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Opinion: Deb Kerr – Careful what you wish for

04 February 2022
Most people make it to adulthood realising that between black and white, there are plenty of greys. In recent weeks though, we have seen attack after attack on the forestry sector that wants to make us believe the world is divided into black and white, right and wrong, good and bad. T
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Pilot program for forestry work experience

02 February 2022
The pilot for Arbre’s new School Forestry Work Experience Program will be run in May this year. There will be six schools and 11+ employers participating in the initial pilot program in the North of Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Arbre has been supported by the Tasmanian Government
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Award winner uses CLT and glulam to blend into surroundings

31 January 2022
An award-winning architect inspired by nature has used cross-laminated timber and glulam in a Victorian re-build project that blends with its surrounding rocky landscape. From the remnants of an old property outside Geelong, Melbourne-based Level Architekture, together with Vistek Str
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HIA submission on housing pre–Federal Budget

31 January 2022
There is an exceptionally high level of residential building underway, and the pipeline implies that a high level of activity will be sustained throughout 2022. The number of new homes that commenced in 2021 was comparable to the all-time high recorded in 2016 the HIA has stated in it
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Decision Tree program for WA to assess farms for forestry

28 January 2022
A new farm forestry program, Decision Tree, has been launched in WA aimed at assessing the suitability of farms for plantation forestry, as well as providing information and assistance to landowners seeking to plant trees. Source: Timberbiz Through Decision Tree’s unique assessment to
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SA pushes for 50 million more trees before election

28 January 2022
South Australia’s forest products industry wants 50 million new trees planted to ensure South Australians have access to cheap, environmentally efficient structural timber framing for decades to come. Source: Timberbiz The peak body representing the entire forest products value chain
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New AFCA GM tours Gippsland for face-to-face talks

28 January 2022
If there is one thing that we have learnt this past two years is that the best conversations are had in person. With only six weeks in the role as the new General Manager for Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA), Carlie Porteous is already out visiting members in regional
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Tas Government to invest in forestry and timber

28 January 2022
The Tasmanian Government is investing in its $1.2 billion timber and forestry industry to gain higher returns by increasing value-added production and supporting more jobs in regional Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Seven projects around Tasmania will share in a $6 million investment thro
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Opinion: Simon Talbot – the elephant in Tasmania’s forest

28 January 2022
For more than two years Tasmania’s economy has led the nation, with the CommSec’s State of the States Report for January 2022 reaffirming a booming Tasmanian economy. Two key areas of sustained growth have a direct impact on the state’s forestry and forest products sector, namely: Rec
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Friday analysis: Tasmania backs forestry while Victoria and WA run for cover

28 January 2022
The Tasmanian Government is certainly putting its money where its mouth is in terms of forestry and timber. An investment of $6 million in a calculated bid to gain higher returns by increasing value-added production is hardly spare change. Seven projects around Tasmania will share in
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