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VicForests will cease operations in June

15 March 2024
VicForests will cease operations on 30 June, the end date was revealed on Wednesday during a court hearing involving VicForests and environmental group Wombat Forestcare. Source: Timberbiz Nationals’ leader Peter Walsh said VicForests was being treated deplorably. He said the State Go
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VicForests Statement: Setting the record straight – yet again

15 March 2024
Recent public commentary about the closure of VicForests has included numerous false and misleading claims. VicForests knows there are individuals and organisations who are opposed to native timber harvesting who will be celebrating VicForests’ closure. But this doesn’t mean it’s open
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Friday analysis: It was the death by a thousand cuts

15 March 2024
  VicForests will be gone by 30 June. It really doesn’t come as any surprise. The writing was on the wall, and writ large the moment the Victorian Government announced it would be shutting down the native timber industry by 2030. It brought that death forward when it announ
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Third tranche of Tas Lib’s forest policy

13 March 2024
The Tasmanian Forest Products Association has welcomed the third tranche of the Liberal Party’s forest policy ahead the 2024 election. Source: Timberbiz TFPA Chief Executive Officer, Nick Steel, said this announcement offers the industry certainty of supply and stability, which will a
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AKD Caboolture expansion completed

13 March 2024
AKD’s Caboolture Sawmill Expansion Project is now complete, which will support an internationally competitive sawmilling business for the Sunshine Coast gateway region. Source: Timberbiz The project was officially opened by Queensland Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Developm
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2023 Timber Design winner’s presentations tomorrow

13 March 2024
Winners of the 2023 Australian Timber Design Awards will present their creations at a special event in Melbourne tomorrow 14 March 2024. Source: Timberbiz Attendees will hear from the team behind the overall ATDA winners of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall Renewal which was honoure
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Green Triangle overlooked says SA MP Tony Pasin

13 March 2024
The decision to base Australian Forest and Wood Innovation regional hubs at the University of the Sunshine Coast and the University of Melbourne has been attacked by the Member for Barker Tony Pasin. Source: Timberbiz Mr Pasin MP said it was disappointing that the Green Triangle had b
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$100M Australian Forest and Wood Innovations program launched

13 March 2024
The future of sustainable forestry has received a significant boost yesterday with the official launch of the Albanese Government’s $100 million Australian Forest and Wood Innovations (AFWI) program. Source: Timberbiz AFWI is a collaboration between the Albanese Government and the Uni
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Women make half the SFM team

08 March 2024
The forestry industry has seen some profound changes over the last two decades. It’s altered the way companies are managed, as well as the people that are employed.  SFM is a leading natural asset manager with locations across Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia
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Tas Libs lash out at Labor – nothing more than a Green squib

08 March 2024
The Tasmanian Government has lashed out at the Opposition’s saying it fails to provide a single extra log, or a single extra job to Tasmania’s forestry industry. Source: Timberbiz “It is nothing more than a damp Green squib,” Resources Minister Felix Ellis said. Variously, it commits
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