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Forestry Australia puzzled why mining can cut down jarrah but not forestry

  Documents released under a Freedom of Information request have exposed a lack of evidence-based decision making by the Western Australian Government in relation to management of native forests, according to the organisation that represents professional forest scientists and man
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AFCA Hall of Fame nominations extended

The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) Hall of Fame (HOF) awards dinner is approaching, and AFCA has extended its deadline for nominations until Friday 14 October. Source: Timberbiz Nominations for the HOF awards are open to forestry contractors who have worked in the ha
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Work experience for assistance dog Lip and owner Chas Hughes

Private Forests Tasmania was approached by the Teaching Program of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture to provide an Agribusiness Placement for a student, Chas Hughes and his registered assistance dog Lip, who was keen on trees on farms and would value the opportunity to have a wor
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ForestLearning collects two wins in geography teacher awards

Forest and Wood Products (FWPA) Australia’s education program ForestLearning has been recognised for its outstanding contribution to geography education, collecting two wins for three of its teaching resources and one highly commended resource at the biennial Australian Geography Teac
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Victoria overachieves in land protection

Victorians should be congratulated for being overachievers and leading the way in land protection, according to VFPA CEO Deb Kerr. Source: Timberbiz With the release of last week’s Threatened Species & Communities Risk Assessment (TSCRA), 7.906 million out of 8.066 million hectare
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Top tips seminar to address timber shortages and global challenges

According to an April 2022 interim report by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) Australia’s housing construction sector will face a critical timber shortage with an ever-increasing reliance on imported timber doubling by 2050 if Australia falls short of its plan to plant an add
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So many holes in Vic Gov’t $120m native forestry transition plan

  The state government’s $120 million plan to transition from native forestry to softwood plantations in Gippsland has been debunked by the workers at the coálface’ – the forest contractors. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz “The plan does not add up,”
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Orbost could lose more than a third of its workforce

The East Gippsland town of Orbost believes the planned end of native timber harvesting could strip their town of more than 37% of its workforce. Source: Timberbiz A meeting in the town this week included AFCA’s Carlie Porteous, Gary Blackwood, four East Gippsland Shire Councillors, th
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AFPA welcomes moves to remove barriers to Emission Reduction Fund

The Australian Forest Products Association has welcomed the Federal Government’s consultation process to remove regulatory barriers preventing new timber plantings participating in the Emission Reduction Fund, AFPA Acting Chief Executive Officer Victor Violante said today. Source: Tim
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Ross Hampton’s key role in UN Committee on Forestry

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s Committee on Forestry will meet in coming days to explore and progress the UN’s direction and agenda for the world’s forest industries. Source: Timberbiz This is COFO’s 26th session from 3-7 October, in Rome, Italy. The event als
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