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NT offsite construction project for 70 homes

10 February 2021
The Northern Territory Government has announced a $27.5 million offsite construction project to deliver 70 new homes for remote communities. Four Territory construction companies have been awarded panel contracts to build homes for the NT’s Big Rivers and southern regions over the nex
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Tas Private Forest Resource Review released

10 February 2021
Under section 6 of the Private Forests Act 1994, a function of Private Forests Tasmania (PFT) is to prepare a five-yearly review of the private forest estate in Tasmania. The regional review is now available to the public. Source: Timberbiz Tasmania’s privately managed forest estate i
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Hundegger to supply machinery for Timberlink’s new Tarpeena plant

10 February 2021
Hundegger will supply the key CNC machining equipment for Timberlink’s new Cross Laminated Timber and Glue Laminated Timber plant being built in Tarpeena, South Australia. Source: Timberbiz The decision to commission Hundegger Australasia Pty Ltd comes following an extensive internati
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Scholarships for grad research with National Centre for Timber Durability and Design

10 February 2021
The Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia is offering a three-year scholarship opportunity for graduate students undertaking their research with the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life. Source: Timberbiz The scholarship will provide graduate students in
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Forestry company $3m bill wiped by NZ High Court pic

10 February 2021
A forestry company has had a NZ$2.89 million debt set aside by the High Court after failing to harvest on deadline for a contract written on bad advice from the Marlborough District Council in New Zealand. Sources: Stuff NZ, Timberbiz Zindia Limited signed the contract in 2016, to har
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Timber Queensland celebrates its female scientists

10 February 2021
  As part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science tomorrow Timber Queensland will be celebrating the work of its female scientists. Source: Timberbiz Clarissa Brandt, Strategic Relations & Communications Manager, Timber Queensland said the forest sector provided wo
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Steve Jobs’ wooden Apple to sell for £1.1m

08 February 2021
An original Apple computer with a wooden case is up for sale for £1.1 million on eBay, some 2250 times more than its original price tag in 1976. The ‘Apple-1’ was the first product to be developed under the Apple name by company co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and
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US State Foresters 10-year Forest Action Plan on YouTube

08 February 2021
State foresters in the US are celebrating the completion of the 10-year Forest Action Plan revisions with videos depicting their agencies at work in support of forest health, resiliency, and productivity. Source: Timberbiz The National Association of State Foresters has announced the
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EU foresters concerned with Green Deal

08 February 2021
On 3 February, the main stakeholder organisations representing the forestry sector met with the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, to discuss the sector’s growing concerns on the way in which the implementation of the EU Green Deal currently addresses f
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Australian log exports fall to five year low

08 February 2021
IndustryEdge has stated that Australia’s log exports fell to a five-year low in December 2020, down 47% on the prior December and totalling just 196,519 m3. The dramatic fall saw exports 34% lower than for November, which was itself 32% lower than exports in October. Source: IndustryE
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