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Forest contractors invited to participate in ForestFit certification pilot

30 July 2021
Expressions of Interest inviting forest contracting businesses from across Australia to participate in the ForestFit Certification pilot opened this week. The Australian Forest Contractors Association is working in partnership with Ernst and Young to deliver the certification pilot. S
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Heyfield Timber Festival back on this year

28 July 2021
After a 27-year hiatus, the Heyfield Timber Festival is set to return in October 2021 to celebrate the small town’s proud history and the relevance of the modern timber industry. Source: The Gippsland Times The Heyfield Timber Festival began several decades ago as a way of recognising
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SA timber mills not an essential service so they lockdown

21 July 2021
Urgent talks were underway this morning in a bid to get mills on the South Australian side of the Green Triangle open for business. It was hoped an exemption would be given by this afternoon. Source: Timberbiz Ten South East mills are expected to close at a cost of almost $4m a day du
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Forest Products Commission awards $40k in grants

19 July 2021
The WA Forest Products Commission has awarded $40,000 in grants to South-West community groups with 21 grant recipients including schools, sports clubs and volunteer bushfire brigades. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Minister Dave Kelly announced the successful applicants of the Forest Pro
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ForestTECH modified to suit COVID environment

12 July 2021
Amid all the uncertainty of events in the COVID-19 environment, the Forest Industry Engineering Association’s ForestTECH 2021 in November is on November 23-24. However, the format for the annual technology series run in both Australia and New Zealand has been modified. Source: Timberb
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Four training sessions from FSC ANZ

07 July 2021
FSC ANZ and Hikari Solutions have announced four new training sessions for July and August. The first session will provide a comprehensive introduction to the FSC chain of custody (CoC) system. Source: Timberbiz The session is intended for new or potential CoC certificate holders and
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21 foresters awarded scholarships to attend national forestry event

07 July 2021
Twenty-one Future Foresters and forestry professionals have been awarded scholarships to attend the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers National Conference in Launceston from 11 – 14 October 2021. Source: Timberbiz IFA/AFG President Bob Gordon said
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Submissions open for draft carbon capture and storage

05 July 2021
Public submissions are open for Australia’s draft carbon capture and storage method. The federal government released for public consultation a draft carbon capture and storage (CSS) method for the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).  CCS is one of five priority methods being develop
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New category for Timber Design Awards honours engineers

05 July 2021
The Australian Timber Design Awards has introduced a new category to honour engineering in timber design – Merit – Excellence in Engineering. The award aims to recognise engineering as an essential aspect of the design of timber structures. Source: Timberbiz This year the
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Big Timber reality series on Netflix

30 June 2021
Big Timber follows the dangerous work of a logger and sawmill owner Kevin Wenstob of Sooke, Canada as he and his crew go to extremes to keep the family sawmill, and their way of life, alive. Sources: Netflix, Binge, IMDB, Victoria News Big Timber follows the dangerous work of Wenstob
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