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Parkside Timber purchases two WA mills

05 December 2019
More Western Australian jobs are expected to be created in the local forestry industry over the coming months with Queensland miller, Parkside Timber purchasing two South-West mills. Source: Timberbiz Parkside Timber, a Queensland-based company, has a long history of creating hardwood
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Timber framing campaign

05 December 2019
The Australian Forest Products Association has launched a new education and promotion campaign called ‘Timber Framing – The Ultimate Renewable’. The campaign promotes the many benefits of using renewable timber framing products to supply chain partners, builders and consumers. Source:
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Timber Release Plan – VicForests’ open house in Gippsland

05 December 2019
VicForests is inviting the community to learn more about proposed changes to the Timber Release Plan (TRP) 2019 at an Open House in Traralgon on 11 December 2019. Regular revision of the TRP is an important part of VicForests’ routine planning for timber harvesting in Victoria’s east.
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PEFC General Assembly in Germany

03 December 2019
Responsible Wood continues to grow from strength to strength, with the growth of the Australian scheme recognised during the PEFC General Assembly in Wurzburg, Germany. Source: Timberbiz The PEFC Family gathered to celebrate 20 years of PEFC, the world’s largest forest certification s
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KIPT to close chapter for timber milling on the island

03 December 2019
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber (KIPT) has entered into an agreement that it expects will lead to the sale and removal of the main sawmill equipment that comprises the green mill, dry mill and drying kilns at its Heartland Hub (former Timber Creek Mill) site, along with various asso
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Timber Queensland elects new board

03 December 2019
Responding to regional opportunities and technical innovations ahead for the State’s $3.2 billion forest and timber industry, a broad representation of directors was elected at Timber Queensland’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which was hosted at the ARC Future Timber Hub at the Unive
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Almost half of NSW north coast timber lost to bushfires

03 December 2019
Between 40% and 50% of timber on the north coast of NSW has been lost to bushfires in November, and they are still burning. Some of those fires began in September and are still alight. Source: Timberbiz “It’s pretty horrific,” Maree McCaskill from Timber NSW said. “It will be burning
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New AFPA board elected

03 December 2019
A new Australian Forest Products Association board has been elected with re-elected AFPA chairman and chairman of Midway Limited, Greg McCormack saying that it reflected the diversity of the industry and was ready to take on new challenges facing the sector. Source: Timberbiz The AFPA
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Federal Labor at odds with Victorian Labor on forestry

03 December 2019
Federal Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources Joel Fitzgibbon has strongly backed Victoria’s native forest industries as sustainable, this is at odds with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews who plans to shut it down. Source: Timberbiz Speaking at the Australian Forest Products A
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Australia’s forestry sector strong in export markets – ABARES

28 November 2019
An Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) report released recently highlights continued growth in Australia’s forestry sector thanks to strong export performance. Source: Timberbiz ABARES acting Executive Director, Peter Gooday, said Australian
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