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Guidebook to help small and medium forest enterprises

20 November 2023
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published guidance to help small and medium-sized forest enterprises plan how to manage forests, so they continue to provide a wide range of products and services for generations to come. Source: Timberbiz The Guide
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Europe was not densely forested before humans

20 November 2023
For decades, we believed that Europe was mostly covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans. Now, a new study shows that there was far more open and semi-open vegetation than conventionally expected. Source: Timberbiz A new research paper is based on studying the last
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Rate rises hit Sydney, Melbourne hardest

20 November 2023
The rise in the cash rate is hitting the Sydney and Melbourne new home markets the hardest, according to the HIA’s Chief Economist Tim Reardon. Source: Timberbiz HIA has released its economic and industry Outlook report which includes updated forecasts for new home building and renova
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Community Fire Protection Grants program in WA

20 November 2023
Western Australia’s Forest Products Commission launched the new Community Fire Protection Grants Program in May 2023 to provide grants of up to $10,000 to support volunteer fire brigades and other relevant organisations with their fire prevention, preparedness, and response acti
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Ten-year plan to eradicate feral deer in South Australia

20 November 2023
The South Australian Government has released a strategic plan for the 10-year South Australian Feral Deer Eradication Program. Source: Timberbiz The Strategic Plan for the South Australian Feral Deer Eradication Program 2022-32 (PDF 2.4 MB), which aligns with the National Feral Deer M
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Juken to close New Zealand mill

20 November 2023
A Japanese-owned forestry company is closing a large wood processing mill in Te Tai Rāwhiti with 60 workers set to lose their jobs before Christmas. Source: RNZ Juken New Zealand told its staff that it had decided to close the nearly 30-year-old mill due to ongoing financial difficult
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The last pallets off the production line at Walkers Sawmill.

20 November 2023
Walkers’ timber mill in Corryong powered down for the last time on Monday, putting 24 Sawmill closure hits hard employees out of work and severely impacting the local economy. Sources: Corryong Courier, photo Mark Jesser Border Mail The closure came on the back of the Victorian govern
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Doors open to new Opal Wodonga facility

20 November 2023
Paper and packaging company Opal has opened the doors to its new manufacturing facility in Wodonga. Minister for Regional Development Gayle Tierney said the new $140 million facility at Logic Wodonga would create more than 400 jobs. Source: Timberbiz The manufacturing site located alo
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Forestry Corporation apologises for accidental removal of trees

20 November 2023
Forestry Corporation of NSW has apologised for the accidental removal of 17 trees from an area that should have been set aside for protection in Coopernook State Forest during a forestry operation two years ago in 2021 and welcomes the suite of projects it will deliver as part of the
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Wooden space satellite may launch next year

17 November 2023
The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and Japan’s space agency (JAXA) could launch it as soon as 2024. Source: Live Science NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are planning to launch the world’s first wooden sate
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