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WaratahPlus to access set-up information for 600 series

19 February 2020
Waratah Forestry Equipment has released its new WaratahPlus mobile app, available as a free download on the App Store for Android and iOS platforms. The new app provides more accessibility to information for contractors and their equipment operators to set up and service their Waratah
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Final felling figures for Sweden in 2019 decreased

19 February 2020
Swedish forest owners reported 262,532 hectares for final felling in 2019. This was a decrease of 10% compared with 2018. In addition, they applied for permits for felling on 3022 hectares of mountainous forest and on 1461 hectares of valuable broad-leaved forest. Infestations of bark
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Japan aerospace and UN FAO join to monitor forests

19 February 2020
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization have agreed to cooperate on monitoring forests and mangroves, considered a sponge for greenhouse gases, around the world by using data from observation satellites amid deepening concerns over climate c
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Smartphone app to select hoses and fittings in the bush

19 February 2020
A new smartphone, tablet and web app that helps forestry contractors select the right hoses and fittings to repair and maintain hydraulic hoses in the bush, has been launched by BOA Hydraulics in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Brothers Simon and Greg Boakes, founders of BOA Hydraulics
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Chadstone Link-ed with glulam arches

19 February 2020
The “Chadstone Link”, a stylish and weather-protected walkway, links the Chadstone shopping centre in Melbourne to a new office tower “Tower 1” and to the new MGallery of the Sofitel-Hotel Group. It comprises 31 individually formed timber glulam arches. Sources: Timberbiz, Timber Arch
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Timber framing seminar for mid-rise construction

19 February 2020
Lightweight timber-framed construction is the cheapest way to build mid-rise buildings. A seminar held in Sydney in early March will explore the latest developments in timber framing that helps to achieve this. The seminar will be held on 4 March at the NSW Teacher Federation Conferen
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Secondary students’ first step into forestry

19 February 2020
A group of 14 secondary school students in the Limestone Coast region are taking their first steps toward a career in forestry thanks to a partnership between industry, the Department of Education and Child Development, Logging Industry Training Association (LITA) and the Forest Indus
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Aratu Forestry fined after extreme weather events

19 February 2020
A New Zealand forest company must pay a Tolaga Bay couple NZ$50,000 each after a terrifying night they spent marooned on their roof amid rising floodwaters laden with forestry debris. Aratu Forestry Limited, previously Hikurangi Forest Farms Limited, was fined a total of NZ$379,500 on
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Logs for China back on track in NZ

19 February 2020
The NZ Forest Owners Association says despite a significant slump in prices, logs bound for China are starting to be harvested again by many large forestry companies. The coronavirus outbreak, combined with an already oversupplied market, resulted in logs backing up at Chinese ports.
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Fee free access to building standards for bushfire prone areas

19 February 2020
Adrian O’Connell, Standards Australia’s Chief Executive Officer and Karen Andrews MP, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology announced a joint funding agreement for access to AS 3959:2018, Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas, for all Australians. This jointly fund
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