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HIA launches its Federal Election Imperatives because home ownership matters

11 March 2022
The Housing Industry Association has launched its imperatives for the Australian Federal election that it hopes all sides of politics will adopt in order to boost housing affordability. Source: Timberbiz “The launch of our Federal Election Imperatives – Home Ownership Matters clearly
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Alpine MDF offers opportunities to train in engineering

11 March 2022
One of only three manufacturers of medium density fibreboard product in Australia, Wangaratta’s Alpine MDF, has an opportunity for four young people to join their workforce. Source: Wangaratta Chronicle The long-running local business currently employs 140 people and has a progr
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Labor’s transformative forestry plans for South Australia

11 March 2022
Mount Gambier would be established as a high-status recognised centre of forestry research in Australia should the Labor Party win government at next weekend’s South Australian state elections. Source: Timberbiz Labor says a new Centre for Excellence would be funded by $15 milli
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Opinion: How much LVL, Glulam and CLT is used in Australia? Closing in on answers

11 March 2022
Australia is close to understanding the quantity of engineered wood products it uses each year. New trade data shows – for the first time – the volume as well as the value of LVL, Glulam, CLT and I-Beams imported to and exported from Australia and New Zealand and in fact, most countri
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Friday analysis: Mount Gambier worthy of status and Labor’s election focus

11 March 2022
The promise by the State Opposition to establish Mount Gambier as a high-status recognised centre of forestry research in Australia if it wins next weekend’s South Australian state elections is to be welcomed. So are its promises to develop the Trees on Farms initiative and plan
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International stakeholders invited to offer feedback on Responsible Wood certification

09 March 2022
Stakeholders from around the world have been invited to give feedback on the revised Responsible Wood Forest Certification System. Deadline for comments is 28 April 2022. Source: Timberbiz Responsible Wood revised the national forest certification system for Australia and New Zealand
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New Chair of Hyne board tours facilities following merger

09 March 2022
  The new chairman of the Hyne Group Board Tom Bruce-Jones has arrived in Australia to visit operations following the merger of Hyne and UK-based James Jones & Sons Limited.  Source: Timberbiz Mr Bruce-Jones spent time this week in Tumbarumba with JJSL director Eddie Balfour,
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Call for Parliamentary Committee to continue to probe timber industry in SA

09 March 2022
A Parliamentary Committee probing the timber industry in the Limestone Coast in South Australia should be re-instated after the 19 March State Election, according to a local politician. Source: SE Voice The call has come from South Australia’s Shadow Forests Minister and Labor MLC Cla
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Quality of applications has meant Women in Leadership Scholarships extended

09 March 2022
Women in Leadership Scholarships have been awarded by Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network to three women working in the Tasmanian forest industry to further establish their leadership skills. Source: Timberbiz The number of high-quality applications for the two scholarships
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PEFC ruling on conflict timber to affect Australia for years to come

09 March 2022
The decision by the world’s largest international forestry certifier to designate all timber originating from Russia and Belarus as ‘conflict timber’ banning this timber from being used in PEFC-certified products will have real and significant potential to impact on South Australia’s
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