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Virtual forestry to inspire young students

16 January 2020
The UK’s Forestry Commission is working with Google Expeditions to take schoolchildren on virtual tours of working forests. The Commission is using the immersive platform to inform the next generation about sustainable timber production, the importance of plant health and how woodland
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New Tigercat harvesting head

16 January 2020
Tigercat continues to expand its range of harvesting heads with the new 568, a robust, productive four-wheel drive harvesting head for roadside processing. Optimized harvester head hydraulics maximize performance and efficiency, while robust, high quality components provide long term
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China imports – good for New Zealand bad for Russia and US

16 January 2020
New Zealand continues to expand its market share in China, supplying 39% of the total import volume in the 3Q 2019, up from 32% five years earlier. Russia and North America suffered the largest declines in the Chinese market share from 2015 to 2019, with Russia’s share falling from 28
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Borg has EPA approval for wood residue recovery

16 January 2020
Borg Manufacturing has received EPA approval to implement an Urban Wood Residue recovery process. The EPA exemption allows Borg to recover a range of raw materials from other businesses, including softwood offcuts (included treated pine), LVL and glulam offcuts and, wood pallets and c
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Pacific Pine shuts mill in Putaruru

16 January 2020
The sudden announcement of the closure of New Zealand’s Pacific Pine Industries, a timber processing and sawmill in Putaruru, has left its 60+ employees reeling. Staff were called in from their annual leave this week to a meeting where they were informed that the company was entering
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Further closures announced by Forestry Corporation

16 January 2020
The New South Wales Forestry Corporation has advised that Edrom Road near Eden has been closed to the public until further notice following recent fires. Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Amba Addinsall asked the community to stay away off from Edrom Road until further notice and follow L
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Palaszczuk Government takes action to support timber industry jobs

16 January 2020
The Queensland Government has announced its native timber action plan with the government saying it is taking decisive action to support regional Queensland timber industry jobs, locking in hardwood supplies in the Wide-Bay Burnett region up to 2026. The new timber industry action pla
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Boost to financial counselling to assist bushfire victims

16 January 2020
The Australian Government has instigated additional measures to support recovery from this seasons’ bushfires, which will include 60 more rural financial counsellors and support workers, with an injection of $15 million in additional funding to the Rural Financial Counselling Service
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Support packages ready for fire affected timber producers

16 January 2020
Federal Government support packages of up to $75,000 for primary producers affected by the bushfire crisis have been welcomed by the nation’s timber industry bodies. Both the Australian Forest Products Association, Institute of Foresters of Australia and the Australian Forest Growers,
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AUSTimber2020 moves to November

16 January 2020
This week’s decision to postpone AUSTimber2020 until November because of the devastating bushfires in East Gippsland has been met with wide-spread industry and community support. The decision to reschedule AUSTimber2020 from April required careful consideration of the impact on commit
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