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Two new courses for mass timber mid-rise construction

28 November 2022
As mass timber projects gain in popularity, it is important for the design and build sector to have access to the most current know-how. Through a long-standing collaboration with the Property Council of Australia, WoodSolutions has released two new CPD courses on timber mid-rise stru
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Work plan joins ABARES and FWPA

28 November 2022
A new work plan will provide forest and wood products industry stakeholders with fast and easy access to relevant, up-to-date data, while simultaneously increasing the reliability of existing information and helping to fill knowledge gaps. Sources: Timberbiz, FWPA The initiative, whic
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Cutting edge products at Hamilton fieldays

25 November 2022
New and innovative uses of forestry and wood products will be on display at 35 stands in the Fieldays Forestry Hub near Hamilton in New Zealand between 30 November and 3 December, including a revolutionary treatment for radiata pine, a super carbon-storer – biochar and cutting-edge re
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AFPA’s Diana Gibbs addresses UN COP27 conference

25 November 2022
Positioning the timber industry as part of the solution, not the problem, was the major message Riverina-based chair of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA), Diana Gibbs, took to this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) at Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt. Sou
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Flawed ANU report promotes closure of native forest in NSW

25 November 2022
An independent review of an Australian National University report advocating for the closure of native forest harvesting in southern NSW, has confirmed the report is deeply flawed. The ANU report must not be relied on by government decision makers. Source: Timberbiz The report, “Compa
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Limestone Coast timber industry committee to be revived

25 November 2022
Matters relating to the timber industry in the Limestone Coast will continue to be probed by a sub-committee of State Parliament. Source: SE Voice, Timberbiz Such a committee sat during the last parliamentary term from 2018-2022 and it has attracted cross-party support to continue. Li
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Opinion: Justin Law – Labor’s ‘bloody minded assault’ on timber jobs & families

25 November 2022
What a fantastic day 95 trucks and 300 people come to Morwell and express how we are feeling as the downward pressure on our sustainable timber sector reaches breaking point. The most powerful message was sent by young Indiana Lockett in a letter to Labor politician and Gippsland repr
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Significant rise in women entering forestry industry

23 November 2022
For the third year running, companies in the forest grower and timber processing sector completed a voluntary Gender and Diversity Survey, as part of an ongoing industry-wide commitment to increasing the participation of women across the workforce. Sources: FWPA, Timberbiz The 2022 su
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Ross Hampton resigns as AFPA CEO

23 November 2022
Ross Hampton has resigned as CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) after 10 years in the position. Mr Hampton, who is moving to the United Kingdom, will remain as CEO until early next year. Source: Timberbiz Former MP and AFPA director Joel Fitzgibbon will act as in
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New supporting statement logo from Responsible Wood

21 November 2022
After consultation with certified forest managers and chain of custody certificate holders from around Australia, Responsible Wood has launched a new Sustainably Grown, Australian Made supporting statement logo to help promote its core values. Source: Timberbiz The supporting statemen
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