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US triples reforestation spending to tackle wildfire destruction

29 July 2022
The United States has tripled annual reforestation spending to tackle a four-million-acre replanting backlog driven by intense, climate-driven wildfires. Sources: Reuters, Timberbiz The US Forest Service reforestation funding rose to more than US$100 million this year as part of moves
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Stockholm market’s temporary hall gains worldwide attention

29 July 2022
Stockholm’s market hall has been serving discerning customers since 1886. But after decades of use, this traditional meeting spot was facing an urgent need for complete renovation. Source: Timberbiz It was important that market traders could continue to trade while the renovation was
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Tigercat’s first-ever production grinder

29 July 2022
Tigercat’s new 6900 is the first production grinder designed and built by Tigercat. The 6900 is a heavy-duty upswing grinder made for high throughput material reduction and mulch production. Source: Timberbiz The 6900 is designed for extreme duty and long life, utilizing only the high
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New Zealand fire and emergency personnel awarded Australian medals

29 July 2022
New Zealand Minister for Internal Affairs, Jan Tinetti, and Minister of Defence, Peeni Henare announced that 150 Fire and Emergency New Zealand personnel and 145 members of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) have been awarded the Australian National Emergency Medal, with Bushfires 1
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AKD honours it workers at Lumber Legends night

29 July 2022
Those who have worked at the AKD Sawmill in Tumut have been honoured at an AKD Lumber Legends night at Tumut Golf Club. Source: Tumut & Adelong Times AKD CEO Shane Vicary welcomed everyone and presented the awards, with the help of Tumut AKD manager Warren “Rab” Green. Comedian Mi
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In a month 40 million new plantation trees will be in the ground

29 July 2022
By the end of winter, more than 40 million new plantation timber trees will have been planted across NSW since the Black Summer bushfires, creating a major carbon sink that will continue to store carbon as timber and paper products for several decades. Source: Timberbiz The Australian
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Tas Forestry Hub’s detailed forest products’ demand study released

29 July 2022
The Tasmania Forestry Hub has recently completed a detailed Demand Study across all Tasmanian forest products with expert consultants, Indufor. The findings clearly show strong evidence of significant and unprecedented demand across most of Tasmania’s wood product groups and, importan
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Adelaide’s 31-storey timber tower will be the tallest hotel in the world

29 July 2022
The world’s tallest CLT hotel will be built in Adelaide’s CBD, and a second will be built in Whyalla at the top of Spencer Gulf as part of a $300 million investment in tourism in South Australia. Source: Timberbiz The $170 million 31-story 100-metre Adelaide project will include 324 h
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Opinion: Martin Cameron – Nationals now fight for blue collar workers not Labor

29 July 2022
Collectively, the timber industry is one of our largest employers in the Latrobe Valley and another four years of an Andrews Labor Government will see native timber destroyed without replacement. Make no mistake, the jobs generated from Victoria’s $7.32 billion timber industry are bei
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Friday analysis: Victorian legislation spurns forest industry brigades

29 July 2022
It’s hard work fighting a forest fire. It’s hot, dirty and dangerous. And the heat, dirt and danger doesn’t discriminate between the professionals and the volunteers. Professional and volunteer firefighters die while fighting bushfires. That’s a sad fact of life and it’s a calculated
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