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Opinion: William Strauss FutureMetrics – COVID-19 impact on wood pellets

24 April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a global economic depression. Many sectors are being and will continue to be strongly negatively affected. Many people will suffer both from the disease and from the economic fallout. The magnitude and reach of this crisis is huge and far reach
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Review of SA bushfires must prioritise fire ready not suppression

22 April 2020
The peak organisation representing more than 1000 professional and scientific forest land managers have stressed the need to prioritise broadscale fire preparedness in place of fire suppression as they put forward their submission to the Independent Review into South Australia’s 2019/
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NSW establishing $140m bushfire recovery package

22 April 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association has welcomed the announcement by the NSW Government that it is establishing a $140 million Bushfire Industry Recovery Package and ensuring a strong focus on the State’s forest product industries damaged by the catastrophic fires. Source: Timb
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Green Triangle Awards cancelled for 2020

22 April 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed another “victim” with this year’s Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards cancelled.The awards, which began in 2018, awards recognise individuals and companies in the Green Triangle timber industry for their dedication to best practise, continuous impro
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Calamitous decline in housing coming says AFPA

22 April 2020
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is forecasting a “calamitous decline” in housing construction and says an urgent recovery package is needed. The AFPA is calling on Australia’s leaders to urgently put in place a stimulus recovery package for the sector to counter the
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Consultation on draft Export Control Rules involving wood and woodchips

20 April 2020
The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has released the draft Export Control (Wood and Woodchips) Rules 2020 for public consultation. The draft wood rules will set out how the export wood and woodchips will be regulated.  Source: Timberbiz These
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Australian Residential Timber Framed Construction Course – Online

20 April 2020
Timber Queensland’s face to face one day AS1684.2 course is now being offered as four-part webinar training program delivered by timber framing experts who will ensure your interpretation and practice of AS1684.2 meets required standards. Source: Timberbiz Understanding and using Aust
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More support for native forestry industry in Victoria

20 April 2020
The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party has come out in support for Victoria’s native forest industry. The party’s representative in the Legislative Council Jeff Bourman said that in light of the destruction caused by the effective shutdown of the economy responding to the current pan
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Private forestry update for Tasmania: logs, woodchips and processing

17 April 2020
Private Forests Tasmania has provided an overview of the current situation for private forestry in Tasmania as at 15 April 2020. Source: Timberbiz North West Tasmania: Forestry supply chains are still flowing but some individual forest workers have been impacted by quarantine restrict
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VicForests not eligible for FSC membership

17 April 2020
VicForests is no longer eligible for membership of the Forest Stewardship Council of Australia because it has failed to achieve Controlled Wood Standard within the required time. Source: Timberbiz However, this does not mean that Vicforests will be denied Controlled Wood Standard accr
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