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Forest industries’ amazing work to mill burnt timber

10 May 2021
As demand for Australian timber soars off the back of the COVID-19 pandemic-induced housing construction boom, forest industries should be congratulated for the amazing work they have done to mill a huge volume of sawlogs that were blackened during the 2019-20 summer bushfires and get
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Forestry Corp cuts contracts for harvest and haul

07 May 2021
After salvaging the equivalent of about 270 B-Double truckloads of timber every working day from fire-affected plantations over the past year, Forestry Corporation has taken the difficult step to reduce contracts for timber harvest and haulage and supply over the coming five years whi
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Gary Blackwood accuses Lindenmayer of blatant lies

07 May 2021
An ecologist who specialises in forest conservation has been accused of deliberately lying to a recent Senate public hearing. The State Member for Narracan Gary Blackwood told the Victorian Parliament on Thursday that Professor David Lindenmayer had “deliberately and blatantly lied” w
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Opal paper viability threatened by Vic Government forestry plan

07 May 2021
Opal Australian Paper’s operations are being undermined by short, medium and long-term threats to its hardwood timber supplies under the Andrews Government’s forestry plan, according to Narracan MP Gary Blackwood, the manufacturing union and the Government itself. Source: Philip Hopki
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Friday analysis: timber supply is a challenge all over the world

07 May 2021
The demand for timber for houses in particular is on fire. And it’s not just in Australia; it’s worldwide. In the United States prices have gone up 300% or 400%. The Canadian supply is going down fast. Source: Bruce Mitchell for Timberbiz In Australia sawmills have greatly increased p
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Safety campaign to reduce dangerously loaded trucks

05 May 2021
A new safety campaign has been launched to reduce the number of dangerously loaded trucks operating on regional roads. Deputy Prime Minister, Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack said he welcomed the project initiated by Parkes,
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Vic Government misses the mark with carbon storage

05 May 2021
The Victorian Government’s climate change strategy announcement provides a proposed roadmap for Victoria to achieve zero emissions but misses the opportunity to maximise carbon sequestration from wood and paper products, according to the Victorian Forest Products Association. Source:
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KIPT to reply to latest takeover offer

05 May 2021
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers is expected to reply today to an offer by a Sydney-based investment management company to buy all of Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber’s shares in an on-market takeover bid. Source: Timberbiz The bid by Samuel Terry Asset Management relies on existin
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Last truck carries burnt logs to mill in NSW

05 May 2021
The last log truck carrying salvaged, burnt logs from the 2019/20 bushfires was waved into the Hyne Tumbarumba Mill on Tuesday. The unprecedented, 15 months of salvage harvesting has seen more than 1.6 million burnt plantation pine logs processed at the Hyne Mill alone. The burnt bark
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Raise the Roof with wood

30 April 2021
Located in the heart of Benalla, Victoria famed for is connection to Ned Kelly and the Kelly gang, the Benalla Sports and Equestrian Centre is a melting pot for equestrian community activity in the high country of north-eastern Victoria. Source: Timberbiz The picturesque venue boasts
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