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Lessons from Tasmania’s timber industry

08 November 2023
The ‘precautionary principle’ is not included in the Tasmanian Forest Practices Code, where a more pragmatic approach manages any threatened species, according to a senior Tasmanian forestry expert. Source: LaTrobe Valley Express, Philip Hopkins Dr Peter Volker, the retired Chief Fore
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Private Forests Tas new CEO Dr Pietrzykowski

06 November 2023
Dr Elizabeth Pietrzykowski is most at peace when she’s out in the bush or close to nature. Private Forests Tasmania’s new Chief Executive grew up in Claremont with her parents and older brother Dominik, in the foothills of Mt Faulkner. Source: Timberbiz “He and I would follow the cree
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Interest rates weigh heavily on house approvals

06 November 2023
The volume of new house approvals remains around its lowest level in a decade as the full impact of RBA rate hikes continues to hurt households, according to HIA Senior Economist Tom Devitt. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its monthly building approvals
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Hydrowood Celery Top to feature in new Spirit of Tasmania ships

06 November 2023
More than 6000 lineal metres of Celery Top Pine sourced from below the waters of Lake Pieman on Tasmania’s west coast will be used as feature wall cladding on two semi-enclosed deck spaces on the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels. Source: Timberbiz The timber is harvested by Hydrow
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Hancock plantations CEO Stephen Ryan resigns

06 November 2023
Hancock Victoria Plantations CEO Stephen Ryan has resigned after 17 years in the timber business. Mr Ryan served as HVP Plantations CEO since 2017, before which he served as Chief Financial Officer. Source: Timberbiz Josie Pane will become acting CEO of HVP Plantations before Mr Ryan
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NZ Timber Design Award goes to school

03 November 2023
A biophilic-inspired building made up of classrooms and community spaces designed to enhance cognitive function and emotional wellbeing has won the 2023 NZ Timber Design Award’s Supreme Award. Source: Timberbiz Green School NZ’s “Kina” project on a former farm in Taranaki was ju
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Australian Timber Design Awards winner a refit of Sydney’s Opera House

03 November 2023
ARM Architecture’s refit of the Sydney Opera House’s interior has been named overall winner of the 24th Australian Timber Design Awards presented at the Cargo Hall in Melbourne last night. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Timber Design Awards is a national competition to p
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Vic govt tells Vic builders to stop using native hardwood

03 November 2023
The Victorian building industry has been directed to cease designing and constructing homes with native hardwood timber by the Victorian Labor Government. Source: Timberbiz In a recent letter to the Housing Industry Association (HIA), Labor “strongly recommends” builders cease using n
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Government releases a paper: Victoria’s timber industry in a time of transition

03 November 2023
The State Government in Victoria has released a new Parliamentary Library paper examining the State’s native timber industry, the debate about its future, the varied and at times competing interests, policies, philosophies and approaches that influence a sector with multiple sta
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Friday analysis: Tis the season for awards

03 November 2023
It’s the awards season, it seems, with timber in many facets being celebrated across Australia and in New Zealand as well. The “season” started with September’s Tasmanian Timber Awards where Forico’s Bryan Hayes was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to the Tasmanian Timber I
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