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PEFC practices what it preaches

25 August 2023
After serving as a meeting point for PEFC staff and visitors at World Architecture Festivals (WAF)in both Amsterdam and Lisbon, the show stand had reached the end of its first life. However, recognising that wood is a valuable natural resource, it was carefully dismantled and in keepi
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Wooden pillar-free classroom to teach wood construction

25 August 2023
Kengo Kuma and Associates (KKAA) has designed a “Wooden Classroom” for Okayama University in Japan which will become the central teaching materials for new wooden construction education. Sources: Timberbiz, Design Boom In order to satisfy the goal of creating full-size teaching materi
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Moon Tree seedlings from outer space

25 August 2023
Education and community organizations in the US can apply to receive a living piece of spaceflight history to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: a seedling grown from a tree seed that flew around the Moon on the NASA’s Artemis I mission in late 2022. Source: Ti
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John Deere’s best tech twice over

25 August 2023
Mark Haughton, from Drummond & Etheridge’s Rolleston branch, south of Christchurch, has won his second Construction & Forestry Technician of the Year title at the annual John Deere Technician Awards. Source: Timberbiz Announced at a gala ceremony in Brisbane, Mr Haughton secur
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Altus wood pellets business goes into administration

25 August 2023
Australian timber wastes recycling business Altus, which had begun exporting wood pellets across the globe has tumbled into administration, with Japanese powerhouse Mitsui then appointing receivers. Source: The Financial Review Altus Renewables had turned pine sawdust into pellets, la
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Phil Clements retires from Softwoods Working Group and Murray Region Forestry

25 August 2023
Executive Officer of the Softwoods Working Group (SWG) and the Murray Region Forestry Hub (MRFH) Phil Clements has retired. Source: Timberbiz SWG and MRFH chair, Peter Crowe OAM, said that after spending much of his career with the Forestry Commission of Batlow and Bombala (District F
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Additional Vic support is good, but not great

25 August 2023
The announcement by the Andrews Labor Government of additional support for timber industry dependent workers has provided some progress for those affected, but is long overdue, lacks detail and does not provide the in-person support required. Source: Timberbiz This is the view of Gipp
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Expansion of the Victorian Forestry Worker Support Program

25 August 2023
The Victorian Government is scaling up support for timber workers, sawmill operators and their communities, as Victoria transitions away from native timber logging.  Minister for Agriculture Gayle Tierney announced the expansion of the Victorian Forestry Worker Support Program. Source
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Opinion: Dr Michelle Freeman – aspirations to protect do not equal conservation

25 August 2023
Native forest timber harvesting sparks significant emotion, passion and energy. Differences of opinion around the issue have been ongoing in Australia for decades. However, the irony is that regardless of ‘sides’, we all care deeply about forests. We want to see biodiversity flourish,
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Friday analysis: Piecemeal support from Victorian government still fails to cover costs

25 August 2023
The Victorian Government’s decision to boost support for timber workers, sawmill operators and their communities in the wake of the end to the native timber industry is more than welcome. The government may have indeed acted willingly, and the negotiations have obviously been handled
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