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TAC members sought for new training package projects 

14 August 2018
The Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) has approved two new projects for the Timber and Wood Processing Industry Reference Committee (IRC) to review and update units of competency and qualifications. Source: Timberbiz These are: Advances in Wood machining and Sawdoctoring
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Drone ensures koala safety

14 August 2018
The koala in Victoria’s Strzelecki Ranges has a new ally to guard its safety – the all-seeing drone that detects any animal in its sights.  It’s the preferred technology that family company Hazelwood Forestry, based in the Latrobe Valley, is now using for its business of wild life man
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Feedback sought on training package projects

14 August 2018
ForestWorks is seeking feedback on the Prefabricated Timber Building Systems and Manufacture of Cross Laminated Timber and Glulam Projects. Source: Timberbiz Views and feedback is sought from industry specialists on job activities and knowledge required from people working in these ar
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OFO maps its future growth in Australia and NZ

14 August 2018
OneFortyOne Plantations(OFO) is consolidating its position as a new vertically integrated company, including potentially using bioenergy as it maps future growth in Australia and New Zealand. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The company’s executive general manger – forestry,
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Thai and European Union negotiations on legal timber trade

09 August 2018
Thailand and the European Union (EU) have held their second round of negotiations on a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT). Source: Timberbiz The agreement, and the process through which it is developed, aims to help improve fo
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Myanmar to restructure forestry body amid surge in illegal logging

09 August 2018
As Myanmar has announced plans to restructure the government-run entity Myanmar Timber Enterprise, or MTE, under private sector management, reports of illegal logging are surging, according to Mongabay, a US-based website that publishes news on the environment. Source: Asia Times Unti
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Forwarder2020 in field tests

09 August 2018
Forest biomass is currently one of the most important sources of renewable energy and accounts for almost half of the EU´s total renewable energy consumption; this is in addition to the very important use of round wood from forests. Source: Rehap Besides raw materials, forests also pr
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WoodChat podcasts from FWPA

09 August 2018
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has launched its inaugural podcast series, WoodChat. Source: Timberbiz Each episode in the six-part pilot series will include an in-depth conversation with experts on a different industry-related news story, discovery or innovation. Topics inc
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New home sales rise for the first time in 2018

09 August 2018
New home sales rose 2.0% in June 2018, the first rise this year according to HIA’s Principal Economist, Tim Reardon. Source: Timberbiz, HIA The HIA New Home Sales report – a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states – provides an early indication of
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NZ report on trees for steep erosion prone land

09 August 2018
A report on alternative plantation forest species is now available on the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association website detailing the characteristics of a wide variety of tree species that are suited to steep erosion prone land and which have root structures that may better resist lan
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