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Friday analysis: if you can’t stop forestry by protesting go to court

15 July 2022
A comment was made recently that environmentalist groups would not be threatened by Victoria’s new laws designed to safeguard the State’s timber workers from protestors. They would, the comment argued, simply turn to the courts to tie such organisations as VicForests in so much red ta
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Victoria recruiting 300 forest firefighters

13 July 2022
The State Government in Victoria is recruiting 300 forest firefighters to help keep Victorians safe over the upcoming fire season. Source: Timberbiz Minister for Environment and Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio is encouraging Victorians who are passionate about protecting their communit
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Taming of the screw

11 July 2022
A world-first robotics technology has been trialled on a construction site in Perth demonstrating the vast potential of mass timber building projects. It’s a power drill, but not like one you’d find in the local hardware store. Source: Timberbiz QUENDA-BOT is a robot uniquely designed
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Hackathon event for students in the Green Triangle

08 July 2022
Strategies to recruit more female foresters, new solutions for fire management and raising revenue to plant more trees are among the innovative solutions Mount Gambier High School students have presented in the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub’s inaugural Hackathon event. Source:
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Opinion: Michelle Freeman – windstorm timber’s benefits for forest management

08 July 2022
We wonder if a tree falls in a forest with no one around whether it makes a sound, but if a forest is flattened in a windstorm, will it increase fire risk? That’s the burning question surrounding the Wombat State Forest, which was hit by storms last June that came with unprecedented s
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First step to better biosecurity training

06 July 2022
The first training program has commenced at the new Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) Biosecurity Training Centre (BTC), with 21 new students starting on 4 July. Source: Timberbiz Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Australia’s
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Offsite Construction Guide launched for Victoria

06 July 2022
The Victorian Government has published its much-anticipated Offsite Construction Guide that delivers its agencies a road map towards embracing Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). Source: Timberbiz “The Offsite Construction Guide seeks to ensure Victorian Government staff continue as
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Fire and rain – we need to get our act together

04 July 2022
With climate change set to drive bigger and hotter bushfires, much more money needs to be spent on preparations to mitigate against fires in the first place, according to Climate Councillor, Greg Mullins. Source:  Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Mr Mullins, the former Commissioner of Fir
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Partnership for safety management and land care skills in WA

01 July 2022
A collaboration involving Responsible Wood certificate holders PF Olsen and Wespine Industries has partnered with the Leschenault Catchment Council (LCC) south of Perth to further expand a project focused on safety management and training in land care-specific skills. Source: Timberbi
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Prickly problem for Murray Region forests

01 July 2022
The Softwoods Working Group and The Murray Region Forestry Hub is seeking substantial funding to support research into finding an effective biological control for blackberries not just in the hub’s area, but across eastern Australia where they are a massive problem. Source: Timberbiz
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