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Wespine families plant 2000 seedlings

15 October 2019
Wespine staff and their families planted 1.5 hectares of Wespine’s new plantation, Maranup 3 in Western Australia. Forester Trevor Radford said that the day was a great opportunity for Wespine sawmill staff and their families to get their hands dirty and experience the other side of t
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Timber industry offers more than cutting down trees

15 October 2019
There are many and varied career choices in the timber industry and as OneFortyOne’s Sam Von Duve, a mechanical apprentice says, the industry offers real career pathways. Mr Von Duve is currently completing his apprenticeship in mechanical engineering, working at the mill whilst compl
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AGM for IFA and AFG, and WA AGM

15 October 2019
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA) and Australian Forest Growers (AFG) will be held on 25 October in Melbourne. There will be an election of directors at the meeting. The IFA and AFG merged in early 2019 and the merged identity is called
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Giant Pine Scale pest travels to SA but not KI

15 October 2019
The South Australian State Government has made a commitment to keep Kangaroo Island free of the Giant Pine Scale (GPS) pest which is well-established in Victoria and may make its way through the Green Triangle. Source: Timberbiz KIPT managing director Keith Lamb said the commitment by
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HPV Chairman’s Safety Award to Mountain Logging

15 October 2019
Gippsland Plantation Harvesting company Mountain Logging has won the 2019 HVP Plantations Chairman’s Safety Award. Mountain Logging provides harvest services in the Gippsland Region, and received the honour in recognition of its outstanding contributions to safety management on steep
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Nippon Paper to acquire Orora fibre packaging division

15 October 2019
Nippon Paper Industries (Nippon Paper) has announced an agreement with Orora Limited to acquire its Australia and New Zealand fibre packaging division. The contract was signed following the Nippon Paper board of directors meeting held in Tokyo, Japan. The purchase will be subject to f
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Stirling new hardwood CLT plant for Tasmania

10 October 2019
A brand new, purpose-built plantation hardwood CLT plant will be constructed in Tasmania’s north-west industrial centre of Wynyard, due to be completed before the end of the year. Stirling Machinery was selected by CLTP Tasmania to supply state-of-the-art machines for stage 1 of the p
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Forestry staff fit for purpose after grueling tests

10 October 2019
Local Forestry Corporation of NSW staff completed the first stage of their annual fire season preparations, passing gruelling fitness tests that simulate the strain placed on the body during firefighting. Many Forestry Corporation staff are trained as firefighters and must pass an ann
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50 nominees for second Green Triangle Awards

10 October 2019
It is just under three weeks until the envelopes are opened and the winners are revealed at the second Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards taking place at Mount Gambier at  local venue, The Barn.  Source: Timberbiz The judges completed their task of reviewing more than 50 nominees l
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Kids and Onetrak come to the aid of Sugar Pine Walk

10 October 2019
The Sugar Pine Walk was planted in 1928 and the enormous sugar pines provide a short stroll among some of the tallest and largest pines in the world. Forestry Corporation of NSW recently commenced a regrowth project to ensure this experience is preserved for future generations. Now sc
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