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Ultimate Renewable Campaign launched in Sydney

04 October 2023
Forest & Wood Products Australia has launched The Ultimate Renewable hosted at  NSW Parliament House in Sydney marking a significant milestone in championing the sustainable virtues of wood and attended by campaign ambassador Adam Dovile. Source: Timberbiz The Ultimate Renewable c
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Friday analysis: Dan Andrews’ legacy will not easily be forgotten

29 September 2023
Dan Andrews’ departure from the top job in Victoria this week probably deserves some form of reflection. After all, this is the one man who did more damage to Victoria’s timber industry than any storm or bushfire. He is the one man who destroyed the livelihoods of a countless number o
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Combilifts above its weight for 25 years

29 September 2023
This week Irish material handling company Combilift marked its 25th anniversary, a milestone that in many companies warrants a modest celebration but not Combilift. Source: Mandy Parry-Jones for Timberbiz You can hardly call it modest when a company hosts 130 journalists from around t
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Education and hands-on training at Hagley Farm School

27 September 2023
Genuine education and hands-on training came together at Hagley at the end of Term 3 when Hagley Farm School Ag Learning Centre collaborated with Private Forests Tasmania and Forest Education Foundation to conduct the first Introductory Training Session for Plantation Care for high sc
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National Timber and Hardware’s VET Trainer of the Year

22 September 2023
The National Timber and Hardware Association’s senior trainer Colin Taranto has been named the winner of the prestigious NSW State Award for VET Trainer of the Year at the 2023 NSW Training Awards. Source: Timberbiz Hailing from the Mid North Coast region in Northern NSW, an are
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MechLog wins Tas Timber Award for harvesting excellence

20 September 2023
Mechanised Logging (MechLog), a pioneering force in Tasmania’s forest industries sector has won the prestigious 2023 Tasmanian Timber Awards for Harvesting Excellence. Source: Timberbiz The Tasmanian Timber Awards, organised by the Tasmanian Forests & Forest Products Network, serv
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Tasmanian Timber Awards winners announced

18 September 2023
Twelve highly coveted awards were presented at Friday night’s Tasmanian Timber Awards, hosted by the Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network, including a recognition of industry stalwart Bryan Hayes’ outstanding contribution to the sector over more than 50 years. Source: Timberb
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National Forest Day photo competition winners

13 September 2023
Photographers submitted more than 80 photos in HQP’s inaugural National Forestry Day competition, which was open to the public and HQP’s employees. The most hotly contested category was Beauty of HQP’s Plantation Forests, comprising more than half the entries, followed by Native wildl
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Founder of CLT Toolbox is the Emerging Professional of the Year

13 September 2023
Adam Jones, the founder of CLT Toolbox, has been awarded the Engineers Australia Emerging Professional of the Year Award for contributions to the advancement of sustainable construction practices. Source: Timberbiz The CLT Toolbox overcomes a key bottleneck preventing the important tr
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AFCA merges two courses into the Professional Freight Task Management program

11 September 2023
Following the resounding success of the Professional Ownership & Driver Wellbeing Program, the Australian Forest Contractors Association has launched a ground-breaking program merging two highly successful initiatives into Professional Freight Task Management Program. Source: Timb
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