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Gavin Matthew new CEO at Engineered Wood Products

08 February 2021
Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia has appointed Gavin Matthew as its new Chief Executive Officer. Prior to this appointment, Mr Matthew was a Senior Policy Manager with the Australian Forest Products Association looking after the softwood manufacturing sector. Source
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No surprise Bob Brown Foundation won’t accept Federal Court decision

08 February 2021
The Bob Brown Foundation has instructed its lawyers to prepare a special leave application to the High Court in the “Great Forest Case”. It follows last week’s Federal Court decision which 3-0 against the Bob Brown Foundation’s argument that the state’s Regional Forest Agr
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Bendigo GovHub Vic timber frame building to be largest

05 February 2021
A head contractor has been chosen to construct Victoria’s largest timber frame building in Bendigo. A joint venture between Bendigo-based builder Fairbrother and one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest construction providers, Icon, has been appointed to deliver the $90 million proj
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Driver and owner wellbeing programs back on the road

05 February 2021
Professional Ownership and Driver Wellbeing Program sessions are set to recommence after a long delay due to COVID 19 travel restrictions. Sessions will be held late March in Tasmania and sessions in Western Australia are currently being organised with the date to be confirmed. Source
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Neville Smith Southwood will immediately create more fulltime jobs

05 February 2021
Neville Smith Forest Products is set to increase production at its Southwood mill near Huonville from 1 July 2021. The expansion will immediately create 30 new fulltime jobs in the Huon Valley. Source: Timberbiz NSFP CEO, Andrew Walker, said it was planned to commence a full second sh
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Bob Brown Foundation’s Great Forest Case fails 3-0

05 February 2021
Bob Brown has been told to accept the judgement of the Federal Court which this week dismissed his bid to halt native logging in Tasmania. The Federal Court on Wednesday ruled 3-0 against the Bob Brown Foundation’s argument that the state’s Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) contra
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Opinion: Stuart Ellis – disagrees with Mullins, fuel reduction does mitigate fire behaviour

05 February 2021
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council (AFAC), the National Council for fire and emergency services, believes that Greg Mullins’ recent commentary around fuel reduction is misleading. (Greg Mullins AO, AFSM, is an internationally recognised expert in respondin
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Friday analysis: Gotcha Bob Brown Foundation, you failed

05 February 2021
It was a “Gotcha” moment for Bob Brown. Despite throwing almost everything it could, his Bob Brown Foundation failed in its Federal Court bid to shut down the native timber industry in Tasmania. Source: Bruce Mitchell The court in its wisdom ruled that Tasmania’s Regional
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Real-time logging with LOGR

03 February 2021
The evolution of forestry practices has greatly evolved over the last decade. Innovation has exploded across Tasmania’s forestry sector. The state’s forestry suppliers and companies are employing the most innovative systems and processes for efficiency. One of these leaders in innovat
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Fleetwood Challenge Cup nurtures next gen designers

03 February 2021
The Fleetwood Challenge Cup is a design-led challenge for cross-disciplinary university teams established in partnership with prefabAUS, to inspire and nurture the next generation of built environment professionals. Source: Built Offsite The 2021 Fleetwood Challenge Cup has just launc
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