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Tas Timber Awards’ new category celebrating excellent Tas timber

19 May 2021
The Tasmanian Timber Awards will include a new category this year celebrating Excellence in Design and/or Use of Tasmanian Timber. Entries are now open, and Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network’s biennial awards will culminate in the announcement of winners at a gala dinner e
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FPC appoints Islay Robertson as operations director

19 May 2021
Western Australia’s Forest Products Commission (FPC) has appointed Islay Robertson as its new Director Operations.  With over 30 years of experience in forestry, Mr Robertson brings a wealth of knowledge to the FPC and the forestry industry of Western Australia. Source: Timberbiz Mr R
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Massive job losses predicted by Timber Towns Victoria

19 May 2021
Timber Towns Victoria has warned of massive job losses if the Victorian Government goes ahead with its plans to shut down the native timber. Source: Timberbiz “This is not the time for the Victorian Government to be taking steps that will cost more jobs, further damage regional commun
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HomeBuilder comes to an end so home sales fall

17 May 2021
New home sales fell in April to be 54.4% lower than March as HomeBuilder came to an end. The HIA New Home Sales report, a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states, is a leading indicator of future detached home construction. Source: Timberbiz “This
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Melbourne WoodTECH called off NZ event to go ahead

17 May 2021
The Melbourne WoodTECH 2021 conference has been cancelled because of Covid-19. The two-day conference, run by the Forest Industry Engineering Association, was planned for Melbourne for early August. Source: Timberbiz However, because venues in Melbourne have become unavailable that ev
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Green Triangle industry awards back on for 2021

17 May 2021
The Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards are back on the calendar after being cancelled last year due to Covid-19. The awards will be presented on 29 October at The Barn, Mount Gambier. Source: Timberbiz Bringing together companies from both Victoria and South Australia, the awards a
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Federal Court victory but Vic Govt still an obstacle to native forestry

14 May 2021
VicForests successful appeal against restrictions imposed on its operations by the Federal Court last year represented a vindication for all hardworking timber and forestry workers, according to the Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath. Source: Timberbiz “Timber j
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Bunnings to review decision to stop selling VicForests timber

14 May 2021
Bunnings has said it will review its decision to stop selling timber logged by VicForests. Bunnings announced in June last year it would stop selling timber logged by VicForests after a court finding that the state government-owned forestry agency breached conservation laws. Source: T
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Wellington & East Gippsland shires’ native forestry responses at odds

14 May 2021
Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has slammed East Gippsland Shire’s response to a report it commissioned showing the planned end of native timber industry would devastate the region’s local economy as being totally inadequate and extremely disappointing. Source: Timberbiz The sp
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Certainty for native forestry as Senate agrees to changes to RFA

14 May 2021
The Senate has agreed to recommended changes to the Regional Forest Agreements framework to give operational certainty that the native forest industry has been seeking. The Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee report follows the committee’s inquiry on the privat
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