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International Wood Architecture award to Sara in Sweden

08 April 2022
Sara Cultural Centre in Skellefteå has been named the winner of the International Award for Wood Architecture, as revealed at the International Wood Construction Forum in Nancy, France on 7 April.  Source: Timberbiz “The award is proof that here in Sweden we are capable of producing l
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FSC Russia office breaks away from FSC International

08 April 2022
In March 2022, the board of FSC International decided to suspend all Russian FSC trade certificates indefinitely which means that timber from Russia cannot be used in FSC certified products or sold as FSC-certified. Sources: Timberbiz, Lesprom This can lead to negative consequences fo
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C3 Log Vessel Grapple delivers unparalleled safety and flexibility

08 April 2022
C3 Limited has officially unveiled the new C3 Log Vessel Grapple (LVG) at the Port of Tauranga in New Zealand. Held exclusively by C3 Limited, and developed in collaboration with industry partner, Page Macrae Engineering and customers, the revolutionary log loading technology is set t
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OFO continuous drying kiln operational after $16M investment

08 April 2022
OneFortyOne Jubilee Sawmill’s second continuous drying kiln is now online, completing a $16 million capital investment project at the site in Mount Gambier. Source: Timberbiz Jubilee Sawmill General Manager Paul Hartung said the kilns are working well and have increased site capacity
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Federal Labor says not one tree planted of the one billion promised

08 April 2022
The Federal Opposition claims extraordinary new evidence has revealed the Federal Government’s signature policy to fulfil a 2019 election commitment to plant one billion trees has not led to a single tree being planted. Source: Timberbiz The Regional Investment Corporation plantation
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Farm Forestry strategy gives farmers information to make a start

08 April 2022
The Federal Government has released its Farm Forestry: Growing Together strategy to help farmers find the information and support they need to look at diversifying into farm forestry. Source: Timberbiz Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Jonno Duniam said the strategy recogn
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Technical error in Forest Practices Act to be resolved in Tasmania

08 April 2022
The Tasmanian Government will move to fix a “technical administrative matter” which has cast some doubt on the legality of the Forest Practices Act 1985. Resources Minister Guy Barnett said retrospective legislation would be drafted urgently to fix the problem when state p
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Opinion: Kelly Wilton – 34,000 Falsehoods do not discover a truth

08 April 2022
The adage goes “don’t believe everything you hear” but in the case of the Greens latest stunt maybe that should be “don’t believe every signature that you read”. Petitions are a great tool to measure the feelings of a community and done properly they can help guide or influence decisi
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Friday analysis: Dan Andrews has been Gaslighting Victorian timber workers

08 April 2022
Hats off to the Wellington Shire Council for uncovering that Premier Daniel Andrews went to the last election and did not disclose the state government’s intention to shut down the native timber industry. The FOI documents, finally released to the Council after years of requests and a
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Andrews signed off demise of native forestry but waited a year to tell the industry

06 April 2022
Victoria’s Premier Dan Andrews has been accused of treating the forestry sector “like fools”. The comment by Timber Towns Victoria chair Karen Stephens follows a report in the Weekly Times that Mr Andrews signed off on phasing out native forest timber harvesting in Victoria in A
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