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Forico’s 2.3m tonne carbon capture a reminder of the advantages of wood

07 April 2021
Tasmania’s largest private forest manager, Forico, has released its annual carbon capture statistics, boasting an absorption of 2.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent for the past financial year. Source: Timberbiz This equates to the CO2 emissions from half a million cars driven on our
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Myrtle rust research shared at symposium

31 March 2021
Leading experts have come together to share their research as part of a national action plan to combat the highly invasive fungal disease myrtle rust. Acting Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer Elyse Herrald-Woods said the symposium offered the opportunity for experts across gover
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29 March 2021
The past 12 months have proved that good communication is vital. Staying in touch has never been more important. The timber industry has proved its resilience in the face of fires, floods, export issues and a pandemic. The processing industry has responded with energy, and the announc
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Flood damage to NSW state forests

29 March 2021
State forests in the Coffs Coast region and the Mid-north coast State forests from the Taree to Macksville are now closed due to damage from flooding and safety risks. The only exemption is Sealy Lookout in Orara East State Forest. Source: Timberbiz These areas are to be avoided until
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FWCA says its a failure of Tas workplace bill and of WorkSafe

29 March 2021
Forest & Wood Communities Australia is disappointed by the failure of a bill, which would have imposed tougher penalties on illegal workplace invasions, to get through the Tasmanian Legislative Council last week. The Workplaces (Protection from Protestors) Amendment Bill would hav
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Tas Labor abandons workers by defeating workplace legislation

26 March 2021
Tasmania’s workplace protection legislation was defeated yesterday by two votes. The proposed laws would have imposed hefty fines and potential prison terms on protesters found to have impeded, obstructed or damaged Tasmanian businesses. Source: Timberbiz They would have introduced of
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Friday analysis: Tasmania Labor not for labourers

26 March 2021
All week we’ve been following the to and fro in Tasmania where Labor believes it is supporting workers by not supporting the Liberal Party in its efforts to improve workplace protection legislation. It has cited other workers such as nurses and teachers as its concern but not forestry
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Healthy Heads partners with National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

22 March 2021
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has entered into a new partnership with the Healthy Heads Trucks & Sheds Foundation to improve psychological safety and physical health across the heavy vehicle and logistics industries. Source: Timberbiz NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto said the partn
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Experimental burns reveal new insights into fire behaviour

22 March 2021
Six experimental burns carried out by Scion’s Rural Fire Research team have resulted in never-before-seen insights into fire behaviour. Source: Scion The burns are part of a series of experiments in differing vegetation types, designed to test a new theory of fire spread based on conv
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Tas political parties agree but disagree over workplace Bill

22 March 2021
Tasmania’s Liberal Government and Labor Opposition are in agreement about tackling dangerous workplace invasions by groups such as the Bob Brown Foundation which is targeting Tasmania’s timber industry. However, they are in disagreement over how to achieve it. Source: Timberbiz The Go
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