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Green Triangle Freight Action Plan proves its worth

30 March 2022
The Green Triangle Freight Action Plan (GTFAP) is continuing to prove its worth as a key advocacy body with Federal, Victorian, South Australian governments and industry. Source: SE Voice At the latest GTFAP meeting, representatives from all levels of government and key industry advoc
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Opinion: David Endacott – fallen timber led to a wasted exercise in Wombat Forest

25 March 2022
It is coming up to 12 months since the big storm flattened quite a bit of the Wombat Forest and environs. Source: Weekly Times What has happened since then? Well, after an interminable succession of chaotic fiddle-faddling around, the roads were finally cleared. There was a multitude
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The firefighters that Government left behind

21 March 2022
In Victoria, 800 people employed in the forestry sector are members of a Forest Industry Brigade under the Country Fire Authority. These men and women protect our state during bushfire season alongside other firefighters – volunteers and professionals. Source: Timberbiz The current de
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Pyrotron to answer burning questions

18 March 2022
In the face of more extreme events, Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has unveiled its new world-class bushfire research facility to better understand how bushfires behave, what conditions make them worse, and the best ways to respond. Source:  Timberbiz Constructed at a cos
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C3’s new log vessel grapple starts work in NZ

16 March 2022
C3 Limited, part of the LINX Cargo Care Group, has unveiled its new C3 Log Vessel Grapple (LVG) at the Port of Tauranga, a first in Australasia. Source: Timberbiz Held exclusively by C3 Limited, and developed in collaboration with industry partner, Page Macrae Engineering and customer
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Forest Corp’s Snowy Region safe start-up for 2022

16 March 2022
Forest Corp NSW Softwood Division – Snowy Region has undertaken its 2022 Haulage Start Up to engage their staff and contractors to help ensure a safe and efficient start to each year. Source: Timberbiz The event was designed to combat early-year complacency and encourage operato
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Project to develop safe load securing for logging trucks

09 March 2022
As part of the Forest Growers Research (FGR) program in automation and robotics, a project has commenced to develop a safe and efficient alternative load securing system in New Zealand for logging trucks. Source: Forest Growers Research NZ Many logging truck drivers suffer musculo-ske
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Vicforests leads in sustainable forest management

07 March 2022
As leaders in sustainable forest management VicForests’ activities are informed by the latest scientific research and guided by best practice.  And it’s important to that anyone who buys timber products harvested by VicForests can be secure in the knowledge that it has been harvested
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Tasmania gets new Forest Safety Code

04 March 2022
Tasmania’s sustainable forestry industry has updated its contemporary safety measures to help protect and improve the safety of those working within the sector. The updated Forest Safety Code (Tasmania) 2021 will enhance the safety of the many Tasmanians working in forestry, and impor
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Three major bushfires in Australia’s history

25 February 2022
This article includes three reviews of three major bushfires in Australia’s history.  There is considerable information provided in relation to each of the documents linked to this article. Source: John O’Donnell These bushfires are: 1851 Black Thursday bushfires. 1974–75 Australian b
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