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Metsa to construct carbon capture facility

20 December 2023
Metsä Group is exploring possibilities to construct a carbon capture facility at one of its pulp or bioproduct mills. The investigation is a continuation of the work initiated earlier in the year, in which Metsä Group and Fortum jointly studied the capture of wood-based carbon dioxide
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20-Year study shows prescribed burning is effective

20 December 2023
A 20-year experiment in the Sierra Nevada confirms that different forest management techniques – prescribed burning, restoration thinning or a combination of both are effective at reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire in California. Source: PhysOrg These treatments also improve f
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Australian Maker of the Year and Apprentice of the Year

20 December 2023
In the 2023 Australian Maker of the Year Awards, the top gong in the tertiary student category went to Melbourne-based furniture apprentice Jess Currie. Source: Timberbiz This was the second accolade for Ms Currie who had already won the Melbourne Polytechnic Apprentice of the Year pr
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No Christmas without wood

20 December 2023
Christmas without wood products would not be Christmas as we know it, according to South Australian Forest Products Association CEO Nathan Paine. Source: Timberbiz “South Australian’s might be surprised just how much forest and timber products influence and impact Christmas from trees
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Forest Owners refutes Newshub report on plantation soils

20 December 2023
The Forest Owners Association (FOA) says the fact that soils under plantation forests are similar to soils under native trees, does not make them damaged, as a recent Newshub report has claimed. Source: Timberbiz FOA President, Grant Dodson, says a representative of fertiliser company
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Bureaucracy leaves Gippsland under fire

20 December 2023
Concern that the box ticking bureaucracy of Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) hampered bushfire response has been questioned in State Parliament. It follows after it was revealed the Gippsland fire spotting towers were left without crews for a week at the end of September amid an
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Vic opposition leader joins Heyfield at timber forum

20 December 2023
Victorian State Opposition leader John Pesutto visited Heyfield last week. Source: Liam Durkin, LaTrobe Valley Express Mr Pesutto hit the road on Tuesday, 12 December, travelling out to Heyfield for a timber forum. The forum was organised by Member for Eastern Victoria, and Shadow Par
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New Forests raises $450M from investors

20 December 2023
New Forests, a global investment manager of nature-based real assets and natural capital strategies, has announced the first close of the Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund (ANZLAFF), raising approximately $450 million from institutional investors from Australia and Eu
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Rob de Fegely resigns due to Bendigo Bank’s ill-considered forest policy

20 December 2023
A leading Australian forestry expert has resigned from Bendigo Bank over its policy not to support the harvesting of native forest. Source: Timberbiz Rob de Fegely, who has had many senior roles in his 40-year career in forestry, has resigned from the board of his local Community Bank
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Floating roof

18 December 2023
With a growing student body at Simon Fraser University (SFU), the desire for new space and facilities at the Burnaby campus surged – one being a new football stadium. Engaging the student body and raising school spirit are key elements to the architectural vision behind the new 1,800
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