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Ultimate Renewables campaign reaches millions of consumers

17 August 2022
Earlier this year, FWPA unveiled the latest consumer marketing initiative for The Ultimate Renewable. The campaign marked a new brand ambassador, Adam Dovile. The aim of the campaign, which launched on 19 June and ran for two months, was to reinforce public awareness of wood’s sustain
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Final pillar of WA’s native forestry transition plan adds $30m

17 August 2022
Three new grant programs to support economic development and job creation in South-West communities in Western Australia have been announced by the State Government ahead of the end of native forest logging in 2024. Source: Timberbiz The Industry and Community Development Programs are
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Industry liaison officer to build capacity and compliance in Queensland

15 August 2022
The Queensland timber industry has welcomed the appointment of new Industry Liaison Officer Alex Riddington as part of a project to build greater capacity in compliance and improved management systems for operators in the state based native hardwood and cypress sectors. Source: Timber
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Five years and still not one new tree planted in the Latrobe Valley

15 August 2022
The Andrews Labor Government has been called on to explain why progress has lagged since a $110 million commitment to new timber plantations in the Latrobe Valley was announced in 2017. Source: Timberbiz Speaking in Parliament recently, The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny
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Victorian Supreme Court allows restricted timber harvesting in central highlands

15 August 2022
Victorian Supreme Court judge Melinda Richards has partially wound back court orders which prevented timber harvesting in the state’s central highlands. Source: Timberbiz Court injunctions granted in December prevent VicForests harvesting timber in the Central Highlands, Tambo or Gipp
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Henkel to produce PUR engineered wood adhesives in Australia

12 August 2022
Henkel is to produce Loctite polyurethane (PUR) adhesives in Australia from H1 2023. The adhesives will be manufactured in Kilsyth, Victoria, Australia, to serve the engineered wood industry across Australia and New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz With a growing environmental awareness sur
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Stand downs due to hardwood shortages should have Jobkeeper

12 August 2022
Timber workers who have been stood down due to hardwood shortages caused by legal challenges in forests and government policy failure should be paid by the Victorian Government under a Jobkeeper style support plan for the industry, the union representing timber workers, according to t
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East Gippsland’s Mectec sawmill to close its doors today – no timber

12 August 2022
The Mectec Sawmill in the small East Gippsland town of Newmerella is expected to close today because of reduced access to native timber, and the blame is being directed at Victoria’s Premier Dan Andrews. Source: Timberbiz The Nationals leader Peter Walsh described the nine workers at
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Friday analysis: Eurobodalla Council’s exercise in chest thumping against native timber logging

12 August 2022
There is an old saying – that has been raised here before – that local governments should stick to handling roads, rates and rubbish and that’s it. But instead, in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of councils across Australia and overseas involved in social, politi
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World’s largest wooden sailing yacht is stunning

10 August 2022
A true boating connoisseur doesn’t go for the ephemeral trends of the present but for the essence and history of a yacht that’s meant to pass the test of time. This true one-of-a-kind yacht seamlessly blends traditional boat building with ultra-modern luxuries. Source: autoevolution A
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