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Ki-board of hardwood for hard cash

20 March 2023
Hacoa’s Ki-Board is a creative twist on the mundane world of plastic mass production. Created entirely of carefully selected hardwoods of the highest quality, each keyboard is lovingly fashioned by a Japanese master craftsman in a labour-intensive process at the rate of just one per d
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PEFC seminar targets the furniture industry

20 March 2023
The wood in furniture can only come from one place: the world’s forests. Wood is renewable and can be sourced from sustainably managed forests, which is why homeowners, governments and private companies and corporations are increasingly demanding responsibly sourced wood. Source: Timb
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JD one of the most ethical companies in the world

20 March 2023
John Deere has been recognized as one of the 2023 World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. Source: Timberbiz This year marks the 16th time Deere has been recognized on this list, underscoring t
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New homes on a boom and bust cycle

20 March 2023
Sales of new homes in the three months to February were 46.8% lower than at the same time the previous year, according to the HIA New Home Sales report, a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states, and a leading indicator of future detached home con
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Tree options will shore-up vulnerable farm and forest lands in NZ

20 March 2023
New Zealand’s Farm Forestry Association says the convened Ministerial Inquiry, into land-use across Tairāwhiti, needs to look closely at the tree options for shoring up vulnerable farm and former forest land in the region, or it will leave a legacy of mistakes long into the future. So
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OFO says the forest is used as a rubbish dump

20 March 2023
OneFortyOne wants Limestone Coast residents to stop dumping rubbish in the forest, and to call out people who are not doing the right thing, after a record amount of rubbish was found across the forest estate over the past year. Source: Timberbiz Gambier Area Supervisor Jeremy Cookson
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$1.4m Gottstein Trust opens opportunities for those in forestry

20 March 2023
The 2023 round of the Gottstein Trust flagship grants opened on 1 March 2023 and will close Friday 5 May 2023. Source: Timberbiz “It’s important that HR managers, small business owners, executives and operations managers bring this great opportunity to the attention of their personnel
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Fennell Forestry and footy make a great team

20 March 2023
Football South Australia has announced an exciting partnership with local business Fennell Forestry, providing funding to support emerging athletes in the Limestone Coast. Source: Timberbiz The Mount Gambier-based harvest and haulage company has backed Football South Australia’s (FSA)
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Onetrak on track to celebrate 15 years in Victoria

20 March 2023
Forestry machinery supplier Onetrak is celebrating its 15 years in Victoria. Onetrak is the Australian dealer for major brands Tigercat, Hidromek, Striker, Anaconda, Fuchs and Dressta. The company has locations in Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia
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Australia shares forest know-how with Japanese counterparts

20 March 2023
Private Forests Tasmania’s Agriforester Molly Marshall has joined a small group of Australian foresters and bushland managers visiting Japan to share forestry experiences and techniques with their counterparts. Source: Timberbiz Australian academic, Professor Michael Seigel, int
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