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Friday Analysis: Koalas are thriving, Leadbeaters need foresters, so who needs eco warriors

15 October 2021
So, despite all the silly protests, koalas on the north coast of NSW are not under threat of extinction from timber harvesting after all. In fact, to quote the State’s Natural Resources Commissioner, Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte – koala density is higher than anticipated in the survey
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Wooden satellite to launch from NZ with 100 messages

13 October 2021
WISA Woodsat, the first wooden satellite, celebrated the UN’s World Space Week by launching an initiative to collect 100 Messages to Planet Earth and by taking selected messages onboard WISA Woodsat for a space ride. Source: Timberbiz World Space Week from 4-10 October is an official
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Global shipping costs are skyrocketing

13 October 2021
Bulk and commodity trade and vessel movements were embroiled in further turmoil in early October, with day rates for vessel leases spiking so dramatically, a commodity trader said that it was ‘stupid o’clock out there. You can get a vessel, but you’ll pay through the nose, and rates a
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Lendlease and Stora Enso launch global sustainable timber partnership

13 October 2021
A major new partnership between Australian and international real estate group, Lendlease, and one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable timber, Stora Enso, is set to supercharge the use of environmentally friendly construction products in some of the world’s most recognised
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Future Foresters scholarship winners benefit at Forestry Australia conference

13 October 2021
Active and adaptive forest management and increased integration of Indigenous knowledge with Western scientific evidence and technologies are key to restoring and maintain the health of Australia’s forests, the Forestry Australia national conference has heard on its opening day. Sourc
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Invitation to view model building for low carbon construction

13 October 2021
In mid-November, construction professionals and property developers will be able to attend site visits to the Clearwater Quays Apartments, a model building for low carbon construction in Christchurch, New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Earlier this year, open days to this mass timber proj
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North Queensland forestry hub’s new manager

13 October 2021
North Queensland’s forest and timber industry has a new colleague following the appointment of a Regional Forestry Hub Manager to implement and progress further development of the industry in the region. Source: Timberbiz The North Queensland forestry hub is part of a network of hubs
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Sumitomo, NTT UD and Hines to develop net zero building in Melbourne

13 October 2021
Sumitomo Forestry, NTT Urban Development Corporation and global real estate developer Hines announced that they will start efforts to construct a net zero carbon building in the inner-city suburb of Collingwood, Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz It will be a large-scale wooden office const
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RDO delivers 100th John Deere forestry machine

13 October 2021
John Deere construction and forestry dealer RDO Equipment has delivered its 100th forestry machine in Australia, a massive milestone for the dealer network which has established itself in the market since launching only two years ago. Source: Timberbiz Queensland’s Blackbutt Logging,
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Research paper says koalas are happy in harvested north coast forests

13 October 2021
The NSW timber industry’s harvesting practices on the north coast have been vindicated in a research paper released yesterday. The Natural Resources Commissioner, Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, said koala density was higher than anticipated in the surveyed forests and was not reduced b
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