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Friday analysis: VicForests should be protected against vexatious litigation

03 December 2021
Lawfare. It’s a word that first saw the light of day, it is said, in the 1975 manuscript Whither Goeth the Law, which argues that the Western legal system has become overly contentious, and utilitarian as compared with the more humanitarian, norm-based Eastern system. More recently, i
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Healthy building approvals continue

01 December 2021
Detached building approvals are continuing to sustain healthy levels, above those seen pre-COVID according to the HIA. The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its monthly building approvals data for detached and multi-unit data covering all states and territories. Sourc
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Pallet problems about to hit the supermarket shelves

01 December 2021
Regional Victoria’s Christmas has been thrown into chaos because the supply chain has all but run out of pallets. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said it might sound laughable that the most basic items, such as a few pieces of wood nailed together, c
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Tzannes architects another winner with timber veneer

01 December 2021
The Australian Timber Design Awards again attracted outstanding examples of the use of timber veneers in the Timber Veneer category sponsored by the Timber Veneer Association of Australia (TVAA). The overall winner was the Judith Neilson Centre for Journalism and Ideas, based in Sydne
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Australian Timber Design Award winners

01 December 2021
The $11.3 million Eric Tweedale Stadium in Western Sydney is the overall winner of this year’s Australian Timber Design Awards. The stunning stadium, offering a new home for community sport and providing residents and visitors with a revitalised facility, is also winner of the People’
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TFFPN appoints Workforce and Diversity manager

29 November 2021
Tracey Taylor has dipped in and out of forestry since university days, where she spent a summer working with Forestry Resources Tasmania harvesting and pollinating seed. Now the Tasmanian Forest Products Network (TFFPN) has welcomed her into a new role which will deliver for the indus
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Clean Energy Finance Corp report backs timber use in construction

29 November 2021
New Clean Energy Finance Corporation research shows expanding timber use in construction will significantly cut carbon emissions in the building and construction sector, according to the Australian Forest Products Association. Source: Timberbiz The CEFC’s Australian buildings and infr
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Seven marketing excellence awards to Tasmania

29 November 2021
Tasmania’s forestry and timber industry have teamed up with a local marketing company to win seven awards for excellence at the Australian Marketing Institute’s (AMI) national awards. Source: Timberbiz Tasmanian marketing company The Claire Bennett Agency was responsible for all Tasma
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WA protest demands clarity on ending native forestry

29 November 2021
Forestry business owners and employees staged a peaceful protest in Bunbury late last week, frustrated with a lack of clarity from the State Government surrounding its decision to end native forestry. Source: Timberbiz The protest coincided with the second meeting of the Native Forest
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Labour shortage hits Alpine Truss

29 November 2021
A massive industry labour shortage in the region has hit a local business hard with Alpine Truss in Wangaratta willing to put on up to 30 good workers but they can‘t fill the positions. Source: Wangaratta Chronicle The business hasn‘t been busier in its 20 years of operation, even wit
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