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Hyne Tumbarumba up and running again

21 January 2020
As recovery gets underway for the Tumbarumba region, the Hyne Timber Mill is back up and running, despatching truckloads of timber, thanks to the many volunteers and emergency services who protected it throughout the bushfire crisis. A number of team members from Queensland have been
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Young Queensland engineer wins with timber panels research

21 January 2020
A Queensland Government timber engineer has been recognised at the Australian Young Researchers’ Conference for research that will save timber manufacturers time, money and resources. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said Adam Faircloth, a timbe
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Roundtable shapes agriculture bushfire response

21 January 2020
Deputy Leader of the Nationals and Agriculture Minister Senator Bridget McKenzie met with agriculture industry leaders to hear about the impact of the recent bushfires and discuss the road to recovery for many businesses and communities. Source: Timberbiz Minister McKenzie, who was jo
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Bushfire relief comes from locals like Alpine Truss

21 January 2020
Alpine Truss Wangaratta has donated $15,000 to assist with bushfire recovery in North East Victoria, some of which will go towards stationery packs to help children get back to school. Basic necessities such as the back to school packs for children will take a load off parents’
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Borg has EPA approval for wood residue recovery

16 January 2020
Borg Manufacturing has received EPA approval to implement an Urban Wood Residue recovery process. The EPA exemption allows Borg to recover a range of raw materials from other businesses, including softwood offcuts (included treated pine), LVL and glulam offcuts and, wood pallets and c
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Palaszczuk Government takes action to support timber industry jobs

16 January 2020
The Queensland Government has announced its native timber action plan with the government saying it is taking decisive action to support regional Queensland timber industry jobs, locking in hardwood supplies in the Wide-Bay Burnett region up to 2026. The new timber industry action pla
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Boost to financial counselling to assist bushfire victims

16 January 2020
The Australian Government has instigated additional measures to support recovery from this seasons’ bushfires, which will include 60 more rural financial counsellors and support workers, with an injection of $15 million in additional funding to the Rural Financial Counselling Service
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AUSTimber2020 moves to November

16 January 2020
This week’s decision to postpone AUSTimber2020 until November because of the devastating bushfires in East Gippsland has been met with wide-spread industry and community support. The decision to reschedule AUSTimber2020 from April required careful consideration of the impact on commit
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Boral Timber workers unlimited paid leave to help fight fires

14 January 2020
Boral Timber, along with all Boral divisions, has offered unlimited paid leave to its employees who are responding to the bushfire crisis. The company has people in many communities affected by the disaster, the company has also supplied equipment to the firefighting efforts. Source:
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Victorian logging road receives funding for upgrade

14 January 2020
The Victorian Labor Government is boosting safety at a notorious narrow road in Victoria’s south-west with a major upgrade on Dunkeld-Cavendish Road, this is a major link between the Glenelg and Henty highways which sees the transportation of timber. Source: Timberbiz Acting Minister
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