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ForestFit NSW pilot to lead to national rollout

21 May 2021
Leaders of NSW forest contracting businesses participated in the final face-to-face session of the ForestFit training program pilot in Tumut and Grafton this week. The training program pilot combined face-to-face sessions and webinars delivered by subject matter experts. Source: Timbe
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Truck fire safety program

19 May 2021
The ARTSA Institute has launched a Truck Fires Safety Program to tackle heavy vehicle fires occurring each year in Australia. The fire safety program consists of four manuals and six videos aimed at drivers, maintenance staff, fire investigators and transport managers. Source: Timberb
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ABC reports on illegal logging misleading and irresponsible says VicForests

19 May 2021
VicForests has again been forced to defend itself over allegations that it is conducting illegal logging and putting Melbourne’s water catchment at risk. The ABC reported yesterday on alleged illegal logging in Melbourne’s Thomson dam catchment. Source: Timberbiz The ABC y
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Green Triangle industry awards back on for 2021

17 May 2021
The Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards are back on the calendar after being cancelled last year due to Covid-19. The awards will be presented on 29 October at The Barn, Mount Gambier. Source: Timberbiz Bringing together companies from both Victoria and South Australia, the awards a
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Opinion: Myron Ebell – a radical reversal of policies will dampen wildfires

14 May 2021
The catastrophic wildfires raging up and down the West Coast of the US should force a radical reversal of 30 years of disastrous government policies. Instead, the politicians and environmental pressure groups who gave us these policies are using climate change as a smokescreen to avoi
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FPC launches its Blue Tree Project

12 May 2021
The Blue Tree Project is an initiative where trees are painted blue to help grab attention and spark conversations around mental health. The project spreads the message that its ok, not to be ok. Source: Timberbiz The FPC’s internal initiative was started when an FPC forester sent a p
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Senator urges Leadbeaters’ friends to quit more legal action

12 May 2021
VicForests’ successful appeal against restrictions imposed on its operations by the Federal Court last year has been widely applauded across the timber industry. Appeal Justices Jayne Jagot, John Griffiths and Sarah Derrington determined VicForests’ forestry operations covered b
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Joint project cleans up Ourimbah State Forest

10 May 2021
A joint clean-up project of Middle Ridge in Ourimbah State forest has seen contractors, police, Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Squad, Aboriginal Community and Forestry Corporation of NSW join forces onsite to remove dumped rubbish and car bodies. Source: Timberbiz This work will benef
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Midway and Climate Friendly’s strategic alliance improves marginal land

07 May 2021
Midway Tasmania and Climate Friendly, two leading service providers in their respective fields of forestry and carbon project development, have announced a strategic alliance that combines farm forestry with carbon farming. Source: Timberbiz The partnership model will provide services
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Safety campaign to reduce dangerously loaded trucks

05 May 2021
A new safety campaign has been launched to reduce the number of dangerously loaded trucks operating on regional roads. Deputy Prime Minister, Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Member for Riverina, Michael McCormack said he welcomed the project initiated by Parkes,
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