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Opinion: Nick Steel – We can’t rely on imports anymore

25 February 2022
We need to make a decision. Do we want to import timber, or grow it? About a quarter of the timber used in Australia for construction was, before the pandemic, being imported. It’s madness and it equates to around $2 billion spent importing timber every year. So, what happened? Well,
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Friday Analysis: Fed’s $86M plan is a conversation starter

25 February 2022
The Federal Government’s $86m plan for forestry announced this week must be generally applauded, but as the old saying goes, the devil will be in the detail. The $86 million for a cash-grant scheme is designed to help foresters and farmers in 11 declared regional forest hubs – includi
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Cut out the plastic cutlery

23 February 2022
Plastic cutlery is one of those items that traditionally will not be recycled even if it is placed in the recycling bin. It’s far too contaminated. It’s far too small. It’s far too light. As a result, over 40 billion plastic utensils used each year in the United Stat
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Lumber prices soar again in the US

23 February 2022
Over the last month, lumber prices across the US have soared once again. The price of lumber has been unstable since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, drastically dipping and suddenly spiking throughout the last two years. Source: Newsweek Despite an initial decline in prices in
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MAD Architects design wooden eyes of Sanxingdui

23 February 2022
MAD Architects based in China and led by Ma Yansong, have unveiled the design of their latest project; “The Eyes of Sanxingdui” for the Sanxingdui Ancient Shu Cultural Heritage Museum. Source: Timberbiz The project sees MAD place a cluster of scattered wooden structures above the dens
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The folly of the native forest carbon solution

23 February 2022
The Farm Forestry Association of New Zealand says anthropologist Dame Anne Salmond’s recently publicised views, that planting native forests offer the best solution to the climate crisis, is misinformed and misleading.  Source: Timberbiz Association President Graham West says the over
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Responsible Wood included in Green Building Council rating

23 February 2022
Responsible Wood has been included in the Green Building Council Australia’s (GBCA) Green Star Rating. The new framework provides guidance for all building materials used in Green Star projects and will apply to all new Green Star Rating Tools published by the Green Building Council o
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NZ Forest Owners believe Morrison has the right end of the stick

23 February 2022
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association is telling its government that Australia’s support of plantation forestry is in sharp contrast to the increasingly restrictive measures being promised in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, was in Tasman
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Nationals support is apparent at Heyfield Timber Festival

23 February 2022
The Nationals Gippsland team says ‘lives and livelihoods’ will be destroyed if the Andrews Government’s plan to shut down the native hardwood timber industry by 2030 proceeds. Source: Timberbiz In a strong show of support for Victoria’s sustainable native timber industry, The National
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CFMEU says $86M is hugely disappointing

23 February 2022
The timber workers’ union has attacked the Federal Government’s $86 million investment in forestry as hugely disappointing. The funding plan would see the Government working with foresters across the eastern states to plant up to 150 million trees in the next five years. Source: Timbe
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