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Tasmanian Timber Awards include tree farming category

30 June 2021
The Tasmanian Timber Awards recognises and celebrates the excellence and best practice within our industry and acknowledges those who are leaders in their fields. Fourteen award categories are available for nomination including ‘Tree Farmer of the Year’.  Source: Timberbiz Tree Farmer
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Prize winning project by UQ students for timber bridges

28 June 2021
Timber building materials produced from sustainably grown local plantations and the benefits this brings to reducing carbon output are the thrusts of a prize-winning project by two University of Queensland civil engineering students. Source: Timberbiz Duncan Hossy and William Webster
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SA government fund to increase structural timber supply

28 June 2021
The South Australian Government has announced a $2 million fund to increase the supply of structural timber for local homebuilders. Strong demand for timber as a result of HomeBuilder has created a supply shortage, exacerbated by last year’s bushfires, resulting in delivery delays of
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Recent survey shows Australians want to use local timber

25 June 2021
More than 90% of Australians want the nation to become more self-sufficient in providing timber for our homes and offices. Source: Timberbiz And more than three quarters strongly support government policy to ensure the country can meet future demand by growing more timber in sustainab
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Alpine Truss held back by worldwide timber shortage

23 June 2021
A worldwide timber shortage has hampered a Wangaratta business’s plans to employ an additional 30 staff. Source: George Prothero, managing director of Tone Road’s Alpine Truss, said the shortage was being felt Australia-wide due to damage wrought on plantations by NSW bush
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Third Gen forester just keeps ‘rolling up’

21 June 2021
Stay steady, keep rolling up every day, and listen to some of the older fellas … that was the solid advice from logyard operator Tim Arnold. The third generation in his family to forge a career in forestry, Mr Arnold has just clocked up 25 years at the Jubilee Sawmill in Mount Gambier
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NSW’s Plastics Action Plan unlocks wood-based potential

21 June 2021
The NSW Government’s Plastics Action Plan has the potential to unlock new wood-based bioproduct industries, according to the Australian Forest Products Association NSW. Source: Timberbiz Plastics such as single-use lightweight bags, cotton-buds, straws and stirrers will be phased out,
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Logging contractors should work to salvage trees after Victorian storms

21 June 2021
Victoria’s Shadow Assistant Minister for Forestry Gary Blackwood wants the Victorian Government to engage logging contractors to assist with the salvage of fallen trees within the storm ravaged areas of the state. Source: Timberbiz Mr Blackwood said currently logging contractors were
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Tasmania plans R&D powerhouse but needs Government funds

21 June 2021
Plans will be unveiled today for a new world-scale forest industries research and development powerhouse in Tasmania. The industry co-funded National Institute for Forest Products Innovation NIFPI would be headquartered at the University of Tasmania’s Newnham campus in Launceston and
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New $4.5m sawmill for Adelaide

21 June 2021
A new $4.5 million sawmill in the Adelaide Hills will be built which will increase timber supply and create local jobs thanks to a new long-term log supply agreement with ForestrySA. Source: Timberbiz KSI Sawmills, which currently operates a small mill at Nuriootpa, will build the new
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