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Friday analysis: Trying to shut down native forestry one court case at a time

21 August 2020
Last week we suggested that the conservation lobby had changed tactics in its battle to shut down the native timber industry in this country. That, it seems, was something of an understatement. Source: Bruce Mitchell To say that today’s news that the Bob Brown Foundation has launched
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WA government seeks private sector to invest in softwood

19 August 2020
The Western Australian Government is seeking proposals from the private sector to invest in expanding the Western Australia’s softwood estate and safeguard the future of the State’s plantation industry. Source: Timberbiz The State’s Forest Products Commission currently manages a
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More Victorian jobs under threat from native harvesting stop

19 August 2020
East Gippsland firewood merchants and timber harvesters are warning this winter’s firewood shortage is likely just a foretaste of a permanent shortage should the government proceed with its plans to end native timber harvesting in the state. Source: Timberbiz Nationals Member for Gipp
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Constraints for the building industry post 2020

19 August 2020
Population growth and finance will constrain building activity heading into 2021/22 and reach a trough in the September 2021 quarter, according to the Housing Industry Association. Source: Timberbiz The HIA says that prior to CoViD-19, population growth had already fallen well below e
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Vale: Gary Caulfield

19 August 2020
The building industry is mourning the death of leading construction industry leader Gary Caulfield who passed away in New Zealand last Friday. Source: Timberbiz At the time of his death he was project director with Steeltech Industries in Singapore and heavily involved in the construc
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Tas Forest Products backs FSC audit report

19 August 2020
Tasmania’s Forest Products Association (TFPA) has backed Sustainable Timber Tasmania’s sustainable forest management practices following the public release of its Forest Stewardship Council Australia audit report, which found STT met almost all FSC indicators applicable to it. Source:
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Master Builders wants government to establish CommunityBuilder grants

17 August 2020
Master Builders is calling on the Federal Government to fund a new initiative, CommunityBuilder Grants, in the October Federal Budget. In its Pre-Budget Budget Submission released today the MBA says the grants would activate the construction of community and non-for-profit facilities.
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HomeBuilder arrests building decline and protects jobs for the future

17 August 2020
HomeBuilder has arrested the decline in new home sales and will protect jobs in the sector into 2021, according to the HIA. HIA Chief Economist, Tim Reardon said housing data had been ricocheting through the COVID-19 period. Source: Timberbiz HomeBuilder is a time-limited, tax-free gr
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Hyne seeks transport support to fast track new supply channels

17 August 2020
Hyne Timber is looking for government support for an initiative which will see saw logs destined for export, processed at its Tumbarumba Mill. Following discussions with suppliers in Victoria and South Australia, Hyne Timber has confirmation that at least 431,000m3 of sustainably grow
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AKD waiting for Sector Development Grant to upgrade main line

17 August 2020
Six months on from the devastating Dunns Road Fire that tore through the Snowy Valleys, the timber industry is waiting on government support to help ensure the viability of the industry into the future. Source: Tumut and Adelong Times The NSW Government is currently assessing sector g
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