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WA panel approves $350m plan for world’s tallest timber building

04 October 2023
A $350m development, set to become the world’s tallest timber tower, has been approved after the WA planning authority overruled a recommendation by the City of South Perth. Source: Jason Ross, Wood Central The panel claims that the mass timber project meets “design excellence” and “g
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Minister backs forestry’s role in climate change and bio-circular economy

04 October 2023
Federal Minister for Forestry Senator Murray Watt has talked up the key role Australia’s sustainable forestry management, including regrowth native forests and plantations, will play addressing climate change, while also marking the importance of sustainable forestry for green constru
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Ultimate Renewable Campaign launched in Sydney

04 October 2023
Forest & Wood Products Australia has launched The Ultimate Renewable hosted at  NSW Parliament House in Sydney marking a significant milestone in championing the sustainable virtues of wood and attended by campaign ambassador Adam Dovile. Source: Timberbiz The Ultimate Renewable c
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Vic Govt’s “no reply” to RFA Major Event Review

04 October 2023
THE Victorian government has not replied to the RFA Major Event Review 18 months after it was submitted despite its 37 recommendations on forest management after the devastating 2019-20 bushfires. Source: Philip Hopkins, LaTrobe Valley Express The joint Commonwealth-State review, held
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Sake startup making it with wood

04 October 2023
In a world first, a Japanese research institute has developed a process for making sake from trees, with at least one startup aiming to commercialize its cedar-based product by 2025. Source: The Mainichi The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute devised the manufacturing pro
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LEGO returns to wooden figures

04 October 2023
LEGO Group and design specialists Room Copenhagen are introducing a new range of products dedicated to fans who love a bit of LEGO nostalgia and playful interior design ­– wooden Lego. Source: Timberbiz The LEGO Originals Wooden Minifigure 853967 product was revealed at a unique LEGO
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The Sycamore Gap tree, the gap is wider

04 October 2023
On 28 September in Northumberland UK a tree was felled, and it has made the news internationally. This was the Sycamore Gap tree which was iconic as it grew in a natural dip in the landscape near Hexham and was as well known as a tree could be. Source: Timberbiz Initially a young man
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