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State-of-the-art timber building for central Perth

28 March 2022
Brookfield Asset Management has been given the go-ahead to construct a state-of-the-art office building made entirely from timber in central Perth. The Canadian alternative-asset manager, which operates more than 32 million square metres of real estate globally, will build a 10-storey
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Specialty timber auction in WA

28 March 2022
The Forest Products Commission in Western Australia will open its first specialty timber auction for 2022 on Thursday, 7 April. The specialty timber auctions are made up of varying lot sizes that are curated to accommodate small commercial operators, craftspeople and hobbyists who are
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FSC Australia seeks four directors

25 March 2022
FSC Australia is seeking nominations for four director positions to join the FSC Australia board of directors. FSC is embarking on the second year of a five-year strategic plan to enhance its reach and impact as an organisation. Source: Timberbiz Several important initiatives are alre
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Sustainable Timber Tas hit by Bob Brown protestors

25 March 2022
The Tasmanian Government and Sustainable Timber Tasmania have condemned Thursday’s workplace invasion of SST’s offices in Hobart by Bob Brown Foundation protesters. Source: The Mercury, Timberbiz Two protesters were arrested after Bob Brown Foundation protesters set up a l
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Bid to save Vic native forestry goes by the wayside as shutdown is imminent

25 March 2022
The Victorian Opposition has lost its bid to save the native forest timber industry, which is struggling to find saw logs, due to crippling court injunctions, brought about by green lawfare. Source: Weekly Times The Opposition tried to convince crossbench MPs to back amendments to gov
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New SA Premier appoints Clare Scriven forestry minister

25 March 2022
Mount Gambier MLC Clare Scriven has been appointed South Australia’s Forest Industries minister following the ALP’s win in last weekend’s State Elections. Ms Scriven also picks up the Primary Industries and Regional Development portfolios. She is from the South East and was at one sta
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Opinion: David Endacott – fallen timber led to a wasted exercise in Wombat Forest

25 March 2022
It is coming up to 12 months since the big storm flattened quite a bit of the Wombat Forest and environs. Source: Weekly Times What has happened since then? Well, after an interminable succession of chaotic fiddle-faddling around, the roads were finally cleared. There was a multitude
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Friday analysis: if someone shouts in the forest does anyone hear it

25 March 2022
According to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, sustainably managed forests will help us move to an economy based on renewable, reusable, and recyclable materials. And as the world celebrated International Day of Forests on Monday, VFPA CEO Deb Kerr was calling on all sides o
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Stellar rise of plywood imports to Australia

23 March 2022
Australia’s imports of plywood lifted 39.4% in 2021, rocketing to a total 658,406 cubic meters (m3) for the year. In most respects, a big rise in imports is no shock. The rapid development of the giant housing pipeline has required supply of all materials to be supercharged. Source: I
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OFO releases its annual review to celebrate International Day of Forests

23 March 2022
OneFortyOne has released its Annual Review 2021 in celebration of Monday’s International Day of Forests. Chief Executive Officer Andy Giles Knopp said that 2021 was a focussed year for the company. Source: Timberbiz “Our 2021 Annual Review is a comprehensive overview from across
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