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I-LEAD funded places for women in industry

04 July 2022
Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network with the support of the Tasmanian Government is offering up to five fully funded places in the new I-LEAD Women in Industry Program. Source: Timberbiz This offering has been created exclusively by Tasmanian Leaders to support and accelerat
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Fire and rain – we need to get our act together

04 July 2022
With climate change set to drive bigger and hotter bushfires, much more money needs to be spent on preparations to mitigate against fires in the first place, according to Climate Councillor, Greg Mullins. Source:  Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Mr Mullins, the former Commissioner of Fir
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Portland’s new airport project attracts the tradies

01 July 2022
When Carpenters Local 1503 member William Smith got a chance to work reconstructing the Portland International Airport’s main terminal in Oregon USA, he left another job to take it. That’s because of the project’s centre piece: A mass timber roof made from Oregon-sourced wood. Sources
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SilvaStat360 Virtual Mill

01 July 2022
Since rolling out the SilvaStat360 interactive digital platform in 2017, Forest2Market has continued to develop a series of innovative and analytical solutions for participants in the global forest value chain. Source: Forest2Market Its newest interactive visualization includes a Virt
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Ponsse sells its Russian subsidiary

01 July 2022
On 28 June 2022 Ponsse sold all shares in OOO Ponsse, its subsidiary that provided services in Russia and Belarus. Ponsse signed the deed of sale, according to which Ponsse’s operations in Russia will transfer to OOO Bison once the conditions of the transaction have been met. Source:
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Partnership for safety management and land care skills in WA

01 July 2022
A collaboration involving Responsible Wood certificate holders PF Olsen and Wespine Industries has partnered with the Leschenault Catchment Council (LCC) south of Perth to further expand a project focused on safety management and training in land care-specific skills. Source: Timberbi
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Prickly problem for Murray Region forests

01 July 2022
The Softwoods Working Group and The Murray Region Forestry Hub is seeking substantial funding to support research into finding an effective biological control for blackberries not just in the hub’s area, but across eastern Australia where they are a massive problem. Source: Timberbiz
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NZ Fed Farmers’ maths doesn’t add up says Forest Owners

01 July 2022
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association says Federated Farmers have got their sums wrong on the rate of forest planting and don’t understand the law on overseas investment either. Source: Timberbiz FOA is responding to claims made by Federated Farmers to Parliament’s Finance and Expen
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WA’s ‘gold standard of transparency’ gets lost in the forest

01 July 2022
Western Australia’s Opposition has slammed the McGowan Government for refusing to provide details around terms for paying $200,000 of taxpayers’ money to the Australian Workers Union. Source: Timberbiz Shadow Forestry Minister Steve Martin said the recent Auditor-General report outlin
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Forestry Corp responds to recent penalties in Dampier and South Brooman

01 July 2022
Forestry Corporation regrets that it made an error during operations in Dampier State Forest 2019 and removed trees from an area that should have been protected around a disused mineshaft. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation carries out pre-harvest surveys and searches and marks al
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