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Farmers and foresters to be ruled by koalas

13 March 2020
New South Wales new Koala State Environmental Planning Policy will cripple agriculture, private forestry and development in NSW, according to Timber NSW. Source: Timberbiz “This is a game changer and has been introduced by this government under the guise of saving and protecting koala
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Karri freeze in WA

13 March 2020
The Western Australian Government has placed a 12-month freeze on the logging of “two-tier” karri forests in the state’s wooded South West region. Two-tier karri forests are defined as mixed-age forests comprised of mature trees and younger regrowth trees. Source: AB
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Rare concession afforded to logging contractors

13 March 2020
Logging contractors have had a rare win with the announcement that they will be paid by VicForests in line with both their contractual obligations and the Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005. Source: Timberbiz “The impetus for this came from timber industry businesses that
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Opinion: There’s only one way to make bushfires less powerful: take out the stuff that burns

13 March 2020
The need for a national bushfire policy has never been more urgent. Active land management such as hazard-reduction burning and forest thinning must lie at the core of any such policy. Source: Rod Keenan Done well, controlled burning limits a bushfire’s spread and makes suppression ea
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Friday Analysis: Is Premier Andrews dangling a carrot for forestry?

13 March 2020
Central Victoria’s first planned burn of 2020 will take place on Wednesday in the first of about 30 burns planned before next season’s fire danger period. Forest Fire Management Victoria will burn 81 hectares two kilometres to the west of St Arnaud at the town’s Towe
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FSC wooden toys a Xmas hit in France

11 March 2020
Wooden toys were all the rage during last Christmas in France after supermarket chain Lidl launched its FSC-certified wooden toys ranging from jigsaws to pirate ships and doll houses. It decided to highlight its commitment to safe, high quality toys, using timber from responsibly mana
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Dutch fund US forestry $1.5m for assurance

11 March 2020
The American Forest Foundation (AFF) announced it has received a total of US$1.5 million in funding over three years from the Dutch Biomass Certification Foundation (DBC) to proceed with a comprehensive sustainability assurance program. Source: Timberbiz The project will include two c
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Gender empowerment in forestry on International Women’s Day

11 March 2020
On International Women’s Day, a very special day to celebrate women’s achievements, it was time to raise awareness against gender bias and take action for equality. Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and s
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Building approvals stable in January

11 March 2020
Building approvals in the three months to January 2020 increased by 4.9% compared with the previous three months but remain 2.3% lower than the same time last year according to  HIA Economist, Angela Lillicrap. Source: Timberbiz The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its monthly
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Rolling toilet paper shortages, not on our watch

11 March 2020
Toilet paper is not in short supply in Australia, and it will not be in short supply at any time. There are no grounds for panic buying. Sources: Timberbiz, IndustryEdge Each Australia consumed an average 12.5 kg of all tissue products in 2018-19. This includes toilet paper, but also
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