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National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day 2019

09 July 2019
National Tree Day started in 1996 and has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature care event. It’s a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to the community. ​​​Since 1996 around 25 million trees have been planted with
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Forestworks’ new training package projects

09 July 2019
The Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) has approved three new training packages. Projects and Forestworks is seeking expressions of interest for the Technical Advisory Committee members for the projects. Source: Timberbiz The three new training projects are: – New Harve
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Ultimate Renewable campaign begins

03 July 2019
Forest and Wood Products Australia’s (FWPA’s) consumer advertising campaign for The Ultimate Renewable commenced this week, and industry is reminded to maximise the opportunities offered by the new brand. Source: Timberbiz Featuring award-winning architect and host of Grand Designs Au
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Ballarat GovHub promotes timber use

20 June 2019
The successful use of timber in the construction of the $100 million Ballarat GovHub will see the Victorian State Government preference timber in the future Bendigo GovHub. Speaking at the 2019 Timber Offsite Construction conference in Melbourne Neil Anderson, the group head Property
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Wood to tackle global challenges for the future of the planet

20 June 2019
Wood is definitely the material of the 21st century – reusable, with benefits beyond lightness and ease of use such as health and wellbeing. That was a key message from Duncan Mayes, head of innovation and emerging business at Timberlink, to the Frame Australia Timber Offsite Construc
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Forum on market opportunities in Northern Tas Private Forest

20 June 2019
A forum run by Private Forests Tasmania will consider market opportunities for the Northern Tasmanian private forestry sector discussing how farmers can profitably incorporate trees onto their land. Source: Timberbiz The forum will discuss current and future market opportunities with
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Timber is good, but competitive materials are fighting back

20 June 2019
Timber is a sustainable weapon for a non-carbon future, but competitive materials are also fighting back, the Frame Australia Timber Offsite Construction conference was told this week. The major projects director and timber expertise leader at Aurecon, Ralph Belperio, said that the ot
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Timber construction to upskill workers

20 June 2019
The Australian construction industry needs to focus more on industry skilling and the enabling of modern construction enterprise capability, a leading construction industry expert has warned. Source: Timberbiz Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Smart Modern Construction at Western Sy
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Ballarat GovHub promotes timber use

20 June 2019
The successful use of timber in the construction of the $100 million Ballarat GovHub will see the Victorian State Government preference timber in the future Bendigo GovHub. Speaking at the 2019 Timber Offsite Construction conference in Melbourne Neil Anderson, the group head Property
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Forum Wood Building – Nordic 2019

18 June 2019
Forum Wood Building Nordic 2019, which will be held in Helsinki in September, will be the eighth Nordic conference and will focus on the role of design in the future especially with veneer and massive wood construction but keeping in mind resource efficiency and sustainability. Source
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