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New Zealand’s collapsing log prices to China – dire warnings

11 July 2019
New Zealand is experiencing a collapse in the price of logs sent to China which could mean as many as 1000 people could be out of work according to recent reports. This is before you take into account the repercussions in other industries such as trucking and shipping. Sources: Timber
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Active and adaptive management needed for Victoria’s forestry

11 July 2019
A radical overhaul of regulations and conservation management is needed if Victoria’s Regional Forest Agreements are to actually meet their worthy principles and achieve biodiversity aims, according to a regional forest group. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The South East Timber
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Forestry innovation centre for UK with funding of £400 million

09 July 2019
Plans for a Forestry Innovation Centre covering the north of England and south of Scotland have been unveiled as part of a major funding package worth almost £400 million. The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal is a collaboration between the UK Government, Scottish Government and five
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CIFOR’s annual report released

09 July 2019
For more than 25 years, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has brought critical forest research to global discussions, raising the profile of tropical forests and of people who depend on them. Its latest annual report shines a light on CIFOR’s achievements in 2018.
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European glulam vs Australian labelling

09 July 2019
Glue-laminated timber structural grades in Europe are different than in Australia and the confusion between the two grading systems started from how they’re labelled. Both the Australian and European products label their glulam products using the GL’X’ descriptor, but it refers to dif
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First log shipment destined for Port Botany

09 July 2019
The first shipment of 60 containers of timber has been loaded onto the train at Werris Creek destined for Port Botany, as the region’s new rail hub gears up to take up to 230,000 tonnes of timber from Walcha and Nundle annually. Source: Timberbiz Walcha District Manager Gary Miller sa
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National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day 2019

09 July 2019
National Tree Day started in 1996 and has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature care event. It’s a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to the community. ​​​Since 1996 around 25 million trees have been planted with
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Operating profits up for NZ forestry

09 July 2019
Operating profit for New Zealand’s agriculture, forestry, and fishing industries combined increased NZ$1.0 billion (up 22.1%) to NZ$5.6 billion in the 2018 financial year, Stats NZ said. Source: Timberbiz Food product manufacturing, and grocery, liquor, and tobacco product wholesaling
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Forestworks’ new training package projects

09 July 2019
The Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) has approved three new training packages. Projects and Forestworks is seeking expressions of interest for the Technical Advisory Committee members for the projects. Source: Timberbiz The three new training projects are: – New Harve
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Australia’s Per Capita Recession – welcome to the QE era

09 July 2019
We might think the main economic news in Australia right now is interest rates and the new historic low cash rate of 1.00%. It is big news of course, but the really significant issue is why it has occurred. The Australian economy is in a consumption decline that sees the Reserve Bank
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