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FSC ANZ seeks five directors for its board

20 April 2020
FSC ANZ is seeking nominations for up to five (5) director positions to its board as the organisation finalises the direction and roadmap for the next five years. Responsible Forest Management Australia Limited (RFMAL) trades as FSC ANZ. Source: Timberbiz This is an exciting time for
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Consultation on draft Export Control Rules involving wood and woodchips

20 April 2020
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has released the draft Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2020 for public consultation. The draft wood rules will set out how the export wood and woodchips will be regulated.  Source: Timberbiz These
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Young Limestone Coast film makers are champs for the forest

20 April 2020
To celebrate the United Nation’s International Day of Forests and inspired by the theme ‘Forests and Biodiversity: Too Precious to Lose’, OneFortyOne (OFO) announced a Limestone Coast school student film competition and the results are in. Source: Timberbiz Now in its second year OneF
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More support for native forestry industry in Victoria

20 April 2020
The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party has come out in support for Victoria’s native forest industry. The party’s representative in the Legislative Council Jeff Bourman said that in light of the destruction caused by the effective shutdown of the economy responding to the current pan
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Private forestry update for Tasmania: logs, woodchips and processing

17 April 2020
Private Forests Tasmania has provided an overview of the current situation for private forestry in Tasmania as at 15 April 2020. Source: Timberbiz North West Tasmania: Forestry supply chains are still flowing but some individual forest workers have been impacted by quarantine restrict
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VicForests not eligible for FSC membership

17 April 2020
VicForests is no longer eligible for membership of the Forest Stewardship Council of Australia because it has failed to achieve Controlled Wood Standard within the required time. Source: Timberbiz However, this does not mean that Vicforests will be denied Controlled Wood Standard accr
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Bushfire Royal Commission makes a start

17 April 2020
Bushfire Royal Commission chairman, Retired Air Chief Marshall Mark Binskin, has extended his sympathy to the families of 33 people who died during Australia’s disastrous “Black Summer” and says the harrowing season will linger in the national psyche. Source: Timberb
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Opinion: Cameron MacDonald OFO, Lessons learnt from bushfires

17 April 2020
The world is focused on COVID-19 and well it should but in the midst of this crisis we cannot forget the ramifications of the 2019/2020 bushfire season. We need to remember what happened in Kangaroo Island, Cudlee Creek, Kentbruck, Rennick and Keilira, and use the lessons from those t
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Opinion: Rudolf van Rensburg – Eucalyptus Trees Abound But A Shortage Of Face Masks

17 April 2020
The ongoing Corona virus pandemic and a desperate scramble to procure personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline medical staff is leaving many countries exposed and is putting lives at risk. Australia is a leading exporter of eucalyptus wood fibre which can be a major component
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Friday analysis: Bushfires are yearly, COVID is not

17 April 2020
For almost four weeks now, pubs, cinemas, restaurants, and indoor sports have been closed. Concerts, festivals, sports, weddings have been cancelled. Churches are closed. Only 10 people can attend funerals. We all seem focused on COVID-19 as we should be. But life does go on. Source:
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