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Finalists in the Tas Timber Awards

28 August 2023
The Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network has announced the finalists for the 2023 Tasmanian Timber Awards. Winners will be announced at the Gala Awards Dinner on Friday 15 September at the Tailrace Centre, Launceston. Source: Timberbiz Almost 300 tickets have been snapped up
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Visy upgrades paper recycling capabilities in Coolaroo

28 August 2023
Visy has unveiled a major $42.5 million upgrade to its paper recycling and remanufacturing campus in Coolaroo with Premier Daniel Andrews and Federal Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek. Source: Timberbiz The upgrade is part of Visy Executive Chairman Anthony Pratt
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Altus wood pellets business goes into administration

25 August 2023
Australian timber wastes recycling business Altus, which had begun exporting wood pellets across the globe has tumbled into administration, with Japanese powerhouse Mitsui then appointing receivers. Source: The Financial Review Altus Renewables had turned pine sawdust into pellets, la
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Phil Clements retires from Softwoods Working Group and Murray Region Forestry

25 August 2023
Executive Officer of the Softwoods Working Group (SWG) and the Murray Region Forestry Hub (MRFH) Phil Clements has retired. Source: Timberbiz SWG and MRFH chair, Peter Crowe OAM, said that after spending much of his career with the Forestry Commission of Batlow and Bombala (District F
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Additional Vic support is good, but not great

25 August 2023
The announcement by the Andrews Labor Government of additional support for timber industry dependent workers has provided some progress for those affected, but is long overdue, lacks detail and does not provide the in-person support required. Source: Timberbiz This is the view of Gipp
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Expansion of the Victorian Forestry Worker Support Program

25 August 2023
The Victorian Government is scaling up support for timber workers, sawmill operators and their communities, as Victoria transitions away from native timber logging.  Minister for Agriculture Gayle Tierney announced the expansion of the Victorian Forestry Worker Support Program. Source
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Opinion: Dr Michelle Freeman – aspirations to protect do not equal conservation

25 August 2023
Native forest timber harvesting sparks significant emotion, passion and energy. Differences of opinion around the issue have been ongoing in Australia for decades. However, the irony is that regardless of ‘sides’, we all care deeply about forests. We want to see biodiversity flourish,
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Friday analysis: Piecemeal support from Victorian government still fails to cover costs

25 August 2023
The Victorian Government’s decision to boost support for timber workers, sawmill operators and their communities in the wake of the end to the native timber industry is more than welcome. The government may have indeed acted willingly, and the negotiations have obviously been handled
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Sales of new homes continue at very low levels

23 August 2023
Sales of new homes across Australia fell by 2.4% in July, continuing to bounce along very low levels, according to the Housing Industry Association’s Senior Economist Tom Devitt. Source: Timberbiz The HIA New Home Sales report – a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in
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National centre proves benefits of timber infrastructure

23 August 2023
In recognising the carbon sequestration benefits of timber, the recently opened National Throws Centre of Excellence in Brisbane serves as a proven test case for the economical delivery of timber infrastructure to achieve climate positive Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032. Source:
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