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Friday analysis: don’t let El Niño distract us from the fire season

23 September 2022
It can be a bit difficult to start thinking, and planning, for another bushfire season when so much of the country is receiving record rains and battling floods. But prepare we must. Try telling the 42 firefighters the Forestry Corporation of NSW took to at Wauchope for a training cam
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Waste Expo covers wood recovery

21 September 2022
Waste Expo Australia is the country’s largest gathering of waste management and resource recovery professionals, which brings together leading solution providers in the waste management, recycling, resource recovery and sustainability sectors. Part of that waste recovery is in t
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National Forest Biosecurity Manager for AFPA

21 September 2022
In a move to recognise the heightened importance of effective biosecurity across the sector, the Australian Forest Products Association has recruited forest health and biosecurity expert, Paco Tovar as its new National Forest Biosecurity Manager. Source: Timberbiz “We welcome Paco to
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Logging contractors in Gippsland without work, mills without logs

21 September 2022
Logging contractors in Central and West Gippsland with virtually no work, a large mill in Orbost running out of log supply, while a new poll shows Victorians overwhelmingly support home grown timber for housing. Source: Timberbiz Welcome to the paradox and crisis facing Victoria’s for
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ASH MASSLAM’s additional $2.4M investment

21 September 2022
The MASSLAM product range is set to expand with another investment of $2.4 million, financed by ASH with $1.2 million assistance from the Victorian Forestry Plan Innovation Fund, which aims to assist timber businesses to diversify and plan for their future. The investment will support
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Long term sustainability, future of timber & forests products industry report

21 September 2022
The Australian Forest Products Association NSW has expressed support for the expansion of timber plantations in NSW as recommended by an Upper House timber inquiry as the best way to guarantee timber supply. Source: Timberbiz The expansion of plantations was a key recommendation of th
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Industrial solutions for AKD

19 September 2022
As one of the largest softwood sawmilling businesses in Australia, Associated Kiln Driers (AKD) is committed to creating sustainable value in high-growth sectors through its planting process. Sources: Timberbiz, Industry imotion Australian sawmills typically specialise in either a sof
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Stirling Group partners with Italian CML Engineering

19 September 2022
Stirling Group has announced a new and meaningful partnership with Italian machinery giant, CML Engineering. Source: Timberbiz With a history dating back to 1960 in Europe, this highly respected brand produces high-end, high-quality products, including the heavy-duty E350 and J350 mul
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New home sales continue to fall

19 September 2022
New home sales fell by 1.6% in August after the 13.1% decline seen in July. 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: Timberbiz July and August
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Online petition won’t sway NSW Government on native logging

19 September 2022
The New South Wales Government will not put a stop to native forest logging despite an online petition with more than 20,000 signatures. Source: Timberbiz The petition, circulated by the Brooman State Forest Conservation Group, included called for an immediate pause to logging and the
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