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Fee free access to building standards for bushfire prone areas

19 February 2020
Adrian O’Connell, Standards Australia’s Chief Executive Officer and Karen Andrews MP, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology announced a joint funding agreement for access to AS 3959:2018, Construction of buildings in bushfire-prone areas, for all Australians. This jointly fund
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Salvaging burnt timber in NSW has begun

14 February 2020
The Northern NSW forestry industry has begun salvaging burnt timber from softwood plantations impacted by recent fires, with local production to increase fourfold over the next year. Forestry Corporation NSW Grafton District Manager Trent Froud said plantation timber harvesting would
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Forestry workers crisis meeting with federal ministers

14 February 2020
A delegation of forestry contractors from Victoria and NSW yesterday held a series of productive meetings with Federal Government and Opposition Ministers, Shadow Minsters and local MPs in Canberra to highlight the crisis they are facing as a result of the bushfires. Source: Timberbiz
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VicForest employs the 10 contractors put off last week

14 February 2020
VicForests will begin harvesting roadside timber along the Princes Highway in East Gippsland, employing contractors put out of work last week. VicForests was forced to issue force majeure notices to 10 contractors when it became obvious it could not fulfil certain contracts following
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Consultation needed for national skills standards for forestry

12 February 2020
AFCA has reminded forestry workers to not miss out on the chance to have a say on changes to national skills standards for forestry jobs as these views are critical to ensuring skills standards meet industry needs. Source: Timberbiz Skills standards are developed with industry help an
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Bob Brown takes credit for logging shutdown – not true says Sustainable Tasmania

12 February 2020
Sustainable Timber Tasmania has rejected claims by the Bob Brown Foundation that protests have shut down logging operations in the logging coupe north of the Pieman River in the South-East Tarkine. The protest is the second in the Tarkine in recent weeks, with a separate action focuss
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WA puts out the Welcome Mat

10 February 2020
Forestry Industry WA Welcome Mat is a cross-industry initiative to build a stronger industry in WA by forging links across our diverse professions and building a better understanding, across the industry, of who we are and what we do. Source: Timberbiz Welcome Mat is an initiative in
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AFPA presents to standing committee on agriculture

10 February 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomed the opportunity to present at the Federal Government’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources Inquiry into Growing Australian Agriculture to $100 billion by 2030, detailing the renewable forest industries capaci
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VicForests commits to forestry workers in East Gippsland

10 February 2020
VicForests has committed to the continued support of 10 contractors and 90 workers who have been impacted by a force majeure notice because fires have meant timber supply cannot be guaranteed in the foreseeable future from East Gippsland. Source: Timberbiz Almost all – estimated to be
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Building approvals for 2019 lower than 2018

07 February 2020
Building approvals in the 2019 calendar year were 18.5% lower compared with 2018, which has been a significant drag on the national economy according to HIA Economist, Angela Lillicrap. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its monthly building approvals data
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