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FWPA Standard for recycled timber

21 March 2025
Forest & Wood Products Australia has launched FWPA Standard G02 – Recycled Timber: Visually Graded Decorative Products, the first national standard of its kind. Source: Timberbiz This new standard provides guidelines for visually grading recycled hardwood timber used in decorative
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FSC launches its brand hub for trademark management

21 March 2025
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has launched the FSC Brand Hub, a user-centric platform designed to streamline trademark management, marketing resources, and brand assets for all FSC stakeholders. Source: Timberbiz Developed with input from users around the world, the FSC Brand H
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Today is the UN’s International Day of the Forests

21 March 2025
Australia’s forest products sector celebrates its amazing contribution to fighting climate change, providing skilled and regional employment, creating essential products and an enormous economic contribution – this International Day of Forests, Chief Executive Officer of the Australia
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Green Triangle Fire Alliance commends outstanding efforts in fire fighting

21 March 2025
The Green Triangle Fire Alliance (GTFA) has commended the outstanding efforts of industry brigades, state agencies, and community volunteers as they contend with ongoing heightened fire danger across South Australia and Victoria. Source: Timberbiz Extreme temperatures, gusty winds, an
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Dryad sets up in Australia and NZ for early fire detection

21 March 2025
Dryad Networks, a leader in ultra-early wildfire detection, is setting up its first office in Australia and New Zealand to help tackle the region’s growing bushfire crisis. Source: Timberbiz Based in Macquarie Park, New South Wales, the new hub strengthens Dryad’s ability to work dire
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Opinion: David Bowman – Climate change will bring monster fires

21 March 2025
Tasmania has been burning for more than two weeks, with no end in sight. Almost 100,000 hectares of bushland in the northwest has burned to date. This includes the Tarkine rainforest and alpine ecosystems of Cradle Mountain that may never recover. The situation has taken emergency ser
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Victorian CFA training falling behind badly

19 March 2025
The State Government in Victoria has been criticised in State Parliament over what is being seen as frustrating delays to new CFA volunteer recruitment training. Source: Timberbiz The Nationals’ Melina Bath told parliament the Government needed to expedite the ‘General Firefighter’ tr
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Bringing cultural burning techniques with government bushfire management

19 March 2025
The Birpai and Bunyah Local Aboriginal Land councils are working with Forestry Corporation to bring together knowledge of cultural burning with government bushfire management. Source: Timberbiz A fire training camp will be held at Guulabaa – Place of Koala in Cowarra State Forest near
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Firewood shortage in Victoria going unheeded

19 March 2025
Victoria’s State Government has been asked what it has done to address the pending firewood supply shortage this winter. Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, has accused Environment Minister, Steve Dimopoulos of doing nothing, despite being warned 12 months ago of the predicament. S
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AFPA launches the next stages of its election platform

19 March 2025
The Australian Forest Products Association has launched the next stages of its 2025 Federal Election Campaign following the release of its comprehensive Australian Timber – Australia’s Future Election Policy Platform in February. Source: Timberbiz “The AFPA team has been busy promotin
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