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Home builders struggle to complete build-up of work

24 October 2022
Australian home builders are still struggling to complete the enormous pipeline of work they accumulated over the last two years. The ABS has released its building activity data for the June Quarter 2022. Source: Timberbiz This data provides estimates of the value of building work and
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Master Builders – new home building starts continue to fall

24 October 2022
Despite a permanent uplift in demand for lower density housing, new home building starts have dropped again during the June 2022 quarter – the fourth consecutive quarterly reduction – according to the latest ABS Building Activity figures. Source: Timberbiz Master Builders Australia CE
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New CEO of FSC ANZ

24 October 2022
Former executive director of Infrastructure and Redevelopment at Grampians Health in Western Victoria Melanie Robertson is the new CEO of the Forest Stewardship Council. Source: Timberbiz Ms Robertson takes over the position from interim CEO Patricia Fitzsimons, whose leadership and s
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Adaptive forest management can lessen floods and fires

24 October 2022
The important role active and adaptive forest management can play in mitigating climate change and resulting flood and fire events has been centre stage of day two of Forestry Australia’s National Symposium, which wrapped up on Friday in Albury. Source: Timberbiz Hailing the success o
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Key take away from Forestry Aust symposium is collaboration among experts

21 October 2022
Reimagining collaboration among experts from differing fields will be key to Australia’s forests being able to continue to benefit society for generations to come. That’s been one of the key take-outs from day one of Forestry Australia’s National Symposium, which is taking place in Al
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Landmark work to assist governments to tackle growing bushfire threats

21 October 2022
A landmark new body of work has been released to assist governments and private organisations to tackle Australia’s growing bushfire problem and save lives, land and property. Source: Timberbiz Turning the goals of the National Bushfire Management Policy Statement into objectives and
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Forestry Australia attracts 320 professionals to national symposium

19 October 2022
A cross-section of the nation’s leading minds converged in Albury this week to reimagine the future of Australian forestry and share knowledge and ideas to ensure forests can benefit generations to come. Source: Timberbiz More than 320 scientists, researchers, forestry professionals a
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Debated petition on native forestry flawed says AFCA

19 October 2022
An electronic petition debated in the New South Wales (NSW) parliament Thursday last week demonstrated the flawed and unfounded argument against native forestry according to the Australian Forestry Contractors Association (AFCA). Source: Timberbiz In a statement AFCA said the debate w
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Inner-city Greens want to decide the future of regional communities

19 October 2022
Councils should focus on what they’re there for, and not be deciding the fate of the hardwood timber industry, according to Victorian Forest Products Association (VFPA) CEO Deb Kerr. Ms Kerr was commenting on inner-city Melbourne suburb Maribyrnong pushing through a resolution at the
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Scion helps out English forestry with diagnostics

17 October 2022
The first occurrence of the pathogen Phytophthora pluvialis in Europe was discovered in Cornwall, England in August 2021, thanks to a diagnostic test developed at Scion. Staff from England’s Forestry Commission were surveying forests in south-west England for the presence of another P
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