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First GLT beam emerges from Timberlink at Tarpeena

18 August 2023
Timberlink has manufactured its first GLT beam at its Tarpeena plant in South Australia. Ian Tyson, CEO of Timberlink, announced the milestone during a tour of the facility by South Australian Parliamentary Select Committee for the South Australian Forest Products Association’s Seed t
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Labor opts for commonsense not green dissent at national conference

18 August 2023
The Labor Party has rejected an internal push to ban native forest logging, instead committing at its 49th National Conference to rewrite the three decades old national forest policy statement this term. The forest policy statement will be revamped to “ensure the application of nation
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Green Triangle industry awards extended to mid August

09 August 2023
The nominations period for this year’s Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards has been extended to August 20. The extension was announced at a nominations event in Portland.  The event provided the GTTIA Committee the opportunity to share with the community information about the
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Growth Scholarships awarded by Timber Queensland

09 August 2023
Hyne Timber’s Katie Fowden has been awarded the $10,000 Kennedy’s Timber Award as part of Timber Queensland’s 2023-24 Growth Scholarship Awards Program. Timber Queensland’s Strategic Relations Manager Clarissa Brandt said entries increased by 50% from the inaugural 2022-2023 program a
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NZIF 2023 awards presented

07 August 2023
The New Zealand Institute of Forestry Foundation has announced its 2023 awards with four award winners named. The awards are the Chavasse travel award, and three student awards: the University undergraduate, the Mary Sutherland, and the Frank Hutchinson scholarships. Source: Timberbiz
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New Ultimate Renewable campaign challenges consumer perceptions

02 August 2023
After a successful campaign in 2022, FWPA’s The Ultimate Renewable 2023 campaign was launched in Canberra Airport on Monday and will go live across Australia on 20 August. Source: Timberbiz The imagery in the new television commercial and campaign challenges the current consumer perce
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Timber trainers conference highlights the need for Victorian fire training

28 July 2023
The importance of professional training for project firefighters who form the frontline response in bushfire emergencies has been highlighted by the Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath who opened the 2023 Australian Timber Trainers Association (ATTA) Conference i
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National Tree Day this Friday and Sunday

26 July 2023
Planet Ark’s National Tree Day started in 1996 and has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature care event. It’s a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to the community. Source: Timberbiz In 2023, Schools
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oWoW president to speak at timber offsite conference

19 July 2023
The Timber Offsite Construction Conference and Exhibition now in its 24th year is open for registration by local and global delegates. Scheduled for September 11-12 at Crown Promenade Melbourne, the event is now run by the Timber Development Association, with CEO Andrew Dunn confirmin
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Conference tackles technology and solutions for growers

17 July 2023
Research and smart technologies are offering hope and solutions to growers needing to create more resilient planted forests and mitigate the effects of climate change on tree health and industry productivity. Source: Timberbiz Although the forestry and wood processing sector is the be
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