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Tackling UK’s housing crisis

31 July 2023
The UK Government announced its latest effort to tackle the housing crisis. With housing a key driver of timber demand in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The government has pledged to build one million homes over this Parliament session by “prioritising building in inner-city areas where de
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Mature vs Old Growth how to tell the difference

31 July 2023
The Society of American Foresters released an informative fact sheet defining mature and old-growth forests and the importance of applying science-based policies as the Biden Administration works to define, identify and inventory mature and old-growth forests. Source: Timberbiz The fa
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Scientists say global average temperatures will intensify for up to five years

31 July 2023
In Geneva, scientists from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service described conditions this month as “rather remarkable and unprecedented”. Source: Timberbiz They said that new data showed that so far, July has seen
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AusIndustry manager blown away by ingenuity of local manufacturers

31 July 2023
July marked one year in the role of regional manager – Southern Tasmania with AusIndustry and Penny Stringer said she has been ‘blown away’ by the innovation and ingenuity of local SME manufacturers. Source: Timberbiz “My purpose in life is to help people.  I love meeting with people,
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Construction activity slows but the risk of a downturn rises

31 July 2023
The first increase in the cash rate in May 2022 is yet to adversely impact employment in home building and further rate rises risk a deeper and more prolonged downturn, according to HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its mon
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Western Junction Sawmill director says recent media reports are false

31 July 2023
The recent media campaign against Western Junction Sawmill contains false, misleading, and exaggerated allegations including attributing footage of logs on wharves that have nothing to do with Western Junction Sawmill, according to the mill’s director Vince Hurley. Source: Timberbiz H
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Fair go for Tasmanian sawmillers

31 July 2023
Huon sawmill owner Anthony Watson has made an impassioned plea for better access to Tasmanian logs to ensure the livelihood of his workers and their families. Source: The Mercury Mr Watson, 51, and his father began the family business in 1995 on the site where a mill had been rebuilt
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Re-thinking decarbonisation using E-Grade logging

31 July 2023
The New Zealand Government has set a plan in motion to decarbonise the economy with a net zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050. Source: Timberbiz Part of this process involves the development and implementation of emissions reduction plans for energy and industry sectors – the
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WA State Government leaves timber industry high and dry

31 July 2023
Fed up with broken promises, the forestry industry has called out the WA State Government for failing on numerous commitments to industry. Source: Timberbiz Those commitments include supplying businesses with the timber they have been contracted to receive, as per former Premier Mark
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Vast camera bushfire detection network to protect Green Triangle

31 July 2023
The Green Triangle – along with its $860 million forestry industry – will soon be home to Australia’s largest camera bushfire detection network. Source: Timberbiz This investment in technology supports quick and precise fire detection, protecting communities and plantation forests, a
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