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Growing next gen Green Triangle forests

02 September 2020
More than 1500 white bags are being carefully fitted to the flowering stems of radiata pine trees grafted in orchards in Mount Gambier in an important step towards creating superior genetics to grow the next generation of Green Triangle forests. Source: Timberbiz In what could be disg
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Federal Government opens purse strings on $40m forest recovery fund

02 September 2020
Fire-impacted forest industries can apply to the Federal Government’s $40 million Forestry Recovery Development Fund from today. Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Jonno Duniam said yesterday competitive grants of between $1 million and $5 million would strengthen industry
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Australian Senate labels research in Tas Uni paper ‘bodgy’

02 September 2020
The Institute of Foresters of Australia wants an apology from the University of Tasmania after a paper suggesting forestry harvesting activities make forests more bushfire prone was withdrawn by the journal Fire due to a number of errors. And in a further major embarrassment for the a
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FSC HQ threatens to deregister Australian FSC

02 September 2020
FSC Australia is under pressure over governance issues, with FSC headquarters in Germany believed to have threatened to deregister the Australian branch or appoint an administrator if the local certification body does not get its act together. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The
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Harvesting and replanting of Kinross State Forest

31 August 2020
A multi-year operation to harvest and replant pine plantations in Kinross State Forest will commence in October, producing enough timber to construct the frames for more than 3000 homes and fit out their kitchens and closets. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Fire and St
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COVID mitigation in Green Triangle proves it can work

31 August 2020
Strict coronavirus mitigation plans have allowed the Green Triangle forest and timber sector to maintain business flow which the industry believes provides a convincing case for a long-term border travel exemption. Source: Timberbiz With the Federal Government urging State Governments
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Kangaroo Island proves plantations can act to suppress fire

31 August 2020
Independent research from Airborne Research Australia after the 2019-20 bushfires on Kangaroo Island has confirmed that plantations can act as a fire suppressant. Source: Timberbiz “From what I can see on our aerial imagery and Lidar it does not seem to support the opinion that the pl
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Greens based forestry attacks on faulty scientific paper

31 August 2020
The Greens should be embarrassed by the retraction of the scientific paper that formed the basis of the party’s political attacks on Tasmania’s forest industry, according to Tasmania’s Resources Minister Guy Barnett. Source: Timberiz Mr Barnett said that during the greatest health and
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Academic anti-harvesting paper withdrawn due to errors

31 August 2020
A scientific paper that was the basis of an opinion piece by Professor James Kirkpatrick claiming that timber harvesting makes forests more flammable has been withdrawn from academic publication because it contains errors. Source: Philip Hopkins The peer-reviewed paper, written by Pro
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Forestry trainer nominated for coveted trainer of the year award

28 August 2020
TAFE Gippsland teacher, Kevin Nunn, has been shortlisted as a finalist for a 2020 Victorian Training Award. The Timber Training Unit Manager from TAFE Gippsland’s Forestec campus in East Gippsland, was nominated in the Teacher/Trainer of the Year category in this year’s coveted TAFE a
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