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Building to net zero competition winners

20 October 2023
Five winners of the 2023 Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net-Zero Carbon, funded jointly by the Softwood Lumber Board and USDA Forest Service (USDA), were announced. The winning projects received funds totalling US$2.2 million to demonstrate mass timber’s applications in architec
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Canadian conference to learn about mini forests

20 October 2023
Canadian Geographic and the Network of Nature, a national movement to strengthen Canadian biodiversity, are teaming up at a national conference in Ottawa to learn about the potential of Mini-Forests and to hear from national and international experts including the renowned Ottawa-Vall
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New Cat 255 and 265 Compact Track Loaders

20 October 2023
Building on D3 series compact track loader success, the all-new, next generation Cat 255 and 265 Compact Track Loaders are a ground-up redesign of the previous series, improving on the features that made the previous models so popular. Source: Timberbiz The first next generation model
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ABS data shows few new homes on the go

20 October 2023
Latest data from the ABS shows the June 2023 quarter saw fewer new homes starting work across Australia than any time over the last decade. Source: Timberbiz During the June 2023 quarter, there was an 11.8% drop in total dwelling starts across the country. Detached house commencements
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Friday analysis: The heavy hitters of Forestry Australia

20 October 2023
It suddenly becomes very obvious, if it wasn’t already, that Forestry Australia boasts some of the heaviest hitters in forestry in this country. For those who may still be in the dark about this organisation, Forestry Australia is an independent professional association of more than 1
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Timber – pushing the boundaries; the NZ Timber Design Awards

20 October 2023
Since 1975, professionals across the New Zealand construction sector have been celebrating timber design and its usage and on 2 November 2023, the Timber Design Awards will be celebrated in Auckland. Source: Timberbiz After a three-year hiatus in the awards, Timber Unlimited is thrill
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Forestry compensation package is a dud say Nationals

20 October 2023
The Nationals in Victoria have labelled the State Government’s forestry compensation package an insult, demanding the government immediately head back to the drawing board. Source: Timberbiz Speaking in State Parliament, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Public Land Use, Melina
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VicForests works safe during Work Safe Month

20 October 2023
Throughout October, VicForests is embracing National Safe Work Month by committing to continually building a safer and healthier workplace for our valued staff. Source: Timberbiz This year’s National Safe Work Month theme is ‘For everyone’s safety, work safely’. Being healthy and safe
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Watagan field trip for Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission

20 October 2023
Delegates from the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission have taken part in a field trip hosted by Forestry Corporation looking at sustainable, multi-use forest management in the Watagan Mountains of the Central Coast. Source: Timberbiz The commission is represented by international delega
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Opinion: Joel Fitzgibbon at ANZIF Conference 2023 – It’s Time

20 October 2023
Alongside my national security interests, I spent most of my time in politics fighting for the well-established industries that make a substantial contribution to our economy and employ lots of blue-collar and hi-vis workers. Industries like our forestry sector. It was my passion for
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