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No Christmas without wood

20 December 2023
Christmas without wood products would not be Christmas as we know it, according to South Australian Forest Products Association CEO Nathan Paine. Source: Timberbiz “South Australian’s might be surprised just how much forest and timber products influence and impact Christmas from trees
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Bureaucracy leaves Gippsland under fire

20 December 2023
Concern that the box ticking bureaucracy of Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) hampered bushfire response has been questioned in State Parliament. It follows after it was revealed the Gippsland fire spotting towers were left without crews for a week at the end of September amid an
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Vic opposition leader joins Heyfield at timber forum

20 December 2023
Victorian State Opposition leader John Pesutto visited Heyfield last week. Source: Liam Durkin, LaTrobe Valley Express Mr Pesutto hit the road on Tuesday, 12 December, travelling out to Heyfield for a timber forum. The forum was organised by Member for Eastern Victoria, and Shadow Par
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Rob de Fegely resigns due to Bendigo Bank’s ill-considered forest policy

20 December 2023
A leading Australian forestry expert has resigned from Bendigo Bank over its policy not to support the harvesting of native forest. Source: Timberbiz Rob de Fegely, who has had many senior roles in his 40-year career in forestry, has resigned from the board of his local Community Bank
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Finest pines go on show for Xmas

18 December 2023
From the forest floor to the foyers of grandeur, two of the finest pines growing in NSW state forests have been selected and decorated as Christmas trees at Government House and Vaucluse House in Sydney. Source: Timberbiz It’s a Christmas tradition that for years has brought festive s
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A 10-year plan for WA’s forests released

18 December 2023
Commercial logging in native forests will come to an end with the Cook Government’s Forest Management Plan 2024-2033 setting out the latest framework for managing more than 2.5 million hectares of native forest throughout Western Australia’s south-west. Source: Timberbiz &
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China timber ban caused SA to broaden its horizons

15 December 2023
When China closed its doors to Australian timber exports, the local timber industry faced challenges and explored diverse markets to secure a positive future. Source: The SE Voice China lifted the ban on Australian timber exports for the first time in more than two years in May, follo
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New home sales low all year long

15 December 2023
Sales of new homes nationally have remained low throughout 2023 and this will see the volume of houses commencing construction continue to contract into 2024 according to the latest HIA New Home Sales report. Source: Timberbiz HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon said the only exception to
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Game changing AI cameras commissioned in SA

15 December 2023
The first two of the game changing artificial intelligence (AI) powered bushfire camera detection and monitoring systems is now operational at Comaum, south-east South Australia. Source: Timberbiz The Pano AI system, being implemented for the first time commercially in Australia, will
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Opinion: Gavin Butcher – WA should let go of pine plantations

15 December 2023
South Australia did it in 2012. Victoria managed it back in 1998, Queensland in 2010, Tasmania in 2017. Only WA and NSW have held on to their pine plantations as commercial businesses. Why have most States decided to relinquish these massive estates…and realised significant financial
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