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Canberra assembly for forest industries future directions

24 March 2021
Australia’s forest industries representatives will convene in Canberra this week for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic’s worldwide impact on trade and commerce. Source: Timberbiz “It’s critical that representatives from across the full-value chain of Australia’s forest indust
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Feds stay committed to RFAs and reject Samuel Review

24 March 2021
The Federal Government has committed to retaining Australia’s Regional Forest Agreements and reject the Samuel Review’s criticism of them. Assistant Forestry Minister Jonathon Duniam told Senate Estimates yesterday he would not follow the recommendation of a statutory review of federa
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Port of Hobart an international gateway redevelopment

22 March 2021
Positioning the Port of Hobart as the international gateway to the Southern Ocean is the primary objective of a major multi-million-dollar redevelopment for Macquarie Wharfs proposed by TasPorts. Source: Timberbiz The initiative will actively support world-class Antarctic exploration
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Small-scale research into heat delamination in CLT

22 March 2021
A new research paper from the US examines the strength of wood adhesive bonds at high temperatures. The goal of the research is to better understand the conditions of heat delamination in cross laminated timber (CLT) that is exposed to fire. Source: Timberbiz Heat delamination in CLT
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Gippsland NIFPI offering $3.8m in research grants

22 March 2021
The Gippsland Centre of the National Institute for Forestry Products Innovation (NIFPI) has up to $3.8 million available for research grants and is now calling for proposals. Individual research grants from $50,000 to $500,000 are available for projects including the development of ne
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Policy needed to stabilise housing boom

22 March 2021
Timber industry advocacy groups want the Federal and State governments to work together in National Cabinet to implement policy alignment measures to deliver the best long-term outcomes for Australia’s economic recovery and housing boom. Source: Timberbiz The Frames and Truss Manufact
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Timber Queensland now complete with Queensland timbers

22 March 2021
Visitors to Timber Queensland’s head office used to be puzzled: there was no timber in sight. That paradox has now vanished, as TQ’s chief Mick Stephens noted at the opening of the new headquarters last Thursday, which was attended by more than 50 people. Source: Philip Hopkins for Ti
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Broad attack on BBF says it’s a green Ponzi scheme

19 March 2021
The Bob Brown Foundation has been accused of being a “green Ponzi scheme” where donations fund protestors to raise money for more protests. Speaking in State Parliament Shadow Minister for Resources Shane Broad said that “absolutely I am no friend of the Bob Brown Fo
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Opinion: Maria Helena Semedo – International Day of Forests

19 March 2021
On Sunday we mark the International Day of Forests, and never before has there been greater reason to focus our attention on these precious natural resources that cover a third of the Earth’s land area. We owe so much to forests. Over the last year, forests have been helping to
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Sugar factory closure delivers skilled labour to Hyne

17 March 2021
Many years of plant and maintenance experience is being harnessed as part of Hyne Timber’s expansion in Maryborough. Source: Timberbiz The closure of the Maryborough Sugar Factory (MSF) late last year, saw an opportunity for Hyne to recruit skilled, experienced people from within the
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