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Timber Construction Forum offers a new virtual perspective

15 July 2020
COVID-19 has meant conferences, exhibitions, seminars and symposiums have been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled. But conferences and exhibitions have an important role to play in any industry. To fill that void, Australasian Timber Magazine with Frame Australia will publish a Timbe
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Mary Valley Timbers continues a long tradition and shows growth

13 July 2020
Mary Valley Timbers is a hardwood sawmill based in the heart of timber country, near Gympie. Operating from the site of the original Dagun Sawmill, Mary Valley Timbers is one the few remaining working sawmills in a region long synonymous with forestry. Source: Timberbiz The historic s
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Technicalities of making glulam from fibre managed E. nitens

13 July 2020
Glue laminated timber, glulam, is a highly attractive, versatile structural solution for architects and structural engineers thanks to its ability to achieve long spans and curves, without compromising strength or aesthetic qualities. Source: Timberbiz Currently, most glulam elements
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Australian Timber Design Awards judging has commenced

13 July 2020
Judging of the 2020 Australian Timber Design Awards (ATDA) has commenced with this year’s entries being assessed through an online meeting platform due to COVID-19 restrictions. Submissions are still open to mid July. Source: Timberbiz The judging period commenced in July and a
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Nature journal contradicts Swedish forestry statistics

10 July 2020
Scientific journal Nature has published a paper reporting on dramatically increased levels of forest harvesting, which is not consistent with Swedish statistics and according to Skogsstyrelsen – the Swedish Forest Agency, it is based on dubious methods. Source: Timberbiz In a scientif
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$2.2m boost to Gippsland from Federal Government

10 July 2020
The Federal Government is providing a $2.2 million boost to Gippsland and Central West New South Wales forestry industries with the development of two new Regional Forestry Hubs. Source: Timberbiz The government has committed $9 million for nine Hubs across the country, and the Gippsl
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Opinion: Vic Jurskis on a Burning Conversation

10 July 2020
A few years ago, a comment of mine was apparently censored by one of many academics whose opinions are freely promoted in The (one-sided) Conversation. So, I no longer bother trying to engage in that medium. But a colleague sent me a link last week which was a red rag that trapped thi
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Opinion: David Hutchens – Bunnings not my moral compass

10 July 2020
Bunnings has announced it will stop selling Victorian native timber species after a Federal court decision against Vicforests – the state harvesting agency. The Federal Court decision was one of two things: It was either the last straw for a morally outraged and socially aware major A
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Friday analysis: Fire ready and under fire before the season even starts

10 July 2020
It probably seems a little incongruous that fire brigades are getting ready in July for the bushfire “season” some five or so months away. It’s a regular exercise. Organisations such as the Forestry Corporation of NSW each year put their firefighters through fitness tests to ensure th
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FSC extends transition period for national standards

08 July 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has been an obstacle for certification bodies that cannot conduct audits as usual. It also makes it difficult for certificate holders to adjust their operational systems to conform with the requirements of new normative documents. Source: Timberbiz To support
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