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No evidence timber harvesting increased the severity of the 2019/20 bushfires

30 July 2021
A new paper reviewing the science behind claims that forest management and timber harvesting worsened the 2019/20 bushfires has been welcomed by the professional association representing some 1,000 scientific and professional forest land managers in Australia. Source: Timberbiz The 20
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Friday analysis: moving on from pseudo-science in bushfire research

30 July 2021
There is some hope that the recent research paper authored by six eminent forest ecology and bushfire scientists led by Professor Rodney Keenan and Professor Peter Kanowski from the ANU might go some way in shutting the hysterical blame game that logging of native forests increased th
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Opinion: Viv Forbes – Green policies are a lethal threat

30 July 2021
Green extremists plan to convert Australia into “tree heaven”. They will bully this through, no matter what the cost. Huge areas of forest are already converted to “locked-up-land” – national parks, world heritage areas, Kyoto protected trees, remnant vegetatio
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Vic Code of Practice for Timber Production submissions close today

28 July 2021
Submissions to the Victorian Code of Practice for Timber Production close today and the organisation representing timber merchants and retailers is urging members to make a submission. Source: Timberbiz The MGA/TMA, says that if the code is not fixed, contractors and their crews are l
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Heyfield Timber Festival back on this year

28 July 2021
After a 27-year hiatus, the Heyfield Timber Festival is set to return in October 2021 to celebrate the small town’s proud history and the relevance of the modern timber industry. Source: The Gippsland Times The Heyfield Timber Festival began several decades ago as a way of recognising
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Diversity Action Plan to deliver Tasmanian forestry more scope

28 July 2021
The Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network (TFFPN) will deliver a Diversity Action Plan for the forest industry which aims to increase the gender and cultural diversity of the workforce. Source: Timberbiz The project was a key commitment in the Tasmanian Liberal Government’s Fi
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Boral agrees to sell its timber business to Pentarch

28 July 2021
Boral Limited has entered into an agreement with Allied Natural Wood Enterprises Pty Limited (Pentarch Group) to sell its Australian hardwood and softwood timber business for $64.5 million. Source: Timberbiz The purchase includes Boral’s nine sawmills in NSW, making Pentarch the large
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Demand for catalogue and magazine paper hit hard

26 July 2021
Demand for the main paper grades used to supply catalogues and magazines continues to slump, with imports especially hard hit. Light Weight Coated (LWC) grades of paper made from mechanical pulp have seen imports crash more than 73% over the last two years, falling to just 26.4 kt yea
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Australian genome sequence of spotted gum gets international attention

26 July 2021
Southern Cross University forest scientists can lay claim to a pivotal role in establishing the green shoots for sequencing the genome of Australia’s spotted gum. Since its release in May this year, the genome sequence of the spotted gum (Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata) has attr
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Strengthening Australia’s illegal logging laws with your help

26 July 2021
The review of the Australia-wide regulation to combat illegal logging and its associated trade is now open for consultation.  Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Jonno Duniam said the review of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation 2012 presents an opportunity to streng
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