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Mount Lofty forestry safety workshop

16 September 2019
Road transport safety will be the focus of a workshop for Mount Lofty Ranges forest industry members later this month. ForestrySA will co-host the event for industry operators, managers, workers and contractors, as part of its ongoing commitment to transport safety in the region. Sour
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Combined ANZ log exports up 9.5% in 2018-19

16 September 2019
Combined exports of softwood logs from New Zealand and Australia totalled 26.4 million m3 in the 2018-19 financial year. Total exports from the two countries lifted 9.5% compared with the prior year, in line with the 10.5% per annum increases recorded over the decade since 2009. Sourc
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Trespass laws passed but not for forestry on Crown Land

16 September 2019
Tough new farm trespass laws to protect Australia’s farmers including wood processing facilities, from the unlawful actions of animal activists have passed both houses of Parliament. The Government amended the Bill to include wood processing however, forestry operations on Crown land
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Vale: Glenn Britton

16 September 2019
Tasmanian timber stalwart Glenn Britton passed away in at the Royal Hobart Hospital last Thursday night, following a stroke. Mr Britton was most recently managing director of Tasmanian timber company, Britton Timbers. He was aged 76. Source: Timberbiz Australian Forest Products Associ
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Tech transfer for the softwood sector to improve processing

16 September 2019
A new approach to tech transfer and skills development was delivered through a workshop to help the softwood sector improve its understanding of how to better use the massive quantities of data collected during mill operations, with a view to improving processing activities. Source: T
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Tasmania hosts bushfire briefing

12 September 2019
The Tasmanian State Fire Management Council will be hosting a Bushfire Risk Network event to be held in Launceston on Wednesday 18 September 2019. This event will be held the day before the Multi Agency Pre-Bushfire Season Briefing. Source: Timberbiz This session will provide an overv
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Built Environment finalists in Vic Premier’s Sustainability Awards

12 September 2019
Gillies Hall at Monash University, the Nightingale 2.0 apartment development in Melbourne’s Fairfield, and Gannawarra Shire Council’s program Sustainable Gannawarra have been announced as finalists in the Built Environment category of the 2019 Premier’s Sustainability Awards. Source:
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Tigercat supports C3’s Australian expansion

12 September 2019
Forestry logistics company C3, which began life as an on-wharf logistics business in New Zealand in the 1950s, is today a modern, leading edge provider of product and handling solutions on wharf and beyond, employing more than 1400 people. Source: Timberbiz The company expanded its fo
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Virtual reality takes children into forestry

12 September 2019
Teachers from across the country have been given the opportunity to experience and learn about innovative virtual reality (VR) teaching resources developed by ForestLearning, a program of Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA). Source: Timberbiz The ForestVR toolkit for schools wil
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Plantation insurance – the pressure is on

12 September 2019
Record temperatures globally over the past few years have generated unprecedented high Forest Fire Danger Index conditions. These conditions have extended the duration of the traditional fire season in many regions and, of more concern, have been the catalyst for losses in regions not
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