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VicForests lost 119 days’ production due to illegal protests

17 July 2020
VicForests, which aims to harvest 59 new coupes this year, has suffered more than 50 illegal protests at 31 coupes in the past eight months, resulting in 119 production days lost. In West Gippsland, 10 coupes have been hit by protest action, resulting in 87 days’ lost work. Source: Ph
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Why is Vic Govt opening a forestry centre in Gippsland?

17 July 2020
The Victorian State Government has come under fire over its announcement this week of a National Institute for Forest Products Innovation Centre in Gippsland. While the establishment of the centre has been widely applauded, industry bodies and the opposition have questioned why the sa
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Friday Analysis: The Victorian Government in a spin over forestry

17 July 2020
Just about everyone will be, at some stage, the victim of “spin”. It’s a given. Not all spin is bad, if the benefits described by the sender of the message are real and truly add value to the receiver of the message. Source: Bruce Mitchell Spinning becomes dysfunctional when the sende
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HomeBuilder program shows signs of promise

15 July 2020
New home sales rose 77.6% in June, from a record low result in May, off the back of the Government’s HomeBuilder program. While it will need sales figures from the next couple of months to get a more accurate picture of the impact of HomeBuilder on new homes and construction jobs, HIA
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Forest Products Innovation Centre to be set up in Gippsland

15 July 2020
A National Institute for Forest Products Innovation Centre will be established in Gippsland. It will be the third centre established in Australia funded by State Governments in South Australia, Tasmania and now Victoria with additional funding from the Federal Government. Source: Timb
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Secret scoping study to privatise Forestry Corp – Cabinet only access

15 July 2020
The NSW Government will keep a five-month, $1.2 million scoping study to privatise the Forestry Corporation secret after a freedom of information request to release it was refused, according to NSW Labor. Source: Timberbiz The Opposition claims that despite forking out around $10,000
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Extension for feedback on VicForests Timber Release Plan

15 July 2020
VicForests is extending the feedback period on the proposed changes to its Timber Release Plan and says the extension has been granted because of difficulties experienced by stakeholders opening web links to online information. Source: Timberbiz The public consultation period has been
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Woodchip export quota cuts means jobs will go in Tasmania

15 July 2020
Plantation woodchip exports and hundreds of forest contracting jobs in Tasmania are set to be hit by a downturn in economic activity in China. Source: The Advocate Forico chief executive officer Bryan Hayes said the company’s customers in China and Japan had advised postponement
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New business manager to grow AE Gibson business

15 July 2020
Troy Krogh has been appointed sawmill engineering company AE Gibson & Sons Pty Ltd’s new business manager. The company said Mr Krogh’s appointment was a key step in the company’s plans to expand its machinery and engineering activities in traditional market segments such as
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Timber Construction Forum offers a new virtual perspective

15 July 2020
COVID-19 has meant conferences, exhibitions, seminars and symposiums have been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled. But conferences and exhibitions have an important role to play in any industry. To fill that void, Australasian Timber Magazine with Frame Australia will publish a Timbe
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