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Liberals’ Gary Blackwood calls for forestry protesters to be fined

11 May 2020
Shadow Assistant Minister for Forestry, Gary Blackwood, is calling on Victoria’s Police Minister Lisa Neville to confirm if forestry protesters will be fined under strict COVID-19 Stay-at-Home directions. Source: Timberbiz Mr Blackwood said a number of protests in recent weeks had gre
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US faces huge housing downturn

08 May 2020
As has been the case in Australia, where most of the major forestry and timber industry associations have been bracing for a decline in home building this is playing out overseas as well. Not surprisingly, US homebuilding dropped sharply in March as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to
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Carbonfibre to be developed from forestry products

08 May 2020
Stora Enso and Cordenka have signed a joint development agreement to develop precursors for bio-based carbonfibre. The co-development is driven by the need for high performance carbonfibre in transportation, construction and power generation. Source: Timberbiz Stora Enso has been deve
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Hardwood chips to China in freefall

08 May 2020
Hardwood chip deliveries to China fell to their lowest quarterly total in two years in the 4Q 2019. At 2.771 million bone dried metric tons (bdmt), deliveries were still substantial, albeit almost 13% lower than the previous quarter. Source: Tim Woods IndustryEdge The major supplier,
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Responsible Wood Zooms into Trans-Tasman standard

08 May 2020
Even in these challenging times it’s business as usual for the AS/NZS 4708 Standards Reference Committee as they work towards the Trans-Tasman Sustainable Forest Management Standard due out in the second half of 2020. Source: Timberbiz Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, video conferencing ha
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New Forests ANZFF no longer a closed-end fund

08 May 2020
International forestry investment manager New Forests announced the extension of its flagship forestry fund, the Australia New Zealand Forest Fund (ANZFF). Originally launched in 2010 as a 10-year, closed-end fund, ANZFF was converted into an extended long-term vehicle by agreement of
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Green Triangle calls for better cross border fire coordination

08 May 2020
The Green Triangle Forests Industries Hub wants improved coordination and deployment of cross border fire resources in a step to enhance fire protection and suppression activities in the Green Triangle. Source: Timberbiz With the current fire season coming to an end last week, Green T
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Forestry protestors flouting COVID-19 restrictions

08 May 2020
Despite clear legal prohibitions, including Covid-19 restrictions, protestors in Victoria continue to interfere with legal forestry operations by entering worksites. Protestors have reportedly been active near Warburton, north-east of Melbourne, and there have been ongoing clashes in
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Victorian Supreme Court extends injunction to 13 more coupes

08 May 2020
The Victorian Supreme Court has extended a temporary injunction to a further 13 coupes in the Central Highlands.  This brings the total number of coupes under injunction to 26. Source: Timberbiz In the Victorian Supreme Court on Wednesday, Justice Kate McMillan granted an injunction t
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Opinion: Koala conundrum should drive scientific debate

08 May 2020
Good news doesn’t boost TV ratings, sell newspapers or aid fundraising campaigns, but there is a huge industry based on seemingly concocted environmental crises. Multinational green ‘charities’ such as World Wildlife Fund might collapse if the simple truth got out. That’s why I want t
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