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Training is the alternative to get timber and woodchips to port

27 May 2022
Wood chips from the Norwegian timber corporation Bergene Holm in Amundrød near Larvik will be transported by rail to Norske Skog’s mill in Halden, replacing traditional truck transportation. Source: Timberbiz With one freight train holding cargo equivalent to 30 trucks, one train depa
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Making a table in a lab, without cutting down a tree

27 May 2022
Researchers at MIT have pioneered a tunable technique to generate wood-like plant material in a lab, which could enable someone to “grow” a wooden product like a table without needing to cut down trees, process lumber, etc. Source: Timberbiz These researchers have now demonstrated tha
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LVL the material of choice for wind turbine towers

27 May 2022
Stora Enso and wood technology company Modvion are partnering to establish wood as the material of choice for wind turbine towers. The collaboration’s purpose is to demonstrate the vast possibilities in using wood in demanding constructions. Source: Timberbiz Modvion builds wind turbi
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Hyne Community Trust grants open next week

27 May 2022
Just one week to go until applications open for the 2022 round of Hyne Community Trust grants on 1 June. Eligible community organisations are encouraged to consider how the Hyne Community Trust can support them to deliver lasting benefits to the Tumbarumba region. Source: Timberbiz On
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OFO’s expansion means a new kiln operator is needed

27 May 2022
OneFortyOne’s Jubilee Sawmill is amid a site-wide modernisation program, which has seen state-of-the-art equipment upgrades, the addition of robotics to assist packing and wrapping timber, and new multimillion-dollar continuous drying kilns. Source: Timberbiz To add to this futureproo
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Global Forest to sell Australian assets in Murray Valley and Oberon

27 May 2022
Forestry investment giant Global Forest Partners appears ready to harvest another big Australian asset, this time calling in advisers to sell some of its holdings in New South Wales. Source: Australian Financial Review Fresh from seeing strong demand for its Green Triangle Forest Prod
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Vic forestry project to get more trees on farms

27 May 2022
A new forestry project has been launched to support the integration of more trees on farms in Victoria – helping the state achieve its net zero carbon goals by 2050. Overseen by Forestry Australia, the Trials Review, Information and Genetics (TRIG) project aims to improve information
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Victoria and Tasmania assert the rights of workers to a safe workplace

27 May 2022
The Australian Forest Contractors Association has welcomed the Victorian Government’s initial steps this week to strengthen workplace laws protecting Victorian forestry workers from workplace trespass. Source: Timberbiz The Sustainable Forests Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safet
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Opinion: Robert Onfray – so McGowan clearing native jarrah for mining is ‘okay’

27 May 2022
In September 2021, the Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, made a shock announcement that all native forest logging would cease in 2024, at the end of the current 10-year Forest Management Plan. The decision was made without consultation with the timber industry, public, or go
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Friday analysis: safeguarding timber workers from protests finally gains traction

27 May 2022
The Victorian Government has taken firm – and in some quarters unexpected – action to safeguard the State’s timber workers from protestors. The proposed new laws are made of stern stuff, and the Government is to be applauded for its action. Protestors who illegally enter coupes in Vic
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