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NSW Nationals want to return to harvesting Riverina Red Gum

16 July 2019
The New South Wales Deputy Premier, John Barilaro, has vowed to return some of the reserved Red Gum forests in the Riverina back into commercial timber harvesting. In an address to the NSW Nationals’ state conference last month, Mr Barilaro, who is NSW Nationals leader, made a commitm
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Testing the water to shut town native timber in Victoria

11 July 2019
A market research company is visiting country towns in Victoria to test the water on the public’s reaction to shutting down the native timber industry. The most recent of several events was in Maryborough on Wednesday night. Others are understood to have taken place in Shepparton and
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Generous rural leadership program scholarships open

11 July 2019
Applications have opened for $55,000 scholarships with the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP) to join Course 27. Matt Linnegar, chief executive of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation said the ARLP is a 15-month leadership development program that takes place over five s
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New FWPA program for detached housing market

11 July 2019
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has launched a technical extension program to encourage the use of wood products in residential Class 1 properties. The National Residential Construction and Fit-out Program, headed by Dr Alastair Woodard, a structural engineer and constructio
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Top 5 – Australian Building Approvals – May 2019

11 July 2019
Full details will be published in the June 2019 edition of Wood Market Edge – due out on 28th June. For subscription information, go to www.industryedge.com.au DOWN 20.9% – at 14,778 approvals in May 2019, the fall from the year before was 20.9% 8,480 – Private sector house approvals
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Active and adaptive management needed for Victoria’s forestry

11 July 2019
A radical overhaul of regulations and conservation management is needed if Victoria’s Regional Forest Agreements are to actually meet their worthy principles and achieve biodiversity aims, according to a regional forest group. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The South East Timber
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European glulam vs Australian labelling

09 July 2019
Glue-laminated timber structural grades in Europe are different than in Australia and the confusion between the two grading systems started from how they’re labelled. Both the Australian and European products label their glulam products using the GL’X’ descriptor, but it refers to dif
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Australia’s Per Capita Recession – welcome to the QE era

09 July 2019
We might think the main economic news in Australia right now is interest rates and the new historic low cash rate of 1.00%. It is big news of course, but the really significant issue is why it has occurred. The Australian economy is in a consumption decline that sees the Reserve Bank
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Top 5 – Australian Hardwood Chip Exports

03 July 2019
Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services. Find out more at www.industryedge.com.au Down 15.3% – Austra
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Ultimate Renewable campaign begins

03 July 2019
Forest and Wood Products Australia’s (FWPA’s) consumer advertising campaign for The Ultimate Renewable commenced this week, and industry is reminded to maximise the opportunities offered by the new brand. Source: Timberbiz Featuring award-winning architect and host of Grand Designs Au
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