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Australian initiative plants 326,000 trees for farmers

24 July 2018
Planting has kicked-off for the second year of the Officeworks’ initiative, Restoring Australia, with partner Greening Australia aiming to have 326,000 trees in the ground across 650 hectares by the end of 2018, supporting 31 farmers and landholders. Source: Timberbiz Launched as an A
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Illegal rubbish dumping poses threat to our local forests

24 July 2018
Illegal rubbish dumping in Green Triangle forests has been an ongoing problem for forest growers and the community for many years. Disappointingly this has been reconfirmed by the team at OneFortyOne Plantations (OFO), with a spate of rubbish dumping in and around the region. Source:
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Global technology showcased at WoodTECH 2018

24 July 2018
Leading global technology providers will be travelling into this region in September to participate in the eagerly awaited WoodTECH 2018 series. Source: Timberbiz “It’s been eight long years since those involved in wood manufacturing in this region have had an independent technology u
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Leadbeaters still endangered but not so much by forestry practices

24 July 2018
Leadbeater’s Possum (LP) should retain its status as “critically endangered” but more information and research is needed to finalise this designation, according to a federal government scientific body. Source: Phillip Hopkins for Timberbiz Future bushfires, triggered considerably by c
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Council of Europe renews Diploma for Khosrov Forest

19 July 2018
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe decided to renew the European Diplomas for Protected Areas to 20 areas in Europe, including the Khosrov Forest Reserve (Armenia). Source: HETQ The European Diploma for Protected Areas for the Khosrov Forest Reserve has been renewed f
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Tallest timber in US gets the chop

19 July 2018
The tallest mass-timber building development in the US is “on hold for the foreseeable future,” according to the project’s developer. Sources: Engineering News Record, Treehugger The 12-story mixed-use building, known as Framework, has been under development in Portl
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UK Masters of Science in timber

19 July 2018
Edinburgh Napier University has introduced a Masters of Science on Timber Architectural Design and Technology, the first program of its kind in the UK, to develop the technical and commercial awareness needed to work as a design professional within the timber building industry. Source
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More inspections for Taranaki to enforce national forestry standards

19 July 2018
Forestry companies in Taranaki New Zealand can expect more inspections of harvest sites to monitor whether operators are complying with new nationwide regulations.  Source: Stuff NZ The national environment standards for plantation forestry (NES-PF) enables local authorities to target
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Timber exported from Portland imported to Naracoorte

19 July 2018
Local builders and timber suppliers in Naracoorte, South Australia want to use local products but are finding that demand is exceeding supply. Source: Naracoorte Herald Naracoorte-based builder Paul Russell said there is a shortage of local timber in the region, believing it is caused
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Super mill with super power

19 July 2018
Rotorua-based timber “super mill” Red Stag is generating its own electricity in amounts sufficient to power a town the size of Whakatane. Source: New Zealand Herald The Red Stag Timber Company, which annually processes more than one million tonnes of logs at its Waipa mill
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