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On the spot fines for farm invaders

05 June 2020
Victorian farmers have had a small win in the fight against animal activism and illegal farm trespass this week with secret surveillance undertaken by animal activists finally ruled out by the Victorian State Government. Source: Timberbiz The introduction of on the spot fines will be
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Friday analysis: Small wins but wins nevertheless

05 June 2020
There seems to have been wins all-round this week for foresters, the building industry, and the Australian Forest Products Association. Starting with the AFPA, it had a big win over the ABC with a complaint of unbalanced reporting and biased coverage being upheld. Source: Bruce Mitche
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Woody biomass conversion unit to help reduce wildfires

03 June 2020
The State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill) has received a US$5.8 million grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to develop and deploy a mobile woody biomass conversion unit that will c
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Queensland readying for next bushfire season

03 June 2020
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is getting ready for the bushfire season with preparations already under way across the state. QFES, its partner agencies and landholders undertook Operation Cool Burn between April and August each year. Source: Timberbiz “Operation Cool B
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ABARES insights into Australia’s forest fires

29 May 2020
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) released its insights article: Stocktake of Fire in Australia’s forests, 2011 to 2016. Principal Forest Scientist Dr Steve Read, Acting Assistant Secretary of Biosecurity, Fisheries, Forestry and
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Friday Analysis: Charities do not invade, or encourage illegal behaviour

29 May 2020
It’s hard not to applaud Liberal Senator Claire Chandler’s call for the Bob Brown Foundation’s charity status to be revoked. What has irked the Tasmanian Senator is the foundation’s online funding page which seeks tax-deductible donations for its activism. This, she says, should be th
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Bago and Maragle State Forest reopen for essential forestry

27 May 2020
Following extensive work by Forestry Corporation of NSW and contractors, Bago and Maragle State Forests have reopened for essential forest use. This excludes activities still prohibited due to COVID19 restrictions such as camping,picnicking, fossicking and hunting. Source: Timberbiz R
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Sugar Pine Walk no more after bushfires

27 May 2020
Following the devastation of the 2019-20 bushfire season, work is to begin to remove the iconic Sugar Pine Walk in Bago State Forest. Sadly, the forest was heavily burnt in the bushfires and the Sugar Pine Walk trees cannot be saved, said Forestry Corporation of NSW Snowy Region Manag
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Are Greens spiking trees in Tasmania? A deadly serious concern for sawmillers

22 May 2020
Tasmanian Police are investigating fresh allegations of “deadly” tree spiking in Tasmanian forests, as protests in logging areas starts up again. The spiked logs were supplied to at least two southern Tasmanian sawmills on Tuesday, destroying saws worth up to $15,000 and,
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Friday Analysis: Spiking a log is simply bastardry

22 May 2020
It is surprisingly hard to put into words the bastardry being inflicted on Tasmania’s mill operators. Spikes have been found in several trees at two Tasmanian sawmills leaving political parties at loggerheads over who is responsible for the industrial sabotage. Source: Bruce Mitchell
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