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Timber Building Systems goes V8 racing

16 April 2019
Timber Building Systems (tbs), a Victorian based company that designs and builds post tensioned pre-manufactured building systems is going racing with major sponsorship of the Image Motorsport Falcon in the 2019 Kumho Tyres Super3 Series. Tim Newman general manager of tbs said that it
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FSC new trademark guide and new directors needed

11 April 2019
FSC International has developed a new guide to assist promotional trademark license holders on how to use the FSC trademarks to promote FSC certified products and related services. The guide aims to provide straightforward, simple advice and is effective from 1 June 2019, and can be u
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Levy rebate available for 2019 wildfire affected private forest growers

11 April 2019
Private Forests Tasmania (PFT) will assist private forest growers affected by the 2019 wildfires by providing a rebate for the private forest service levy (the levy), where the levy has been paid following timber harvesting operations in 2019 fire impacted forest areas. Source: Timber
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Councils get behind the push for Victorian Timber Release Plan

11 April 2019
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) stated that Latrobe City and Wellington Shire councils have joined two other councils to put pressure on the State Government regarding the future of the Victorian native timber industry. East Gippsland Shire Council wrote to the A
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Grants for China projects or missions open

09 April 2019
With $100,000 in grants now available through the 2019 Australia–China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) program for projects which grow agricultural trade between Australia and China agricultural businesses with project or trade missions are encouraged to apply. Australia’s
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Andrews’ inaction unites and ignites timber industry

09 April 2019
Peak industry groups representing thousands of men and women in Victoria who gain a livelihood from timber and forest industries are demanding that the Andrews Government immediately release an updated Timber Release Plan and deliver certainty regarding Regional Forest Agreements. The
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Log Distribution Limited NZ opens to improve log exports

09 April 2019
Four forestry companies operating in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand announced the formation of Log Distribution Limited, a joint venture company which commenced operations on 1 April 2019. Log Distribution Limited is a collaboration between FOMS Ltd, Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd
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Research funding exhausted but two more NIFPI were promised

09 April 2019
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) welcome the Federal and Tasmanian Governments announcement of more than $4 million in research funding for forestry projects at Launceston’s National Institute for Forest Products In
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Eight new cutting edge forestry projects in Tasmania

09 April 2019
The Australian Liberal National Government and the Tasmanian Liberal Government’s jointly funded Launceston centre of the National Institute for Forest Products Innovation (NIFPI) will deliver eight new cutting edge forestry research projects. Federal Assistant Minister for Agricultur
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WA RFA extended for 20 years

09 April 2019
The Western Australian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) has been extended for another 20 years with an annual sustainable yield of at least 191,000 cubic metres of high-quality jarrah and karri saw logs. The landmark RFA agreement for WA’s $1.4 billion was signed on Friday by the Prime
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