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Friday analysis: Principled people in forestry standing up for our industry

22 December 2023
It would be too easy to dwell on what the end of 2023 means to the timber industry in this country. The shutdown at the end of next week of the native timber industry in WA and Victoria has been well recorded. So have the implications, the costs – financial, environmental and emotiona
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Australian Maker of the Year and Apprentice of the Year

20 December 2023
In the 2023 Australian Maker of the Year Awards, the top gong in the tertiary student category went to Melbourne-based furniture apprentice Jess Currie. Source: Timberbiz This was the second accolade for Ms Currie who had already won the Melbourne Polytechnic Apprentice of the Year pr
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No Christmas without wood

20 December 2023
Christmas without wood products would not be Christmas as we know it, according to South Australian Forest Products Association CEO Nathan Paine. Source: Timberbiz “South Australian’s might be surprised just how much forest and timber products influence and impact Christmas from trees
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Bureaucracy leaves Gippsland under fire

20 December 2023
Concern that the box ticking bureaucracy of Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) hampered bushfire response has been questioned in State Parliament. It follows after it was revealed the Gippsland fire spotting towers were left without crews for a week at the end of September amid an
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Vic opposition leader joins Heyfield at timber forum

20 December 2023
Victorian State Opposition leader John Pesutto visited Heyfield last week. Source: Liam Durkin, LaTrobe Valley Express Mr Pesutto hit the road on Tuesday, 12 December, travelling out to Heyfield for a timber forum. The forum was organised by Member for Eastern Victoria, and Shadow Par
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Rob de Fegely resigns due to Bendigo Bank’s ill-considered forest policy

20 December 2023
A leading Australian forestry expert has resigned from Bendigo Bank over its policy not to support the harvesting of native forest. Source: Timberbiz Rob de Fegely, who has had many senior roles in his 40-year career in forestry, has resigned from the board of his local Community Bank
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Finest pines go on show for Xmas

18 December 2023
From the forest floor to the foyers of grandeur, two of the finest pines growing in NSW state forests have been selected and decorated as Christmas trees at Government House and Vaucluse House in Sydney. Source: Timberbiz It’s a Christmas tradition that for years has brought festive s
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A 10-year plan for WA’s forests released

18 December 2023
Commercial logging in native forests will come to an end with the Cook Government’s Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 setting out the latest framework for managing more than 2.5 million hectares of native forest throughout Western Australia’s south-west. Source: Timberbiz &
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China timber ban caused SA to broaden its horizons

15 December 2023
When China closed its doors to Australian timber exports, the local timber industry faced challenges and explored diverse markets to secure a positive future. Source: The SE Voice China lifted the ban on Australian timber exports for the first time in more than two years in May, follo
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New home sales low all year long

15 December 2023
Sales of new homes nationally have remained low throughout 2023 and this will see the volume of houses commencing construction continue to contract into 2024 according to the latest HIA New Home Sales report. Source: Timberbiz HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon said the only exception to
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