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Feds stay committed to RFAs and reject Samuel Review

24 March 2021
The Federal Government has committed to retaining Australia’s Regional Forest Agreements and reject the Samuel Review’s criticism of them. Assistant Forestry Minister Jonathon Duniam told Senate Estimates yesterday he would not follow the recommendation of a statutory review of federa
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Port of Hobart an international gateway redevelopment

22 March 2021
Positioning the Port of Hobart as the international gateway to the Southern Ocean is the primary objective of a major multi-million-dollar redevelopment for Macquarie Wharfs proposed by TasPorts. Source: Timberbiz The initiative will actively support world-class Antarctic exploration
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Forest ownership in the ECE Region

22 March 2021
This study examines forest ownership in the ECE (Europe) region. Based on data on 35 countries, and the first to include all forest ownership categories, this study investigates the changing nature and patterns of forest ownership, the ways in which governance and social structures in
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Winners of the International Day of Forests photo contest

22 March 2021
  Photographs from the Russian federation, Belarus, and Spain have won the International Day of Forests 2021 photo contest, which celebrated the ways in which trees contribute to people’s well-being across the world. Source: Timberbiz More than 700 photos of trees that support me
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Small-scale research into heat delamination in CLT

22 March 2021
A new research paper from the US examines the strength of wood adhesive bonds at high temperatures. The goal of the research is to better understand the conditions of heat delamination in cross laminated timber (CLT) that is exposed to fire. Source: Timberbiz Heat delamination in CLT
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Healthy Heads partners with National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

22 March 2021
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has entered into a new partnership with the Healthy Heads Trucks & Sheds Foundation to improve psychological safety and physical health across the heavy vehicle and logistics industries. Source: Timberbiz NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto said the partn
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Experimental burns reveal new insights into fire behaviour

22 March 2021
Six experimental burns carried out by Scion’s Rural Fire Research team have resulted in never-before-seen insights into fire behaviour. Source: Scion The burns are part of a series of experiments in differing vegetation types, designed to test a new theory of fire spread based on conv
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Visy engineer nomination for Blue Sky award

22 March 2021
Michael Darveniza, a process engineer at Visy in Tumut, has been nominated for the global Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award. The awards are held every two years and recognise excellence in forest industry research from around the world. Source: Timberbiz Entries are judged b
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Gippsland NIFPI offering $3.8m in research grants

22 March 2021
The Gippsland Centre of the National Institute for Forestry Products Innovation (NIFPI) has up to $3.8 million available for research grants and is now calling for proposals. Individual research grants from $50,000 to $500,000 are available for projects including the development of ne
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Policy needed to stabilise housing boom

22 March 2021
Timber industry advocacy groups want the Federal and State governments to work together in National Cabinet to implement policy alignment measures to deliver the best long-term outcomes for Australia’s economic recovery and housing boom. Source: Timberbiz The Frames and Truss Manufact
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