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VicForests looks forward to future beyond native harvesting

14 November 2019
VicForests has denied claims it has been running out of money for years before the Premier declared the end of Victoria’s native hardwood industry last week. The Age in Melbourne last week reported that only increasing direct payments by taxpayers, which the government insists a
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Scion develops biobased treatment for softwood radiata

12 November 2019
Scion has developed a new biobased treatment technology that can give softwood radiata pine durable properties. The treatment increases the performance of radiata pine timber in outdoor uses including decking, cladding, outdoor furniture and exterior joinery. Source: Timberbiz Unlike
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Vic Labor fiddles while forests burn

12 November 2019
Australia’s professional body for forest scientists, forest managers and forest growers, the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers has condemned the Andrews Government decision to end native forestry in Victoria as ‘short-sighted.’ Source: Timbe
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AFPA says Labor decision at odds with Labor policy

12 November 2019
Victorian communities and families will be reeling after the devastating news that the Andrews Government will close down the state’s native forestry industries by 2030. The move will see the loss of thousands of jobs and the withdrawal of key investment in many regional and rural cen
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VAFI devastated by ‘short sighted’ decision

08 November 2019
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries is devastated by the State Government’s decision to shut down the Victorian native timber industry by 2030. “It’s clear the government has bowed to pressure from vocal environmental groups and turned its back on listening to those within
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Timber industry traded for foreign imports

08 November 2019
A logging ban in Victoria’s state forests will forfeit local jobs in support of foreign imports, the state’s peak timber group has warned. Timber Towns Victoria chair and Glenelg Shire Councillor Karen Stephens said the State Government’s lock down of forest would jeopardise 2000 timb
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AFCA urges review of ‘poorly considered policy’

08 November 2019
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) is in disbelief following the Victorian State Government’s short-sighted decision to close-down the native forest industry within 10 years. AFCA believes this decision flies in the face of supporting regional jobs and economies, sou
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Fury grows over native logging ban

08 November 2019
Yesterday’s announcement that native timber logging in Victoria will be phased out by 2030 has left the industry in shock and people in regional areas such as Gippsland reeling.The State Government in Victoria revealed its plans yesterday for the current level of native timber availab
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Glulam – Long, strong and reliable

07 November 2019
Timber Queensland is holding a seminar titled Glulam Timber: Long, Strong & Reliable on 19 November at the Victoria Park Gold Club in Herston Queensland. This is an opportunity to hear engineering, architecture and certification experts give practical advice for using glulam to de
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Sustainable Timber Tas tables annual report

07 November 2019
Sustainable Timber Tasmania’s Annual Report for 2018/19 was tabled in parliament recently. CEO Steve Whiteley said Sustainable Timber Tasmania had a solid year with favourable market conditions and as a result the total comprehensive income was $34.9 million. Source: Timberbiz “We pai
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