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Retro wooden Minuta Stereo camera takes 3D photos

05 March 2021
Long before the first 3D TVs or movies, people were enjoying three-dimensional stereoscopic photographs. The new Minuta Stereo camera allows users to create their own, in a decidedly vintage fashion. Source: New Atlas In a nutshell, stereoscopic photography involves taking two photos
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Wood use in industrial buildings

05 March 2021
In the last 25 years the wood design and construction industries have undergone great changes with the introduction of CAD and CNC robotic machines, providing this natural material with the real possibility of covering many different types of projects. The durability of wood can excee
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UK survey shows difficulties with timber trade post Brexit

05 March 2021
A survey by UK’s Timber Trade Federation (TTF) says difficulties with logistics, trade with Northern Ireland (NI), and the time and cost to fill out customs and due diligence paperwork are adding pressure to an already tight timber supply chain. Source: Timberbiz The next most promine
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With WoodSolutions Forestry works in harmony with threatened species

05 March 2021
The latest episode of our WoodChat podcast series takes a look at a new research project that is monitoring the impact of forestry activities on a number of iconic at-risk Tasmanian species, such as wedge-tailed eagles, masked owls, giant freshwater crayfish and Tasmanian devils. Sour
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New Zealand left lagging in manufacturing support says WPMA

05 March 2021
New Zealand manufacturers are being left behind as other countries build up support for their manufacturing industries through COVID-19 and beyond, says the New Zealand Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA). Source: Timberbiz A new report released this week by the WPMA
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Big River joins final link in Pacific Highway upgrade

05 March 2021
Woolgoolga to Ballina was the final link in the Pacific Highway to be upgraded to four lanes and is now open to traffic. The Pacific Highway Upgrade project includes advancing the highway to motorway over its 155-kilometre length, nine interchanges, more than 170 bridges and in excess
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Timber NSW still standing and growing

05 March 2021
Timber NSW is becoming increasingly frustrated by reports that it is closing down to make way for a new entity being set up by Australian Forests Products Association. Timber NSW general manager Maree McCaskill she has received calls from members, people from other member associations
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Labor too close to the Greens so it fails to protect workers

05 March 2021
Tasmania’s Labor Opposition and Victoria’s Labor Government have been accused of failing to act to protect workers. “They talk about supporting workers, but are unwilling to actually do anything,” Tasmanian Resources Minister Guy Barnett said. Source: Timberbiz “If Labor really care a
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Opinion: Peter Rutherford – Safer Together policy is a PR slogan to die for

05 March 2021
The Victorian Bushfire “Safer Together” and “Risk Based Approach to Bushfire Mitigation Places Rural Communities in the Firing Line. The disastrous 2009 bushfires in Victoria, cost 173 human lives, burnt over 2,000 homes and caused immeasurable environmental damage a
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Friday analysis: Turning a blind eye to a work safe environment

05 March 2021
Everyone who works in Australia – actually anywhere – should have the right to expect to work in a safe environment free of risk of injury or harm – physical and/or mental. That unalienable right is even enshrined in legislation across the country. But that legislation is challenged o
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