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Timber Qld Growth Scholarships closing

26 June 2024
Applications close this Sunday for Timber Queensland’s Growth Scholarships. The scholarships are open to architects, builders, certifiers, harvesters, machine operators, engineers, plantation workers, operations staff behind the scenes (like HR, Marketing & Accounts), studen
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Increasing the area of trees in Southern Australia

26 June 2024
The Perennial Prosperity Project is making significant strides in transforming the agricultural landscape of Tasmania. The project, led by CSIRO, aimed to increase the area of trees on farms in southern Australia in a way that would improve farm enterprise sustainability, profitabilit
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What Australia can do better to protect against catastrophic bushfires

26 June 2024
Forestry Australia is hosting its inaugural two-day Fire Summit 2024 on Prescribed Fire: Exploring Science, Culture and Practice, at the University of Melbourne today and tomorrow to examine this critical topic. Source: Timberbiz More than 30 experts from universities, government agen
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Double trouble from extreme bushfires

26 June 2024
  Extreme bushfires have more than doubled in frequency and intensity over the past two decades, according to a global study from the University of Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, the research reveals that six of the past seven y
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New recipients of traceability grants announced including forestry

24 June 2024
Eleven new projects will share $4 million worth of funding in round three of the Australian Government’s Traceability Grants Program. The program supports collaborative projects that enhance traceability systems to support our agricultural export supply chains. Source: Timberbiz One o
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Trainee saw doctors at AKD

24 June 2024
A group of TAFE NSW Tumut saw technician apprentices – including a 63-year-old trainee – have had a firsthand glimpse of one of the region’s powerhouse sawmills in action as part of a special visit last month. Source: Timberbiz The group of Certificate III in Saw Technology students,
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Pentarch closes pallet mill due to Vic Government native timber decision

24 June 2024
Pentarch Forestry’s pallet mill in Dandenong will cease operating next month due to a shortage of hardwood timber so 700,000 Australian-made hardwood pallets will be taken out of circulation thanks to a Victorian Government decision. Source: Timberbiz The mill, which had been operatin
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Increased costs with construction code drop home sales

21 June 2024
New home sales nationally fell by 12.6% in May after the draw forward in sales in April due to increases in costs associated with National Construction Code (NCC) 2022. The HIA New Home Sales report is a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states and
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Locally grown SA timber will build new facilities

21 June 2024
Locally grown and manufactured timber will provide the building blocks for South Australia’s new technical colleges at Tonsley and Mount Gambier, as announced by the State Government. Source: Timberbiz “This announcement is great news for the timber manufacturing industry in South Aus
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Vic and Tas winners at the Timber & Hardware Awards

21 June 2024
The National Timber & Hardware Association’s 2024 Victoria & Tasmania Timber & Hardware Industry Awards have showcased the outstanding achievements and contributions within the industry and recognised the exceptional talent and dedication of all participants. Source:
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