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Changes to the VicForests’ Timber Release Plan approved

06 February 2023
VicForests has released the amended Timber Release Plan (TRP).  The amendment to the TRP includes, the addition of 11 new coupes, the removal of 111 coupes that have been regenerated and the removal of 124 coupes that are no longer planned to be harvested. Source: Timberbiz Of the 11
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Housing market hit from all sides

03 February 2023
There were 115,358 new houses approved for construction in 2022, down by 21.8% on the 147,552 approved in 2021, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ monthly building approvals data for December for detached houses and multi-units covering all states and territories.
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WA Labor ‘hopes’ displaced timber workers and mills will be okay

03 February 2023
More than 20 timber workers in Western Australia will be looking for a job from today following the decision by Parkside Timber to close its Manjimup mill. Source: Timberbiz It comes two weeks after 45 workers lost their jobs when Parkside closed its mill in the nearby town of Nannup
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Opinion: Adnan Uzunovic – Fumigation is an ‘inconvenient truth’

03 February 2023
Why Governments must take action now to replace methyl bromide and sulfuryl fluoride with an environmentally sustainable alternative Al Gore coined the term an ‘inconvenient truth’ in his eponymous 2006 documentary. It is an apt description of the practice of fumigation around the wor
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Friday analysis: More job losses for WA towns as gov’t wants them to adapt

03 February 2023
Once again, the Western Australian Government’s inexplicable decision to end hardwood harvesting by next year has led to jobs, and a town in shock. Two weeks ago, it was Nannup where 45 people lost their jobs when Parkside Timber effectively closed the doors on the mill there. Today P
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Pre-Federal budget submission by HIA on the housing shortage

01 February 2023
The Australian government’s plan to have one million homes in the pipeline within five years will be sufficient to ensure that the acute shortage of housing supply does not deteriorate further, but it will not address the long-term undersupply, HIA has announced in its newly released
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Single use plastics out in Victoria, wood is the alternative

01 February 2023
The Victorian Government’s ban on single-use plastics such as plates and straws comes into force today following the banning of plastic bags in 2019. Source: Timberbiz And the Victorian Forest Products Association believes the timber industry can play a big part in delivering environm
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TABMA and Hardware Australia announce intention to merge

01 February 2023
TABMA Australia and Hardware Australia have announced their intention to merge and create a single association to represent the timber and hardware industry nationally. Source: Timberbiz The leadership team, comprising of the two boards view this as a great opportunity to be ‘stronger
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AE Gibson partners with Sawquip

01 February 2023
AE Gibson & Sons Pty Ltd has been appointed regional Australia and New Zealand partner for Canadian company Cardinal Sawquip. Source: Timberbiz Sawquip International (a division of Cardinal Corporation) was founded in 1988 to provide quality sawmill equipment for the primary and s
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Signs on the horizon that home building will get cheaper

30 January 2023
Builders and new homeowners are breathing a sigh of relief with signs that home building inflationary pressures are easing says Master Builders Acting CEO Shaun Schmitke. Source: Timberbiz The cost of purchasing a new home decelerated sharply with an increase of just 1.7% during the D
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