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Commonwealth States forestry ministers meeting outcomes

14 July 2023
Australia’s forest products sector has welcomed the agreed priorities from this week’s Commonwealth-States forestry ministers meeting. Ministers agreed to focus on increasing resource security, expanding forestry’s contribution to climate change mitigation and expanding the production
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Writing a climate report to close native forestry without forestry scientists

14 July 2023
The Andrews government has been accused of using a landmark Victorian climate report, which was written without any input from forestry researchers or the forest industry, to prematurely close the native forestry industry. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz These forestry groups res
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Opinion: Mick Harrington – the fight is far from finished

14 July 2023
It’s been a heck of a time to come into the role as executive officer of Forest and Wood Communities Australia (FWCA) but I am thoroughly enjoying continuing the fight for timber communities Australia wide and I thank both Justin Law (former managing director) and Felicia Stevenson (f
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Friday analysis: The highs and lows of working in forestry

14 July 2023
It has been a week of highs, and lows. On the upside the largely ineffective and controversial “water rule” has been scrapped. The rule prevented plantation and farm forestry projects from access to the carbon market, held up much-needed investment in new plantations, and discouraged
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New director for National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life

12 July 2023
The National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life is entering the next and exciting stage of its evolution, with the appointment of new director, Professor Tripti Singh. Source: Timberbiz With more than 20 years of experience in managing collaborative, multi-million-dollar res
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Future Proofing Your Farm Forum

12 July 2023
Private Forests Tasmania is calling on private landowners not to miss an opportunity to hear from acclaimed Australian farm foresters, Rowan Reid and Andrew Stewart.  As part of PFT’s strategic program Tree Alliance, the farmer and the forester forum will be held at The Bracknell Hote
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Hydrowood raises $2m for underwater forestry

12 July 2023
Hydrowood has raised over $2m from nearly 500 investors in their capital raise through OnMarket. Source: Timberbiz The brainchild of local co-founders Andrew Morgan and David Wise, Hydrowood is one of the world’s first underwater forestry operations, harvesting sustainable rare and so
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Third wave of timber job losses for Victoria – 163 with VicForests

12 July 2023
A third wave of timber industry job losses looms over regional Victoria, with VicForests’ 163 staff left in limbo, not knowing if they will have a job after 1 January. Source: Weekly Times In May the Andrews government announced it would end native timber harvesting, which VicForests
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Protests in Gippsland against ban on native timber harvesting

12 July 2023
Hundreds of people have gathered outside the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) to protest publicly against recent Latrobe City Council decisions and in opposition to the ban on native timber harvesting. Source: Philip Hopkins, LaTrobe Valley Express Last month, the council shut
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Tas MP says Vic timber companies are ‘engaging in predatory pricing’

12 July 2023
A Tasmanian MP has claimed Victorian timber companies – denied access to local hardwood – are undercutting Tasmanian competitors and jeopardising the State’s timber industry. Source: Timberbiz The Independent Member for Lyons, John Tucker claims the Tasmanian timber industry is facing
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