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Predict forestry climate change at the click of a mouse

07 June 2018
Forest managers will be able to gauge the likely effect of climate change on growing conditions in their specific areas with a new interactive online tool developed by the CSIRO with funding from Forest & Wood Products Australia. Source: Timberbiz The free Forest Climate Risk Tool
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

07 June 2018
Softwood log prices $141.52/m3 – as Australia’s softwood log exports continue to grow, the average price of larger dimension (>15cm diameter) logs was AUD141.52/m3 in March 2018 17,566 m3 – sawn softwood exports in March remain small, less than one-quarter monthly import volumes. T
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OFO grants to Stand Like a Stone

04 June 2018
Stand Like Stone has announced the recipients of grants from the 2018 OneFortyOne (OFO) Community Capacity Building Grants. Source: Timberbiz The partnership commenced in 2014 and has to date distributed $80,000 across eight charitable projects that have built capacity in the Limeston
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Half a century of cutbacks results in current wood shortage crisis

04 June 2018
The crisis in wood supply facing Victoria’s hardwood sawmills is the culmination of successive cutbacks in native forest timber available to industry over almost 50 years. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz “It has been a process of attrition,” said Kevin Wareing, a retired Forests
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OSB trade ‘does not reflect reality’ – builder

04 June 2018
Australia’s reported imports of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) are lower than the reality despite rising more than 50% over the last year, according to a major builder. Source: IndustryEdge for Timberbiz Imports of OSB totalled 52,486m3, up 53.8% for the year to the end of March, compare
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Green group still owes VicForests more than $1 million

04 June 2018
Green group My Environment still owes VicForests more than $1 million from a Supreme Court case, as the state government’s timber corporation has given up trying to obtain the money. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The situation has been condemned by the State Opposition, which said t
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Liberals and Nationals push for Australian paper before election

31 May 2018
Industry bodies representing Australian and Victorian forest industries have warmly welcomed the Victorian Liberals and National election commitment to use Australian-made paper wherever practical in State Government departments. Source: Timberbiz This is slated to happen from mid 201
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FWPA seeking non-executive directors

31 May 2018
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) is seeking to appoint at least three non-executive directors to its skills-based board. Source: Timberbiz FWPA is an unlisted public company (limited by guarantee) that provides national, integrated promotion, research and development services
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

31 May 2018
Plywood imports up 28.2% – Australia’s imports of plywood rose 28.2% over the year-ended March 2018, lifting to a huge 517,836 m3 345,774 m3 – softwood log exports in March fell to their lowest monthly level in six months 1,815 – the total number of approvals of 1 and 2 Storey Flats f
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Queensland forest industry to contribute to Land Restoration Fund 

29 May 2018
The Queensland forest industry is looking forward to the opportunity for forestry activities to play a role in the development of the Queensland Government’s $500 million Land Restoration Fund. Source: Timberbiz Timber Queensland Chief Executive Mick Stephens said the industry is exci
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