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Bid to revive Gunns mill

30 July 2015
A bid to resurrect the Gunns pulp mill is close to fruition but may require the Abbott government to approve the use of native forests as feedstock, provoking a monumental environmental stoush. Source: The Australian KordaMentha, liquidator of the collapsed timber company, is in the f
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Safety council’s first meeting

30 July 2015
The newly created Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC) held its first meeting. The FISC was a key recommendation of the independent safety review panel that released its findings last year after investigating the industry’s appalling accident record. Source: Radio New Zealand T
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Pressure killed forestry worker

30 July 2015
The owner of a forestry block in New Zealand where a man was crushed to death alleges the consultants he hired to clear his trees put pressure on the man to complete the work in an “impossible” time frame. Source: Stuff.co.nz Michael Steven Langford, 28, died on November 2
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Secret deal on Australian Paper

30 July 2015
Victoria’s native timber was offered to a Japanese-owned paper mill at a discounted fixed price as part of a secret government deal to end a protracted multimillion-dollar dispute over unpaid debts. Source: The Age A Department of Treasury briefing revealed Gippsland-based Austr
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Where to now for the new home building cycle?

30 July 2015
New home commencements have peaked, but will remain at a very high level in 2015/16 according to new analysis from the Housing Industry Association (HIA).  Source: Timberbiz “It is likely that new dwelling commencements peaked at a record level of 215,000 in the financial year just pa
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VicForests cleared of logging Bendoc

30 July 2015
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning will change logging regulations after clearing VicForests of illegal logging in East Gippsland. Source: ABC News The state-owned VicForests has been cleared of logging cool temperate mixed rainforest in the Bendoc State
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Industry needs holistic supply chain strategy

23 July 2015
Dr Rachel Carling-Jenkins VAFI recently hosted an industry tour for Dr Rachel Carling-Jenkins, Member for Western Metropolitan and Upper House Cross-bencher. The objective of the day was to showcase the forest and wood products industry in Victoria, and meet members of the communities
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Land supply shortages are shutting out home buyers

23 July 2015
The HIA-CoreLogic RP Data Residential Land Report is provided each quarter by the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry and CoreLogic RP Data, Australia’s leading property information analytics provider. The March 2015 quarter report show
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Eye to stopping accidents

23 July 2015
NEW SAFETY glasses are designed to recognise when a truck driver is falling asleep. Source: TimberBiz The aim of the iDriveALERT glasses is to prevent accidents that arise from drivers falling asleep behind the wheel. Vibrations and fatigue alarms are activated when the drivers head n
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Funding grants for women in the agricultural sector

23 July 2015
  In 2015 Women & Leadership Australia is administering a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across all sectors. Source: TimberBiz From July 1 2015 the initiative is providing women in the agriculture sector with grants for leadership development. Mor
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