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New showcase building demonstrates benefits of structural timber

01 November 2018
A showcase midrise timber building launched this week will benefit Australia’s construction and forestry industries by demonstrating the extraordinary capacity of timber as a sustainable, renewable and versatile building resource. Source: Timberbiz Assistant Minister for Agriculture a
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VAFI Industry Review 2018

01 November 2018
Victoria’s plantation estate needs to be increased by about 20% to 500,000 hectares over the next decade, according to one of Victoria’s peak industry bodies. Source: Philip Hopkins for  Timberbiz Victoria now has about 421,700 hectares of hardwood and softwood plantations, the Victor
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Monash PALS up for lignocelulosics

30 October 2018
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the launch of the new Processing Advanced Lignocellulosics (PALS) Hub, hosted at Monash University in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz The new research facility will focus on how to transform wood and other organic waste into
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Queensland Timber Industry Awards showcases industry talent

30 October 2018
   On 13 October, TABMA hosted the 2018 Queensland Timber Industry Awards in Brisbane held in the Podium Room of the Rydges Hotel. More than 260 people attended the event. Source: Timberbiz Guests were welcomed by TABMA Queensland chairman Michael Gaske and general manager Alicia Oelk
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Green Triangle awards its finest with more than 450 attending

30 October 2018
  A multi-generational logging company was announced as the supreme winner of the inaugural Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards at The Barn in Mount Gambier. Source: Timberbiz More than 450 people were on hand on 26 October to celebrate as Reid Logging picked up the top prize,
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Responsible Wood features at Australian timber awards

25 October 2018
The Australian Timber Industry celebrated the 19th instalment of the Australian Timber Design Awards at ‘The Star Prymont’ in Sydney with 23 awarded categories showcasing timber applications across Australia. Source: Timberbiz All Hands Brewing House was awarded the Responsible Wood s
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NZ Minister Jones to address AFPA

25 October 2018
New Zealand’s Forestry Minister, Hon Shane Jones will address an Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) meeting in Canberra on 7 November. Source: Timberbiz “This is a coup for Australia’s forest industries,” AFPA CEO Mr Ross Hampton said. “We have secured Minister Jones’ agree
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VicForests AFS Surveillance Audit released

25 October 2018
VicForests has released the results of its May 2018 Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) Surveillance Audit report for Responsible Wood certification. The audit endorsed VicForests’ strong management practices and found the organisation conformed across all AFS indicators. Source: Timbe
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Master Builder of the Year – CBD Contracting

23 October 2018
An audience of nearly 800 people witnessed CBD Contracting Group Pty Ltd receive the award for Master Builder of the Year. Source: Timberbiz CBD’s winning project, a robust, geometric home in Brighton, stands in high contrast to many of the traditionally-styled houses that surround it
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Santanol sandalwood sale to Mercer

23 October 2018
Mercer International has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Santanol Group, which owns and leases approximately 2500 hectares of existing Indian sandalwood plantations and a processing and extraction plant in North West Australia. Source: Timberbiz The prop
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