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DesignBUILD postponed again, now in late 2021

14 October 2020
DesignBUILD has been postponed again due to the ongoing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it had been rescheduled to 11-13 May 2021 but now it has been moved to 11-13 October 2021 in Sydney. Originally the event was to be held in Melbourne in 2020. Source: Timberbiz Organis
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John Simon retires from Forest and Wood Products

14 October 2020
  After eight years as a director, and five years as chairman, John Simon has advised that he plans to retire from the Forest and Wood Products board. Mr Simon said that next year FWPA would undertake a major refresh of its strategic direction, and that, in his view, it was impor
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We can Build Back Better in Australia after COVID-19 with forestry

14 October 2020
Renewable forest industries in Australia and globally are ready to grow and play an even bigger role in the COVID-19 economic recovery. The Australian Forest Products Association has added its support to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Advisory Committee on Sust
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VicForests’ response to media criticism on FSC status

14 October 2020
VicForests has responded to media criticism attacking its failure to be granted FSC status. VicForests reported last week results from an audit taken in November last year, but that was not completed because of the impacts of the coronavirus, remaining challenges arising from last sum
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HomeBuilder helps to increase housing loans to highest in a decade

12 October 2020
The short-term stimulus from HomeBuilder is emerging in the housing finance data released by the ABS. And the HIA’s Chief Economist Tim Reardon says this is particularly evident in the issuing of loans for the construction of new homes and in lending to first home buyers. Source: Timb
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Victoria’s Liberals say transition to plantations is a false promise for workers

12 October 2020
An expression of interest released by the Victorian State Government has shown the plan to transition native timber to plantation by 2030 is a false promise for those in the industry, according to Assistant Shadow Minister for Forestry Gary Blackwood. Source: Timberbiz Mr Blackwood sa
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Timber Innovation Grants for Victoria launched with Xlam

09 October 2020
Timber businesses with innovative ideas about using plantation timber and transforming operations away from native timber will be supported with grants from the Victorian Government. Source: Timberbiz Minister for Agriculture and Regional Development Jaclyn Symes visited Wodonga manuf
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LNP Queensland election promise for cheaper electricity

09 October 2020
The Queensland timber industry has welcomed the LNP’s election policy commitment for cheaper energy for manufacturing. LNP Leader Deb Frecklington this week announced the cheaper energy policy for manufacturers, which would remove the need for Ergon and Energex to charge manufacturing
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CFMEU says expanding Victoria’s plantations’ plan is ‘shambolic’

09 October 2020
The Victorian Government’s announcement yesterday that it is seeking formal expressions of interest for investors and plantation developers to expand the state’s plantation timber supply has come under fire from both the Australian Forest Products Association and the unions. Source: T
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Friday analysis: While Vic government spruiks, NSW government acts

09 October 2020
The Victorian State Government is certainly getting busy spruiking its transition plans and projects to “compensate” for its closure of the native timber industry by 2030. Last week it was a new state-owned nursery growing, apparently, Mountain Ash seedlings for bushfire affected area
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