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Detached homes on the rise

24 January 2022
More detached homes commenced construction in the 12 months to September 2021 than in any previous period. Lockdowns in Sydney and Melbourne resulted in a sharp contraction in new detached home starts in the September quarter, with a 16.5% contraction compared to the record high of th
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Green Triangle Timber awards take another Covid hit

21 January 2022
The Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards night set down for 11 March has been postponed again due to Covid. Source: Timberbiz Initially planned for 29 October last year, the event was postponed then because of the pandemic. The 2020 event was cancelled for the same reasons. The commi
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Friday analysis: Loopholes make wriggle room in Sustainable Forests Act

21 January 2022
It could be argued, mischievously perhaps, that loopholes are sometimes deliberately included in government-created rules and regulations to provide some wriggle room for various parties. Why else would a loophole exist in the Sustainable Forests Act which has enabled activist vigilan
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Levies imposed by freight companies due to Omicron

19 January 2022
Omicron is playing havoc with some of Australia’s largest freight logistics providers which have been forced to introduce levies to cover the rising cost of pandemic-related staff shortages. Source: Sydney Morning Herald ASX-listed logistics giant Qube started charging its customers a
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Forestry Corp helps to open a café

17 January 2022
The Nyanggan Gapi Café had previously been run by Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation out of a small portable container. Thanks to its success and with the support of a grant from the NSW Regional Tourism and Infrastructure Fund, and Forestry Corporation of NSW the organis
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Engineered Wood Products welcomes new FWPA CEO

17 January 2022
The Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia has joined many other timber product industry voices welcoming the appointment of Andrew Leighton as the new Forest & Wood Products Australia Chief Executive Officer. Source: Timberbiz “Andrew has significant previous experie
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FWPA appoints new CEO

14 January 2022
Norske Skog Australasia managing director Andrew Leighton has been appointed Forest and Wood Products Australia’s new Chief Executive Officer. He replaces Ric Sinclair who retired as managing director late last year after 13 years in the role. Mr Leighton starts in his new role on Feb
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AFCA GM aims to showcase forestry’s value and importance

14 January 2022
The new head of the Australian Forest Contractors Association believes the industry needs to be less defensive in its public image and more showcasing of its value and importance. Source: Timberbiz Carlie Porteous, the new general manager of the Australian Forest Contractors Associati
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WA Gov’t should look at science for ending native forestry

14 January 2022
Forestry Australia wants the Western Australian Government to release scientific evidence in justification of its decision to end native forest harvesting. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Australia President Bob Gordon said the association was concerned the decision to end native harvestin
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Opinion: Nick Steele – Growing our Future

14 January 2022
Forestry and the wood it produces, has a role to play in addressing climate change, but attitudes need to change. It is an ongoing obstruction – the rigid divide between science and emotion that if not resolved will leave us scratching our heads and unable to move forward on climate c
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