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Spanish company to build $500m waste facility for Opal Paper

21 October 2020
Opal Australian Paper and SUEZ plan to begin construction on an Energy from Waste facility at Opal’s Maryvale paper mill before the end of next year. The initial 112-megawatt plant will generate electricity for the Maryvale Mill from about 325,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste that o
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Private landowners targeted to export native timber

21 October 2020
The Queensland hardwood timber industry is concerned that rising native log exports are eroding opportunities to grow local jobs and the economic benefits generated from downstream processing and value adding. Source: Timberbiz “There are significant opportunities for growth in our ha
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Researchers exploring ways to harvest and use downed timber

19 October 2020
A team of researchers from Auburn University’s School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences is exploring ways to give new life to downed timber that has been decimated by hurricanes. The body of research, coined “The Downed Timber Initiative,” aims to develop new methods of retrieving the
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Ground breaking mapping finds billions of new trees

19 October 2020
Scientists from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and international collaborators demonstrated a new method for mapping the location and size of trees growing outside of forests, discovering billions of trees in arid and semi-arid regions and laying the
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On the road with lignin binders

19 October 2020
Swedish road and infrastructure operator Svevia aims to replace part of the oil-based binder with nature’s own binder – lignin. The lignin containing asphalt is currently being tested out on Swedish roads. Source: Timberbiz Svevia is carrying out road paving work on road 224 between t
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Annual education and planting day in Coronation Forest

19 October 2020
Coronation Forest, an area of native and pine plantation within Golden Downs Forest near Nelson in New Zealand hosts an annual education and tree planting day out for local primary school children. Source: Timberbiz The annual event is provided free of charge to visiting schools with
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WA showcases the industry to educate

19 October 2020
The WA timber industry has made a positive impact on teachers by investing in education. This week, the Leschenault Timber Industry Club and Forest Industries Federation of WA (FIFWA) will hold its second teacher tour for the year, with the aim of raising awareness on the diversity of
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Kickstarter campaign – buy a tree and track its life

19 October 2020
A Kickstarter campaign to empower everyday people to become a part of the global effort against climate change has launched in New Zealand. TreeTime, a new tree planting non-profit enterprise, is developing an innovative app which will utilise new drone software to enable donors to tr
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IFA’s communication and its role in forest management seminar

19 October 2020
Following on the success of the 2019 communication seminar held in Canberra, this virtual seminar, held over three days, is designed to up-skill forestry professionals to improve the way we communicate with forestry stakeholders and the broader community on the multiple values and ben
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Timber Queensland free webinar on pre-fab timber buildings

19 October 2020
Timber Queensland is continuing to offer free online technical webinar training throughout 2020-21 for any and all participants across Australia who need to obtain CPD points. The next webinar – Pre-fabricated Timber Buildings: how Design for Manufacture & Assembly (DfMA) ca
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