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Scion on the lookout for fire awareness knowledge

04 December 2020
Local knowledge around fire awareness and preparedness in the northern Wānaka and Albert Town area is being sought by fire researchers to help residents, Fire and Emergency New Zealand and local government plan for future wildfires. Source: Timberbiz Central Otago is growing rapidly.
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Citations for Forestry Corp firefighters

04 December 2020
NSW Bushfire Emergency Citations have been presented to Forestry Corporation staff in Tumut, acknowledging their contribution to the 2019-20 firefighting efforts. Source: Timberbiz NSW Emergency Bushfire Citation recipients receive a citation, certificate of recognition, commemorative
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Jaclyn Symes accused of withholding release of harvestable burnt timber

04 December 2020
The Victorian Government has been accused of deliberately delaying the release of timber burned in the catastrophic January bushfires in north-east Victoria and Gippsland. The burnt timber will be saved from going to waste through a grants program funded by the Federal Government and
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Opinion: Roger Underwood – Bushfire Commission ‘a retired Air Force officer, a green academic and a lawyer’ and no bushfire specialists

04 December 2020
When Prime Minister Morrison announced that there would be a Royal Commission into the 2020 bushfires in NSW and Victoria, my first reaction was ‘it’s not needed’. People who know about bushfires already knew precisely what caused the disaster and what needs to be done to ensure it do
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Wood-based wound care product with exceptional benefits

01 December 2020
FibDex is a new wound care product created by UPM in collaboration with researchers from the University of Helsinki and surgeons and nursing staff from the Helsinki Burn Centre. It is the third biomedical product based on renewable and responsible wood-based raw materials to be commer
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Environmentally friendly fire-fighting chemical developed

01 December 2020
Kiilto and PPO-Elektroniikka Oy have combined their expertise and developed an environmentally friendly fire-fighting chemical for extinguishing forest fires and wildfires. Source: Timberbiz Kiilto’s 100-year expertise in the chemical industry and PPO-Elektroniikka’s experience in fir
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OFO Jubilee mill fire

30 November 2020
Production at OneFortyOne’s (OFO) Jubilee Sawmill at Mount Gambier is likely to resume on Wednesday following a $250,000 fire on Saturday. The fire, which started around 9:30pm, started in one of two transformers located in a neighbouring sub-station. Source: Timberbiz At least four M
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Electronic work diaries introduced for truck drivers

30 November 2020
Australian heavy vehicle drivers will now have a choice in how they record their work and rest hours, with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator approving the first Electronic Work Diaries (EWD). Source: Timberbiz An EWD is an electronic recording system, approved by the NHVR, used to
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New $1m fire spotting tech for Limestone Coast

27 November 2020
New fire detection technology and the upgrade of fire-spotting towers across the Limestone Coast forestry estate will be funded as part of a $1.1m State Government investment. Source: The Border Watch The investment will see the fire-tower network staffed, as well as the continuation
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New bushfire plan developed online for Tasmania

25 November 2020
Tasmanians can now develop an online bushfire plan and better understand their bushfire risk using a new website launched in November 2020 as part of the Tasmanian Government’s commitment to keeping Tasmanians safe. Source: Timberbiz The new ‘5-minute bushfire plan’ is an easy-to-use
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