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Vistek to provide free webinars on mass timber uses

29 June 2020
Vistek Structural Engineers are providing pro-bono webinars on mass timber aimed at design and construction professionals who are keen to learn more about this new form of construction. Source: Timberbiz The Melbourne-based firm has been a pioneer in the mass timber space in Australia
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An extra 4000 tonnes of wood waste recycled

29 June 2020
An extra 4000 tonnes of offcuts and scraps of untreated wood per year will soon be able to be recycled into useful products such as horticultural and garden mulch, playground safety surfacing and animal bedding as a result of a NZ$660,000 investment from the Waste Minimisation Fund ac
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ABARES glossary of forestry terms

29 June 2020
A guide to the interpretation and uses of forest and forestry terms at the national level has been released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences. Source: Timberbiz The forests and forestry glossary is a stand-alone publication developed from the
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Gippsland gains additional support for recovery

29 June 2020
Gippsland’s timber industry will benefit from additional support as it recovers from the 2019-20 bushfires, according to the Member for Gippsland Darren Chester. Mr Chester said the industry had been one of the hardest hit over summer and the measures would provide critical support to
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CFMEU gauges commitment of candidates to forestry in Eden-Monaro

29 June 2020
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has penned a survey for Eden-Monaro by-election candidates, to gauge their level of commitment to supporting the forest industries if elected next month. Source: Tumut and Adelong Times The CFMEU Manufacturing Divis
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VicForests Timber Release Plan feedback needed

29 June 2020
VicForests is seeking feedback on the proposed changes to its Timber Release Plan. The TRP change proposes an additional 59 new coupes in the Benalla-Mansfield, North-East and Tambo Forest Management Areas. Source: Timberbiz VicForests CEO Monique Dawson says that as part of this chan
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Friday Analysis: Victorian forestry fighting back

26 June 2020
There are signs the timber industry is getting organized for a fight in Victoria. Well, better organized. The Australian Forest Products Association started the ball rolling some time ago working at times with joint media releases with the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (V
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Only in America – The Toulumne Lumber Protest Jubilee

26 June 2020
One of the strangest things to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US is the creative plans devised in order to hold mass events, despite the dangers inherent in these meetings. In Toulumne, California the organisers of a ‘lumber jubilee’ did not want the pandemic to overcome the
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COVID-19 international forestry webinar meeting

26 June 2020
Heads of forestry and government representatives from around the world are among participants examining how forests can play a vital role in economic and social recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic as a four-day webinar series was held from 22-25 June. Source: Timberbiz Organized
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Increased felling costs in Sweden due to bark beetle and fires

26 June 2020
The cost of felling in large scale forestry increased by 6% in 2019, according to new statistics from the Swedish Forest Agency. Difficult fellings that were caused by storm and bark beetle infestation affected the cost. Source: Timberbiz The cost for regeneration felling increased in
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