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Royal Commission to focus on natural disaster management

21 February 2020
Improving natural disaster managements across all levels of government is expected to be one of the major focus points for the Royal Commission into the devastating bushfire confirmed by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday. Source: Timberbiz And the Australian Forest Products
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Friday Analysis: Good luck with the Royal Commission

21 February 2020
So, there is to be a Royal Commission in the summer’s exhausting bushfire. That’s got to be a good thing, right? There is so much to be explored by the Royal Commission which, as the Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised in January, will be quick. Not a long-winded, strung-out junket
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Chadstone Link-ed with glulam arches

19 February 2020
The “Chadstone Link”, a stylish and weather-protected walkway, links the Chadstone shopping centre in Melbourne to a new office tower “Tower 1” and to the new MGallery of the Sofitel-Hotel Group. It comprises 31 individually formed timber glulam arches. Sources: Timberbiz, Timber Arch
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Timber framing seminar for mid-rise construction

19 February 2020
Lightweight timber-framed construction is the cheapest way to build mid-rise buildings. A seminar held in Sydney in early March will explore the latest developments in timber framing that helps to achieve this. The seminar will be held on 4 March at the NSW Teacher Federation Conferen
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Fee free access to building standards for bushfire prone areas

19 February 2020
Adrian O’Connell, Standards Australia’s Chief Executive Officer and Karen Andrews MP, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology announced a joint funding agreement for access to AS 3959:2018, Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas, for all Australians. This jointly fund
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SA mid rise timber engineering workshop

17 February 2020
With the recent increased use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) for commercial and mid-rise buildings, there has been growing demand for structural design information. The engineering of such structures requires designers to look beyond Australian Stand
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Northern NSW salvages burnt softwood

17 February 2020
The Northern NSW forestry industry has begun salvaging burnt timber from softwood plantations impacted by recent fires, with local production to increase fourfold over the next year. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation of NSW Grafton District Manager Trent Froud said plantation tim
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ABC pulled up by VicForests and recants

17 February 2020
The ABC has corrected its report on 19 December 2019 claiming that VicForests had illegally harvested outside its Allocations Order. The ABC amended the article and stated: “Editor’s note: This story has been edited to clarify that no formal finding of illegality has been made.” Sourc
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Vic Government looks to off-load Heyfield mill

17 February 2020
The Victorian Government is in talks to sell its $61 million share in the Heyfield mill in Gippsland. The State Government bought a minority share in the privately-owned Heyfield mill in 2017 after the then-owner threatened to close its doors. Source: Timberbiz Deputy Premier James Me
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Timber transporter – Citizen of the Year

14 February 2020
Brian Smith of Brian Smith Timber Transport, which his family founded in 1989, was recently awarded with the Walcha Citizen of the Year award. He is one of the largest employers in Walcha with his trucking and logging business and he was recognised for this alongside his support of th
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