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McCormack to remain as chair of AFPA with reaffirmed board

24 November 2021
Long-serving Australian Forest Products Association chairman Greg McCormack will continue in the role alongside a reaffirmed board of directors. Source: Timberbiz Mr McCormack said AFPA’s Board was in lockstep on the association’s priorities to advocate for Australia’s forest industri
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New directors for Forico

24 November 2021
Hobart-based Tracy Matthews and Beth Mathison have been appointed for a three-year term to the Forico Board. They are both Fellows of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and each bring decades of experience from private, government and not-for-profit enterprises, both local
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DesignBUILD back on in early 2022

22 November 2021
DesignBUILD will open its doors again to the building and construction industry, returning to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on 10 – 12 May 2022. The show will have a renewed focus on showcasing quality products, sustainable solutions and smart tech from some o
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Developers look at vertical expansion with lightweight wood

19 November 2021
As vacant parcels of land become harder to find in densifying urban centres and business districts, developers are looking at vertical expansion through ‘overbuild’ construction. Source: Think Wood In addition to generating incremental income with new tenant space, overbuilds can mode
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Students’ Woodskills impress judges

15 November 2021
Students from New Zealand’s Whanganui Collegiate School have taken out four of the six top awards in the Secondary Schools Creative Woodskills Competition run by Middle Districts Farm Forestry Association and UCOL. Source: Timberbiz Whanganui Collegiate School students Benjamin Poulto
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Lecture series at Mount Gambier to explore opportunities in Green Triangle

12 November 2021
The Green Triangle has the ability to “build the nation” and is setting on a new partnership with landowners to realise growing market opportunities. With national and global demand for wood products set to quadruple by 2050, the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub (GTFIH) has commit
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Tumbarumba prepares for new fire season

12 November 2021
Forestry Corporation has put 40 new firefighting recruits through their paces at its Tumbarumba training camp in preparation for the fire season ahead. New recruits and contractors from North Coast, Mid North Coast, Bathurst, Deniliquin, Batemans Bay, Eden, Bombala, Tumut, Moss Vale a
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FWP new board member to add construction to the mix

12 November 2021
An experienced construction specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry for 38 years has been to the Forest & Wood Products Australia Board. Brisbane-based Yvonne Pengilly was elected at the FWPA’s online AGM and Stephen Dadd, Katie Fowden
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Quality applications for Responsible Wood Community Grants

08 November 2021
Responsible Wood has been overwhelmed by the response of community, with applications received by community groups connected to Responsible Wood-certified forests across Australia for its Responsible Wood Community Grants program. Source: Timberbiz This is the program’s second year, f
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Tas Tree Alliance marketing campaign a finalist in marketing awards

08 November 2021
Tasmania’s Tree Alliance marketing campaign, launched in October 2020, has been named a finalist in two categories of the Australian Institute of Marketing Awards for Marketing Excellence. Source: Timberbiz The categories include: Creativity in Brand, Product or Service Marketing; and
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