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Timber shortages easing in Australia

09 September 2022
Elevated imported timber prices, which more than doubled during the pandemic to add severe cost pressure on builders and homeowners, have begun to ease, with supplies now also more plentiful and alleviating recent shortages of the building material. Source: The Advertiser Australia’s
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Tas workplace protection passes despite Labor

09 September 2022
The Tasmanian Government’s Workplace Protection legislation has passed the Tasmanian Parliament despite being opposed by the Labor Opposition. Under the new Police Offences Amendment (Workplace Protection) laws, protesters can now be slapped with harsher fines or longer jail terms for
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Sustainable native forestry has support from voters

09 September 2022
XNew polling by uComms shows broad support for a sustainable native hardwood industry. And the CEO of the Victorian Forest Products Association Deb Kerr believes the Victorian State Government should recognise that its decision to phase out a highly regulated industry was out of step
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Fennell Forestry flicks the switch to electric trucks

09 September 2022
Fennell is set to take over the first electric B-double loggers this month with a purpose-built charging station under construction in its yard. Janus Electric, a start-up in New South Wales, has developed technology that allows companies to convert existing diesel engine trucks into
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Friday analysis: recovering $2M of taxpayer money is definitely in the public interest

09 September 2022
Ever tried to skip paying a bill from a state government agency? Didn’t think so. Odder still, ever had a state government say don’t worry about paying that bill? Obviously not. So why then can the Victorian State Government simply decide that a $2m debt is not worth recovering becaus
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New poll shows overwhelming support to grow Aussie timber

07 September 2022
New polling reinforces the Victorian Forests Products Association’s call to increase the number of trees planted for harvesting and has found overwhelming public support for the State Government to invest in homegrown timber. Source: Timberbiz A UComms poll in the Keysborough District
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WA State Government failed to make a Just Transition Plan says FIFWA

07 September 2022
One year on from the State Government’s decision to ban native forestry from 2024, the WA forestry industry is reflecting on 12 months of frustration, broken government commitments and ongoing uncertainty for impacted businesses. Source: Timberbiz Despite being promised a Just Transit
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Anthony Albanese to address forest industry leaders

07 September 2022
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will address forest industry leaders from around Australia at next week’s 2022 Forest Industries Gala Dinner at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: Timberbiz Hundreds of forest industries representatives and stakeholders along with dozens of federal M
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Recovering costs from MyEnvironment “not in the best interests of Vic Government”

07 September 2022
The Victorian Government has been caught out putting anti-logging activists ahead of taxpayers in a letter it fought hard to keep confidential. Source: Weekly Times For months former Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas repeatedly blocked requests for copies of a letter she wrote to
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Parkside faces a fate similar to Mectec due to vexatious legal action

07 September 2022
The current timber supply shortages in Victoria brought about by vexatious legal action against VicForests is causing anguish among the people of Orbost, where 37% of its workforce faces the axe. Source: Timberbiz Already thrown into an atmosphere of uncertainty with the announcement
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