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Borg Manufacturing hopes to expand Mount Gambier timber mill

24 January 2024
Public comment has been invited on the proposal by Borg Manufacturing to expand its timber mill in Mount Gambier. Source: SE Voice According to the documents lodged with Plan SA, the company is seeking multi-million-dollar alterations and additions to its existing timber processing fa
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Forestry Aust pours water on latest bushfire research

24 January 2024
Forestry Australia has poured water on the latest bushfire research that suggested prescribed burning could make Australian forests more flammable. Source: Timberbiz “Scientific consensus amongst bushfire scientists confirms that prescribed burning is a key tool in managing bushfires,
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Now Vic govt throws timber cutters to the wolves

24 January 2024
Firewood, fence post and specialty timber cutters will be banned from harvesting standing and fallen timber from 5 February – five months ahead of the planned mid-year cut-off. Source: Weekly Times Fifty licensees, who operate under Victoria’s community forestry program, were told las
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Labor’s trend to lock up forests to appease the activist class

24 January 2024
A concerning trend observed in Labor-led state governments in Australia – the locking up of productive state forests – raises questions about the relationships between bureaucrats, inner-city Labor MPs and the activist class and the poor understanding they have of rural communities, a
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Positive notes from ASH despite Victoria’s timber troubles

22 January 2024
Despite all the upsets that 2023 brought to bear in Victoria ASH has brought to light some of the upticks. Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH) is an advanced manufacturer and operates one of the largest hardwood mills in Australia. Source: Timberbiz In 2023 the company produced mor
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We need 70,000 more new homes this year

22 January 2024
Latest building approvals figures show new home builds continue to remain too low despite an uptick in higher density building, according to Master Builders Australia. Source: Timberbiz Responding to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, MBA chief economist Shane Garre
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Timber Training Creswick rolls out new courses for 2024

22 January 2024
Through 2022/23 Timber Training Creswick (RTOid 4168) has been working on new courses and course content for delivery to industry. Source: Timberbiz Fire Management Training for Tasmania: In 2023 Timber Training Creswick developed and ran a pilot program for Certificate II in public s
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AFPA submission to Senate Economics Legislation Committee

22 January 2024
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has provided feedback on the Government amendments to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share – Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2023 (Bill). AFPA has said that plantation forestry was never the intended
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Shot hole borer beetle alert for WA

19 January 2024
Destructive beetle Polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) was first detected in August 2021 in WA and has now been confirmed in more than 80 suburbs across the metropolitan area in backyards, street verges, public open spaces, parks and reserves. Source: Timberbiz A Quarantine Area is in
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$10M for 11 WA businesses in native forest transition plan

19 January 2024
Eleven South West businesses will share in almost $10 million in funding as part of the WA Government’s Native Forest Transition Plan to continue to drive economic diversification and jobs in the region. Source: Timberbiz The New Industry Development Grants (NIDG) aim to attract
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