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Timber Queensland applauds decision on native forestry

Timber Queensland has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement that native forest that was due to become national park, will now be kept open to the timber industry is an important first step toward recognising the need for resource security. And it is in the interests of the
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VicForests looks forward to future beyond native harvesting

VicForests has denied claims it has been running out of money for years before the Premier declared the end of Victoria’s native hardwood industry last week. The Age in Melbourne last week reported that only increasing direct payments by taxpayers, which the government insists a
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Labor votes to uphold Dan’s timber ban

The Andrews Government in Victoria on Wednesday voted down a motion in State Parliament seeking support for the native timber industry. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath who raised the motion said the Andrews Government would go down as the most anti-regiona
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US at MumbaiWood to increase exports of hardwood

Record participation at MumbaiWood 2019 as well as seminars with BTMA and FORHEX demonstrated increased commitment to market development in India. Around US$4.59 million of American hardwood lumber and veneer were exported to India during the first eight months of this year, according
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Timber industry to help meet house building targets in UK

A report launched in the UK by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Timber Industries (APPG), highlights the key role timber industries can play in helping the Government meet its targets for house building whilst working to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Source: Timb
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Sodra reacts to lower demand for sawn timber

Södra will extend production stoppages at some of its sawmills during the Christmas and New Year period. The move is in response to lower demand for sawn timber in the months ahead. The stoppages are expected to reduce production by 30,000 cubic metres. Source: Timberbiz Södra’s sawmi
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Scion develops biobased treatment for softwood radiata

Scion has developed a new biobased treatment technology that can give softwood radiata pine durable properties. The treatment increases the performance of radiata pine timber in outdoor uses including decking, cladding, outdoor furniture and exterior joinery. Source: Timberbiz Unlike
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Queensland saves native forestry jobs and keeps harvesting open

Thousands of hectares of native forest north of Noosa, which had been due to become national park, will now be kept open to the timber industry in order to save hundreds of jobs. Source: Timberbiz The Queensland Government made the decision to extend the current harvesting permits in
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NSW closes all northern state forests due to bushfires

All State forests from Sydney to the Queensland border, and in the Northern Tablelands, Central West and Moss Vale are now closed to the public until further notice due to the ongoing fire risk. This latest closure notice includes all State forests across the Central West, Central Coa
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Vic Labor fiddles while forests burn

Australia’s professional body for forest scientists, forest managers and forest growers, the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers has condemned the Andrews Government decision to end native forestry in Victoria as ‘short-sighted.’ Source: Timbe
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