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Opinion: Felix Ellis, Tasmanian Minister for Resources – threats to Tas forestry

28 July 2023
In a carbon-constrained century, forestry is the world’s most exciting industry. Source: The Examiner Forestry not only provides timber and fibre but a business model that pays for carbon capture and active landscape management across our bushfire-prone, biodiverse environment.
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Friday analysis: Labor is divided on native forestry on many fronts

28 July 2023
The push against native timber harvesting in this country is sadly gathering pace. And that is not a good thing for so many reasons. The push is obviously coming from the left side of politics, but even so Labor appears a little divided on the issue. The Guardian reported this week th
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National Tree Day this Friday and Sunday

26 July 2023
Planet Ark’s National Tree Day started in 1996 and has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature care event. It’s a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to the community. Source: Timberbiz In 2023, Schools
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Tasmanian Labor promoting Tas first timber policy

26 July 2023
State Labor says a Tasmanian first timber policy needs to be established to prevent Tasmanian-grown logs travelling across the Bass Strait to be milled in Victoria. Source: The Examiner The Tasmanian forestry industry has expressed alarm over past months after the Victorian Government
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Labor Enviro action group report pushes for public plantations

26 July 2023
More than 300 Labor branches have backed a push by the party’s environmental arm for the Albanese government to fund an expanded, publicly owned plantation industry to ensure the country gets the timber it needs and end native forest logging. Source: The Guardian A report by the Labor
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AFCA Professional Freight Task Management program

24 July 2023
Following the success of Australian Forest Contractors Association’s (AFCA) Professional Ownership & Driver Wellbeing Program (PODW), AFCA has launched a new initiative. Source: Timberbiz AFCA has again collaborated with industry experts Alan Pincott from ATSSS- Australian Truckin
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New site manager appointed at Hyne Tumbarumba

24 July 2023
Hyne Timber has appointed Kristina Kaminski as the new site manager of the Hyne Tumbarumba Mill. Source: Timberbiz Ms Kaminski has been the mill’s operations manager since joining the company in February 2023 and this recent promotion to site manager makes her the first female to ever
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Sales of new homes sink in all states

21 July 2023
Sales of new homes across Australia fell by 4.8% in June, to remain at rock bottom levels. And HIA Chief Economist Tim Reardon says this poor result in June leaves sales in the 2022/23 financial year down by 33.2% compared with the previous year. Source: Timberbiz The HIA New Home Sal
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Archaic rules stop heavy-duty electric trucks in their tracks

21 July 2023
Australia’s archaic road rules, and its unique weight restrictions on trucks, have emerged as a major stumbling block to moves to transform the country’s heavy duty truck fleet to fully electric. Source:  The Driven Volvo Trucks, the world’s biggest maker of heavy-duty electric trucks
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Illegal felling a by-product of halting native forestry

21 July 2023
Throughout Victoria, illegal firewood collection as a result of the end of the sustainable native timber industry has taken hold in some of our most valued and rare ecological gems. Source: Timberbiz In remote areas and rural towns, particularly in low socio-economic situations firewo
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