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11 January 2021
The transformation of BASIX (Building Sustainability Index) is underway, with a number of significant changes implemented to provide greater flexibility and enable more innovative and sustainable design solutions. Source: Timberbiz The Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) is an onlin
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Home building grant boosts Queensland industries

11 January 2021
Queensland’s regional building industry is kicking off the New Year on a high note, with the Palaszczuk government confirming it has extended the Regional Home Building boost grant until 31 March 2021. Source: Timberbiz The expansion of the grant will see eligible new home buyers cont
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Queensland timber industry stung by China’s bite

11 January 2021
Queensland’s $3.6bn timber industry is feeling the bite of Chinese trade sanctions with workers stood down and contractors racking up losses in the tens of millions of dollars. Source: Courier Mail Brisbane’s Courier Mail reported today China is virtually the only customer for Queensl
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Building approvals up for past five months

08 January 2021
ABS Building Approvals data for detached houses rose for the fifth consecutive month in November to reach the highest number of approvals since December 1999. Source: Timberbiz “While HomeBuilder was the catalyst for improving consumer confidence in the housing market, the strength of
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Briquettes to add value in Eden

08 January 2021
A planned briquette plant at the Eden export facility is expected to add value to the wood by-products and residues generated at the site. Source: Timberbiz Pentarch Forestry’s briquette plant will compress, and package low value wood residues from processing and produce around 8000 t
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Opinion: John O’Donnell – Tough times where are the opportunities

08 January 2021
Our Australian economy is going through a relatively tough time at the moment, including in regard to COVID-19 and trade actions. There are current issues across Australia in regard to timber exports to China, an important Australian export market and there have been export restrictio
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Friday analysis: Good plans for 2021 but China isn’t one of them

08 January 2021
2021 seems to have got off to a reasonably good start with plans announced for a pellet plant on Kangaroo Island, a briquette plant at the Eden export facility and funding for Gippsland’s fire damaged road system. But the China problem just won’t go away. Source: Bruce Mitchell It’s C
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Doing Timber Business in Queensland 2021

06 January 2021
Join Queensland’s industry supply chain at a one-day symposium followed by barefoot bowls and BBQ networking. This event is in lieu of Timber Queensland’s 2020 conference and it presents an informal opportunity for industry stakeholders to come together, reconnect and network in
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Eden-Monaro forestry gets $14m funding

06 January 2021
Forestry businesses across Eden-Monaro have received a total of $14,361,330 in Federal Government funding from the Forestry Recovery Development Fund Program. Eden’s South East Fibre Exports will receive $2,249,679 to replace fire-damaged, aged and obsolete high-voltage infrastructure
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Machinery hire boom in 2021

06 January 2021
Stock shortages are again tipped to drive a national machinery hire boom in 2021. Leading machinery platform, Machines4U.com.au, hosted more than 154,000 machinery sale listings last financial year and saw a sharp 96.2% increase in enquiries over the initial COVID-19 outbreak period.
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