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WA draft Forest Management Plan open for debate

19 October 2022
Western Australians can now have their say on the draft Forest Management Plan 2024-2033, which delivers on the McGowan Government’s decision to end native logging in the State’s South-West by 2024. Source: Timberbiz The WA government says the move will preserve at least 400,000
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Inner-city Greens want to decide the future of regional communities

19 October 2022
Councils should focus on what they’re there for, and not be deciding the fate of the hardwood timber industry, according to Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) CEO Deb Kerr. Ms Kerr was commenting on inner-city Melbourne suburb Maribyrnong pushing through a resolution at the
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TAFE NSW training our next tradies

17 October 2022
TAFE NSW is training the next generation of tradies, as the nation’s construction industry continues to thrive following a record year of house builds commencing in 2021. Source: Timberbiz The Housing Industry Association (HIA) is forecasting 125,000 houses are expected to begin const
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Compounding forces see new home sales drop

17 October 2022
New home sales declined by 15.7% in the three months to September, compared with the previous quarter. The HIA New Home Sales report, a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states, is a leading indicator of future detached home construction. Source: T
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Inner-city Melbourne council rams through resolution to end native forestry even earlier

17 October 2022
Melbourne’s inner-city councils have rammed through a resolution at the Municipal Association of Victoria’s conference calling for native forest timber harvesting to be phased out well before the state government’s 2030 deadline. Source: Weekly Times Under the MAV’s rules Melbourne co
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Forestry Australia puzzled why mining can cut down jarrah but not forestry

17 October 2022
  Documents released under a Freedom of Information request have exposed a lack of evidence-based decision making by the Western Australian Government in relation to management of native forests, according to the organisation that represents professional forest scientists and man
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Opinion: Gary Blackwood – the contempt by the Andrews Government

14 October 2022
The Victorian Native Forest Industry has been treated with absolute contempt by the Andrews Government. The Minister for Environment and Climate Change should be ashamed of herself for, in the first instance providing an open door policy for Green Activists and secondly allowing her d
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Australian imports of Russian wood products drop to lowest point

14 October 2022
Australia’s imports of wood products from Russia fell to its lowest monthly level in 28 months, valued at AUDFob1.185 million. The value of imports was 90% lower than in August 2021. Source: IndustryEdge Driven by Laminated Veneer Lumber, Russia’s shipments to Australia were in the mi
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Native logging ban in WA is baseless – there’s no proof to justify it

14 October 2022
  A fresh row has erupted over the prohibition of native logging in Western Australia, with members of the forestry industry arguing state government documents prove there is no “smoking gun” justifying the ban. Source: ABC The West Australian government last year cit
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Friday analysis: No smoking gun in WA to explain decision to drop native forestry

14 October 2022
The government in Victoria, and the timber industry as a whole in that State and beyond should be keeping a close eye on developments this week in Western Australia. Gavin Butcher, who previously worked for the Forest Products Commission (FPC) for 20 years, recently obtained documents
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