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AFCA driver wellbeing program dates for Tasmania & Queensland

22 February 2021
The Professional Ownership and Driver Wellbeing Program sessions are back on the road after the Covid-19 shutdown, with opening sessions in Queensland and Tasmania. The sessions will be in Maryborough, Launceston, Hobart and Burnie in March. Source: Timberbiz The 2.5-hour sessions are
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New record for housing starts expected in 2021

19 February 2021
  The Housing Industry Association expects construction of almost 130,000 new detached homes will begin this year. The previous record of 120,000 starts in a calendar year was set in 2018. This forecast is contained in HIA’s economic and industry Outlook Report. Source: Timberbiz
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Responsible Wood joins UN & Australia Sustainable Partnerships Forum

19 February 2021
Responsible Wood will participate in the UN & Australia Sustainable Partnerships Forum, which to be delivered virtually on April 20 and 21. With a focus on the 17 Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) ratified by all United Nations Members States in 2015, the forum will bring to
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Harvesting resumes on South Coast despite negotiations with EPA

19 February 2021
Timber harvesting is resuming on the South Coast of New South Wales and Eden.  Daniel Tuan, General Manager Hardwood Forests, said the Forestry Corporation had been working constructively with the Environment Protection Authority for the past 15 months to negotiate site-specific opera
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Another Incident Notification with WorkSafe about Bob Brown Foundation

17 February 2021
Forest & Wood Communities Australia has lodged an Incident Notification with WorkSafe Tasmania following the protest action at the Artec Mill on Friday. It is the second time this month FWCA has formally requested prosecutions of the Bob Brown Foundation by the work safety regulat
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Risky business due to Bob Brown Foundation protests

15 February 2021
The Bob Brown Foundation has been condemned over protesters’ dangerous behaviour last week at the Artec Mill at Bell Bay where haulage trucks were forced to be backed up for kilometres, unable to unload.  Source: Timberbiz The Australian Forest Contractors Association says the f
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Wairoa foresters forced to subsidise local meatworks

15 February 2021
Foresters in the Wairoa District are appalled that a part of their recent rate increase will go to propping up the local meatworks. Wairoa District Council disclosed at a meeting to discuss a differential rating targeting forestry, that the Council was providing a rebate of NZ$150,000
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Backing for Neville Smith expansion

12 February 2021
The Australian Forest Products Association has congratulated Tasmanian hardwood sawmiller Neville Smith Forest Products on its announcement it is increasing production at its Huon Valley facility. Source: Timberbiz NSFP announced last week that it would soon be expanding its workforce
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Recycled report again falsely links native forestry and bushfires

12 February 2021
The Australian Forest Products Association has again rejected a recycled report falsely claiming a link between native forestry operations and increased bushfire intensity. The AFPA says this latest claim comes from a so-called expert review of 51 previously published scientific paper
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Friday analysis: STT no to fundraiser in the forest for Bob Brown Foundation

12 February 2021
It can be a bit hard to read the Bob Brown Foundation sometimes. At its best, the foundation is a masterful public relations manipulator. There is no doubt at about that. However, the latest “outrage” to come out of the organisation reaches new heights of audacity. Source: Bruce Mitch
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