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Fulbright scholarship winner to boost biosecurity

26 May 2021
An insect invasion expert from the University of the Sunshine Coast will soon travel to the United States on a Fulbright Future Scholarship to help boost biosecurity between the two countries. Source: Timberbiz Dr Helen Nahrung, from USC’s Forest Research Institute, is the first resea
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Emergency summit on timber shortages in June

26 May 2021
SA Best has called an emergency summit on 2 June with builders, industry bodies, timber processors and suppliers to discuss the ramifications of the shortage and develop a blueprint. Source: The Advertiser International demand for timber, a lack of imported stock and unprecedented hou
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Access to $50k funding in new bushfire grants program

26 May 2021
Eligible local Landcare groups, environment networks and community groups working on bushfire recovery projects can now access funding of approximately $50,000 in a landmark new grants program funded by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. So
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Webinar on product trends, trademarks and declarations

24 May 2021
A product trends, trademarks, and declarations webinar is scheduled for 12.30pm until 1.30pm Wednesday, 16 June 2021. This webinar will provide an overview of product trends in green building markets, new trademarks for Responsible Wood as well as environmental product declarations fo
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Comment on draft for the Australian Standard for Chain of Custody

24 May 2021
Public comment is sought on a revised draft for the Australian Standard for Chain of Custody for Forest and Tree Based Products – AS 4707. The Australian Standard, along with the Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management (AS 4708) was developed by Responsible Wood and are
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Federal MP to air Victorian native timber problem in Canberra

24 May 2021
The decision by the Andrews Government to close the native forest industry highlights the need for a national fibre strategy to ensure a strategic wood supply, according to federal MP Darren Chester. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Mr Chester, Member for Gippsland and Minister fo
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Frame rescheduled for November

21 May 2021
Frame Australia’s Timber Offsite Construction will take place in November this year. The conference had been initially set down for June but was postponed in April due to concerns over Civid-19 vaccinations. Source: Timberbiz The conference will be held at Crown Promenade Melbourne on
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Almost 150,000 detached housing starts by September

21 May 2021
There will be a record number of detached housing starts in the 12 months to September 2021 with more than 146,000 detached houses starting construction, according to the HIA. This is more than 20% higher than the peak of the previous boom in 2018. Source: Timberbiz This forecast is c
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Gippsland roundtable reaffirms support for native timber

21 May 2021
A round table forum with Gippsland forestry professionals and Nationals MP’s this week has reaffirmed support for Victoria’s sustainable native and plantation timber industry. Held at the Gippsland Forestry Hub in Churchill, the group discussed future strategies to support the native
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Friday analysis: Salvaged timber needed for housing is ready, but transport is not

21 May 2021
A South Australian sawmill’s plight has become the epitome of the turmoil in the industry caused by fires, building supply shortages and the inequity of the Federal Government’s forestry transport assistance scheme. Morgan Sawmill, which employs 75 people in Jamestown north of Adelaid
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