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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

WA funding packages done without consultation

Claims three new grant programs to support economic development and job creation in South-West communities in Western Australia were developed in consultation with communities, workers and businesses affected by the government’s decision to end hardwood harvesting have been rejected b
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Opinion: Keith Woodford on carbon forestry in New Zealand

This last week I spent two days in Rotorua at the New Zealand carbon-forestry conference where I was also one of the speakers. Both I and others presented perspectives on the path ahead for this new industry. There were close to 300 attendees plus an international online audience. Alt
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Friday analysis: Andrews Government silent over timber commitments

So, the Nationals Member for Gippsland South Danny O’Brien wants the Victorian State Government to explain why nothing has happened regarding the promised $110 million commitment to new timber plantations in the Latrobe Valley. He’s not the only one who wants an answer. In August last
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Ecovery reforestation and afforestation app

Ecovery Life Foundation, a public benefit corporation focused on carbon-sequestering, reforestation, and other eco-projects in the ESG space, announced the official launch of WoodLand: a membership network to help solve critical environmental issues via afforestation and reforestation
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50th anniversary of Warringtonfire’s first commercial fire test

Warringtonfire is marking the 50th anniversary of its first commercial fire test, which took place at a newly completed fire testing laboratory in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, in the summer of 1972. Source: Timberbiz Fifty years later, what is believed to be the UK’s oldest existing
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Forest Europe’s first high level talks in late August

Forest Europe’s first High-Level Policy Dialogue, titled Sustainable Forest Management: Unlocking forest biodiversity’s potential, will take place on 30 August 2022, with important contributions from EFI. Source: Timberbiz Forest Europe (former Ministerial Conference on the Protection
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Rail transport identified as essential for Mount Gambier’s development

The reinstatement of rail line transport to and from Mount Gambier continues to be a focus of Regional Development Australia (RDA) Limestone Coast. Source: SE Voice RDA Limestone Coast deputy chair Alan Richardson said rail was the obvious solution for the huge freight task being plac
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Wilding pines tackled to the ground in the far north of NZ

Wilding pines outcompete natives in New Zealand growing taller and faster than most species in the Far North and pose a serious risk to the biodiversity and unique landscapes of the area. Source: Timberbiz The Wildings, which can mature at five years old in this region, are an NZ$4.6-
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