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Rebuilding workshops for bushfire affected areas

26 February 2020
Half-day workshops titled Resilience, Recovery And Rebuilding in selected bushfire-affected areas will include presentations by the RFS and CFA on preparing for and handling fire situations and architects experienced in designing with timber to BAL requirements. Source: Timberbiz “As
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Newspoll shows Aussies point to inadequate hazard reduction for fires

26 February 2020
A Newspoll published in the Australian this week which found a majority of those surveyed believed insufficient hazard reduction was the main reason for the severity of the summer bushfires. Source: Timberbiz The Newspoll, published on Monday, asked the question: “Which do you think w
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Bob Brown Foundation lodges court appeal – to go ahead with more protests

26 February 2020
The Bob Brown Foundation has lodged a court appeal against a ban on forest protests. Worksafe Tasmania boss Mark Cocker last week issued a ban on protest activities deemed to be a safety risk until further notice, with the threat of potential fines up to $500,000. Source: Timberbiz Th
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Votes in for NZ Wood Resene Timber awards

24 February 2020
The votes are in, with the NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards program revealing 54 finalists all vying for awards across 10 categories from residential to interior design, from engineering to sustainability. Source: Timberbiz For PEFC New Zealand (the NZFCA), who for the first time a
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New Mix Label Text and Controlled Wood Statements consultation

24 February 2020
The proposals of the Technical Working Group responsible for reviewing the FSC Mix label text and developing controlled wood statements are now available for public consultation. The deadline to participate is 6 April 2020 CET.  Source: Timberbiz The Controlled Wood Strategy was appro
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Timber workers cast aside now bushfire disaster over

24 February 2020
Within days of finishing work that started with fire protection and ended with clearing our bushfire impacted roads, Gippsland East Nationals MP, Tim Bull, says the timber industry has been hung out to dry. Source: Timberbiz He said that many timber contractors are now nervously asses
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Bob Brown Foundation ordered to stop illegal protests

24 February 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) have welcomed the Work Health and Safety Regulator’s “common-sense decision” to order the Bob Brown Foundation to cease all illegal forestry protests, which have endangered lives and
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Logging injunction against VicForests

21 February 2020
VicForests’ logging operations in parts of the Central Highlands and Gippsland regions remain on hold with a Supreme Court injunction this week extended to a later date. Source: Timberbiz Environmental group Wildlife of the Central Highlands is fighting to stop VicForests from logging
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Bushfires put stop to privatisation of NSW forests

21 February 2020
The summer’s devastating bushfires has ended plans for a $1bn privatisation of NSW forestry assets. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet yesterday said the decision was made following a five-month scoping study, which also assessed the financial impact of the damage from the bushfires. Sou
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Nationals call for fuel reduction to save lives

21 February 2020
The Nationals in Victoria have launched a Fuel Reduction Saves Lives campaign calling for increased fuel reduction on public land. The Leader of the Nationals, Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Peter Walsh and Shadow Assistant Minister for Public Land Use, Member for Eastern Victoria R
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