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Friday analysis: Bushfires followed by Covid – it was the last straw for AUSTimber

27 August 2021
The cancellation of this year’s AUSTimber event, while probably inevitable given the circumstances, is nonetheless disappointing in so many ways. No one wins. From the event organisers to the exhibitors to the communities and businesses in East Gippsland, to the industry as a whole, e
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AUSTimber 2020/21 cancelled

25 August 2021
Announcement by AUSTimber: Cancellation of AUSTimber2020/21 It is with great sadness and disappointment that a decision has been reached to cancel AUSTimber2020/21. Like many events over the past 18 months, Austimber has faced numerous challenges, including two reschedules in 2020 res
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Woodchip exports difficult to track but not impossible

25 August 2021
Almost every month, IndustryEdge is asked why it tracks woodchip vessel movements, especially into and out of Australia. After all, you rely on formal trade data for many of your other data sets. True, but the difference with woodchips is that there is often no formal trade data avail
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New woodchip equipment for Visy NSW

25 August 2021
Austrian international technology group Andritz AG will supply Visy a 243 000 m3 woodchip handling and storage system, including a Stacker Reclaimer RST360, for its Tumut Mill in New South Wales. Source: Timberbiz Visy operates eight paper mills on six sites across Australia with a co
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New Forests CEO to address National Forest Industries Symposium

25 August 2021
New Forests CEO Dr David Brand will address the National Forest Industries Symposium next week, discussing links between climate policy and a strong production forest industry. Dr Brand present will be one of the speakers at the virtual event on Wednesday 1 September. Source: Timberbi
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Project to assist safe loading and transport of logs

25 August 2021
The Australian Forest Contractors Association is calling for Expression of Interests from individuals and businesses within the forest industry who have a role in log haulage, specifically the loading and transportation of logs to assist with the development of the tools. Source: Timb
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Australia must become self-sufficient in timber and fibre

23 August 2021
The COVID pandemic’s wrangling with international trade further highlights Australia’s need to develop sovereign capability in timber and fibre supply. It was revealed last week that a large shipment of European timber bound for Melbourne was abandoned in Shanghai after a shipping com
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New agriculture visa to help forestry sector with staffing

23 August 2021
Migrant workers could soon be brought to Australia under a dedicated agriculture visa with the new category to be established next month. The Australian Agriculture visa will be available to workers across the agriculture (including meat processing), forestry and fisheries sectors and
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Design challenge in challenging times to reinvigorate buildings

23 August 2021
Record entries have been received for this year’s inter-University design challenge, the Fleetwood Challenge Cup. Developed by Fleetwood Australia in partnership with prefabAUS, the challenge delivers innovative solutions from showcasing prefabrication and adaptive re-use of existing
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Mass timber journal editor in Chicago project joining timber and steel

20 August 2021
Mass Timber Construction Journal founder/editor-in-chief, podcast host and global mass timber industry expert, Paul Kremer, has been appointed to the steering committee for an innovative project with the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) based in Chicago. Source: Tim
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