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Lendlease and Stora Enso launch global sustainable timber partnership

13 October 2021
A major new partnership between Australian and international real estate group, Lendlease, and one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable timber, Stora Enso, is set to supercharge the use of environmentally friendly construction products in some of the world’s most recognised
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Future Foresters scholarship winners benefit at Forestry Australia conference

13 October 2021
Active and adaptive forest management and increased integration of Indigenous knowledge with Western scientific evidence and technologies are key to restoring and maintain the health of Australia’s forests, the Forestry Australia national conference has heard on its opening day. Sourc
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Invitation to view model building for low carbon construction

13 October 2021
In mid-November, construction professionals and property developers will be able to attend site visits to the Clearwater Quays Apartments, a model building for low carbon construction in Christchurch, New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Earlier this year, open days to this mass timber proj
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North Queensland forestry hub’s new manager

13 October 2021
North Queensland’s forest and timber industry has a new colleague following the appointment of a Regional Forestry Hub Manager to implement and progress further development of the industry in the region. Source: Timberbiz The North Queensland forestry hub is part of a network of hubs
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Sumitomo, NTT UD and Hines to develop net zero building in Melbourne

13 October 2021
Sumitomo Forestry, NTT Urban Development Corporation and global real estate developer Hines announced that they will start efforts to construct a net zero carbon building in the inner-city suburb of Collingwood, Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz It will be a large-scale wooden office const
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RDO delivers 100th John Deere forestry machine

13 October 2021
John Deere construction and forestry dealer RDO Equipment has delivered its 100th forestry machine in Australia, a massive milestone for the dealer network which has established itself in the market since launching only two years ago. Source: Timberbiz Queensland’s Blackbutt Logging,
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Research paper says koalas are happy in harvested north coast forests

13 October 2021
The NSW timber industry’s harvesting practices on the north coast have been vindicated in a research paper released yesterday. The Natural Resources Commissioner, Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte, said koala density was higher than anticipated in the surveyed forests and was not reduced b
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Forestry Australia new directors join the board

13 October 2021
Forestry Australia has appointed two new directors and re-appointed a third. The trio was announced at Forestry Australia’s AGM held last night in Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Australia President Bob Gordon welcomed new directors Mick Stephens and Jim Wilson, who was elected a
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Fashion Forever Green

11 October 2021
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) launched its Fashion Forever Green Pact; a call to immediate action for the fashion industry, brands, retailers and manufacturers alike, to adopt responsible sourcing in support of the world’s forests. Source: Timberbiz With the rising need for ren
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Canadian trucker design hybrid forestry truck

11 October 2021
Larry Bolduc has been a truck driver for more than 25 years and is now the head of the family business Transport Raoul Bolduc in Girardville, Quebec, Canada. He also launched another business in parallel, called Électrocamion. The business plan is to convert forestry or mining trucks
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