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Federal member Tony Pasin joins inquiry into timber supply chain

18 September 2020
Member for Barker in South Australia, Tony Pasin has joined the Federal Parliament’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water’s inquiry into the timber supply chain. Source: Timberbiz Mr Pasin said Australia’s forest products manufacturing sector is worth more than $23 billion per
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Vale: Alan Greensill

16 September 2020
Alan Greensill of Greensill Bros Pty Ltd in Grafton, New South Wales recently passed away, he was an industry stalwart and was inducted into the AFCA Hall of Fame in 2010. Sources: Timberbiz, AFCA Mr Greensill was a greatly respected and admired member of the industry who made a consi
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Richard Stanton Award first time to joint winners

07 September 2020
The sustainability managers from the construction team behind Sydney Metro Northwest, Australia’s largest public transport infrastructure project in recent years were presented with the 2019 Richard Stanton Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Forest Management. Source: Timber
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Blue Sky Young Researchers Award needs young Aussie foresters

31 August 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA)  is calling on young Australian researchers working in forest sciences focussed on the pulp and paper sector, to nominate for the 3rd Blue Sky Young Researchers Innovation Award. Source: Timberbiz Introduced in 2016 and held every two
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Responsible Wood Small Grants Program to support local communities

24 August 2020
Responsible Wood has launched its new Small Grants Program aimed at supporting local communities connected to Responsible Wood-certified forests around Australia. Source: Timberbiz The program provides access to local communities connected to Responsible Wood certified forests, suppor
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Media training for forestry workers and students

14 August 2020
The Institute of Foresters of Australia is offering media training to full time students or people under 35 years old and working in forestry. The IFA/AFG and the Future Foresters Initiative are offering financial support to participate in the media training. Source: Timberbiz This tr
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Workplace mental health webinars from AFCA

05 August 2020
AFCA is holding webinars to improve mental health in the workplace, very timely with the ongoing issues especially in Victoria with CoVid-19 as well as the turbulent state of the forestry industry. Source: Timberbiz The first event is a webinar on Monday 10 August which is called Crea
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Sugar Pine Walk photo comp last day

24 July 2020
Entries in the Sugar Pine Walk commemorative photo competition close today. The photo competition marks the passing of the Sugar Pine Walk in Bago State Forest, following extensive damage in the 2019-20 bushfire season. Source: Timberbiz Sadly, the Sugar Pine Walk could not be saved a
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Margules Groome to profile forestry contractors for ForestFit

24 July 2020
Understanding the opportunities to roll out the ForestFit Training and Certification Scheme nationally is an important step in the development of the scheme and its long-term success.  Source: Timberbiz AFCA has engaged Margules Groome to complete a national economic profile of forest
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Log truck blockade on Bunnings to reverse ban on local timber

22 July 2020
Four log trucks this morning blocked the entrance to the Bunnings store at Traralgon in defence of forestry jobs. A Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) statement this morning said the trucks were blocking the entrance to the Bunnings’ car park in protest of
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