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Christmas spirit shows the value of trees

17 December 2019
In the spirit of Christmas, Forestry Corporation donated a five metre tall Christmas tree, a radiata pine sourced from its Moss Vale softwood plantation, to NSW Government House, where it takes pride of place in the building’s iconic foyer. The tree grown by Forestry Corporation of NS
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Premier Andrews keeps forestry industry in the dark

17 December 2019
The peak industry bodies representing scores of businesses that employ thousands of men and women in the front line to be impacted by Premier Andrews’ poor policy announcement to shut down Victoria’s native timber industry are seriously questioning the government’s commitment to engag
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Winners selected for NZ Wood-Resene awards

12 December 2019
Judges have completed selecting winners and highly commended awards from the many entries received for the 2020 NZ Wood-Resene Timber Design Awards. The second round of judging took place on 10 December and winners will be announced at a function on 26 March, at the Grand Millennium H
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Australian building takes out first at world architecture event

12 December 2019
Pingelly Recreation and Cultural Centre has won the Best Use of Certified Timber prize at the 2019 World Architecture Festival, held in Amsterdam. The centre also won the Imported Timber category at this year’s Australian Timber Design Awards. Source: Timberbiz The building, des
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World Trade Organisation backs Australian anti dumping

10 December 2019
The decision by the World Trade Organisation to uphold the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission framework in relation to investigations into products being dumped into the Australian market is a win for fair trade and an important step towards a level playing field for domestic producer
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Long-span timber roof wins award

10 December 2019
Architecture student Monique Pousson’s passion for global forest management and sustainable buildings has earned her a Responsible Wood award for her performance in structural timber design at a special donors’ lunch in Brisbane. Source: Timberbiz Twenty-seven academic and merit award
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Theme for Timber Offsite Construction 2020 Conference

10 December 2019
The marriage of timber and technology is transforming building methods around the world. A new generation of building design, manufacturing and construction practice is using offsite technologies with engineered wood. It’s being called the ‘new concrete’. Source: Timberbiz This trend
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TDA hosts 2-day CLT and mill tour

10 December 2019
Finding 20 of Australia’s leading architects, engineers, builders and developers in a Tumbarumba plantation forest, in the heart of the Forestry Corporation of NSW softwood pine plantations is not an everyday sight. But with as they increasing look to timber, Tumbarumba and the twin c
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Labor – $910m on level crossings and $120m to support timber workers

10 December 2019
The Victorian State Government has been slammed for its appalling devaluation of native timber industry workers. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath said a State Government statement boasted Labor’s funding of $744 million for level crossings in Edithvale, Che
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Rocky ground for building approvals

05 December 2019
Building approvals fell by 3.7% in the three months to October 2019 after several months of positive growth according to HIA Economist Angela Lillicrap. The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently released its monthly building approvals data covering all states and territories. Sourc
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