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Forestry Corp planting record hardwood and pine to rebuild forest plantations

27 October 2021
Forestry Corporation of NSW has overseen 16 million pine and hardwood seedlings hand planted this year, a record effort to rebuild State plantation forests lost in the Black Summer bushfires and previously harvested. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation’s Strategy and Risk Manager,
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Unlocking 100 million trees with the Emissions Reduction Fund

27 October 2021
Southern Tasmania, Gippsland, the Victorian side of the Green Triangle and Kangaroo Island can now participate in the Emissions Reduction Fund with the Federal Government yesterday removing the highly contested rainfall regulation, known as the ‘water rule’. Source: Timberbiz In July
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New chair of Victorian Forest Products is from HVP

25 October 2021
HVP’s Rob Hescock has been elected the new chairman of the Victorian Forest Products Association. He replaces Tony Price who has stood down due to his pending retirement in early 2022. Source: Timberbiz Mr Hescock represents the softwood plantation sector having worked in the in
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Richard Stanton awards presented – ForestrySA ranger wins

25 October 2021
Mount Gambier-based ForestrySA ranger Kieran Gosden has won the 2021 Richard Stanton Award for her work in sustainable forestry and communities. The award and trophy, presented remotely during Responsible Wood AGM, recognises the life of a man who was devoted to the forest industry in
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Opinion: Vic Jurskis – Koalas are feasting in our new growth forests

22 October 2021
There was nothing new or unexpected about the recently announced NSW Natural Resources Commission research on timber harvesting and koalas. What shocked me was the response from Timber NSW. Timber NSW said: “The industry rarely agrees with the NRC and its reports but on this occasion,
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Friday analysis: Timber answers are not blowing in the wind

22 October 2021
At a time when it is obvious that what we need now, and will need into the future, is more timber than we have, taking land from timber production would seem a bit odd. It has been reported extensively that Australia faces a timber deficit of 250,000 house frames in 15 years’ time and
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A snapshot to show forestry is the answer to climate questions

18 October 2021
The Australian Forest Products Association has launched Storing Carbon For A Cleaner Future: A Snapshot, which clearly and succinctly explains the role forest industries are playing and can play in climate change mitigation. Source: Timberbiz “Storing Carbon For A Cleaner Future: A Sn
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New website for Responsible Wood provides better options

18 October 2021
Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme has launched its new website to improve user experience with greater search options and a better alignment with the PEFC website. Source: Timberbiz The website follows 12 months of collaboration with digital marketing a
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NZ pushes for extra planting to insure greenhouse gas reductions

18 October 2021
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association says extra planting is ‘just as well’ given slippage on carbon reduction targets. The foresters’ intentions to plant more trees is an immediate and practical insurance against New Zealand not achieving greenhouse gas reduction goals. Source: Tim
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Planting boosts supply and helps achieve net zero emissions

18 October 2021
Planting 400,000 hectares of new timber plantations won’t only help Australia achieve sovereign capability in timber and fibre supply – it would also help us achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and grow regional jobs, according to the Australian Forest Products Association. Source: Tim
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