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Event organiser for Green Triangle Timber awards

16 March 2020
A former Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards (GTTIA) committee member Lydia Mules has taken on the role of event organiser. Ms Mules is taking over from Prue Younger who has handed over the reins after two successful years to focus on some exciting opportunities that have arisen fro
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Karri freeze in WA

13 March 2020
The Western Australian Government has placed a 12-month freeze on the logging of “two-tier” karri forests in the state’s wooded South West region. Two-tier karri forests are defined as mixed-age forests comprised of mature trees and younger regrowth trees. Source: AB
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Rare concession afforded to logging contractors

13 March 2020
Logging contractors have had a rare win with the announcement that they will be paid by VicForests in line with both their contractual obligations and the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005. Source: Timberbiz “The impetus for this came from timber industry businesses that
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Friday Analysis: Is Premier Andrews dangling a carrot for forestry?

13 March 2020
Central Victoria’s first planned burn of 2020 will take place on Wednesday in the first of about 30 burns planned before next season’s fire danger period. Forest Fire Management Victoria will burn 81 hectares two kilometres to the west of St Arnaud at the town’s Towe
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Building approvals stable in January

11 March 2020
Building approvals in the three months to January 2020 increased by 4.9% compared with the previous three months but remain 2.3% lower than the same time last year according to  HIA Economist, Angela Lillicrap. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its monthly
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IndustryEdge partnership with Forest2Market to bring data to SilvaStat360

11 March 2020
IndustryEdge and Forest2Market have announced a partnership to bring IndustryEdge’s Australian wood market commentary, analysis and data to SilvaStat360, Forest2Market’s online business intelligence platform. The partnership will combine IndustryEdge’s Wood Market Edge publication and
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Hyne Timber adds third shift for bushfire salvage operations

11 March 2020
Hyne Timber Tumbarumba is in the process of adding a third shift as the bushfire recovery salvage operation continues. The site already employs approximately 230 people and is actively recruiting to a range of new opportunities and vacancies. Source: Timberbiz Site Manager, Marcus Fen
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Timber industry associations call for urgent action from Andrews

11 March 2020
The Victorian Government must urgently intervene to save the Victoria’s native timber industry and the thousands of jobs it supports, industry peak bodies urged.  The recent court decision to extend an injunction preventing timber harvesting in 13 coupes, is the latest setback for the
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Union steps up the fight for timber workers against Andrews Govt

11 March 2020
Victorian Government MPs will face flying pickets, mass community meetings and rolling stoppages as timber workers ramp up their campaign to highlight the turmoil facing the industry. The crisis facing the forestry sector escalated last week after a court injunction halted harvesting
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AS1684.2: Australian Residential Timber Framed Construction Seminar

06 March 2020
Understanding and using Australia’s Timber Framing Code correctly is an ongoing challenge for many building professionals. Site visits and inspections regularly uncover poor practice which can open up a litany of legal issues. This practical training workshop delivered by the timber f
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