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Bunnings sees surge in timber demand and angry customers

07 June 2021
Australian hardware chain Bunnings expects elevated timber prices to squeeze its margins for up to another year as a boom in home improvement and construction drives a surge in demand. Sources: Reuters, Timberbiz, News “We think about timber (and) we’ve probably got another six to 12
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No white knight for South Australia just a dark future

07 June 2021
A “white knight” solution by the South Australian Primary Industries Minister to address the State’s chronic timber crisis demonstrates his total lack of understanding of the crisis gripping the state $16 billion building and construction industry, according to SA-Best. Source: Timber
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SA emergency summit shows domino effect of timber shortage

04 June 2021
An emergency summit at South Australian Parliament has been told Australia’s timber shortage is not just hurting builders but is having a “big domino effect” on trades dependent on the construction industry. Source: Timberbiz, ABC The summit on Wednesday organised by
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Friday analysis: timber crisis solution for SA could be KIPT

04 June 2021
This week’s summit in Adelaide on the dire situation the building industry finds itself in has highlighted how bad the crisis really is. John Bowen from Bowen Timber in Melbourne has already said he doesn’t know “when this craziness will end”. GCJ Constructions project manager Nathan
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Blockchain comes to forestry in pilot program

02 June 2021
Information Technology is playing an important role in evolving FSC’s toolset to protect its reputation and credibility, strengthen assurance, and to combat fraudulent trade claims. Source: Timberbiz FSC has now expanded its capabilities to detect and respond to risks to include more
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Uni of Tas with industry develop first professional timber design course

02 June 2021
The University of Tasmania has partnered with industry to develop Australia’s first professional course specialising in timber design and construction to help meet this demand. The Master of Professional Engineering (Timber Design) is offered for study from Semester 2, July 2021. Sour
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From a forest in PNG to a floor in Sydney: China getting rich off Pacific timber

02 June 2021
China is the major buyer of wood from Pacific nations like PNG and Solomon Islands, which are implicated in illegal or unsustainable logging. An illegally logged tree, felled in the diminishing forests of Papua New Guinea, may well end up becoming floorboards in a Sydney living room,
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Record levels for building approvals three months in a row

02 June 2021
Detached building approvals reached a record level for the third consecutive month in April. The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its monthly building approvals data for detached and multi-units data covering all states and territories. Source: Timberbiz “There is an
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Emergency summit today in SA to halt timber shortage crisis

02 June 2021
An emergency summit was being held in Adelaide this morning with all key housing industry stakeholders in an attempt to develop a blueprint to avoid the timber shortage crisis from worsening. Source: Timberbiz Those invited to attend the summit, organised by SA-Best MLCs Connie Bonaro
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Tender project to provide Vic quarantine accommodation

31 May 2021
In response to the Covid 19 pandemic, the Victorian Government invites Expression of Interest to tender for a Head Contractor and Modular Contractor to supply prefabricated quarantine accommodation. Source: Timberbiz Although the exact site has yet to be finalised, it appears the Aval
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