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Opinion: Gavin Butcher – the vigorous growth of harvested forests

14 April 2023
Analysis of publicly available data by respected scientist Dr Lachie McCaw has shown that claims by Premier McGowan and his coterie of Forestry Ministers, Jarvis and Kelly, to be without substance. Source: Australian Rural & Regional News The WA government had stated that one of t
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Friday analysis: native forest harvesting’s demise is devoid of science

14 April 2023
  Those in the timber industry in Western Australia could easily be converted to the opinion that conspiracy theories do exist. Take Gavin Butcher’s comment piece in today’s Daily Timber News. Now, Mr Butcher is no newcomer to the timber industry in the west. He is a former direc
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FSC has four directorships open for 2023

12 April 2023
FSC Australia is seeking nominations for four directorship positions to join the FSC Australia Board of Directors. Source: Timberbiz The board is comprised of nine directors, three from each sectoral chamber. Appointments are staggered and occur annually, such that three (3) positions
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Veneer manufacturing tour of Tasmania

12 April 2023
The Timber Veneer Association of Australia’s (TVAA) members have recently returned home from a Veneer Manufacturing tour of Northern Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Association members, who include some of the country’s leading furniture, component manufacturers and timber veneer manufact
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Heavy Vehicle Safety Survey response

12 April 2023
With an astounding 5750 respondents nationwide, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has released the Heavy Vehicle Industry Safety Survey 2022 report. Source: Timberbiz The biennial survey measures how the heavy vehicle industry manages its safety responsibilities and seeks fe
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NSW has a new minister for forestry

12 April 2023
Courtney Houssos has been named New South Wales’ new Minister for Finance and Natural Resources, which includes responsibility for forest industries. It follows the ALP’s win in the State election on 25 March. Source: Timberbiz Ms Houssos has been a Labor member of the NSW
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Albanese government can safeguard the role of timber for the future

05 April 2023
The passage of changes to the Safeguard Mechanism in the Parliament this week presents an opportunity for the Albanese Government to boost the role of new timber trees in the carbon offset market to help Australia achieve Net Zero by 2050, according to Chief Executive Officer of the A
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Million-dollar log line in Gippsland has no wood

05 April 2023
The million-dollar small log line at Radial Timber at Yarram in South Gippsland, which can create engineered timber and promises to usher in a new era for timber processing, is not operating. It has no wood. Source: Philip Hopkins, Gippsland Times Radial, which has been planting its o
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OneFortyOne licences end for two Green Triangle sawmills

05 April 2023
Two family-owned sawmills remain in the dark as they wait for official tenders to be opened. It comes following the licences between the sawmills and OneFortyOne coming to an end on 30 June this year with the forest plantation owners reiterating it will not automatically renew the con
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Forest Canopy for Queensland training and careers

05 April 2023
Timber Queensland has been successful in obtaining $980,000 funding for one year from the State Government to establish “Canopy”, a forest and timber industry training and career hub. Source: Timberbiz Timber Queensland’s Strategic Relations & Communications Manager Cl
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