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Premier Andrews’ excuse for ending native harvesting

19 November 2019
Victoria’s Premier Dan Andrews has been accused of misleading Victorians about ending the harvesting of old growth forest as one of his excuses to shut down Victoria’s native forestry industry and put thousands of regional Victorians out of work. Source: Timberbiz The AFPA says the st
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Petition launched for native timber fight

19 November 2019
Victorians outraged by the Victorian Government’s ban on the native timber industry are encouraged to add their name to a petition launched last week. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath said the native timber ban was not based on reality, but was an ideologic
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Labor missing in action at VAFI dinner

19 November 2019
Not surprisingly no Victorian Labor politician showed his face at the Victorian Association of Forestry Industries (VAFI) awards dinner held on Friday 15 November in Melbourne. However, the number of opposition politicians was impressive including long time timber industry supporter M
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Mount Mulligan comes up tops in timber design awards

14 November 2019
Mount Mulligan Lodge is something special. Set in the rugged terrain of remote Queensland, on a cattle property only accessible by helicopter or by off-road 4WD, it is a project that set tongues wagging at the Timber Design Awards in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz Hence, Mount Mulligan
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50 Shades of Green aims to restrict forest planting in NZ

14 November 2019
Large scale, small scale and Māori foresters have said that the recent 50 Shades of Green march on the New Zealand parliament highlights deliberately created confusion about the true nature and recent scope of forestry expansion. Source: Timberbiz Farm Forestry Association President H
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Delivery of Plantation Development Loans is close

14 November 2019
Consultation is underway to inform the delivery of the Australian Government’s commitment to provide Plantation Development Concessional Loans and meet the growing demand for our wood and fibre. Source: Timberbiz “Our Government committed to providing $500 million in concessiona
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Timber Queensland applauds decision on native forestry

14 November 2019
Timber Queensland has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement that native forest that was due to become national park, will now be kept open to the timber industry is an important first step toward recognising the need for resource security. And it is in the interests of the
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VicForests looks forward to future beyond native harvesting

14 November 2019
VicForests has denied claims it has been running out of money for years before the Premier declared the end of Victoria’s native hardwood industry last week. The Age in Melbourne last week reported that only increasing direct payments by taxpayers, which the government insists a
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Labor votes to uphold Dan’s timber ban

14 November 2019
The Andrews Government in Victoria on Wednesday voted down a motion in State Parliament seeking support for the native timber industry. The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath who raised the motion said the Andrews Government would go down as the most anti-regiona
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Scion develops biobased treatment for softwood radiata

12 November 2019
Scion has developed a new biobased treatment technology that can give softwood radiata pine durable properties. The treatment increases the performance of radiata pine timber in outdoor uses including decking, cladding, outdoor furniture and exterior joinery. Source: Timberbiz Unlike
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