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$86M in seed capital to grow new plantations

23 February 2022
The announcement of $86 million in seed capital to grow new commercial plantation estate is another progressive step forward in realising the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub’s Trees into Farming plan, according to committee chair Cam MacDonald. Source: Timberbiz And, according to
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New biomass boiler for Green Triangle processor

16 February 2022
South East Pine Sales has installed a new biomass boiler at its Wandilo facility, which will generate steam for their timber drying kilns and increase the efficiency of drying timber. Source: The SE Voice SE Pine Sales received an $88,000 grant issued by PIRSA towards the project, as
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Forestry contractors call for support

16 February 2022
Logging contractors had been left out of government support for the timber industry, an inquiry into the long term sustainability of the timber industry in Tumut has been told. Source: Tumut and Adelong Times Tumbarumba forest contracting operator Theresa Lonergan addressed the Upper
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Online searches for ‘cheap’ timber up more than 40%

16 February 2022
The boom in home renovations accompanied by supply chain shortages last year left people scrambling to get their hands on affordable timber, new data has revealed. Online searches in Australia for ‘cheap timber’ and related terms were up by more than 40% during some periods in 2021, c
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Monitoring planting success using AI and remote sensing

16 February 2022
Scion data scientists working with remote sensing experts Indufor have developed a new commercial service to monitor forest establishment and indigenous forest fragments. New Zealand will need to plant forests at unprecedented rates for decades to come if the country wishes to achieve
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Little impact on pines in WA fires

14 February 2022
Western Australia’s Forestry Minister Dave Kelly has reassured the local construction and building industry that recent bushfires in the State’s south have had little impact on the State’s pine plantations, and that construction timber supplies would continue unaffected. W
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New peeling plant for Alberton Timber and Treatment Plant

14 February 2022
The Member for Gippsland Darren Chester recently visited Alberton Timber and Treatment Plant to inspect the and hear about the operation’s expansion. Mr Chester said the plant had just undergone a $1 million upgrade with the Federal Government providing $550,000 for the peeling plant
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‘Endangered’ status for NSW koalas welcomed by AFPA

14 February 2022
The Australian Forest Products Association NSW has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to boost protections for koalas while raising the threatened species status from ‘vulnerable’ to ‘endangered’. Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association NSW, Victo
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Developing the forest bioeconomy in Finland with China

11 February 2022
The region of North Karelia, Finland, has a strong forest-based bioeconomy sector as a result of many years of determined work. A new report by researchers from the European Forest Institute and Natural Resources Institute Finland describes the region’s opportunities for increasing co
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Forest eye looks out for trees

11 February 2022
A unique Forest Eye living tree feature focuses attention on forests fighting climate change and children planted the first trees forming a giant forest eye in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, joining representatives from Forestry England, arts organisation Sand In Your Eye and the Envi
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