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East Gippsland Shire Council votes to support of timber ban reversal

11 September 2023
East Gippsland Shire council sat in consideration of a motion supporting the world class Victorian sustainable native timber sector at a council meeting. After hearing an emotional public submission from FWCA Executive Officer Mick Harrington alongside a desperate plea from local coun
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Central North Island industry award winners

06 September 2023
The Central North Island forestry industry stepped up to bring in a record number of nominations for the second year of its awards program with 77 contenders taking to the stage at the Energy Centre Rotorua in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Mayor Tania Tapsell of Rotorua acknowledged
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WoodSolutions Resilient Timber Homes competition winners

04 September 2023
Designs for a Mount Gambier house developed by Melbourne firm Archier and Michael Croft designed project at Hervey Bay have won this year’s WoodSolutions Resilient Timber Homes Design Competition. Source: Timberbiz The core objective of this innovative competition was to boost t
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Thousands lodge submissions with Clarence Valley – don’t ban native forestry

30 August 2023
Timber NSW and the Clarence Valley timber community lodged thousands of submissions rejecting the Council Biodiversity Advisory Committee’s proposal to ban native forestry in NSW State forests. Sources: Timberbiz, photo Emma Pritchard Clarence Valley Independent The industry gathered
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Traralgon timber rally against Dan Andrews & the Greens

30 August 2023
About 500 people have attended another timber rally in Traralgon to protest against the state government’s policy to close the native timber industry in January. Source: LaTrobe Valley Express Held at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre (GPAC), people came to hear from the Gippsland Peop
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AFCA AGM in Albury

28 August 2023
The Australian Forestry and Contractors Association (AFCA) will be hosting its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 16 November 2023, in Albury, NSW. Source: Timberbiz This year’s AGM will be followed by an engaging AFCA Members luncheon and conference, focusing on the futu
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SA forestry saves woodchopping from the axe

28 August 2023
South Australia’s forest industries have stepped in to provide logs for the renowned woodchopping competition at the Royal Adelaide Show which starts Saturday. Source: Timberbiz The Royal Adelaide Show Woodchopping competition and the committee, led by Graeme Hyde, have successfully s
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John Deere’s best tech twice over

25 August 2023
Mark Haughton, from Drummond & Etheridge’s Rolleston branch, south of Christchurch, has won his second Construction & Forestry Technician of the Year title at the annual John Deere Technician Awards. Source: Timberbiz Announced at a gala ceremony in Brisbane, Mr Haughton secur
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Tree planting to celebrate National Forestry Day in the Murray

23 August 2023
This year’s National Forestry Day was celebrated at National Foresters’ Grove, Lavington. The day was hosted by the Murray Region Forestry Hub (MRFH) and Softwoods Working Group (SWG) and marked by a tree-planting ceremony followed by morning tea at National Foresters’ Grove, Wagga Ro
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National Forestry Day highlights the need for professional management

23 August 2023
With Australia’s forests facing a challenging future, Forestry Australia, the professional association for forest scientists, managers and growers, has used National Forestry Day to highlight the need for our forests to continue to be professionally managed. Source: Timberbiz Forestry
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