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Buy Australia now more important than ever

02 October 2020
The people and faces supporting the Buy Aussie Timber First framing campaign come from across Australia and all along the supply chain from foresters to carpenters. Campaign spokesperson Gavin Matthew from the Australian Forest Products Association said that showing support for Aussie
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Independent audit finds OneFortyOne compliant

02 October 2020
One of Australia’s largest integrated commercial plantation companies has been found to be fully compliant with domestic log supply and export lease conditions following an independent government-commissioned audit. Source: ABC It was the first independent probe into the operati
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Ross Hampton joins board of FSC

02 October 2020
FSC Australia/New Zealand has filled a casual vacancy on its board and appointed AFPA CEO Ross Hampton to the Economic Chamber Director vacancy. Source: Timberbiz The Economic Chamber includes organisations and individuals with a commercial interest. Examples are employees, certificat
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Labor’s forestry plan bogus; a nursery will not replace 21,000 jobs says Opposition

02 October 2020
The creation of a new state-owned nursery in East Gippsland which the State Government claims will help local forests and economies recover from the devastating 2019-20 Victorian bushfires as well as support the transition from native timber harvesting has been labelled by the Opposit
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Bunnings accused of ‘corporate bullying’

02 October 2020
The CFMEU has accused Bunnings of “corporate bullying” by threatening community activists and workers defending local timber jobs with legal action. In a legal letter, Bunnings has “reserved all rights” regarding a peaceful, community led protest outside their Traralgon Store in July,
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Friday analysis: ‘Yes Minister’ logic applied to Victorian forestry

02 October 2020
So, the Victorian Government’s transition plan for Eastern Gippsland post the end of native timber logging in 2030 is to create a new state-owned nursery growing, apparently, mountain Ash seedlings for bushfire affected areas and then blue gum for pulp. Source: Bruce Mitchell Planning
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WoodSolutions aims to be global accredited education provider

30 September 2020
Plans are afoot to expand the WoodSolutions offering and transform the program into an international provider of timber education. The move is an attempt to leverage the strong domestic and international reputation the program has built over the past 10 years. Source: Timberbiz The id
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MechLog goes from Good to Great with training program grant

30 September 2020
Mechanised Logging (MechLog) has embarked on an ambitious training program to take the Tasmanian-based, national forestry company from ‘Good to Great’ with the assistance of the Tasmanian Government, Rural Business Tasmania, and Good to Great Tasmania. Source: Timberbiz Speaking about
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Project to improve conservation and offer contractor work

30 September 2020
OneFortyOne recently completed a successful project which has significantly improved the conservation status and value of an inlier (protected vegetation) in one of its South Australian estates between Nangwarry and Penola, while also getting people back into the workforce. Source: Ti
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Investment matters at Redmond Sawmill

30 September 2020
After injecting more than $4.5 million in the Redmond Sawmill in Western Australia, managing director Corey Matters has increased his staff numbers from seven to 20. The investment has seen Redmond Sawmill, near Albany, receive a complete upgrade to predominately automated machines, i
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