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Last fire salvaged wood points to a bleak future for forest contractors

04 June 2021
The Australian Forest Contractors Association wants Federal and State governments to assist contracting businesses on New South Wales’ South West Slopes. AFCA general manager Stacey Gardiner said that the forest industry recently celebrated the last load of fire salvaged wood hauled t
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SA emergency summit shows domino effect of timber shortage

04 June 2021
An emergency summit at South Australian Parliament has been told Australia’s timber shortage is not just hurting builders but is having a “big domino effect” on trades dependent on the construction industry. Source: Timberbiz, ABC The summit on Wednesday organised by
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Opinion Peter Rutherford: Astroturfing – Activist Slur or a Badge of Honour

04 June 2021
It seems Forest and Wood Communities Australia (FWCA) has struck a raw nerve within the activist community. A journalist, Natasha May, from Michael West Media contacted Justin Law at FWCA with a number of questions and opinions about FWCA. She was tight lipped about what triggered her
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Record levels for building approvals three months in a row

02 June 2021
Detached building approvals reached a record level for the third consecutive month in April. The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its monthly building approvals data for detached and multi-units data covering all states and territories. Source: Timberbiz “There is an
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Australians beware Myanmar to auction illegally harvested teak

28 May 2021
Myanmar’s ruling military’s plans to auction tonnes of illegally harvested teak logs worth tens of millions of dollars was a warning to Australian consumers that they need to be aware of where imported timber comes from, according to the Australian Forest Products Association. Source:
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Friday analysis: Timber’s perfect storm hits the building industry

28 May 2021
The causes of the nation’s current timber shortage have been widely described as “the perfect storm”. The description is probably correct. The causes have been identified as the success of Homebuilder, a spike in the price of timber exported from Australia, and delays in timber being
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Almost 150,000 detached housing starts by September

21 May 2021
There will be a record number of detached housing starts in the 12 months to September 2021 with more than 146,000 detached houses starting construction, according to the HIA. This is more than 20% higher than the peak of the previous boom in 2018. Source: Timberbiz This forecast is c
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ForestFit NSW pilot to lead to national rollout

21 May 2021
Leaders of NSW forest contracting businesses participated in the final face-to-face session of the ForestFit training program pilot in Tumut and Grafton this week. The training program pilot combined face-to-face sessions and webinars delivered by subject matter experts. Source: Timbe
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Tas Timber Awards’ new category celebrating excellent Tas timber

19 May 2021
The Tasmanian Timber Awards will include a new category this year celebrating Excellence in Design and/or Use of Tasmanian Timber. Entries are now open, and Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network’s biennial awards will culminate in the announcement of winners at a gala dinner e
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Massive job losses predicted by Timber Towns Victoria

19 May 2021
Timber Towns Victoria has warned of massive job losses if the Victorian Government goes ahead with its plans to shut down the native timber. Source: Timberbiz “This is not the time for the Victorian Government to be taking steps that will cost more jobs, further damage regional commun
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