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Bunnings watching how WA Govt harvests jarrah for Alcoa

19 May 2023
Bunnings is keeping an eye on how timber harvested by the West Australian government to allow Alcoa to mine has been labelled sustainable despite no rehabilitation of the jarrah forests being completed in 60 years of bauxite mining. Source: WA Today In 2020, UK company BSI audited the
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China reopens its doors to Australian timber

19 May 2023
China will resume the importation of Australian timber, bringing to an end a ban of nearly three years. Source: Timberbiz “The Chinese customs has formally notified the Australian minister of agriculture that starting from today China will resume import of Australian timbers,” Ambassa
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Opinion: Tim Payne – Conservationists are killing the Swift parrot

19 May 2023
Much of the valuable closed canopy forests of the southern and eastern areas of Tasmania, continuously harvested virtually from European first settlement, have this century been barred to industry because they are the seasonal habitat of the critically endangered swift parrot. This ac
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Governments need to remember timber is Australian Made

17 May 2023
This Australian Made Week, Australia’s sustainable forest products sector recognises the importance of locally made and manufactured timber and wood fibre. Source: Timberbiz Australian Forest Products Association CEO Joel Fitzgibbon said that having Australian Made is good for fightin
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Empowered Women in Trades’ tools skills day at a sawmill

17 May 2023
OneFortyOne together with Empowered Women in Trades is hosting a tool skills day at the Jubilee Sawmill on 30 May. Empowered Women in Trades (EWIT) Head of Programs Melinda Davis said it will be a unique opportunity for women and non-binary people interested in trades to explore beyon
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Open tender for loading and haulage for Forestry Corp

17 May 2023
Forestry Corporation of NSW has announced an open tender for the loading and haulage of logs from the state’s softwood plantations. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation is inviting bids from interested parties for the loading and haulage of logs from softwood plantation forests in t
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Masterplan for Mount Gambier education

15 May 2023
  Former South Australian Governor Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce has been appointed by the South Australian Government to create a masterplan for the Mount Gambier Education and Training Precinct. Source: Timberbiz Rear Admiral Scarce will be the independent chair of the committee to
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Gippsland Performing Arts Centre in Victorian Architecture short list

15 May 2023
Traralgon’s Gippsland Performing Arts Centre, or GPAC, has made the regional prize shortlist in the 2023 Victorian Architecture Awards. Source: LaTrobe Valley Express The awards program celebrates the top architectural outcomes across the state, spanning categories of public architect
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Opinion: Jon Lambert – Timber the unrecognised “essential” resource

12 May 2023
Marketing terminology is a powerful tool that can be used to influence opinions and justify policies. Historically, mining has been something governments have rarely promoted. Of late, however, we are regularly hearing terms such as “critical”, “vital” or even “essential” with respect
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Planet Ark co-founder now chair of FSC Australia

12 May 2023
A co-founder of Planet Ark Jon Dee has been elected Chair of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) in Australia and New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Mr Dee will serve a term of 12 months, replacing Matthew Crapp from New Forest Management, who was elected at the 2022 AGM. The FSC board i
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