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Almost half of NSW north coast timber lost to bushfires

Between 40% and 50% of timber on the north coast of NSW has been lost to bushfires in November, and they are still burning. Some of those fires began in September and are still alight. Source: Timberbiz “It’s pretty horrific,” Maree McCaskill from Timber NSW said. “It will be burning
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New AFPA board elected

A new Australian Forest Products Association board has been elected with re-elected AFPA chairman and chairman of Midway Limited, Greg McCormack saying that it reflected the diversity of the industry and was ready to take on new challenges facing the sector. Source: Timberbiz The AFPA
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Federal Labor at odds with Victorian Labor on forestry

Federal Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources Joel Fitzgibbon has strongly backed Victoria’s native forest industries as sustainable, this is at odds with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews who plans to shut it down. Source: Timberbiz Speaking at the Australian Forest Products A
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New steep slope shovel logger from Deere

As a direct result of the continued growth of the steep slope logging market, a new John Deere 959ML Shovel Logger designed for felling and log handling in difficult terrain has been released. Source: Timberbiz Available in one of two configurations – shovel logger or directiona
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Japan’s biomass outlook

A new 87 page report Japan Biomass Outlook: Overview and Analysis in the Context of a Changing Power Market provides unique insight into the Japanese renewable energy sector. FutureMetrics has gathered a significant proportion of the data and information used in this report from Japan
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International Union of Forest Research Organisations meet in Brazil

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) representatives and a host of Australian researchers were amongst the 2500 scientists from 92 countries that assembled in Brazil for the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) World Congress. Source:  Timberbiz Throughout
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Next Gen forest plantation project

A research project funded through the Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) voluntary matched funding program, investigated a unique approach to addressing the need for investment in new forest plantations in order to meet the growing demand for timber. Source: Timberbiz An action
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Forest industry scholarships for women in leadership

Forest industry scholarships for women are being offered by the Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network and the Tasmanian Government under the Board Diversity Government Scholarship Program. Source: Timberbiz Women are currently under-represented on industry-based boards in a nu
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Australia’s forestry sector strong in export markets – ABARES

An Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) report released recently highlights continued growth in Australia’s forestry sector thanks to strong export performance. Source: Timberbiz ABARES acting Executive Director, Peter Gooday, said Australian
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Hundegger announces new regional manager NZ

Hundegger Australasia has announced the appointment of Benedikt (Ben) Buerschgens to the position of regional manager – New Zealand. The expansion of Hundegger machinery in Australia and New Zealand over the past 18 months, including the frame and truss segment, prefabrication, glulam
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