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Friday analysis: Timber Qld benchmarks politicking for forestry

30 October 2020
Timber Queensland has certainly put in the work in the lead-up to Saturday’s Queensland election. And in doing so, they may have set something of a benchmark for other State timber organisations to follow, if they haven’t already. Source: Bruce Mitchell By formulating a five-point pla
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Look into the future with Tas virtual forum

28 October 2020
The Tasmanian Forest Industries Virtual Forum, presented by the Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network, Forests for the Future – Planning for Tomorrow Today will be held online on Thursday 19 November 2020 from 12:00pm – 2:30pm, followed by regional industry dinners in the Sout
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Ride against the grain, George Woodman’s garage

28 October 2020
George Woodman is an aptly named carpenter, furniture designer and interior architect, but it was not the name he was born with. He took on the name as a kind of branding exercise and came to the custom scene with the idea to introduce his favourite material wood. Sources: Timberbiz,
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REleaf for Malaysia comes from Nestle

28 October 2020
Nestlé announced its commitment to plant three million trees in the next three years through Project RELeaf, a reforestation initiative in Malaysia contributing to the company’s global pledge to achieve Zero Net Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050. Source: Timberbiz Project RELeaf builds
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Euro parliament adopts report on forestry strategy for forestry and related industries

28 October 2020
Earlier in October the European Parliament, gathered in Plenary session, adopted the report “The European Forest Strategy – The way forward”, led by the Rapporteur Petri Sarvamaa (Finland, EPP Group), which stresses the need for a balanced, independent and self-standing EU Forest Stra
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Tas forestry contractor’s business improvement funding open

28 October 2020
Tasmania’s forestry contractors can now apply for funding to improve their business practices under the $500 000 Forestry Contractor Resilience Program, which is being delivered through Rural Business Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Under the program, Tasmanian forestry harvest and haulag
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Midway seeks stakeholder comment on management of high conservation values

28 October 2020
Midway Limited is a wood processing and export business in Geelong, Victoria. The company is committed to protecting high conservation values through responsible forest management and so its resource and wood supply chain is certified to AFS standards (AS4707 and AS4708) and FSC® stan
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AKD job creation introduces 20 new apprentices to forestry

28 October 2020
AKD is answering the call to support Australian job creation by announcing more than 20 new apprenticeship positions and new graduate positions in 2021. Source: Timberbiz AKD has always placed the development of its people as a high priority and this year the company felt it was even
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Tasmanian Forest Safety Code Review – Consultation Workshops

28 October 2020
The Consultation Draft of the revised Forest Safety Code (Tasmania) will be reviewed by the project steering committee next week before the next consultation phase. As part of the next phase of consultation 3 industry workshops are planned. Source: Timberbiz The Industry Workshops for
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Opportunities & strategies for bushfire plantation protection – final document released

28 October 2020
A final document has been prepared by John O’Donnell, titled “Potential opportunities and strategies for improved bushfire pine and hardwood plantation protection and management across Australia“, September 2020, following comments received on the document after an e
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