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Green triangle appoints first fire manager

18 December 2020
Experienced forest and fire manager, Anthony Walsh has been appointed the Green Triangle Fire Alliance’s inaugural fire manager. With almost 20 years’ experience working in the Green Triangle managing some of the region’s largest plantation companies, Mr Walsh has developed strong rel
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48hrs after arrest Bob Brown in forest protest again

18 December 2020
Forest and Wood Communities Australia has condemned attention-seeking corporate activist Bob Brown who was arrested twice this week for invading a lawful timber harvesting operation logging in Tasmania’s North Eastern Tiers. Source: Timberbiz Dr Brown was arrested for the second
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Opinion: Justin Law – It’s time the regulators did their job

18 December 2020
You know your Federal Court Case is going bad when you resort to tired stunts like getting arrested at a harvesting coupe for a bit of cheap publicity. This is what is happening in Tasmania with Bob Brown getting on the catastrophe offensive to keep the donations rolling in. The centr
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Intensive training program for Forestry Corp NSW firefighters

16 December 2020
Thirty-six Forestry Corporation of NSW firefighters have been honing their skills in a five-day training camp at Bombala in preparation for the fire season ahead. Source: Timberbiz Staff from the Bombala, Tumut, South Coast, Coffs Harbour and Walcha Forest Protection Areas were traine
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Bob Brown arrested in Tas for trespassing logging site

16 December 2020
High-profile conservationist Bob Brown was arrested in Tasmania yesterday for trespassing on an active logging site. Protestors, apparently from the Bob Brown Foundation, halted logging in Tasmania’s North Eastern Tiers. Three people locked themselves onto a log loader. Source:
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Prototype loading ramp to convert forwarders into fire engines

14 December 2020
Sometimes it is the simple solutions that are the ingenious ones according to Håkan Johansson, landowner in Sala, Sweden and the man behind a new idea to help firefighting efforts using existing forestry machinery. Source: Timberbiz Recently, Skogforsk, the Swedish forestry research i
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Increased forest cover could reduce landslides in NZ

14 December 2020
Landslides can cause substantial environmental, social and economic impacts. Under future climate scenarios the frequency of landslide-triggering events is likely to increase. Land managers urgently require reliable high-resolution landslide susceptibility models to inform effective l
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IFA says Fraser Island bushfire inquiry should question water bombing

14 December 2020
The effectiveness and cost of relying on water-bombing aircraft in fighting bushfires has been questioned by the Institute of Foresters of Australia and Australian Forest Growers. IFA/AGF president Bob Gordon made the call in response to the Queensland Government’s announcement of inq
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Australian bushfire National Emergency Medals go international

11 December 2020
Those who responded to last summer’s devastating bushfires between may be eligible for the National Emergency Medal. Source: Timberbiz It follows the Governor-General David Hurley declaring the fires between September and February a nationally significant emergency. Defence Personnel
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FWCA says WorkSafe refuses to take action on Tas protestors

11 December 2020
Forest & Wood Communities Australia has called on Tasmanian Work Health and Safety regulator WorkSafe to investigate continued breaches of the Tasmania Work Health & Safety Act by Bob Brown Foundation members. Source: Timberbiz This week members of the corporate activist group
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