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Richard Stanton award to Sydney Metro team

24 October 2019
The sustainability team behind Australia’s largest infrastructure project in recent years, the Sydney Metro Northwest project has won the coveted Richard Stanton Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Forest Management for 2019. Source: Timberbiz Announced during the Responsible
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Young Gippslanders voice their endorsement of forestry

24 October 2019
The opinions of young Gippslanders have been in captured in a report outlining their recommendations to the State Government on the future management of forests in Victoria. Shadow Minister for Public Land Use and The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath was joined by Lea
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OFO submission to SA Legislative Council timber committee

24 October 2019
OneFortyOne (OFO) has made its submission to the SA Legislative Council Select Committee on Matters Relating to the Timber Industry in the Limestone Coast. Chief executive officer, Linda Sewell, stated that the company had responded to the question of whether the export of wood fibre
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VicForests delivers profitable results

22 October 2019
VicForests has continued to deliver a strong financial result with a net profit of $1.953 million for the financial year 2018-19. VicForests Chief Executive Officer, Nathan Trushell, said it was the strongest return in three years and was delivered despite challenging circumstances wi
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Nominations sought to join industry reference group on training

22 October 2019
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) is seeking nominations to join an industry reference group to help guide the development of a Contractor Training and Certification Scheme; ForestFit. Source: Timberbiz The scheme’s purpose is to design and develop nationally accred
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C3 begins 5-year harvest contract with Forestry NSW

22 October 2019
C3, part of LINX Cargo Care Group, has began operations under a five-year softwood clearfell harvest contract with Forestry Corporation NSW in the Walcha Management Region. Source: Timberbiz This is the first contract C3 has secured with the company and C3 is looking forward to delive
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AUSTimber site visit and AFCA AGM

17 October 2019
The Australian Forestry Contractors Association (AFCA) will be holding its AGM in Traralgon on 24 October, the same date that it has organized a site visit for AUSTimber2020, which is also to be held in Gippsland. Source: Timberbiz The site visit, which is at 2.30pm, will be an opport
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Top 5 – Key Trade Points for August 2019

17 October 2019
Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services. Find out more at www.industryedge.com.au 626,781 bdmt – wood
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Forests & timber pathway program for Mount Gambier high schools

17 October 2019
OneFortyOne, in partnership with The Department of Education and Child Development has launched a pathway program at Mount Gambier High School which will provide students from Year 8 to Year 12 from Limestone Coast Secondary schools with an articulated pathway in the forest and timber
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Responsible Wood AGM and the Richard Stanton award

17 October 2019
Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, has announced that the University of South Australia’s Mount Gambier Campus will be hosting its Annual General Meeting next Tuesday, 22 October 2019. Source:  Timberbiz Responsible Wood will be awarding the coveted Ric
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