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Preventing illegally logged wood trade to Australia

11 December 2023
Australia will take a major step towards preventing the trade of illegally logged wood, with work to expand the world’s largest timber database following the latest Forestry Ministers’ meeting. Source: Timberbiz As a part of the Albanese Government’s Improving Australia’s illega
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Friday analysis: COP28 good for timber, but we don’t have enough anymore

08 December 2023
A commitment at COP28 by the Federal Government, and 16 other countries, to increase the use of timber in the built environment by 2030 is, on face value, a very good result. Timber, as has been pointed out again and again, from sustainably managed forests provides climate solutions w
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Co-operative project to find alternative paths for treated timber

08 December 2023
The Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life at the University of the Sunshine Coast has initiated a co-operative project with Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA), supported by a consortium of timber producers, chemical suppliers and timber users to identify alternative path
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COP 28 pledge by WPMA

08 December 2023
The announcement made at COP 28 for an increased use of timber in construction as a vital decarbonisation tool is applauded by New Zealand’s Wood Processing and Manufacturers Association (WPMA). Source: Timberbiz With key allies such as the United States, Japan, Australia, and G
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Australia commits to COP28 increasing timber use

08 December 2023
At COP28 in Dubai the Australian Government, with 16 other countries committed to increase the use of timber in the built environment by 2030. Source: Timberbiz The Forest and Climate Leaders’ Partnership Coalition on Greening Construction with Sustainable Wood made the announce
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Tax Bill another kick in the guts for Victorian forestry

08 December 2023
A crackdown on multinational tax avoidance is threatening to undermine Victoria’s future timber supply, with the forestry industry set to be slugged millions in new taxes. Source: Herald Sun The Victorian government’s own pledge to plant an extra 16 million trees in a new estate which
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Opinion: Mick Harrington – Prem Allan’s response to forestry heartbreaking but not unexpected

08 December 2023
When we all think about the Victorian Labor State Government and their approach to our communities, families and sustainable industries – words like disjointed, disorganized, uncaring and robotic often come to mind. But when the Premier Jacinta Allan refuses even to meet with Forest a
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Mass timber event for Melbourne

06 December 2023
The profile for mass timber in Australia has been given a significant boost with the announcement that two key US developers will be speaking at the one-day Mass Timber//Connect event in Melbourne in February. Source: The Urban Developer The event will showcase an international line-u
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National Excellence in Building and Construction awards

06 December 2023
Tools were down to celebrate the building and construction industry’s best and brightest at the 2023 National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards in Perth. Source: Timberbiz Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn congratulated the winners of the 51 award categories and f
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Partners needed to process on-island hardwood in Tasmania

06 December 2023
Sustainable Timber Tasmania is undertaking a process to identify parties interested in on-island processing of large volumes of hardwood plantation logs grown on permanent timber production zone land. Source: Timberbiz Sustainable Timber Tasmania’s eucalypt plantations have been grown
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