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World Architecture Festival open for entries

05 February 2021
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) will take place 1-3 December 2021 in Lisbon. The Festival moved from the original dates in June, due to the ongoing uncertainty created by COVID-19. The entry deadline is now 7 May 2021. Source: Timberbiz For the third year in a row, PEFC is spons
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Driver and owner wellbeing programs back on the road

05 February 2021
Professional Ownership and Driver Wellbeing Program sessions are set to recommence after a long delay due to COVID 19 travel restrictions. Sessions will be held late March in Tasmania and sessions in Western Australia are currently being organised with the date to be confirmed. Source
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FWCA moves to have Bob Brown Foundation prosecuted

03 February 2021
Forest & Wood Communities Australia has formally requested prosecutions of the Bob Brown Foundation by the work safety regulator WorkSafe Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz The requests, made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2012 (Tas), are for the reckless and dangerous actions enga
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Fleetwood Challenge Cup nurtures next gen designers

03 February 2021
The Fleetwood Challenge Cup is a design-led challenge for cross-disciplinary university teams established in partnership with prefabAUS, to inspire and nurture the next generation of built environment professionals. Source: Built Offsite The 2021 Fleetwood Challenge Cup has just launc
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Koala conservation could lead to more koala deaths

03 February 2021
Mooted NSW government moves to tighten koala conservation must be opposed as they will lead to destructive forest management and more koala deaths, a forestry expert has warned. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The secretary of the South East Timber Association, Peter Rutherford,
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Future trends affecting the use of wood and wood products free webinar

01 February 2021
A free webinar hosted by Howard Parry-Husbands, principal of research firm pollinate presents the results of combining the findings of seven research projects over six years to provide a glimpse into the future trends affecting the use of wood and wood products. The webinar is titled
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Two former Forestry Corp staff awarded OAMS

01 February 2021
A tireless advocate for the south west slopes softwood plantation industry and the ecologist who discovered Australia’s largest known roost of Eastern Horseshoe Bats are the two former Forestry Corporation of NSW staff who have been awarded the Medal (OAM) in the General Division in t
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Frame Australia webinar series launches in February

01 February 2021
As the trend to sustainability gathers pace, Frame Australia is launching a unique series of CPD-accredited webinars featuring innovative timber and mass wood construction projects. Source: Timberbiz The use of offsite timber and mass wood building construction in Australia has double
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WA poll shows voters want to grow more local timber

29 January 2021
Regional polling results have revealed that more than 80% of South West voters want the WA Government to do more to support and grow local timber industry jobs and decrease a reliance on timber imports. Source: Timberbiz The uComms poll, conducted during mid-January 2021, surveyed mor
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Order of Australia for Softwood’s Peter Crowe

29 January 2021
Softwood Working Group chairman Peter Crowe has received the Order of Australia Medal in the Australia Day Honours for his service to the softwood plantation industry. Source: Timberbiz Mr Crowe has worked in the forest industries since 1959 when he joined the then NSW Forestry Commis
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