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FSC General Assembly registrations open for virtual event

15 October 2021
Held every three years, FSC’s General Assembly brings together hundreds of leaders and decision-makers from Indigenous Peoples, environmentalists, businesses, and many others that are the core of FSC’s membership to discuss a responsible future of the world’s forests and the people an
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New lightweight hybrid sandwich LVL and concrete wall

15 October 2021
Hybrid construction offers construction companies a more sustainable way of building without changing their current building methods. Metsä Wood and its partners have designed a hybrid sandwich wall element, which will renew offsite construction. Source: Timberbiz The innovation combi
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USNR and Wood Fiber Group merge to create broad equipment offering

15 October 2021
USNR and Wood Fiber Group will merge in a transaction that will create the world’s most comprehensive supplier of the equipment, technology, and essential tooling used in modern wood processing facilities. Source: Timberbiz USNR is an industry-leading global supplier of sawmill and pl
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Leadbeater’s can benefit from forestry says research

15 October 2021
  New research led by VicForests has found that preserving and creating midstorey forest connectivity is critical to maintaining Leadbeater’s Possum populations. Presenting at Forestry Australia’s National Conference this week, VicForests’ spatial data scientist Dr Ruizhu Jiang d
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Midway to sell off Victorian plantations to land developers

15 October 2021
Listed forestry company Midway Limited has put almost 1600 hectares of blue gum plantations 50 kilometres north of Melbourne up for sale, offering them as a land banking opportunity for patient developers. Source: The Australian Financial Review Price expectations for the Wandong Plan
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Vic Auditor-General report is scathing of DELWP management

15 October 2021
The Victorian State Government’s decision to halt native timber harvesting should deliver outcomes for the environment, protected species, and climate change, according to Victorian Forest Products Australia (VFPA). Source: Timberbiz The ‘Protecting Victoria’s Biodiversity’ report, ho
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NW Jolly Award recipients announced

15 October 2021
Forestry Australia President Bob Gordon has paid tribute to this year’s NW Jolly recipients, Dr Jerry Leech and Gary Morgan AM AFSM and congratulated Tegan Brown who was awarded the Prince of Wales Award. Source: Timberbiz “Named in honour of Norman William Jolly, who made an outstand
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Cameron MacDonald chair of Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub board

15 October 2021
Cameron MacDonald has been appointed chairman of the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub following the retirement of Ian McDonnell. Mr MacDonald, who was elevated from his previous position as deputy chair, said he was delighted to take on the role and to be supported by industry sta
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Vic MP Jeff Bourman granted access to documents on native timber shutdown

15 October 2021
The State Government in Victoria has agreed to hand over all documents relating to the closure of the native timber industry to Shooters and Fishers Party MP Jeff Bourman. Mr Bourman posted the news on Facebook with the comment that he was looking forward to seeing the documents on 1
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Opinion: Nick Steel – WA’s decision to end native forestry is wrong and here’s why

15 October 2021
We were recently made aware of the news that the Amazon basin has switched from a carbon sink to a carbon source. This was global news at the time, highlighting how the growing demand for forest products is fuelling unsustainable forestry practices in places like the Amazon and the ne
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