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Photographers head to the forest to win $1000

06 May 2022
Responsible Wood is inviting professional and amateur photographers In Australia to submit their best forest photos for a chance at winning a $1000 cash prize. Source: Timberbiz Colourful trees, forest landscapes, children playing, people working or animals living in the forest are al
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Friday analysis: Federal Labor at a native loggerhead with WA and Victoria

06 May 2022
Anyone in the housing industry looking for some relief from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 0.25% increase in the cash rate was sadly disappointed. The idea that just maybe an increase in home loan interest rates may take some of the heat out of the housing market by slowing loan appl
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AFPA presents opportunities at World Forestry Congress

04 May 2022
The Australian Forest Products Association has highlighted the enormous opportunity the global push for more sustainable, low-emission industries is presenting for the world’s forest industries. Source: Timberbiz Speaking at the World Forestry Congress in Seoul co-hosted by the United
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Timber Qld Growth Scholarships Program open to foster passion for forestry

04 May 2022
Timber Queensland has launched its annual ‘Growth Scholarships’ Program in 2022–2023. The new scholarship program is aimed at early and mid-career professionals and skilled workers to foster their passion for working in the Queensland forest and timber industry. Source: Timberbiz Timb
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Interest rate increase won’t affect rising cost of building materials

04 May 2022
Yesterday’s 0.25% increase in the cash rate will do little to arrest the rising cost of building materials, according to the Housing Industry Association. The HIA’s Chief Economist Tim Reardon said that home building activity was expected to ease modestly from its current elevated lev
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Blue Sky awards for blue sky thinkers in Australia

02 May 2022
Australia’s next generation of forest and forest product researchers and innovators have the chance to showcase their work, present to a global meeting of forest association CEOs and win a cash prize through the Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award for 2022/23. Source: Timberbi
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Richard Stanton nominations open

02 May 2022
Responsible Wood is calling for nominations in this year’s coveted Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence in Forest Management or Chain of Custody. This is the seventh year of the award which pays tribute to a man who devoted his life to sustainable forest management in Austral
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Forestry Australia looking for insurance solutions for growers

02 May 2022
Forestry Australia says it is working on a solution to increase access to insurance for growers after a decline in the number of providers offering cover and a surge in premiums. Source: Timberbiz CEO Jacquie Martin says the rising cost of plantation insurance has been an issue for a
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Coalition’s commitment to wood products welcomed

02 May 2022
Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia has joined the chorus of industry voices in welcoming the Coalition’s election commitment of $219.5 million to support R&D activities, foster innovation, and build capacity in our renewable wood product manufacturing industries.
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Both sides of federal politics backs NIFPI for Uni of Tasmania

02 May 2022
The University of Tasmania in Launceston will be home to a trailblazing new National Institute for Forest Products Innovation that will position Australia as a world leader in timber and wood fibre R&D after the Federal Labor Party matched the Coalition’s $100 million pledge. Sour
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