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Orbost could lose more than a third of its workforce

07 October 2022
The East Gippsland town of Orbost believes the planned end of native timber harvesting could strip their town of more than 37% of its workforce. Source: Timberbiz A meeting in the town this week included AFCA’s Carlie Porteous, Gary Blackwood, four East Gippsland Shire Councillors, th
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Opinion: John Cameron – the Andrews government’s forestry plan very bad for Gippsland

07 October 2022
The Andrew’s Government’s Victorian Forestry Plan launched in 2019, calls for the transition from native forest timber by 2030 and from that date the log shortfall is supposed to be sourced from plantations. This exit in 2030 provides insufficient time to establish replacement plantat
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Friday analysis: Orbost – the human dilemma in the native timber industry

07 October 2022
The East Gippsland town of Orbost has become the very human face of the plight of the native timber industry in Victoria. The industry closure scheduled for 2030 has the potential to gut the town. With a population just shy of 2500, it simply cannot cope with the potential loss of a t
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AFPA welcomes moves to remove barriers to Emission Reduction Fund

05 October 2022
The Australian Forest Products Association has welcomed the Federal Government’s consultation process to remove regulatory barriers preventing new timber plantings participating in the Emission Reduction Fund, AFPA Acting Chief Executive Officer Victor Violante said today. Source: Tim
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Plantma-X mechanised planting trials

05 October 2022
Plantma Forestry has developed a mechanised planting system that’s being used in Sweden and being trialled in both the US and Canada. Sources: Timberbiz, Forestech During 2020 the machine was tested by three major forest companies in Sweden in a variety of conditions, types of ground,
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State of the art sawmill in Finland

05 October 2022
The new state-of-the-art pine sawmill in Rauma in Finland, owned by Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, has moved from production test run to continuous sawn timber production. The sawmill is operating continuously in three shifts. Source: Timberbiz Construction of the Rauma sawmill sta
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Energy use up in Europe for ag and forestry

05 October 2022
Reducing energy consumption has been a goal since before the current energy crisis. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic changed our energy consumption habits by closing workplaces and increasing the amount of time many people spent at home. While some sectors such as air transport were
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DNA library to monitor biodiversity

05 October 2022
A new DNA reference library which is set to transform how Australia monitors biodiversity was announced today by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, along with the library’s first campaign which is supported by founding partner, Minderoo Foundation. Source: Timberbiz The Natio
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Southland Plantation Forest to buy forestry blocks from Kodansha

05 October 2022
Two Japanese-owned forestry blocks in Southland will change hands for NZ$5.1 million after consent was granted under the New Zealand Overseas Investment Act for the sales. Source: Otago Daily Times Southland Plantation Forest Company of New Zealand received consent to acquire 420ha in
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NSW launches two projects to encourage timber production

05 October 2022
The NSW Government has launched two new projects to encourage landholders and farmers to invest in sustainable timber production as part of their land management practices. Source: Timberbiz The Forest Stewardship Program and Farm Forestry Certification Pilot are the first of their ki
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