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Union steps up the fight for timber workers against Andrews Govt

11 March 2020
Victorian Government MPs will face flying pickets, mass community meetings and rolling stoppages as timber workers ramp up their campaign to highlight the turmoil facing the industry. The crisis facing the forestry sector escalated last week after a court injunction halted harvesting
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USDA Forest Service has 80 seasonal jobs on offer

06 March 2020
The USDA Forest Service is accepting applications for more than 80 seasonal spring and summer jobs in Oregon and Washington. Positions are available in fields including archaeology, customer service, range, forestry, fire, recreation, engineering, hydrology, biology, dispatch, and eng
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Joint research for auto harvesting and forestry innovation

06 March 2020
FPInnovations and the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create an opportunity for the international exchange of research on automated harvesting and advances their respective interests in forestry innovation. Source: Timber
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Pilot phase of new FSC TLA introduced

06 March 2020
A revised and improved trademark license agreement (TLA) for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting early in the second quarter of 2020 in Brazil, China, Germany, Russia and the United States before being extended to other countries lat
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AS1684.2: Australian Residential Timber Framed Construction Seminar

06 March 2020
Understanding and using Australia’s Timber Framing Code correctly is an ongoing challenge for many building professionals. Site visits and inspections regularly uncover poor practice which can open up a litany of legal issues. This practical training workshop delivered by the timber f
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Austrian billionaire buys up more NZ for forestry

06 March 2020
An Austrian billionaire has been granted consent to purchase an NZ$8m Hill Country farm. The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has granted Wolfgang Leitner consent to buy a 800ha property located in Kotemaori, Wairoa and convert it to forestry. Source: Rural News NZ The property known
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Tasmania opens up to fuel reduction burns

06 March 2020
The Tasmanian Government has opened the door for mechanical fuel reduction to tackle bushfires. In response to this season’s disastrous fires in Victoria and NSW, the Premier Peter Gutwein this week confirmed plans to introduce new legislation to make it easier for authorities to unde
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Greens say workers roadside clearing are exploiting the situation

06 March 2020
Suggestions that bushfire recovery workers undertaking roadside clearing for safety were somehow exploiting their role in an effort to gain additional timber have been labelled as a disgrace by the Shadow Assistant Minister for Forestry, Gary Blackwood. Source: Timberbiz Mr Blackwood
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Importance of forest hazard reduction burning in Australia

06 March 2020
I have read the articles on the importance of forest hazard reduction burning in Australia, as a former forester I understand the importance of hazard reduction burning  – an individual’s assessment by John O’Donnell. The wildfires have had a massive impact across Australia, burning 5
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Trees are the Ultimate Renewable says Private Forests Tasmania CEO

06 March 2020
By 2050 the human population is forecast to expand from 7.5 to 9.6 billion people. We will require 70% more food (United Nations), 50% more fuel (International Energy Agency), and 50% more water (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). We also need to reduce CO2 emiss
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