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Green Triangle Awards cancelled for 2020

22 April 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed another “victim” with this year’s Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards cancelled.The awards, which began in 2018, awards recognise individuals and companies in the Green Triangle timber industry for their dedication to best practise, continuous impro
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Calamitous decline in housing coming says AFPA

22 April 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is forecasting a “calamitous decline” in housing construction and says an urgent recovery package is needed. The AFPA is calling on Australia’s leaders to urgently put in place a stimulus recovery package for the sector to counter the
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Consultation on draft Export Control Rules involving wood and woodchips

20 April 2020
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has released the draft Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2020 for public consultation. The draft wood rules will set out how the export wood and woodchips will be regulated.  Source: Timberbiz These
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Australian Residential Timber Framed Construction Course – Online

20 April 2020
Timber Queensland’s face to face one day AS1684.2 course is now being offered as four-part webinar training program delivered by timber framing experts who will ensure your interpretation and practice of AS1684.2 meets required standards. Source: Timberbiz Understanding and using Aust
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More support for native forestry industry in Victoria

20 April 2020
The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party has come out in support for Victoria’s native forest industry. The party’s representative in the Legislative Council Jeff Bourman said that in light of the destruction caused by the effective shutdown of the economy responding to the current pan
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Private forestry update for Tasmania: logs, woodchips and processing

17 April 2020
Private Forests Tasmania has provided an overview of the current situation for private forestry in Tasmania as at 15 April 2020. Source: Timberbiz North West Tasmania: Forestry supply chains are still flowing but some individual forest workers have been impacted by quarantine restrict
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VicForests not eligible for FSC membership

17 April 2020
VicForests is no longer eligible for membership of the Forest Stewardship Council of Australia because it has failed to achieve Controlled Wood Standard within the required time. Source: Timberbiz However, this does not mean that Vicforests will be denied Controlled Wood Standard accr
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Bushfire Royal Commission makes a start

17 April 2020
Bushfire Royal Commission chairman, Retired Air Chief Marshall Mark Binskin, has extended his sympathy to the families of 33 people who died during Australia’s disastrous “Black Summer” and says the harrowing season will linger in the national psyche. Source: Timberb
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Opinion: Cameron MacDonald OFO, Lessons learnt from bushfires

17 April 2020
The world is focused on COVID-19 and well it should but in the midst of this crisis we cannot forget the ramifications of the 2019/2020 bushfire season. We need to remember what happened in Kangaroo Island, Cudlee Creek, Kentbruck, Rennick and Keilira, and use the lessons from those t
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Opinion: Rudolf van Rensburg – Eucalyptus Trees Abound But A Shortage Of Face Masks

17 April 2020
The ongoing Corona virus pandemic and a desperate scramble to procure personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline medical staff is leaving many countries exposed and is putting lives at risk. Australia is a leading exporter of eucalyptus wood fibre which can be a major component
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