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NZ Fieldays retains its Forestry focus

26 May 2023
Following its inaugural success last year, the Fieldays Forestry Hub will feature when New Zealand’s Fieldays 2023 returns to its traditional winter slot, from 14-17 June at Mystery Creek in Waikato. Source: Timberbiz Like last year, the Fieldays Forestry Hub, located at site G80, wil
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National Cabinet must get involved in sustainable forest resource security

26 May 2023
The decision by the Government of Victoria to accelerate the cessation of selective and sustainable native forest harvesting is an unnecessary surrender to environmental activists. Source: Timberbiz It will result in even more hardwood being imported into Victoria from Tasmania and NS
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Can’t trust Labor with forestry says Tasmanian Minister

26 May 2023
The news from Victoria further proves the point that you can’t trust Labor with forestry jobs according to Felix Ellis Tasmanian Minister for Resources. Thousands of regional Victorians will lose their jobs. Historic timber communities already reeling from Dan Andrews’ pre
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Opinion: Darren Chester – the Dan-disaster to kill towns, wildlife and Australian jobs

26 May 2023
People and wildlife die in poorly managed forests and Victorian Premier Dan Andrews’ plan to shut down the native timber industry in 2024 is a plan to kill country towns, kill wildlife, and kill Australian jobs. This is a Dan-made disaster which will devastate Gippsland communities an
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Friday analysis: Vic Gov’t’s certainty for timber workers – it’s certain to devastate

26 May 2023
Really, what more can be said about Tuesday’s shocking Victorian State Government decision to shut down the native timber industry six years early. The decision has been rightly labelled as flawed, disgraceful, gut-wrenching and devastating. It is truly hard to fathom why such a decis
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Forestry mulcher for compact tractors

24 May 2023
SEPPI’s range of forestry mulchers for tractors and PTO tractors has been expanded to include a new forestry mulcher. SEPPI M mulchers already cover tractors in the highest power class. This time, the focus is on compact tractors with the aim of offering an efficient maintenance tool
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Wood the new space material

24 May 2023
A team from Kyoto University and Japanese logging company Sumitomo Forestry confirmed that wood is highly durable in orbit after a 10-month experiment on the International Space Station, paving the way for plans to launch a satellite made from wood next year. Source: Nikkei Asia The d
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EU council adopts new rules to cut deforestation worldwide

24 May 2023
The Council of the EU has given the final go-ahead to a regulation that aims to minimise the risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products that are placed on or exported from the EU market. Source: Timberbiz The EU is a large consumer and trader of commodities
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$6M for forestry and wood products innovation

24 May 2023
Australia’s forest and wood products industries are set to benefit from more than $6 million of new research funded through the Mount Gambier Centre of the National Institute for Forest Products Innovation (NIFPI). Source: Timberbiz Support has been extended for eight new projects to
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Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership – a new forum

24 May 2023
Australia’s forest and wood products industries are set to benefit from 15 new appointments to the newly developed Strategic Forest and Renewable Materials Partnership – a forum for representatives of forestry industries, unions, and government to consult, exchange advice and informat
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