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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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NZ council to hit forestry owners for road damage

31 January 2022
After reporting a five-year spend of nearly NZ$1.5 million on repairing roads damaged by logging trucks, a Taranaki council is looking to charge forestry owners more to save ratepayers footing the bill. Source: Stuff The Stratford District Council said costs to repair the unsealed roa
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US launches 10-year strategy to fight wildfires with Forestry Service

21 January 2022
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Randy Moore have launched a comprehensive response to the nation’s growing wildfire crisis – “Confronting the Wildfire Crisis: A Strategy for Protecting Communities and Improving Resilience in America’s Forests.” Source: Ti
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Amateur lumberjacks put themselves at risk

19 January 2022
Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has urged amateur lumberjacks who are venturing into forests to cut up windblown trees to stay at home and leave the job to the professionals. Source: Timberbiz The call comes as staff in one Region liaise with Police Scotland about one individual who
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CFA gets a 20-strong fleet of modern tankers

17 January 2022
The final touches are being put on the first of a brand-new fleet of Country Fire Authority tankers, providing Victorian volunteer firefighters with the latest equipment they need to help keep communities safe. Source: Timberbiz Twenty CFA brigades will receive the new dual cab heavy
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Squirrel to fight fires in Green Triangle

17 January 2022
The Green Triangle’s timber plantation companies have invested in additional aerial firefighting capacity in the region to protect its plantation estate, natural environment and broader community this fire season. Source: Timberbiz The helicopter, a B2 Squirrel, has been engaged by th
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Bob Brown faces court over trespass charges

17 January 2022
Conservationist Bob Brown and five other activists will fight a charge of trespass later this year after they were arrested while protesting the logging of swift parrot habitat. Source: The Mercury In December 2020, the group was arrested in the Eastern Tiers, where the critically end
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Chinook lands in Victoria to fight fires

12 January 2022
The latest addition to Victoria’s firebombing fleet is ready to hit the skies to support firefighting efforts across the state and help keep communities safe this summer. Source: Timberbiz The new CH47 Chinook firefighting helicopter, capable of holding 11,000 litres of water, landed
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Workplace Health & Safety Show in Melbourne

12 January 2022
Top industry leaders and pioneering innovators will come together at Workplace Health & Safety Show 2022, sharing the latest news and research, technology and products shaking up the world of health and safety at work from Wednesday 25 – Thursday 26 May at the Melbourne Convention
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