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Wake up Australia there’s a serious timber supply problem, and Victoria imports too much

05 August 2022
Australia’s housing construction sector faces a serious timber supply gap by mid-century if the nation doesn’t move quickly to implement the billion new production trees plan, a new Forest and Wood Products Australia report has found. Source: Timberbiz The final report released this w
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Australian imports of sawn softwood on the increase

03 August 2022
Australia’s imports of sawn softwood rose an astounding 62.2% year-ended May 2022, lifting to 895,314 m3 for the full year. While weighted average import prices may have peaked in January, there is very real prospect that annualised imports will continue to grow in coming months. Sour
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Findings after research into WA forestry

03 August 2022
The forest industry in Australia contributes to jobs and economic activity in multiple regional communities. This contribution results from the growing, management and harvesting of plantations and native forests, and processing of harvested wood. Source: Timberbiz In 2017, Forest and
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Master Builders against fast dismantling of ABCC

01 August 2022
The 6.1% rise in inflation to be at the highest level in over 30 years highlights the severity of the current economic challenge and the need for sound economic management to be the Federal Government’s priority mission. Source: Timberbiz “The jump in inflation reinforces the building
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Revised National Risk Assessment by FSC for Australia

01 August 2022
To ensure the controlled wood system continues to be properly implemented in Australia, the FSC Board has, in accordance with applicable requirements set by FSC International, determined that an urgent revision of the National Risk Assessment (NRA) is required. Source: Timberbiz FSC-P
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Scion’s new general manager of Forests to Timber Products

01 August 2022
Scion has announced Henri Baillères as its new general manager of Forests to Timber Products, starting today. Dr Henri Baillères has deep research and industry experience in forestry and wood product innovation. Source: Timberbiz Most recently, he was product development manager at Hy
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Forestry Corp staff awarded National Emergency Medals

01 August 2022
More than 150 Forestry Corporation staff from northern NSW, including staff based in Maitland, Wauchope, Coffs Harbour, Grafton and Taree were this month awarded the National Emergency Medal for their role in managing the 2019-20 bushfires. Source: Timberbiz The National Emergency Med
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In a month 40 million new plantation trees will be in the ground

29 July 2022
By the end of winter, more than 40 million new plantation timber trees will have been planted across NSW since the Black Summer bushfires, creating a major carbon sink that will continue to store carbon as timber and paper products for several decades. Source: Timberbiz The Australian
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Tas Forestry Hub’s detailed forest products’ demand study released

29 July 2022
The Tasmania Forestry Hub has recently completed a detailed Demand Study across all Tasmanian forest products with expert consultants, Indufor. The findings clearly show strong evidence of significant and unprecedented demand across most of Tasmania’s wood product groups and, importan
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Guides to help assess and repair flood damaged timber

27 July 2022
Following the disastrous floods in New South Wales and Queensland there is a need to assess and repair flood damaged timber as the states rebuild, various guides have been developed to help. Source: Timberbiz The Guide to Assessment and Repair of Flood Damaged Timber and Timber Framed
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