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Driver and owner wellbeing programs back on the road

05 February 2021
Professional Ownership and Driver Wellbeing Program sessions are set to recommence after a long delay due to COVID 19 travel restrictions. Sessions will be held late March in Tasmania and sessions in Western Australia are currently being organised with the date to be confirmed. Source
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Spark Operational is the new cutting-edge bushfire tool

05 February 2021
Australia will develop a nationally consistent bushfire modelling and prediction capability under an agreement announced yesterday between CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and AFAC, the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services. Source: Timberbiz The partnership invo
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Neville Smith Southwood will immediately create more fulltime jobs

05 February 2021
Neville Smith Forest Products is set to increase production at its Southwood mill near Huonville from 1 July 2021. The expansion will immediately create 30 new fulltime jobs in the Huon Valley. Source: Timberbiz NSFP CEO, Andrew Walker, said it was planned to commence a full second sh
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Bob Brown Foundation’s Great Forest Case fails 3-0

05 February 2021
Bob Brown has been told to accept the judgement of the Federal Court which this week dismissed his bid to halt native logging in Tasmania. The Federal Court on Wednesday ruled 3-0 against the Bob Brown Foundation’s argument that the state’s Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) contra
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Opinion: Stuart Ellis – disagrees with Mullins, fuel reduction does mitigate fire behaviour

05 February 2021
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC), the National Council for fire and emergency services, believes that Greg Mullins’ recent commentary around fuel reduction is misleading. (Greg Mullins AO, AFSM, is an internationally recognised expert in respondin
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Friday analysis: Gotcha Bob Brown Foundation, you failed

05 February 2021
It was a “Gotcha” moment for Bob Brown. Despite throwing almost everything it could, his Bob Brown Foundation failed in its Federal Court bid to shut down the native timber industry in Tasmania. Source: Bruce Mitchell The court in its wisdom ruled that Tasmania’s Regional
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FWCA moves to have Bob Brown Foundation prosecuted

03 February 2021
Forest & Wood Communities Australia has formally requested prosecutions of the Bob Brown Foundation by the work safety regulator WorkSafe Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz The requests, made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas), are for the reckless and dangerous actions enga
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American Forest Foundation welcomes Biden approach to forestry

03 February 2021
American Forest Foundation (AFF) President and CEO, Tom Martin said that the American Forest Foundation was energized to see the Biden Administration prioritize tapping into forests and other lands as a natural climate solution. Source: Timberbiz In addition to the wildlife habitat, c
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FSC to audit from the sky with new GIS portal

03 February 2021
FSC’s new GIS portal will enable forest management auditors to access forest-relevant geospatial information and combine it with up-to-date satellite derived data. This will allow forest management auditors to prepare more easily for audits and enable an objective selection of areas f
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Winds rip out giant sequoia trees

03 February 2021
In a stunning display of nature’s force, officials at Yosemite National Park said a powerful windstorm that ripped through the park caused 15 giant sequoia trees to fall in Mariposa Grove. Originally, officials thought that just two of the massive trees had fallen. But as they inspect
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