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Friday analysis: Dan Andrews has been Gaslighting Victorian timber workers

08 April 2022
Hats off to the Wellington Shire Council for uncovering that Premier Daniel Andrews went to the last election and did not disclose the state government’s intention to shut down the native timber industry. The FOI documents, finally released to the Council after years of requests and a
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Andrews signed off demise of native forestry but waited a year to tell the industry

06 April 2022
Victoria’s Premier Dan Andrews has been accused of treating the forestry sector “like fools”. The comment by Timber Towns Victoria chair Karen Stephens follows a report in the Weekly Times that Mr Andrews signed off on phasing out native forest timber harvesting in Victoria in A
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Mediterranean Forest Week

06 April 2022
Forest and landscape restoration and employment opportunities that Mediterranean forests can offer young people topped the agenda at the Seventh Mediterranean Forest Week and 24th session of the Committee on Mediterranean Forestry Questions-Silva Mediterranea, which took place in Turk
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Bio-agents fight against coronavirus

06 April 2022
Research shows that in the near future, Zika virus, coronaviruses and enteroviruses can be combated with a bio-based raw material from the Finnish forest nature. The material is antiviral; in other words, it destroys viruses on surfaces and on skin. Its effect is based on microbial ac
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GEDI mission becomes a reality

06 April 2022
NASA’s GEDI mission has reached a major milestone with the release of its newest data product, which provides the first near-global estimate of aboveground forest biomass and the carbon it stores – filling a key gap in climate research. Source: Timberbiz The data enables research into
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OFO draft Forest Management Public Summary open for discussion

06 April 2022
OneFortyOne is seeking community feedback on its draft Forest Management Public Summary. This Public Summary supersedes the OneFortyOne Plantations Forest Management Plan 2016-2021. Source: Timberbiz Planning and Compliance Manager Janeth Mackenzie said that the Public Summary provide
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Community to decide if exotics to be excluded from NZ ETS

06 April 2022
The Government is proposing to exclude exotic forests like radiata pine from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to better manage carbon farming and is asking for community feedback. Source: Waikato Herald The new permanent forest category of the ETS, which comes into force
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NF McDonnell don colourful shirts for mental health conversations

06 April 2022
Colourful work shirts have been rolled out at a Mount Gambier timber mill to get the conversation moving on mental health. Source: The Border Watch NF McDonnell and Son staff members have been wearing the shirts with a colourful print on the bottom, collar and sleeves of the shirts wh
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Vale: Rob McLagan

06 April 2022
New Zealand’s pastoral and forest industries are mourning the passing of Rob McLagan who served as Chief Executive of both Federated Farmers and the Forest Owners Association. Source: Timberbiz Mr McLagan was Chief Executive of Federated Farmers between 1979 and 1993.  He then went on
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McGowan’s impromptu trip raises hackles of forestry industry

06 April 2022
A visit to Manjimup by Western Australia’s Premier Mark McGowan to announce jobs for new Main Roads regional offices was “another blanket WA Labor announcement for Union jobs”, while failing to deliver for the forestry industry, according to the Opposition. Source: Timberbiz Shadow Fo
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