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New director for Private Forests Tasmania

20 June 2022
Private Forests Tasmania (PFT) has appointed Dr Joanna Jones as a new director. Dr Jones is a senior consultant with Pinion Advisory and an adjunct senior researcher with the University of Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz PFT has said that it welcomes Dr Jones to the PFT Board where her sk
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Forestry Australia refutes claims native forestry harms climate

20 June 2022
The peak national organisation representing forest scientists and professionals has refuted claims that native forest harvesting in Tasmania has impacted negatively on the climate*. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Australia President Bob Gordon said on the contrary, the carbon sequestering
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Blue Sky award for sandalwood biomass uses

17 June 2022
  Dr Sam Van Holsbeeck from the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Forest Research Institute has won the Blue-Sky Young Researcher Innovation Award. Source: Timberbiz Organised by the Australian Forest Products Association, the Australian national competition is the first stage o
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Friday analysis: Joel Fitzgibbon championed forestry in office and continues with AFPA

17 June 2022
Much is made, post Federal and State elections, of retired or even defeated former Ministers landing plush consulting jobs or directorships. All sides of politics carry out the game, usually making disparaging comments about “jobs for the boys” and so on. Sometimes the criticism is we
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Future Foresters in NZ support global unification of young forestry professionals

15 June 2022
Future Foresters New Zealand is supporting a global effort to unite forestry young professionals to promote, grow and raise awareness of the importance and opportunities of the forest sector. Source: Timberbiz The recent World Forestry Congress in Seoul, Republic of Korea called for a
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The Ultimate Renewable evolution with a new brand ambassador

15 June 2022
The next evolution of The Ultimate Renewable campaign soon will be unveiled. The brand’s latest consumer advertising campaign is all set to launch, headed up by a new brand ambassador. Source: Timberbiz As part of the first consumer-related marketing activity for the brand since the p
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Former Labor Cabinet Minister Fitzgibbon joins AFPA board

15 June 2022
Former Cabinet Minister and long serving Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon will join the Australian Forest Products Association board as an independent non-executive director. Source: Timberbiz Mr Fitzgibbon was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in the second Rudd Government and
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Friday analysis: Labor SA Premier visits forestry but will Albanese do the same

10 June 2022
South Australia’s Labor Government is spending a good and fitting amount of time in Mount Gambier visiting local forestry companies like OneFortyOne, and Victorian MP Darren Chester is calling on the Federal Government to do the same. Federal Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has wr
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FSC presents at Design Build Expo

08 June 2022
FSC ANZ had the honour of presenting at the Design Build Expo, featuring an expert panel led by FSC Deputy Chair and award-winning social entrepreneur, broadcaster and campaigner, Jon Dee. Source: Timberbiz The panel included Luca Brown, a civil engineer from Timberlink Australia who
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FSC ANZ highlights its work during World Environment Day

06 June 2022
On World Environment Day, FSC ANZ highlighted the need for collective and transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect and restore the planet. To achieve the goal of living sustainably and in harmony with nature, we must embrace our tangled interdependence with our en
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