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VicForests releases FSC audit report

07 October 2020
VicForests today released the FSC Controlled Wood Standard audit report developed on the basis of fieldwork conducted in November last year. Source: Timberbiz In a statement released this morning VicForests says that although this work was unable to be completed due to the impacts of
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AFPA applauds budget measures to kick-start the economy

07 October 2020
The Federal Budget has been welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association for its significant measures to support jobs, businesses, and manufacturing investment as Australia looks to kick-start the economy. Source: Timberbiz The Budget details a $65 million bushfire support p
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Federal budget to boost confidence in building sector protecting jobs

07 October 2020
The Federal Budget will boost confidence in the building and construction sector, protect the viability of thousands of building and construction businesses and save the jobs of the more than one million people that they employ, according to Master Builders Australia. Source: Timberbi
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Bob Brown Foundation triggers 19 coupes to be on-hold in Tasmania

07 October 2020
Sustainable Timber Tasmania has agreed to pause forestry activity in 19 coupes in Tasmania, effective immediately. The Bob Brown Foundation launched legal action two weeks ago against STT, claiming its logging of native forests in Tasmania did not accord with the Regional Forest Agree
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Responsible Wood AGM with Senator Duniam

05 October 2020
This month’s Responsible Wood Annual General Meeting will be addressed by the Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Senator Duniam. At the meeting the coveted Richard Stanton Memorial Award will be presented. Source: Timberbiz “Senator Duniam has agreed to address the AGM atte
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Victoria’s new work phase has COVID-Safe campaign

05 October 2020
The CFMEU Victoria and Master Builders Victoria have joined other union and employer groups for a collaborative new campaign focused on workplace safety in the building, construction and development industry. Source: Timberbiz The campaign coincides with the metropolitan Melbourne par
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$3.5m to upgrade Maryvale rail siding in Gippsland

05 October 2020
The Victorian State Government has committed $3.5 million to upgrades to the Maryvale rail siding in Gippsland to ensure products from Australian Paper’s Gippsland mill will continue to be sent by rail for years to come. Source: Timberiz Sleepers and ballasts will be replaced, and gro
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Buy Australia now more important than ever

02 October 2020
The people and faces supporting the Buy Aussie Timber First framing campaign come from across Australia and all along the supply chain from foresters to carpenters. Campaign spokesperson Gavin Matthew from the Australian Forest Products Association said that showing support for Aussie
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Independent audit finds OneFortyOne compliant

02 October 2020
One of Australia’s largest integrated commercial plantation companies has been found to be fully compliant with domestic log supply and export lease conditions following an independent government-commissioned audit. Source: ABC It was the first independent probe into the operati
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Ross Hampton joins board of FSC

02 October 2020
FSC Australia/New Zealand has filled a casual vacancy on its board and appointed AFPA CEO Ross Hampton to the Economic Chamber Director vacancy. Source: Timberbiz The Economic Chamber includes organisations and individuals with a commercial interest. Examples are employees, certificat
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