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Opinion: Mark Poynter – Bunnings, an exercise in shallow virtue

24 July 2020
Hardware retailing giant, Bunnings has announced that it will immediately ban the sale of hardwood products derived from locally grown native forest logs sourced from the Victorian Government’s commercial forestry agency, VicForests. In announcing the ban, Bunnings merchandising
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Friday analysis: CFMMEU struck the first blow with Bunnings, and they won’t give up

24 July 2020
The protests this week against Bunnings’ decision to refuse to stock Victorian timber sourced from VicForests was well organised and well supported. The Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union’s blockade at Traralgon was inspired. Source: Bruce Mitchell Anyone who has e
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$1.25m post peeling facility in Alberton

22 July 2020
The Alberton Timber and Treatment Plant is nearing the end of a two-year $1.25 million dollar expansion to install a post peeling facility to increase efficiency and create local jobs. Source: Timberbiz The new post peeling facility, built at the plant on the South Gippsland Highway i
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Proposed changes to biodiversity laws post interim review

22 July 2020
States will be able to carry out environmental assessments on behalf of the federal government under proposed changes to biodiversity laws. New national environmental rules will be finalised by the end of next month to fast-track major projects and unleash an investment boom ending tw
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Jennifer Cunich to head FWPA program

22 July 2020
The former CEO of the Australian Institute of Architects Jennifer Cunich will now head up Forest and Wood Products Australia’s (FWPA) WoodSolutions Mid-rise Advisory Program. Now in its fourth year, the program is operating in NSW, Victoria and Queensland, building on a base of comple
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Log truck blockade on Bunnings to reverse ban on local timber

22 July 2020
Four log trucks this morning blocked the entrance to the Bunnings store at Traralgon in defence of forestry jobs. A Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) statement this morning said the trucks were blocking the entrance to the Bunnings’ car park in protest of
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Reports deliver on native forest timber in Queensland

20 July 2020
Reports from two Queensland research projects are now available on the Forest and Wood Product Australia (FWPA) website. The two projects have delivered valuable information for the native forest timber industry in Queensland. Both had strong steering committee input, as well as indus
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Kangaroo Island bushfire report recognises great losses for timber industry

20 July 2020
Local knowledge, use of forestry experts, and better understanding of fire behaviour in plantations is critical for future fire management on Kangaroo Island. Incident Management Teams (IMTs) and fire ground leaders need access to people with local knowledge, including suitably traine
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Potential in NT for commercial indigenous forestry

17 July 2020
A new research project managed by Forest and Wood Products Australia will investigate the potential for commercial Indigenous forestry in the Northern Territory’s East Arnhem Land. The project aims to support the Traditional Owners to facilitate a sustainable forest-based livelihood a
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Queensland sawmilling company fined for stealing timber

17 July 2020
A Queensland sawmilling company and three of its employees have been fined a total of $17,500 in the Charleville Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to stealing State-owned timber. Source: Timberbiz Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said the
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