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FWPA central database for private forestry information

18 March 2022
Forest & Wood Products Australia is developing a single, centralised database for private forestry information through a national project to collect and collate information about commercial farm plantations, private native forests and Indigenous managed forests around Australia. S
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Pyrotron to answer burning questions

18 March 2022
In the face of more extreme events, Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has unveiled its new world-class bushfire research facility to better understand how bushfires behave, what conditions make them worse, and the best ways to respond. Source:  Timberbiz Constructed at a cos
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Opinion: SETA – Activists campaign to determine the future of the native forest industry in NSW

18 March 2022
The article published in the Age and Sydney Morning Herald on 15 March once again highlights how activist networking paints native forest harvesting as THE threat to the sustainability of NSW native forests. Like many reports advocating for the closure of the native forest industry, t
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Opinion: David Quill SATP commends SA Labour Party’s forestry policy

18 March 2022
The policy of the South Australian Labour Party of ensuring a sustainable forest industry released by opposition leader Peter Malinauskas is seen as a breath of fresh air to the South Australian Timber Processors Association. Our organisation was formed in August 2017 with the express
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Friday analysis: Victoria’s forestry has its hands tied behind its back

18 March 2022
Australians, in general, have always been happy – more or less – to be involved in a fair and equal fight. But it needs to be fair. Having one, or both, hands tied behind the back is simply not fair. What makes it even more unpalatable is when that handicap has the appearance of being
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GM for Notaras timber processors is local Woman of the Year

16 March 2022
J Notaras and Sons timber processors General Manager Donna Layton has been named the 2022 Clarence Electorate Local Woman of the Year. Source: Timberbiz Clarence Nationals’ MP Chris Gulaptis said Ms Layton was a big believer in personal and professional development and had obtained a
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F&T Time with Kersten Gentle

16 March 2022
The Frame and Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia has launched its new Podcast series ‘F&T Time with Kersten Gentle’. Source: Timberbiz “We haven’t been able to sit and have a cuppa with members for two years due to the pandemic, so the aim of F&T Time is to keep the
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WoodSolutions for working with waterlogged timber

16 March 2022
The record-breaking floods in Queensland and NSW have devastated communities and severely damaged or wiped-out infrastructure and homes but all may not be lost when talking timber. Source: Timberbiz Waterlogged timber that could be salvaged is often thrown away, and in today’s market
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VicForests stakeholder input for Timber Release and Utilisation plans

16 March 2022
VicForests is seeking stakeholder and community comments on proposed changes to both the Timber Release Plan and the Timber Utilisation Plan. The TRP covers areas where we may conduct operations in state forests, including timber harvesting, while the TUP covers Community Forestry ope
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Green Triangle awards now in June

11 March 2022
The Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards night scheduled for October will now be held on 10 June 2022. Source: Timberbiz After hitting the pause button on previously planned events the GTTIA Committee is planning for the event to be held at The Barn, Mount Gambier. The decision comes
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