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CFA recognises forestry employees firefighting in Victoria

27 March 2023
It was a proud moment to see forestry firefighters recognised nationally for keeping communities safe, according to Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Forest Products Association Deb Kerr. Source: Timberbiz The Country Fire Authority recently recognised forestry employees across
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Three forestry jobs in the 12 most dangerous in the US

24 March 2023
These are the most dangerous jobs in the US and their most common cause of death based on fatal occupational injuries data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: Capital Gazette Logging is often cited as the most dangerous job in America, and for good reason. It only takes a
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Fire towers in Green Triangle to be upgraded with new tech

24 March 2023
The Green Triangle’s fire observation towers are set to be upgraded, including a new tower near Penola, delivering on a key State Government election commitment to update fire towers with new technologies. Source: The SE Voice Upgrade works totalling over $2m are set to begin shortly
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Recognition of Australia’s potential on International Day of Forests

22 March 2023
Australia’s forest industries used yesterday’s International Day of Forests to call on all policy and political decision makers to better recognise the potential Australia’s forest industries provide for the nation to meet its emission reduction targets and fight climate change. Sourc
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Sustainable forest management and products key to fighting climate change

22 March 2023
In its most recent report released this week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has cited sustainable forest management along with sustainably produced forest products, as key solutions to fighting climate change, according to Australian Forest Products Association CEO Joel
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Drop-in day for drivers’ wellbeing

22 March 2023
Representatives from the softwood forestry and timber industry are again joining forces to host a drop-in day on 29 March in Tumut, New South Wales to work with the region’s forestry transport industry on wellbeing and load safety. Source: Timberbiz The day is a place for conversation
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OFO says the forest is used as a rubbish dump

20 March 2023
OneFortyOne wants Limestone Coast residents to stop dumping rubbish in the forest, and to call out people who are not doing the right thing, after a record amount of rubbish was found across the forest estate over the past year. Source: Timberbiz Gambier Area Supervisor Jeremy Cookson
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Green Triangle forestry workers recognised for bushfire work

17 March 2023
Victoria’s Country Fire Authority (CFA) has recognised forestry workers in the Green Triangle for their contributions to battling the devastating bushfires of 2019 and 2020. Source: The Border Watch The fires, which were named a national emergency, raged across regional Victoria betwe
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Vic Gov’t ignores forestry contractors in favour of construction companies

15 March 2023
Victorian Government bureaucrats are handing out contracts worth between $100,000 and $461,200 to civil construction companies to clear strategic fuel breaks, rather than using out-of-work VicForests harvest & haulage contractors. Source: The Weekly Times Twenty-five of VicForests
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Opinion: Michelle Freeman – storm timber recovery is good for people and wildlife

10 March 2023
The storms of June 2021 hit the Wombat Forest with a severity rarely seen, leaving widespread damage and vast areas of fallen trees. Source: Weekly Times The scale and extent of damage was beyond ecologically normal levels and beyond what is required species habitat. In this case, the
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