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Friday analysis: Trying to shut down native forestry one court case at a time

21 August 2020
Last week we suggested that the conservation lobby had changed tactics in its battle to shut down the native timber industry in this country. That, it seems, was something of an understatement. Source: Bruce Mitchell To say that today’s news that the Bob Brown Foundation has launched
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Apple World Centre in Bangkok is warm in white oak

19 August 2020
Apple Central World in Bangkok welcomed its first visitors. Located in one of the city’s iconic urban centres, the new store establishes a quiet sculptural presence at the heart of the bustling Central World Square. It forms a new social focus for the city and an inviting backdrop for
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Best practice cloud solutions for SME forestry supply chains

19 August 2020
The Northern Hardwoods Research Institute (NHRI) and Remsoft have partnered to support best practice implementation of the Remsoft Operations Cloud within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the forestry sector. The first SME pilot implementation is underway with a leading pr
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India removes ban on use of timber in construction

19 August 2020
After a gap of more than 25 years, India’s Central Public Works Department has removed the ban on use of timber in construction of buildings and habitat projects. The decision of the CPWD, the prime construction agency of the central government, comes after the Union Environment minis
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Potential opportunities to improve bushfire protection – new document

19 August 2020
A document titled “Potential opportunities for improved town and city bushfire protection across Australia” dated August 2020 has been prepared by John O’Donnell who is a former forester with the then NSW Forestry Commission. Source: Timberbiz After the large bushfir
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Photo of pre-fires Sugar Pine Walk wins competition

19 August 2020
A photograph of the trees in mid-winter has won the Forestry Corporation of NSW Sugar Pine Walk photo competition. The photograph by Michael Harris entitled ‘Winterlong’ was taken at Sugar Pine Walk before the devastating 2019-20 bushfires. Source: Timberbiz “Sadly, this iconic locati
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WA government seeks private sector to invest in softwood

19 August 2020
The Western Australian Government is seeking proposals from the private sector to invest in expanding the Western Australia’s softwood estate and safeguard the future of the State’s plantation industry. Source: Timberbiz The State’s Forest Products Commission currently manages a
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More Victorian jobs under threat from native harvesting stop

19 August 2020
East Gippsland firewood merchants and timber harvesters are warning this winter’s firewood shortage is likely just a foretaste of a permanent shortage should the government proceed with its plans to end native timber harvesting in the state. Source: Timberbiz Nationals Member for Gipp
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Constraints for the building industry post 2020

19 August 2020
Population growth and finance will constrain building activity heading into 2021/22 and reach a trough in the September 2021 quarter, according to the Housing Industry Association. Source: Timberbiz The HIA says that prior to CoViD-19, population growth had already fallen well below e
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Vale: Gary Caulfield

19 August 2020
The building industry is mourning the death of leading construction industry leader Gary Caulfield who passed away in New Zealand last Friday. Source: Timberbiz At the time of his death he was project director with Steeltech Industries in Singapore and heavily involved in the construc
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