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Small wheel loaders offer big advantages

24 March 2023
The innovative Next Generation of Cat 926, 930 and 938 Wheel Loaders offer a range of new technologies and features designed to boost productivity by simplifying machine operation. Source: Timberbiz Adding flexibility by design, the versatile Cat small wheel loaders offer industry-spe
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Volvo delivers second fossil-free steel machine

24 March 2023
Volvo CE celebrated an important milestone in its ambition to drive transformation in the industry towards global climate goals with the handover to its second customer of a machine-made using fossil-free steel. Source: Timberbiz The A30G articulated hauler was handed over by Presiden
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Three forestry jobs in the 12 most dangerous in the US

24 March 2023
These are the most dangerous jobs in the US and their most common cause of death based on fatal occupational injuries data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: Capital Gazette Logging is often cited as the most dangerous job in America, and for good reason. It only takes a
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Resilient Timber Homes Design competition worth $100k

24 March 2023
WoodSolutions has announced a total prize pool of $100,000 for new home designs that best showcase the positives of building with timber, in particular the ability to withstand increasingly adverse weather events as Australia’s climate continues to change. Source: Timberbiz Timber has
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Fire towers in Green Triangle to be upgraded with new tech

24 March 2023
The Green Triangle’s fire observation towers are set to be upgraded, including a new tower near Penola, delivering on a key State Government election commitment to update fire towers with new technologies. Source: The SE Voice Upgrade works totalling over $2m are set to begin shortly
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Skills Insight to address training for forest and timber work

24 March 2023
Skills Impact has established a new organisation, Skills Insight, with the role of a Jobs and Skills Council for a range of industries, including forestry and timber. Source: Timberbiz As one of 10 JSCs announced by Skills and Training Minister Brendan O’Connor, Skills Insight w
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Truck technologies moving with the times

24 March 2023
Soaring fuel prices and greener policies have given electric vehicles (EVs) a serious boost in recent years. Now the attention’s turning to trucks, but manufacturers still face a dilemma over which technology can best do the job. Source: Timberbiz Some companies are embracing battery-
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Avoiding the chop by sourcing wood from Tasmania

24 March 2023
Melbourne Royal Show organisers are exploring supply options interstate to ensure woodchopping is not axed from the event’s 175th anniversary in September. Source: Weekly Times The sport has been a major show attraction for more than a century, but wood is fast running out with a cour
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Opinion: FSC – How FSC Certified Forests contribute to human health and well-being

24 March 2023
As we celebrate International Day of Forests, it’s crucial to remind ourselves of the immense benefits that these green spaces provide to our well-being. From providing clean air, water, and soil, to food sources and regulating the water cycle and temperatures and filtering poll
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Friday analysis: NSW election holds the future of hardwood not koalas

24 March 2023
New South Wales goes to the polls tomorrow and it has been a relatively quiet affair. Even the Sydney Morning Herald commented earlier this month that people could be forgiven for not even realising there’s an election on March 25. Cost of living is of course, at the front of everyone
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