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Friday Analysis: Is Premier Andrews dangling a carrot for forestry?

13 March 2020
Central Victoria’s first planned burn of 2020 will take place on Wednesday in the first of about 30 burns planned before next season’s fire danger period. Forest Fire Management Victoria will burn 81 hectares two kilometres to the west of St Arnaud at the town’s Towe
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FSC wooden toys a Xmas hit in France

11 March 2020
Wooden toys were all the rage during last Christmas in France after supermarket chain Lidl launched its FSC-certified wooden toys ranging from jigsaws to pirate ships and doll houses. It decided to highlight its commitment to safe, high quality toys, using timber from responsibly mana
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Dutch fund US forestry $1.5m for assurance

11 March 2020
The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced it has received a total of US$1.5 million in funding over three years from the Dutch Biomass Certification Foundation (DBC) to proceed with a comprehensive sustainability assurance program. Source: Timberbiz The project will include two c
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Gender empowerment in forestry on International Women’s Day

11 March 2020
On International Women’s Day, a very special day to celebrate women’s achievements, it was time to raise awareness against gender bias and take action for equality. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and s
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Building approvals stable in January

11 March 2020
Building approvals in the three months to January 2020 increased by 4.9% compared with the previous three months but remain 2.3% lower than the same time last year according to  HIA Economist, Angela Lillicrap. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its monthly
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Rolling toilet paper shortages, not on our watch

11 March 2020
Toilet paper is not in short supply in Australia, and it will not be in short supply at any time. There are no grounds for panic buying. Sources: Timberbiz, IndustryEdge Each Australia consumed an average 12.5 kg of all tissue products in 2018-19. This includes toilet paper, but also
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NZ forestry contractors in crisis and Stats NZ shows why

11 March 2020
New Zealand Forest Industry Contractors Association (FICA) says forestry crisis is dire and contractors are reaching breaking point in an ever-worsening situation. Rapid impacts have been felt over the past month by the forestry industry with the effects of the outbreak of the Coronav
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IndustryEdge partnership with Forest2Market to bring data to SilvaStat360

11 March 2020
IndustryEdge and Forest2Market have announced a partnership to bring IndustryEdge’s Australian wood market commentary, analysis and data to SilvaStat360, Forest2Market’s online business intelligence platform. The partnership will combine IndustryEdge’s Wood Market Edge publication and
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Hyne Timber adds third shift for bushfire salvage operations

11 March 2020
Hyne Timber Tumbarumba is in the process of adding a third shift as the bushfire recovery salvage operation continues. The site already employs approximately 230 people and is actively recruiting to a range of new opportunities and vacancies. Source: Timberbiz Site Manager, Marcus Fen
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Timber industry associations call for urgent action from Andrews

11 March 2020
The Victorian Government must urgently intervene to save the Victoria’s native timber industry and the thousands of jobs it supports, industry peak bodies urged.  The recent court decision to extend an injunction preventing timber harvesting in 13 coupes, is the latest setback for the
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