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More operator comforts in new Eco Log cabin

30 June 2023
Eco Log has launched a completely new harvester cabin and along with it the G-series harvesters. The new cabin has been designed with a focus on the operator, where every part has been carefully selected to create the best conditions possible for an efficient, productive and comfortab
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Canada is also suffering with housing affordability

30 June 2023
Surging construction costs in Canada are putting new pressure on home prices, worsening a severe affordability crunch, according to the nation’s largest lender. Source: Bloomberg A gauge of residential construction prices has risen 51% since the first quarter of 2020, outpacing the 13
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CollectiveCrunch for bark beetles

30 June 2023
Metsä and CollectiveCrunch, a leading AI company specializing in forestry solutions, have teamed up to release an innovative solution that equips forest owners with detailed and timely information about potential threats in forests. Source: Timberbiz “Bark beetles and storm damages po
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Forestry Corp helps feed koalas with 25,000 trees

30 June 2023
Forestry Corporation has delivered 25,000 koala food tree seedlings to Bangalow Koalas to support the North Coast koala conservation group’s efforts to establish new wildlife habitat on private land. Source: Timberbiz Bangalow Koalas has set the goal of planting 90,000 trees over the
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Midway offers a carbon project for landholders to plant more forests

30 June 2023
Midway has developed the Carbon Project Agreement offer for landholders to encourage the development of more plantation forestry, and to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. Source: Timberbiz Midway’s objective is to encourage the development o
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Further ties forged between China and NZ forestry

30 June 2023
A bilateral meeting between New Zealand and China will pave the way for further cooperation in forestry, climate change and trade, New Zealand’s Forestry Minister Peeni Henare said. Source: Timberbiz Mr Henare and Mr Guan Zhi’ou, Administrator of China’s National Forestry and Grasslan
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FSC offers a trademark use self-approval program

30 June 2023
FSC ANZ will introduce a new development that brings increased efficiency and autonomy to its valued Promotional Licence Holders (PLHs). With a focus on promoting responsible sourcing and effective communication with consumers FSC has announced the implementation of FSC Trademark Use
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Timber Offsite Construction Conference changes ownership

30 June 2023
As Timber Offsite Construction Conference and Exhibition (TOC) enters its 24th year the event has changed ownership for the first time. The Sydney-based Timber Development Association (TDA) has announced that it will be taking over the conference, signalling a new era of innovation an
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Ignored Victorian timber workers take another hit

30 June 2023
According to Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester, Victoria’s recent Supreme Court decision to reject VicForests’ appeal is a further blow to Gippsland timber communities who have been under siege from protestors for decades and offered no protection from a Labor Governme
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Opinion: Gavin Butcher – Budget papers reveal FPC is sinking fast

30 June 2023
It’s not only the timber industry that’s in decline, the government’s forestry agency, the Forest Products Commission (FPC) is also sinking fast. The WA 2023-24 Budget Papers indicate that this commercial business is failing under the Labor Government. It is predicted to continue to m
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