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Rugby star speaks at Hyne to promote workplace safety

30 November 2022
Queensland Rugby League legend and sports presenter, Shane Webcke, has a strong connection and commitment to workplace safety following the death of his father in a workplace incident.  Source: Timberbiz As the Queensland Government’s Safety Ambassador, Mr Webcke visits Queensland bus
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Nationals were winners in Vic election as were Greens

28 November 2022
The Nationals, Legalise Cannabis Party, and the Greens are expected to be the big winners in the new-look Victorian Upper House. Sources: Timberbiz, Herald Sun, Weekly Times, chart WA Today Labor is unlikely to win a majority so the state’s Upper House will again be controlled by mino
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Omnia House wins National Award for the Design Matters zero carbon challenge

23 November 2022
Omnia House, by Elizabeth Wheeler of Future Focus Buildings and Tamar Boyd of Blue Lotus Energy Rating, has taken out the National Award for the Design Matters National True Zero Carbon Challenge 2022. Source: Timberbiz In addition to the National Award, Omnia House also came away wit
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ANZIF 2023 conference in Coolangatta

21 November 2022
The brightest forestry minds from Australia and New Zealand will come together next year to share knowledge on how to best manage both countries’ forests and the wide range of values they offer society. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Australia and the New Zealand Institute of Forestry hav
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NZ’s first forestry expo attracts 5000

21 November 2022
New Zealand’s first forestry expo event, the Fast & Forward Forestry Expo, was held in Rotorua 18-19 November with an estimated 5000 visitors through the gates over the two-day event. Source: Timberbiz Brought together by the Forest Industry Contractors Association (FICA), CEO Pru
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Vote Nationals – the call to save the timber industry in Victoria

21 November 2022
With polling having opened in Bairnsdale for this weekend’s State election in Victoria, and the first votes having already being cast, the sitting Member for East Gippsland Tim Bull, says saving the timber industry in East Gippsland is only one reason to vote Nationals. Source:
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AgDay recognises role of forestry as a key component

18 November 2022
Australia’s forest industries are celebrating ‘Innovation in Agriculture’ this AgDay 2022 while recognising that our forestry, timber manufacturing and pulp and paper industries are all key cogs, essential to the food and fibre supply chain across the country and the world, acting Aus
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Driver safety day at Hyne Timber

16 November 2022
Softwood forest growers of Southern NSW and North East Victoria joined forces with one of their major customers, Hyne Timber, to host a driver safety day and start a conversation with the forestry transport industry. Source: Timberbiz All truck drivers leaving the Hyne Timber Tumbarum
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ABARES conference in Canberra 2023

16 November 2022
Reflecting current events and future trends, ABARES has announced ‘Global uncertainty, local challenges’ as the theme for next year’s annual Outlook conference. Source: Timberbiz As the Australian agriculture sector’s premier agenda-setting event, Outlook 2023 will be held in Canberra
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Gippsland marks the ‘death’ of timber towns

16 November 2022
Timber workers will rally in Warragul and Rosedale from 9am on Friday before driving their trucks down the Princes Freeway to Morwell, in what organisers have described as a funeral procession to mark the “death” of timber towns. Source: Timberbiz The procession of trucks,
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