Membership

As a professional industry Association, we are here to represent and assist you with relative issues, along with proactively advocate with government on your behalf. Our core purpose being to deliver beneficial solutions that provide value for our members. Working alongside allied forestry and wood industry organisations is a key part of our success.

Membership

As a professional industry Association, we are here to represent and assist you with relative issues, along with proactively advocate with government on your behalf. Our core purpose being to deliver beneficial solutions that provide value for our members. Working alongside allied forestry and wood industry organisations is a key part of our success.

The benefits

1. Expertise

Have experts representing your interests

  • Dedicated Chief Executive and secretariat that listens and acts on your behalf. 
  • Pan industry engagement on members’ behalf through the Forest and Wood Sector Peak industry group on cross sector issues.
  • Formation of technical committees and working groups to facilitate member input into, industry standards, policies, design guides, and certification specifications.
1. Expertise

2. Advocacy

Proactive advocacy with the government on your behalf.

  • Influence positive outcomes for your business through proactive industry leadership. 
  • Being the voice for members on regulatory initiatives and proposals to advocate for sensible and workable legislation on behalf of the industry.
  • Relationship building and industry representation with Ministers, regulatory agencies, and key decision-makers.
  • Submitting on consultations and proposed new legislation.
2. Advocacy

3. Up-to-date

Stay up-to-date on the latest industry news.

  • Keeping on the pulse of upcoming local or global industry developments and delivering clear and concise updates and advice as they happen direct to our members.
  • Acting as the conduit for feeding your views to our politicians, regulators, and stakeholders.
  • Proactive and reactive media representation as the trusted industry voice.  
  • Regular newsletters and website updates representing our industry views to members, stakeholders, and officials.
3. Up-to-date

4. Network

Networking opportunities with colleagues and industry experts

  • Networking – bringing the industry together through regular conferences, regional events and dinners right around the country.
4. Network
"The Association has been a key partner in helping our business with industry issues and opportunities since 2007"

Craig Dawson - Westco Lumber

"The Association has been a key partner in helping our business with industry issues and opportunities since 2007"

Craig Dawson - Westco Lumber

Join the WPMA

Contact us here to enquire about joining our membership