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

VFPA slams Murrindindi council trying to stop logging at Snobs Creek

The Victorian Forest Products Association has slammed a northern Victorian council’s unanimous decision to advocate for logging to cease in the Snobs Creek area. Murrindindi Shire Council on Wednesday called on the Victorian Government to phase out current native timber harvesting act
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First load of salvaged logs leaves Kangaroo Island but facilities are lacking

Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber’s first trial load of softwood logs salvaged has left the island. The load was shipped by the SeaLink ferry to the mainland, for sale to a South Australian domestic customer – Morgan Sawmill at Jamestown. Source: Timberbiz If successful, KIPT believes
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BBF cleared to run marathon through SST managed forest

The Bob Brown Foundation’s takayna Trail ultramarathon event in Tasmania will go ahead after a Supreme Court hearing on Thursday cleared the way. Sustainable Timber Tasmania had rejected the application from the foundation to hold the event which would be run through STT managed fores
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Opinion – Mark Poynter: the irrepairable damage by Bob Brown Foundation misrepresentations

Last week, the Bob Brown Foundation’s (the BBF) latest legal challenge against Tasmania’s native hardwood timber industry was dismissed by the Federal Court. Following the court’s decision, Brown indicated that his Foundation’s activists will continue protesting in the forests while i
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Friday analysis: Council’s call on logging a waste as BBF wastes money in court

There is an old saying that local governments should stick to handling roads, rates and rubbish and that’s it. But instead, in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of councils across Australia and overseas involved in social, political and environmental causes. Source:
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Rottne H8D an updated classic for stand-operating thinning

Rottne H8D is a small and versatile harvester with unique characteristics including exact tracking, swing arms on the wheels, variable transmission and automatic anti-spin. This makes it very easy-to-operate with minimum space requirements, providing the conditions for smooth and flue
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Vietnam imports logs and sawnwood from more than 100 countries

Vietnam has become a leading wood product manufacturer with increasing imports of logs and sawnwood in terms of volume, variety and supply sources. In the early 2000s logs and sawnwood were imported into Vietnam from 40 – 45 countries. Today, logs and sawnwood are imported from
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Indonesia submits to PEFC for certification

The Indonesian Forestry Certification Cooperation (IFCC) recently submitted their national forest certification system to PEFC for re-endorsement. The public consultation will offer the chance to provide feedback on this revised system, it will run from 8 March until 7 May. Source: Ti
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PRO Driver lifts workflow for drivers and fleet managers

Webfleet Solutions, one of the world’s leading telematics providers and part of Bridgestone, is introducing its upgraded PRO Driver Terminal: the PRO 8475. Equipped with advanced technologies, including LTE connectivity and Google Services, the versatile premium tablet supports driver
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