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Bushfire preparedness a 365-day a year job

27 September 2023
Australia’s inaugural National Bushfire Preparedness Summit is a timely reminder that being bushfire ready is a 365-day a year job, the President of Forestry Australia Dr Michelle Freeman said. Source: Timberbiz “It’s great to see the national spotlight on the critically important iss
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Joint campaign to protect native timber industry in NSW

27 September 2023
A coalition of industry groups led by Timber NSW has been formed to make a joint public submission to the NSW Premier and key Ministers in support of native forestry in New South Wales. Source: Timberbiz And the coalition, which also includes the Australian Forest Contractors Associat
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Court stops Wombat Forest timber salvage work

27 September 2023
Supreme Court Justice Melinda Richards has issued an interim order halting the salvaging of some of the 600,000 tonnes of fallen trees left lying on the Wombat Forest floor after June 2021 storms. Source: The Weekly Times In issuing the order on Tuesday, Justice Richards stated she di
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New CSIRO handbook to guide businesses towards nature positive future

25 September 2023
A new handbook released by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will guide businesses – including farmers, forest growers, mining companies and non-governmental organisations – on how to report and account for their natural assets to better protect our environment. Source: Aust
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Fire Chiefs visit forestry plantations ahead of a fire-risk summer

25 September 2023
The South Australian forest and timber industries welcomed the Chief Officers of the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (MFS) and the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) to Mount Gambier ahead of the 2023-24 bushfire season. Source: Timberbiz “It is a critical initiati
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Fixing ‘aerial invader hole in biosecurity net’

25 September 2023
New Zealand’s trade and tourism border security is among the strictest in the world in efforts to protect the environment and primary industries from unwanted pests and diseases. Source: Timberbiz But aerial invaders (insect and pathogen pests arriving by wind) are harder to control.
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WA Council to reject $350m plan for world’s tallest timber tower

25 September 2023
A $350m development, proposed to be the world’s tallest timber tower, will have to clear a new planning hurdle after the City of South Perth rejected its development application. Source: Wood Central As reported by Business News Australia, the council’s development assessment panel wi
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Green Triangle Awards finalists announced

25 September 2023
The Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards finalists have been announced. Source: Timberbiz The awards, with TV personality Dave Thornton as MC, will be presented on October 27. The judging panel of VFPA CEO Deb Kerr, SAFPA CEO Nathan Paine and retired leading timber industry expert Ph
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Private Forests Tasmania board positions open

25 September 2023
Expressions of interest are being sought from persons suitably qualified for appointment to the Private Forests Tasmania Board as a member with expertise in forest or related sciences. Source: Timberbiz In accordance with the State Government’s Women on Boards Strategy 2020-2025, wome
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$2m in funding to aid WA timber towns

25 September 2023
The Western Australian Government is helping to transform Western Australia’s timber towns into thriving places to live and visit through the Community Small Grants Fund (CSGF). Source: Timberbiz Twenty-seven recipients have been announced in the first round and will share in $2
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