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New AFPA board elected

03 December 2019
A new Australian Forest Products Association board has been elected with re-elected AFPA chairman and chairman of Midway Limited, Greg McCormack saying that it reflected the diversity of the industry and was ready to take on new challenges facing the sector. Source: Timberbiz The AFPA
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Federal Labor at odds with Victorian Labor on forestry

03 December 2019
Federal Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Resources Joel Fitzgibbon has strongly backed Victoria’s native forest industries as sustainable, this is at odds with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews who plans to shut it down. Source: Timberbiz Speaking at the Australian Forest Products A
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Australia’s forestry sector strong in export markets – ABARES

28 November 2019
An Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) report released recently highlights continued growth in Australia’s forestry sector thanks to strong export performance. Source: Timberbiz ABARES acting Executive Director, Peter Gooday, said Australian
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Public consultation for Timber Release Plan

28 November 2019
VicForests has started public consultation on draft Timber Release Plan and Timber Utilisation Plan amendments. Stakeholder feedback on proposed harvest areas is an important part of VicForests’ planning process. Source: Timberbiz VicForests chief executive Monique Dawson said that th
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$120 million package to exit native timber is unravelling

28 November 2019
More information has come out about the funding allocated to cover the cost of exiting from the logging of native forests. After the Andrews Government announced the closure it was discovered that funding of $120 million needs to be spent in order for the industry to be closed down. S
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What can an Upper House inquiry do for native forestry?

28 November 2019
At the protest rally held in Melbourne on Tuesday 26 November outside Parliament House, the leader of the Victorian opposition, Michael O’Brien, stated that he would instigate an inquiry into the closing down of the native forestry industry in Victoria. The proposed Legislative Counci
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Legislative Council inquiry on native forestry shutdown

26 November 2019
  Victoria’s opposition leader, Michael O’Brien speaking at the first of what may be many such protests, stated that he would put the facts on the table about native forestry in Victoria and his party would push for an upper house inquiry in 2020. The proposed Legislative Council
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Teaching the teachers about timber

25 November 2019
More than 30 teachers from Parkfield Primary recently got an education on the timber industry as part of a Leschenault Timber Industry Club (LTIC) forest field trip in Western Australia. Source: Timberbiz Communications and stakeholder engagement manager Jennifer Eliot said the Forest
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ARC timber design workshop

21 November 2019
The ARC Future Timber Hub at The University of Queensland will hold its second Timber Design Continuing Professional Development course “Integrated Timber Design Workshop” at the university December 9 and 10. Source: Timberbiz The two-day workshop will cover integrated design of timbe
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Truck industry may dodge hike in taxes

21 November 2019
The trucking industry may have dodged a tax hike bullet with State transport ministers appearing to soften on a proposed lift in trucking taxes. A ministerial council meeting to consider increasing road-user charges on heavy vehicle diesel use and registration will be held in Melbourn
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