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Sharefarms thinning program underway in WA

07 February 2019
Sharefarms in the West Australia’s Midwest are currently in the middle of a thinning program that will help create larger, healthier trees for future supply. Senior Forester David McMillan said that with a market for the thinned trees recently coming available, the program had come to
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OFO gets okay to buy Manuka Island estate

07 February 2019
OneFortyOne (OFO) has received confirmation that the Overseas Investment Office has approved Nelson Forests’ acquisition of Manuka Island estate in New Zealand. The completion date for the purchase will be mid-late February. Source: Timberbiz The Manuka Island estate, currently owned
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Wespine opens largest single capacity kiln in Australia

07 February 2019
The biggest single capacity continuous timber kiln in Australia was opened in Dardanup on 6 February 2019. The Wespine-operated facility has the capacity to dry 180,000cu/m of timber per year, which allowed for the replacement of five existing kilns that operated with older technology
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AFPA calls for 400,000 hectares of trees to be planted

07 February 2019
Changes to the National Construction Code (NCC) will create expanded opportunities for designers, developers and builders to develop innovative mid-rise timber buildings. However, this positive development again reinforces the need for focus on future timber supply and getting more tr
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Bushfire battled in Nelson but forest saved

07 February 2019
As firefighters battle a blaze in New Zealand’s Nelson-Tasman region which has seen about 170 homes evacuated and a state of emergency declared, another fire broke out on Rabbit Island, across from Nelson Airport. Source: Stuff NZ The Rabbit Island fire “came out of the blueR
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Tasmanian bushfires – an immense impact on forestry

07 February 2019
The bushfires in Tasmania are having a big impact on the state’s private forestry industry, with tens of thousands of hectares burnt. Private Forests Tasmania (PFT) said that as of February 5, a total of 35,325 hectares of the private forest estate had been burnt in the fires. Source:
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NY’s DEC celebrates 11 years of certification

05 February 2019
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that DEC has achieved 11 consecutive years of dual forest certification for more than 780,000 acres of State Forests under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Forest Stewardship
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New Gen Husqvarna chainsaws

05 February 2019
Husqvarna has released the next generation of 50cc chainsaws for professional loggers and arborists, the Husqvarna 550 XP Mark II and the 545 Mark II. The chainsaws are redesigned from scratch, resulting in a new level of cutting capacity, maneuverability and endurance, making them id
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Independent review shows risk fraud for Wales timber agency

05 February 2019
An independent review into how Natural Resources Wales handled timber contracts has found “serious failings”. Auditors Grant Thornton found problems were so bad they “heightened exposure to the risk of fraud”.  The agency – responsible for publicly-owned
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Sunshine Coast aged care facility specifies T2 timber framing

05 February 2019
Australian construction company, Living Choice has elected to use Hyne Timber’s termite resistant T2 Blue framing for its latest multi-residential aged care project on the Sunshine Coast. Living Choice project manager, Warren Danter said this latest project with a large, complex roof
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