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Powerful Wood message on workplace safety

05 February 2020
James Wood’s powerful message about workplace safety is to be added to the Australian Forest Contractors Association’s Professional Ownership and Driver Wellbeing program. As part of the PODW training starting with the February Queensland sessions, James Wood’s story CHOICES will be d
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Premier Andrews creates more uncertainty while Victoria burns

05 February 2020
Victoria’s hardwood timber industry is demanding Premier Daniel Andrews immediately clarify comments this week in which he appeared to flag changes to his decision to close the state’s hardwood timber industry. Source: Timberbiz Speaking on ABC radio this morning Premier Andrews said
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Vic government urged to implement planned burns

05 February 2020
The Victorian Government has been urged to implement the 2009 Bushfires Royal Commission recommendation for planned burns of 5% of public land to help prevent devastating bushfires. Source: Timberbiz The Victorian Liberal Nationals also want the government to improve management of sta
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Forest industries angered by Koala deaths

05 February 2020
The operator of a private farm near Portland in Victoria, where at least 40 koalas have reportedly died and 80 others were reportedly found injured, has defended his management of the property, as Victoria’s state government launches an investigation into the incident. Source: Timberb
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Dana conference moves out of China due to Coronavirus

03 February 2020
The worsening Coronavirus situation in China has forced DANA/GINGKO to relocate its forestry trade conference to Melbourne, Australia with organisers checking with all speakers to see if they are willing to come to Melbourne. The event was to be held in Shanghai, China from 16-22 Marc
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IFA and AFG position paper on bushfire recovery

03 February 2020
The Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers (IFA/AFG) representing some 1200 professional and scientific forest land managers has released a position paper supporting bushfire recovery harvesting operations post forest fires on the proviso of strict publicly
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Court injunction against logging in Victoria

03 February 2020
The Victorian native timber industry has been dealt a further blow after the Supreme Court ordered a halt to logging due to the impact of this summer’s bushfires. VicForests has been forced to immediately stop logging in parts of Victoria’s central highlands after the supreme co
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Mechanical fuel reduction to complement prescribed burns

03 February 2020
A new report by the Australian Forest Products Association, Using Fire and Machines to Better Fire-Proof Our Country Towns, makes the case for mechanical fuel reduction to complement prescribed burns in a national bushfire strategy. Source: Timberbiz As Australia experiences one of it
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Koala deaths condemned by forestry industry

03 February 2020
Forest industries have reacted with universal anger and completely condemned the senseless koala deaths uncovered by a nature group on a private property in Western Victoria. Source: Timberbiz “All those who work in our forest industries join with the community in appalled shocks at w
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KIPT unfairly targeted by Kangaroo Island Mayor on Landline program

03 February 2020
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber’s (KIPT) managing director John Sergeant is disappointed that the island’s mayor Michael Pengilly is criticizing the timber industry rather than working with it to create that future. Mr Sergeant was commenting on an item on the ABC’s Landline program
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