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Surfing the Housing Pipeline report

29 September 2021
The Frame & Truss Manufacturers Association (FTMA) together with Tim Woods of IndustryEdge have put together a briefing on measuring the demand-supply gap in housing. Sources: FTMA, IndustryEdge, Timberbiz This six-page overview discusses: Australian dwelling approvals by type Ann
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Major capability gap in housing says Master Builders’ report

29 September 2021
Australia faces a major sovereign capability gap in the production of timber house frames by 2035, according to a landmark new report by Master Builders Australia and the Australian Forest Products Association titled Australia’s Timber Framing Cliff. Source: Timberbiz The report furth
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Timber Queensland aims to brief Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

27 September 2021
Timber Queensland wants to brief Queensland’s inaugural Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner on the role that productive forestry can play in mine site rehabilitation. Source: Timberbiz James Purtill will take up the role next month after significant legislation to improve rehabilitation
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Pulp, paper, packaging delivering for Australia

27 September 2021
Australia’s critically essential pulp, paper and packaging industry has continued to protect and deliver for Australia throughout the pandemic, according to the Australian Forest Products Association. Source: Timberbiz The industry’s latest Sustainability Report shows how companies ha
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Tasmania’s forest workforce development and implementation plan

27 September 2021
The Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network has launched its Tasmanian Forest Industry Workforce Development and Implementation Plan. Network Convenor Therese Taylor described the plan as a blueprint “for industry, by industry’’ to move the sector forward. Source: Timberbiz The
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Agriforester elected chair of IFA/AFG Tasmania

24 September 2021
Molly Daskey-Willis has been elected as chair of the IFA/AFG Tasmanian Division. She is an agriforester within Private Forests Tasmania, who joined the organisation in August last year. Source: Timberbiz Ms Daskey-Willis comes from a rural background growing up in a small country town
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FSC celebrates its international name day on Friday

22 September 2021
As the Forest Stewardship Council and its supporters celebrate its international name day, FSC Friday on 24 September, FSC reconfirms its support for international climate change initiatives and highlights the important contribution responsible forestry makes to these efforts. Source:
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AFPA pays tribute to SA’s McDonnell business

22 September 2021
The timber industry has paid tribute to Mount Gambier’s McDonnell family which recently sold its softwood timber processing business to AAM Investment Group. Source: Timberbiz Australian Forests Products Association Ross Hampton said Ian McDonnell had been a stalwart of the industry a
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Final week for Richard Stanton nominations

22 September 2021
Nominations are coming in thick and fast for this year’s Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence in Forest Management or Chain of Custody. Nominations for the award are open to individuals who have contributed significantly to either forest management or chain-of-custody certifi
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Victorian building shutdown is another challenge

22 September 2021
The decision by the Victorian Government to shutdown all building sites in Melbourne and certain municipalities for the next two weeks is both disappointing and challenging for the residential building industry, according to the HIA. Source: Timberbiz The Victorian Government announce
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