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Fennell Forestry flicks the switch to electric trucks

09 September 2022
Fennell is set to take over the first electric B-double loggers this month with a purpose-built charging station under construction in its yard. Janus Electric, a start-up in New South Wales, has developed technology that allows companies to convert existing diesel engine trucks into
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Opinion: Gordon Wilson – NSW needs to deal with protesters on worksites

09 September 2022
Blockade Australia activities which stopped Sydney peak hour traffic on 27 June 2022 is an experience which timber harvesting contractors have been confronting for years. Source: Australian Rural & Regional News In the week ended 5 August 2022, on five successive days, protestors
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Plant protection medal to pest scientist

05 September 2022
Dr Brian Richardson, a Scion Principal Scientist in pest management, has been awarded the New Zealand Plant Protection Medal at the recent 75th New Zealand Plant Protection Society anniversary and conference. Source: Timberbiz Joining the New Zealand Forest Service in 1983, they nurtu
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New fire danger ratings come into effect tomorrow nationally

31 August 2022
Fire danger ratings have been simplified and come into effect from tomorrow, they will be standard across Australia. Source: Timberbiz The new Australian Fire Danger Rating System (AFDRS) has been developed using the latest science to be more accurate and relevant to the surrounding c
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Volvo unveils new specially designed firefighting truck for Australia

29 August 2022
The fire sector got an advanced look at the first new Volvo FM Crew cab delivered to the industry at AFAC 2022 in Adelaide last week. Unveiled on behalf of the ACT Emergency Services Agency, the Volvo FM crew cab was specially designed and equipped, front to back, with the needs of th
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Firewood collection open in Victoria

29 August 2022
Firewood collectors in the Greater Melbourne area are now able to top up their stores of wood with the opening of the spring Firewood Collection Season on Thursday. Ten firewood collection areas will be opened to communities in state forest east of Melbourne, with the sites holding lo
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New workplace protection laws passed in Tasmania’s Upper House

29 August 2022
New workplace protection laws have been passed in Tasmania’s Upper House. Source: Timberbiz Under the new Police Offences Amendment (Workplace Protection) laws, protesters can now be slapped with harsher fines or longer jail terms for action that obstructs streets or causes a nu
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Opinion: Nick Steel – underwhelming self-indulgent protests do not contribute to change

26 August 2022
  You may have recently seen the “Blockade Australia” protests in Sydney. The defining moment being the live social media stream of a young woman who drove to the entrance of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, stopped her car in the middle of the road and locked herself to the steering w
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Singapore University develops invisible fireproof coating for wood

22 August 2022
An invisible coating that can make wood “fireproof” has been invented by scientists at NTU Singapore. With the popularity of mass engineered timber growing in the construction industry, one of the biggest challenges for wood is its flammability. When untreated, wood or timber can burn
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Scion’s 5 years of extreme fire research – final report released

22 August 2022
Five years of Scion extreme fire research came to an end in December 2021, changing the way knowledge is shared to stop fires starting, predicting extreme fire spread paths and developing tools for firefighters. It built on Scion’s 25-year fire research program and deep knowledge of f
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