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Opinion: Justin Law – It’s time the regulators did their job

18 December 2020
You know your Federal Court Case is going bad when you resort to tired stunts like getting arrested at a harvesting coupe for a bit of cheap publicity. This is what is happening in Tasmania with Bob Brown getting on the catastrophe offensive to keep the donations rolling in. The centr
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Friday analysis: The highs & lows of 2020 shine a light on the forestry fighting spirit

18 December 2020
To say 2020 has been quite a year is a massive understatement. It has been a year like no other. That we appear to have come out the other end more-or-less intact is an understatement. Source: Bruce Mitchell There were too many lows this year to mention in detail or dwell upon at this
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WA urges timber use as preferred material in recovery plan

16 December 2020
The timber industry is urging architects, designers and builders involved in the construction process of new education projects to consider WA timber as their preferred building material. The State Government is investing $492.2 million in schools across the State as part of the WA Re
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CLTP new operations manager Michael Lee

16 December 2020
Michael Lee, one of Australia’s foremost experts in timber and widely regarded as the technical expert on Tasmanian timber, has joined CLTP Tasmania as operations manager. Source: Timberbiz In January next year CLTP Tasmania will have a market-ready product and a new brand with planta
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Bob Brown arrested in Tas for trespassing logging site

16 December 2020
High-profile conservationist Bob Brown was arrested in Tasmania yesterday for trespassing on an active logging site. Protestors, apparently from the Bob Brown Foundation, halted logging in Tasmania’s North Eastern Tiers. Three people locked themselves onto a log loader. Source:
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AKD chooses Trimble to manage forestry operations

14 December 2020
AKD Softwoods, an integrated forestry and timber process company based in Colac, Victoria in Australia has selected Trimble Forestry’s Log Inventory & Management System (LIMS) to manage its extensive forestry operations across Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. Source: Tim
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Difficulties expected obtaining machinery in 2021 due to COVID

14 December 2020
The full impact of COVID-19 is yet to be felt in the machinery sector across Australia, with experts predicting many industries will struggle to obtain vital equipment in 2021. Source: Timberbiz While other industries ground to a halt in 2020, the capital equipment market boomed accor
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Responsible Wood passes audit and compliance by Standards Australia

11 December 2020
  Responsible Wood has passed an audit and ‘check compliance’ with flying colours with development activities meeting all requirements of Standards Australia. Source: Timberbiz Connecting remotely, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the surveillance audit provides Responsible
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Eden back on its feet after bushfires exporting 785,000 tons

11 December 2020
The Eden Wood Processing and Export Facility has made a strong recovery after the devastating January fires which damaged the Edrom Rd site and much of the timber supply from the surrounding area. Source: Timberbiz There has been 785,000 tons of export wood products including plantati
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CFMEU pushes Senator McKenzie bill to be supported unilaterally

11 December 2020
The timber workers union, CFMEU Manufacturing, wants the Federal Government to support a Bill moved on Wednesday by Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie which aims to clarify a legal anomaly which has created significant uncertainty for Regional Forest Agreements. Source: Timberbiz The
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