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Opinion: Mark Poynter – Australia’s short-sighted approach has caused this wood shortage

06 August 2021
According to industry newsletter, TimberBiz, Australia’s “… pipeline of homebuilding activity is at record levels and growing at its fastest ever pace. For the timber and wood products industry, the pressure is all the more significant because, while demand for sustainable
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Friday analysis: RFAs attacked state by state – NSW has its turn

06 August 2021
Australia’s Regional Forest Agreements are under attack like never before. So far this year the forestry industry has had two successes in two states in cases which, had the environmental lobby been successful, had the potential to derail the RFAs Australia-wide. After failures in Vic
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Southern Vietnam furniture hub under lockdown 

04 August 2021
The entire Southern Region of Vietnam has been placed under a two-week lockdown as confirmed Covid-19 cases exceeded 3,000 daily at the end of July. After successfully containing the virus for much of the pandemic, Vietnam is facing a rapid spread of infections that has led to movemen
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Remsoft supports forest teaching and research in Russia and Canada

04 August 2021
Remsoft will support forest management teaching and research at the Saint Petersburg State University in Russia and Canada’s University of Toronto through its Educational Partners Program (EPP). Source: Timberbiz Remsoft is a Canadian provider of asset management and asset optimizatio
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Tigercat shovel logger for extreme slopes

04 August 2021
Tigercat has launched its LSX870D shovel logger which is based on the LX870D series track carrier platform. The machine is designed for extreme duty steep slope logging. Source: Timberbiz With a choice of attachments including the new Tigercat BG13 grapple with a live heel boom or the
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Bennett’s Trails in SA – resilience, collaboration and blisters

04 August 2021
It was smiles all round at the opening of two new trails at Bennett’s Forest Reserve in the Adelaide Hills in early July. The sun came out along with 40-odd riders and delegates from Forestry SA to experience the new trails built by Gravity Enduro SA and an army of volunteers. S
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Howitt Society asks coroner to look at Black Summer bushfires

04 August 2021
The Howitt Society has asked the Victorian Coroner to investigate aspects of the catastrophic Black Summer bushfires. Following the fires, the Government of Victoria commissioned a report by the Inspector General for Emergency Management (IGEM) and the Commonwealth Government commissi
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Forestry NSW moves 32 tonnes of rubbish from the forest

04 August 2021
Over recent months, Forestry Corporation of NSW has removed over 32 tonnes of illegally dumped rubbish from Nambucca and Newry State Forests. Both of these areas have a history of persistent illegal dumping, with Nambucca in particular having a reputation as one of the worst on the co
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NZ may limit wood exports due to shortages

04 August 2021
Comments this morning from New Zealand’s Building and Construction Minister Poto Williams that the Government is considering limiting wood exports to keep construction materials from going offshore, will send a shiver down the spine of many businesses according to the ACT’s Trade spok
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Exodus from Melbourne and Sydney boosts building in other states

04 August 2021
More than 60,000 people departed Sydney and Melbourne for other parts of the country in the 12 months to March 2021 which saw a greater increase in building approvals than in the capital cities. Source: Timberbiz “The exodus of residents from Melbourne is a trend that has emerged foll
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