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LNP Queensland election promise for cheaper electricity

09 October 2020
The Queensland timber industry has welcomed the LNP’s election policy commitment for cheaper energy for manufacturing. LNP Leader Deb Frecklington this week announced the cheaper energy policy for manufacturers, which would remove the need for Ergon and Energex to charge manufacturing
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CFMEU says expanding Victoria’s plantations’ plan is ‘shambolic’

09 October 2020
The Victorian Government’s announcement yesterday that it is seeking formal expressions of interest for investors and plantation developers to expand the state’s plantation timber supply has come under fire from both the Australian Forest Products Association and the unions. Source: T
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Friday analysis: While Vic government spruiks, NSW government acts

09 October 2020
The Victorian State Government is certainly getting busy spruiking its transition plans and projects to “compensate” for its closure of the native timber industry by 2030. Last week it was a new state-owned nursery growing, apparently, Mountain Ash seedlings for bushfire affected area
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VicForests releases FSC audit report

07 October 2020
VicForests today released the FSC Controlled Wood Standard audit report developed on the basis of fieldwork conducted in November last year. Source: Timberbiz In a statement released this morning VicForests says that although this work was unable to be completed due to the impacts of
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AFPA applauds budget measures to kick-start the economy

07 October 2020
The Federal Budget has been welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association for its significant measures to support jobs, businesses, and manufacturing investment as Australia looks to kick-start the economy. Source: Timberbiz The Budget details a $65 million bushfire support p
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Federal budget to boost confidence in building sector protecting jobs

07 October 2020
The Federal Budget will boost confidence in the building and construction sector, protect the viability of thousands of building and construction businesses and save the jobs of the more than one million people that they employ, according to Master Builders Australia. Source: Timberbi
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Bob Brown Foundation triggers 19 coupes to be on-hold in Tasmania

07 October 2020
Sustainable Timber Tasmania has agreed to pause forestry activity in 19 coupes in Tasmania, effective immediately. The Bob Brown Foundation launched legal action two weeks ago against STT, claiming its logging of native forests in Tasmania did not accord with the Regional Forest Agree
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Responsible Wood AGM with Senator Duniam

05 October 2020
This month’s Responsible Wood Annual General Meeting will be addressed by the Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries Senator Duniam. At the meeting the coveted Richard Stanton Memorial Award will be presented. Source: Timberbiz “Senator Duniam has agreed to address the AGM atte
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Victoria’s new work phase has COVID-Safe campaign

05 October 2020
The CFMEU Victoria and Master Builders Victoria have joined other union and employer groups for a collaborative new campaign focused on workplace safety in the building, construction and development industry. Source: Timberbiz The campaign coincides with the metropolitan Melbourne par
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$3.5m to upgrade Maryvale rail siding in Gippsland

05 October 2020
The Victorian State Government has committed $3.5 million to upgrades to the Maryvale rail siding in Gippsland to ensure products from Australian Paper’s Gippsland mill will continue to be sent by rail for years to come. Source: Timberiz Sleepers and ballasts will be replaced, and gro
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