumbah Kangaroo Island Employment Awards. The ceremony to present prizes in eight categories was… Continue reading

Road funding clears way for port approval

15 May 2021

Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers welcomes the announcement in the Federal Budget of $32 million of road funding for Kangaroo Island as the final piece of the puzzle to clear the… Continue reading

Log supply inquiry visits Island

1 May 2021

Members of the State Parliament’s Select Committee on Matters Relating to the Timber Industry in the Limestone Coast visited Kangaroo Island last week to hear about issues facing KIPT and… Continue reading

KI timber on show in Green Triangle

22 April 2021

The Company has completed a successful expo of its timber at a yard near Mt Gambier and is now in negotiations with several mills regarding buying logs from the KIPT… Continue reading

First barge of timber loaded at Kingscote wharf

25 March 2021

The first barge load of 300 cubic metres of pine logs from the KIPT estate is being loaded aboard the Rocksea today to be towed to Port Adelaide, where… Continue reading

Sprinklers start at log water storage

23 March 2021

Sprinklers have been activated at the dam on its Macgill property where KIPT plans to store more than 100,000 tonnes of pine. The pine logs, harvested from the fire-damaged Gosse… Continue reading

Seaport update and first logs leave Island

25 February 2021

A third round of public consultation regarding the Kangaroo Island Seaport development at Smith Bay was completed last week. The Company awaits details of the submissions received by the… Continue reading

Full house for jobs expo

25 January 2021

About 50 people were at the Kingscote Town Hall yesterday for the Harvest Jobs Expo, arranged by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers and its harvest contractor Harvestco. Harvestco – which operates… Continue reading

Jobs expo as harvest begins

12 January 2021

National forestry services company Harvestco has been awarded the contract to harvest, store and stockpile the first 200,000 tonnes of pine in the Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers estate. Harvestco started… Continue reading

Power line clearing almost complete

27 December 2020

Clearance of plantation trees alongside power lines is almost complete on Kangaroo Island and crews are preparing to move into the harvest proper in the New Year, starting with the… Continue reading

$5.5m grant for KI pellet mill

22 December 2020

A $5.5 million bushfire recovery grant will support establishment of a biomass pellet mill plant on Kangaroo Island capable of processing fire-damaged timber. Over the past 12 months, KIPT has… Continue reading