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Vale: Bob Newman

28 August 2020
Bob Newman, forester, consultant, past chairman and vice president of CFA, passed away on 11 August 2020, aged 91. Source: Friday Offcuts Regarded as a leader in the development of private forestry in Australia, Bob Newman’s 60-year career as a forester was characterised by work in ma
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NSW fast-tracks replanting softwood post bushfires

28 August 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association has commended the NSW Government for fast-tracking the replanting of the state’s softwood plantation areas, which were destroyed during the Black Summer Bushfires. Source: Timberbiz Softwood plantations in NSW suffered massive damage during t
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A guide to buying plantation species seedlings

26 August 2020
Private Forests Tasmania has scheduled a webinar called A guide to buying plantation species seedlings: How improved genetics can increase returns which will be held on 2 September. Source: Timberbiz The webinar which starts at 12.30pm will be presented by Kelsey Joyce, Forico, Tree B
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Responsible Wood Small Grants Program to support local communities

24 August 2020
Responsible Wood has launched its new Small Grants Program aimed at supporting local communities connected to Responsible Wood-certified forests around Australia. Source: Timberbiz The program provides access to local communities connected to Responsible Wood certified forests, suppor
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Forest & Wood Communities Australia – new association to fight for grassroots workers and communities

24 August 2020
  Not since the Tasmanian ‘forest wars’ have timber workers and their communities felt more besieged by malicious and carefully co-ordinated attacks on forestry and their jobs. Source: Justin Law Corporate activist organisations have ramped up their efforts to close down the indu
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AFPA says Bob Brown Foundation launching “lawfare”

24 August 2020
The Bob Brown Foundation’s legal action against Tasmania’s sustainable forest industries has been labelled as “just the latest callous attack on forestry workers from the extremist activist group” threatening vital regional jobs in an essential industry at a time when Aust
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Buy Aussie timber and help a carpenter

21 August 2020
CoViD-19 pandemic restrictions are putting immense pressure on Aussie jobs, businesses and livelihoods. This is especially poignant now with the second wave of contagion and associated lockdown in Victoria. Source: Timberbiz In response, Australia’s softwood timber processing in
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Responsible Wood Small Grants Program to support local communities

21 August 2020
Responsible Wood has launched its new Small Grants Program aimed at supporting local communities connected to Responsible Wood-certified forests around Australia. Source: Timberbiz The program provides access to local communities connected to Responsible Wood certified forests, suppor
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New Tasmanian CEO a man of Steel

21 August 2020
The Tasmanian Forest Products Association (TFPA) has announced the appointment of Nick Steel as its first Chief Executive Officer. He has been the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Policy Manager at the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association for the past decade. Source: Timberbiz
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Constraints for the building industry post 2020

19 August 2020
Population growth and finance will constrain building activity heading into 2021/22 and reach a trough in the September 2021 quarter, according to the Housing Industry Association. Source: Timberbiz The HIA says that prior to CoViD-19, population growth had already fallen well below e
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