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WA FPC community grants

19 April 2021
West Australian Forestry Minister Dave Kelly announced that the Forest Products Commission’s Community Support Program had opened applications for 2021 funding. The program has delivered $90,000 in grants to 55 community organisations since starting in 2018. Source: Timberbiz Th
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Comments open for Australian Standard for Chain of Custody forest and tree product

19 April 2021
Public comment is being sought on a revised draft for the Australian Standard for Chain of Custody for Forest and Tree based Products – AS 4707. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Standard, along with the Australian Standard for Sustainable Forest Management (AS 4708) was developed by R
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Forestry sector nabs three Good Employer Awards

16 April 2021
Three of the four category prizes in the New Zealand Primary Industries’ Good Employer Awards this week have been won by the forest sector. The Forest Owners Association says the result shows the industry has come of age as a leading primary sector industry. Source: Timberbiz FOA Vice
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Roundtable creates wood flow for Green Triangle

16 April 2021
New domestic manufacturing opportunities, optimising wood flow and commitments to research and development headlined the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub’s (GTFIH) briefing with SA Premier Stephen Marshall this week. Source: Timberbiz Hub chair Ian McDonnell led an industry roundt
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Friday analysis; WWF buys into the war on Australian forestry

16 April 2021
The anti-forestry lobby appears to be going on a war footing. The World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature-Australia has reportedly set up a legal fund for community groups to challenge development decisions in forests they say are under threat from land clearing in the aftermath of the 2019-
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FSC technical update interpretation of old-growth forest

14 April 2021
Periodically, FSC ANZ or FSC International’s Performance and Standards Unit (PSU) receive requests for interpretations seeking guidance on the correct application of a specific requirement within an FSC standard. One such interpretation request involving a nationally determined standa
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South-East Queensland Forestry Hub’s new management team

14 April 2021
The South-East Queensland regional forestry hub has appointed the management team to implement and progress further development of the industry in the region. Source: Timberbiz The hub is part of a network of hubs funded by the Australian Government, with one million dollars in seed f
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IFA and AFG to rebrand to increase reach and profile

12 April 2021
The Institute of Foresters and Australian Forest Growers is seeking public opinion on a new name as it looks to increase its reach and profile. IFA/AFG President Bob Gordon said the decisions made at the last board meeting would further grow the organisation’s profile and skillset, he
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Protestor endangers infant’s life to attach herself to a logging machine

12 April 2021
A protestor who put an infant’s life in danger for the sake of a media stunt at a logging site in East Gippsland has been roundly criticised by the timber industry and the Victorian Government. Source: Timberbiz Reports from the site said the protestor – believed to a member of the Go
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A share in FWPA’s clean slate strategic plan

09 April 2021
If you have ideas about initiatives the industry should consider that could support the ongoing success of the Australian forest and wood products sector, now is the time to share them according to Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA). Source: Timberbiz FWPA has initiated the dev
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