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Joint project cleans up Ourimbah State Forest

10 May 2021
A joint clean-up project of Middle Ridge in Ourimbah State forest has seen contractors, police, Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Squad, Aboriginal Community and Forestry Corporation of NSW join forces onsite to remove dumped rubbish and car bodies. Source: Timberbiz This work will benef
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OFO awarded for environmental action at Kaituna mill

30 April 2021
Kaituna Sawmill has been celebrated for its contribution to environmental action at the Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards held on 23 April 2021.  Source: Timberbiz Kaituna Sawmill has completed a suite of environmental improvements including a 46% reduction in the site’s greenho
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Tasmanian Timber Awards benefit industry and staff

30 April 2021
This year the Tasmanian Timber Awards will again recognise excellence in the forest and forest products industries at its gala dinner event in September at Launceston’s Albert Hall. As well as the 13 award categories featured in 2019, it will this year include a new award category, wh
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Women in forestry to be celebrated in Canberra

29 April 2021
Women in Australia’s forest industries will be a celebrated at the Australian Forest Products Association’s Gala Dinner and National Forest Industries Awards, at Parliament House in Canberra in September. Source: Timberbiz “In the past, forest industries haven’t always recognised the
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Dave Rollins retires after 44 years in timber

28 April 2021
After nearly 44 years in the timber industry, Dave Rollins will soon wrap up his ‘gap year’ and retire to tend to his herb garden and enjoy more time with his family. Mr Rollins began his career in timber in 1976 in Cumming Bros sawmill timber yard, after taking a gap year from his un
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HarvestTECH attracts 350 from forestry and timber

26 April 2021
Around 350 forestry managers, wood transport schedulers, logging contractors, forest owners, harvest planners and major equipment and technology suppliers met up in New Zealand for HarvestTECH. Sources: Timberbiz, HarvestTECH It was one of the largest gatherings seen in New Zealand an
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Timbersports comes to St Kilda

26 April 2021
Australia’s top STIHL TIMBERSPORTS athletes will be chopping and sawing at the Melbourne’s St Kilda foreshore on Saturday 8 May vying for the 2021 Australian Trophy & Australian Women’s Championship. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Trophy was the last competition in the global se
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Ligna 2021 off the table

23 April 2021
Ligna was rescheduled to run this year in September but this will not go ahead due to the continuing high level of COVID 19 infection worldwide, the slow national and international progress on vaccination and the continuing existence of travel restrictions. Instead, the event is now t
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Super wooden Mack truck for auction

21 April 2021
An auction is now live for a hand-crafted wooden Mack Superliner to celebrate truck maker’s Mack Evolution Tour. Sources: Big Rigs, Timberbiz The tour, which began in January and is set to wrap up in May and will travel to dealerships right around Australia. Big Rigs recently reported
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If re-elected Tas Liberals to invest in forestry plan

21 April 2021
A re-elected majority Tasmanian Liberal government would partner with the Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network (TFFPN) to invest in the establishment of a Diversity Action Plan to increase the gender and cultural diversity of the resources sector. Source: Timberbiz Recent ind
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