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Wooden Melania torched for independence

17 July 2020
A wooden sculpture of US first lady Melania Trump was torched near her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, on the night of July Fourth, as Americans celebrated US Independence Day. Source: Reuters Brad Downey, a Berlin-based American artist, told Reuters he had the life-sized blackened, di
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Sodra looks ahead post COVID-19 and invests in the future

17 July 2020
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to a serious global crisis. The extent of the economic impact is uncertain, since both production and demand for forestry products have declined globally according to Peter Karlsson, Sodra’s Interim President and CEO. Source: Timberbiz “We are a
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Potential in NT for commercial indigenous forestry

17 July 2020
A new research project managed by Forest and Wood Products Australia will investigate the potential for commercial Indigenous forestry in the Northern Territory’s East Arnhem Land. The project aims to support the Traditional Owners to facilitate a sustainable forest-based livelihood a
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Queensland sawmilling company fined for stealing timber

17 July 2020
A Queensland sawmilling company and three of its employees have been fined a total of $17,500 in the Charleville Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to stealing State-owned timber. Source: Timberbiz Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said the
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Resilience program for Tasmanian forestry contractors extended

17 July 2020
Tasmania’s Forestry Contractor Resilience Program has been extended to January next year in response to the impact of CoVid-19. Source: Timberbiz The decision follows a meeting between the Australian Forest Contractors’ Association and Tasmania’s Resources Minister Guy Barnett on Wedn
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VicForests lost 119 days’ production due to illegal protests

17 July 2020
VicForests, which aims to harvest 59 new coupes this year, has suffered more than 50 illegal protests at 31 coupes in the past eight months, resulting in 119 production days lost. In West Gippsland, 10 coupes have been hit by protest action, resulting in 87 days’ lost work. Source: Ph
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Why is Vic Govt opening a forestry centre in Gippsland?

17 July 2020
The Victorian State Government has come under fire over its announcement this week of a National Institute for Forest Products Innovation Centre in Gippsland. While the establishment of the centre has been widely applauded, industry bodies and the opposition have questioned why the sa
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Opinion: Peter Brydon – enticing, retaining and developing the best assets

17 July 2020
A recently released report from the Regional Australia Institute highlights the important role regional communities play not only for people from the regions, but also for those who grew up in the city. The Big Movers: Understanding Population Mobility in Regional Australia presents d
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Opinion: Denis Hocking on New Zealand’s competitive advantage

17 July 2020
It is seldom that we, (NZ), encounter a very promising economic opportunity where we have a competitive advantage, existing technology, environmental and especially carbon sequestration positives, job creation at semi-skilled to skilled levels and diversification opportunities for exi
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Friday Analysis: The Victorian Government in a spin over forestry

17 July 2020
Just about everyone will be, at some stage, the victim of “spin”. It’s a given. Not all spin is bad, if the benefits described by the sender of the message are real and truly add value to the receiver of the message. Source: Bruce Mitchell Spinning becomes dysfunctional when the sende
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