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Sustainable Timber Tasmania FSC audit

17 August 2020
In 2019, Sustainable Timber Tasmania was one of the first organisations to undertake an audit against the new FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard of Australia. The audit recognised that Sustainable Timber Tasmania has a culture of innovation, adaptive management, and an ethos of
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SCT Logistics expands in Wodonga to move NSW burnt timber

17 August 2020
Wodonga-based national transport company SCT Logistics will transport millions of tonnes of plantation timber burnt in NSW during the summer bushfires that would otherwise go to waste, thanks to support from the Victorian Government.  Source: Timberbiz Minister for Regional Developmen
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Forestry hub for NT if CLP wins state election

14 August 2020
A forestry hub could be built in the Northern Territory if the Country Liberal Party (CLP) wins the state election on 22 August. The CLP yesterday announced it would support the creation of the hub in elected to government and provide $100,000 to promote the industry and its research
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VicForests postpones FSC certification due to multiple impediments

14 August 2020
VicForests has decided to postpone achieving the FSC Controlled Wood Standard by the end of 2020. This decision is based off multiple restrictions impeding completing the assessment. Source: Timberbiz These restrictions include: COVID-19 restrictions on international auditors which im
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Friday Analysis: COVID forces Greens change of tactics, but they’re still at it

14 August 2020
It’s an understatement to say that CoVid-19 has disrupted the entire world. No country is immune. It is of course virulent, disruptive, debilitating and deadly. It is also a distraction. Source: Bruce Mitchell Australia’s attention has been fixed on the daily press briefings detailing
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Opinion: Daryl Cochrane – The inconvenient facts of forestry

14 August 2020
Mark Twain said: “A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth has even gotten out of bed”. Rural Australians, the true conservationists, the providers of the necessities of life that live a life of integrity, are now under attack. Environmentalism, the planned and execu
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Australian softwood log exports explode in June

12 August 2020
Australia’s softwood log exports exploded to a new monthly record in June, with total exports reaching a massive 590,689m, up more than 83% on the prior month. To underscore the magnitude of the monthly record, this is more than 27% or 110,000 m higher than for any prior month. Source
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WoodChat with students on virtual visits to the forest

12 August 2020
The latest instalment of WoodChat, the Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) podcast series, focuses on a program of online learning options to educate children about the sustainable nature of forestry. Source: Timberbiz ForestLearning includes various resources developed to enabl
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Sustainable Timber Tas Three Year Wood Production Plan

12 August 2020
Each year Sustainable Timber Tasmania prepares a Three Year Wood Production Plan to inform stakeholders of intended planned operations on Permanent Timber Production Zone land over the next three years, and also to guide Sustainable Timber Tasmania’s more detailed operational planning
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Science & innovation awards for young forestry innovators

12 August 2020
Grant applications are open for the 2021 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in agriculture, fisheries and forestry. If you’re 18-35 and want to make a difference in agriculture, this is your chance to apply for a grant of up to $22,000 to fund your project that will benefi
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