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Forestry protesters dangerously targeting logging trucks on the road

14 June 2024
VicForests has issued an alert over the serious risks and hazards from threatening and aggressive driving targeting log trucks and other forestry workers. Source: Timberbiz The alert follows reports of anti-logging activists allegedly tailgating a 63-tonne logging truck from the Womba
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Dire consequences due to a lack of plant breeding scientists

12 June 2024
A lack of scientists specialised in plant breeding could lead to ‘dire’ food security implications in Australia, and around the world, according to new research conducted across three continents. Source: Timberbiz Plant breeding is a multidisciplinary science that underpins the global
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PFT’s new operations manager

12 June 2024
Forestry has been in Jarrod Burn’s blood since he was a child working alongside his father on a forest harvesting operation. Source: Timberbiz “I’m a fifth-generation timber industry worker,” he said. Growing up on a family farm in the Liffey Valley, which included managed
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HVP and CFA training back on track

12 June 2024
A recent collaborative training exercise between CFA and Hancock Victorian Plantations (HVP) has been hailed as a success following an enforced break because of the pandemic. Source: Australian Rural & Regional News The Shelley Burn Camp is unique because it occurs in one of the h
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Almost all houses in Victoria have timber frames

12 June 2024
Timber framing accounted for 91.1% of all framing in houses approved in Victoria over the year-ended April 2024. The latest analysis of the most comprehensive data available in any Australian jurisdiction shows 30.972 house approvals included timber framing, with ‘no information’ comi
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Foundations and Frontiers a workforce paper for construction

07 June 2024
The Australian Constructors Association (ACA) has launched its second discussion paper for the annual benchmark event for the construction industry, Foundations and Frontiers (FF24), focusing on the future workforce. Source: Timberbiz “At a time when industry productivity is at its lo
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SA to drive new housing with state budget

07 June 2024
South Australian Treasurer Stephen Mullighan delivered the Malinauskas Government’s third State Budget to Parliament with one of the key aspirations being to drive new housing for first home buyers which will be positive for South Australia’s forest industries. Source: Timberbiz “For
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Opinion: Robert Onfray – butter boxes and pine plantations

07 June 2024
When the butter was crudely churned, it had no defined shape or size as the farmer invariably used it in their household or sold any excess to neighbours or the public at markets. It then had to be cut into the desired size. But when the factories began producing butter in commercial
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New CEO for VFPA

07 June 2024
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) CEO, Andrew White to the role ahead of his commencement in late August 2024, AFPA Chief Executive Officer, Diana Hallam said. Source: Timberbiz “On behalf of AFPA and the broade
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Big River grows bigger adding Specialised Laminators

05 June 2024
Big River Industries Ltd has acquired Specialised Laminators (SLQ), a renowned panel products company based in Brisbane. This strategic move enhances Big River’s panel product offerings and strengthens its presence in the industry. Source: Timberbiz SLQ, established in 1977, has
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