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Pilot skill set in forest operations for Tasmania

The XA group of timber industry stakeholders in Tasmania, facilitated by Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network Workforce and Diversity manager Tracey Taylor, have been collaborating with TasTAFE on a Leadership and Safety Pilot Skill Set comprised of three Certificate IV in Fo
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Great Koala Park is unnecessary, but timber and jobs are needed

An Ernst + Young Report shows that the hardwood timber industry is critically important to the Northern NSW economy. Plans for a Koala Park and ‘transitioning’ native forestry to plantations are unnecessary and unworkable, threatening the livelihood of thousands of timber workers in t
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Staff shortages lead Alpine to automated machinery

Labour shortages are still a real challenge for local businesses with a Wangaratta manufacturing company turning to machines to fill the void. Source: Wangaratta Chronicle Alpine Truss in Wangaratta invested more than $2.7 million to extend its business footprint and purchase machiner
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Fennell’s electric log truck cuts a new path for carbon-free forestry

Australia’s first electric log truck has arrived in Mount Gambier, as Fennell Forestry cuts a new path towards a carbon-free future for the sector. The truck is just the second electric log truck in the world and has been commissioned by the local harvest and haulage company to provid
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WOOD TAIWAN back in April

The Taiwan International Woodworking Machinery Show (WOOD TAIWAN) is back in action after a five-year hiatus. The show will take place from 20-23 April 2023, at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre Hall 1, showcasing an extensive range of products from the wood industry’s upstre
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Carbon sink now a carbon source in Finland

Natural Resources Institute Finland published pre-results of 2021 carbon calculation for the Finnish land use sector (LULUCF) in December 2022. Results confirmed prediction calculations from last May, according to which the land use sector, which includes forestry and agriculture, has
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New Cat on the block

The new Cat 548 next generation forest machine features several significant design upgrades that make it a top choice for tree work. Available in Log Loader and General Forest configurations, the new 548’s C7.1 twin turbo engine produces 30% more power than the previous series’ engine
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Huhtamaki acquires full ownership of HTP Australia

Huhtamaki has acquired full ownership of Huhtamaki Tailored Packaging (HTP), the Australian foodservice packaging distribution and wholesale group. Source: Timberbiz HTP employs more than 130 people and is one of the largest importers and distributors of foodservice packaging in Austr
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International wood protection group to meet in Cairns

Australia will host the International Research Group on Wood Protection (IRG) in Cairns in far north Queensland from 28 May to 2 June 2023. The IRG is the peak world body related to timber durability research and each conference brings together more than 250 researchers from 30-40 cou
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NZ inquiry into land use could expand to Hawke’s Bay

New Zealand Forestry Minister Stuart Nash told TVNZ’s Q+A that he initiated an inquiry into forestry slash in Tairāwhiti because 10,000 locals petitioned for one. Now National’s Hawke’s Bay candidates Katie Nimon and Catherine Wedd have set a target to collect 10,000 signatures to hav
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