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VicForests using drones to comply with new Supreme Court orders

19 May 2023
VicForests has started using drones at night to detect endangered fauna to comply with new orders from the Victorian Supreme Court that have temporarily led to the closure of the native forest industry. Source: Philip Hopkins, LaTrobe Valley Express The state’s native harvest operator
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Bunnings watching how WA Govt harvests jarrah for Alcoa

19 May 2023
Bunnings is keeping an eye on how timber harvested by the West Australian government to allow Alcoa to mine has been labelled sustainable despite no rehabilitation of the jarrah forests being completed in 60 years of bauxite mining. Source: WA Today In 2020, UK company BSI audited the
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Carlie Porteous to move to Murray Region Forestry Hub

19 May 2023
The appointment of current Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) general manager Carlie Porteous as manager of the Murray Region Forestry Hub has been welcomed by the hub’s chair Peter Crowe. Source: Timberbiz Mr Crowe said Ms Porteous brought more than 12 years’ expe
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China reopens its doors to Australian timber

19 May 2023
China will resume the importation of Australian timber, bringing to an end a ban of nearly three years. Source: Timberbiz “The Chinese customs has formally notified the Australian minister of agriculture that starting from today China will resume import of Australian timbers,” Ambassa
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Opinion: Tim Payne – Conservationists are killing the Swift parrot

19 May 2023
Much of the valuable closed canopy forests of the southern and eastern areas of Tasmania, continuously harvested virtually from European first settlement, have this century been barred to industry because they are the seasonal habitat of the critically endangered swift parrot. This ac
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Friday analysis: China lifts timber ban but will that lift exports to China

19 May 2023
China’s announcement on Thursday that it would lift its ban on Australian timber imports has been widely welcomed. It is good news. Hundreds of people lost their jobs when China imposed the ban in 2020 because of “phytosanitary concerns”. The problem, it seemed, was
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Ponsse modernizes its global ERP solutions

17 May 2023
Ponsse has stated that its customers will receive even better service than before and in a more efficient manner as its new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution streamlines and automates processes. Source: Timberbiz The new ERP solution has already been successfully implemented
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Start-Up offers forest management to private owners in Japan

17 May 2023
Much of the private forests in Japan are in poor condition but harvesting and reforestation are beginning to attract attention. A start-up company in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture has begun offering forest management services to private forest owners and is promoting reforestation of un
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Home Depot feels the pinch from spending slow down

17 May 2023
After years of explosive growth during the pandemic, Home Depot’s revenue during the first quarter fell short of expectations and the company cut its profit and sales outlook for the year, sending shares skidding before the opening bell Tuesday. Sources: Capital Gazette, Associated Pr
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Governments need to remember timber is Australian Made

17 May 2023
This Australian Made Week, Australia’s sustainable forest products sector recognises the importance of locally made and manufactured timber and wood fibre. Source: Timberbiz Australian Forest Products Association CEO Joel Fitzgibbon said that having Australian Made is good for fightin
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