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

Hyne Timber adds third shift for bushfire salvage operations

Hyne Timber Tumbarumba is in the process of adding a third shift as the bushfire recovery salvage operation continues. The site already employs approximately 230 people and is actively recruiting to a range of new opportunities and vacancies. Source: Timberbiz Site Manager, Marcus Fen
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Timber industry associations call for urgent action from Andrews

The Victorian Government must urgently intervene to save the Victoria’s native timber industry and the thousands of jobs it supports, industry peak bodies urged.  The recent court decision to extend an injunction preventing timber harvesting in 13 coupes, is the latest setback for the
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Union steps up the fight for timber workers against Andrews Govt

Victorian Government MPs will face flying pickets, mass community meetings and rolling stoppages as timber workers ramp up their campaign to highlight the turmoil facing the industry. The crisis facing the forestry sector escalated last week after a court injunction halted harvesting
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USDA Forest Service has 80 seasonal jobs on offer

The USDA Forest Service is accepting applications for more than 80 seasonal spring and summer jobs in Oregon and Washington. Positions are available in fields including archaeology, customer service, range, forestry, fire, recreation, engineering, hydrology, biology, dispatch, and eng
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Joint research for auto harvesting and forestry innovation

FPInnovations and the Forestry Research Institute of Sweden (Skogforsk) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create an opportunity for the international exchange of research on automated harvesting and advances their respective interests in forestry innovation. Source: Timber
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Pilot phase of new FSC TLA introduced

A revised and improved trademark license agreement (TLA) for the FSC certification scheme will initially be implemented with a pilot phase, starting early in the second quarter of 2020 in Brazil, China, Germany, Russia and the United States before being extended to other countries lat
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AS1684.2: Australian Residential Timber Framed Construction Seminar

Understanding and using Australia’s Timber Framing Code correctly is an ongoing challenge for many building professionals. Site visits and inspections regularly uncover poor practice which can open up a litany of legal issues. This practical training workshop delivered by the timber f
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Austrian billionaire buys up more NZ for forestry

An Austrian billionaire has been granted consent to purchase an NZ$8m Hill Country farm. The Overseas Investment Office (OIO) has granted Wolfgang Leitner consent to buy a 800ha property located in Kotemaori, Wairoa and convert it to forestry. Source: Rural News NZ The property known
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Tasmania opens up to fuel reduction burns

The Tasmanian Government has opened the door for mechanical fuel reduction to tackle bushfires. In response to this season’s disastrous fires in Victoria and NSW, the Premier Peter Gutwein this week confirmed plans to introduce new legislation to make it easier for authorities to unde
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