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Andrews government’s knee jerk reaction leaves industry stunned

24 May 2023
The Andrews government has axed harvest and haulage contractor Rob Brunt and his 15 workers’ jobs, along with those of another 550 Victorian timber workers. Source: Weekly Times “My contract (with VicForests) runs out at the end of June, and I’ll have to make them (workers) redundant,
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Andrews callously ignores timber families says Melina Bath

24 May 2023
The Andrews Government’s early closure of Victoria’s native timber industry is false environmentalism, false economy and false hope for workers said Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Public Land Use and The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath. Source: Timb
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Andrews Gov’t has failed all Victorians even the Greens

24 May 2023
Forestry Australia is dismayed by the announcement to stop native forest harvesting in Victoria at the end of the year, highlighting that the government has failed all Victorians in making this decision. Source: Timberbiz The Victorian Government’s decision to end native forest harves
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CFMEU to compel Vic Govt to renegotiate support packages

24 May 2023
The union representing timber workers will mobilise its members and their communities to negotiate a better worker and community support package in light of the devastating news that the Victorian Government will shut down the State’s hardwood industry in the next six months. Source:
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Rationality did not prevail so Andrews put a quick end to native forestry

24 May 2023
The timber industry has universally condemned yesterday’s announcement that the Victorian native timber industry is to be shut down by the end of this year. The decision has been described as flawed, disgraceful, gut-wrenching and devastating. Source: Timberbiz “This Government&
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Vic Govt to shut down timber industry early

23 May 2023
The native timber in Victoria now will be shut down by the end of this year. Source: Timberbiz Today’s announcement brings forward plans announced in 2019 by the Victorian Government to phase out native timber logging by 2030. The State Government today announced an additional $
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Washing paper cups for re-use

22 May 2023
Tokan Kogyo a subsidiary of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings and Nippon Paper Industries were demonstrating the sorting and collection of used paper cups for recycling at the International Media Centre (IMC) which was open 18-21 May 2023, in conjunction with the G7 Hiroshima Summit. Source:
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Satellite positioning for machine precision

22 May 2023
Digital developments unfold at a fast pace, and for forestry this means opportunities for new, smarter ways of working. Thanks to developments in the satellite positioning technology GNSS, MaxiFleet, the Komatsu Forest fleet management system can now show the machine’s position within
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The undeniable wave of robotics in forestry

22 May 2023
It’s the undeniable wave of the future for forestry companies seeking long-term sustainability in an industry that has come to a high-tech crossroads that will reshape how our forests are managed and utilized. Source: Vancouver is Awesome Rapid advances in remote sensing technology to
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Former NZ minister says NZ should focus more on local forestry industry

22 May 2023
In a world seeing an increasing shift to onshoring or ‘friend-shoring’, which risks creating new trade barriers for New Zealand, the forestry sector should be putting more focus on local processing, production and carbon revenue, former Minister for Forestry and New Zealand First cand
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