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NF McDonnell and Sons exceptional Employer of the Year

17 March 2023
Green Triangle mill operator NF McDonnell and Sons has been named Employer of the Year at the National Employment Services Associations (NESA) Awards for its role supporting some of Mount Gambier’s most vulnerable community members. Source: Timberbiz About one third of the timber mill
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Forest and wood products’ winner in science awards

17 March 2023
Australian National University’s Dr Ashley Jones has won the forest and wood products industry category in the 2023 Science and Innovation Awards for his work in identifying the dynamic plant RNA modifications needed to combat myrtle rust. Source: Timberbiz The 2023 Science and
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Opinion: Nathan Paine – Time for action to meet future fibre demand

17 March 2023
Bipartisan support in Federal Parliament to the ambitious plan to plant an additional one billion trees to secure Australia’s future fibre ought to be commended but it’s time to rethink how we move this plan from policy to plantation. Despite the Federal Government’s $87 million inves
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Friday analysis: Thank you Penny Wells

17 March 2023
Penny Wells’ decision to step down from the role of Chief Executive Officer of Private Forests Tasmania is a huge blow to that State’s timber industry. It’s possible that no one has worked harder for the timber industry in Tasmania over the past five years than Penny. After those five
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Conflict timber comes into Australia with false origin labels

15 March 2023
The timber industry suspects “conflict timber” harvested in Russia and Belarus is being sold in Australia under false country-of-origin labels. Source: The Australian Australia has not banned timber imports from Russia and ­Belarus, but the Australian Border Force has imposed a 35% ta
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Vic taxpayers fork out $38m after lawfare on forestry

15 March 2023
Victorian taxpayers will fork out more than $38 million after state-owned logging agency VicForests was forced to compensate customers and contractors it could not supply with timber. Source: The Age VicForests chief executive Monique Dawson told a Supreme Court hearing on Friday it h
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CEO of Private Forests Tasmania steps down

15 March 2023
Penny Wells is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of Private Forests Tasmania. After five years in the role Ms Wells is transitioning to take care of her health. She will continue to work part time to assist in the transition to a new CEO. Source: Timberbiz “Penny Wells has very
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Vic Gov’t ignores forestry contractors in favour of construction companies

15 March 2023
Victorian Government bureaucrats are handing out contracts worth between $100,000 and $461,200 to civil construction companies to clear strategic fuel breaks, rather than using out-of-work VicForests harvest & haulage contractors. Source: The Weekly Times Twenty-five of VicForests
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Responsible Wood promotes wood at Sydney Build Expo

10 March 2023
Responsible Wood Sustainability Manager Matt de Jongh has used this week’s Sydney Build Expo to emphasise the role forest certification plays in promoting sustainable forestry practices and supporting the use of wood as a renewable and eco-friendly building material. Source: Timberbiz
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Shameful goes both ways Mr Albanese

10 March 2023
Yesterday’s deal between the Greens and the Federal Government to ban the National Reconstruction Fund from direct investment in native logging projects, coal and gas has been described by the Opposition as another disgraceful broken promise to Australia’s forestry industry. Sou
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