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Opinion: Trevor Best – the impact of stress on forestry workers

10 September 2021
Forestry researcher Trevor Best has written a summary of research he was involved in at Canterbury University on the impact of stress on the wellbeing of forestry workers, and how it affects productivity and business profitability. With yesterday 9 September the official R U OK Day th
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Tas training hub receives State Budget funding

08 September 2021
Tasmania’s Arbre Forest Industries Training and Career Hub has received $150,000 in the State Budget. The money, which will be provided over three years, will help develop a pipeline of skilled and qualified workers for the forestry sector. Source: Timberbiz The Arbre Forest Industrie
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‘Vexatious’ court claims put Victoria at fire risk

08 September 2021
A timber coupe being used by TAFE Gippsland for training Victorian essential service personnel has been targeted by ‘vexatious’ court claims resulting in its closure. Source: Timberbiz Tiger coupe, located near Nowa Nowa in the Colquhoun State Forest in East Gippsland is a
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Offsetting emissions with planting study presented today

01 September 2021
Forest and Wood Products Australia research to be presented at the National Forest Industries Symposium today has found planting production trees to offset emissions from Australia’s biggest companies would deliver a win-win; both tackling climate change and securing more future timbe
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NZ to phase out methyl bromide to sterilise logs and export timber

30 August 2021
New Zealand’s EPA has decided to gradually phase out use of methyl bromide gas by 2033. The ozone-depleting gas is used in New Zealand to kill pests from trade cargo, almost exclusively to sterilise logs and export timber. Source: Timberbiz The EPA says New Zealand’s use of the toxic
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Opinion: John O’Donnell – using the right tools, the right timing, the right area

27 August 2021
Greater use of small planes, helicopters and drones in prescribed burning in order to achieve safe and healthy landscapes. As outlined in The Truth About Fuel Reduction Burning on the WA Bush Fire Front website, real data gathered from almost 60 years of historical data from the fores
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AUSTimber 2020/21 cancelled

25 August 2021
Announcement by AUSTimber: Cancellation of AUSTimber2020/21 It is with great sadness and disappointment that a decision has been reached to cancel AUSTimber2020/21. Like many events over the past 18 months, Austimber has faced numerous challenges, including two reschedules in 2020 res
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Project to assist safe loading and transport of logs

25 August 2021
The Australian Forest Contractors Association is calling for Expression of Interests from individuals and businesses within the forest industry who have a role in log haulage, specifically the loading and transportation of logs to assist with the development of the tools. Source: Timb
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Tasmania to reintroduce Workplace Protection Bill

25 August 2021
The Tasmanian Government will re-introduce anti-protest legislation which that failed to pass in the Upper House earlier this year. Resources Minister Guy Barnett told Parliament on Tuesday the government had a mandate to re-prosecute its workplace protection laws. Source: Timberbiz H
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Large Air Tanker to land and stay in Queensland

23 August 2021
A Large Air Tanker (LAT) secured by the Palaszczuk Government will soon arrive in Queensland, in time for the next bushfire season. The LAT will remain in Australia for the next four years as part of a landmark deal struck by the Palaszczuk Government in partnership with the Victorian
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