A former Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards (GTTIA) committee member Lydia Mules has taken on the role of event organiser. Ms Mules is taking over from Prue Younger who has handed over the reins after two successful years to focus on some exciting opportunities that have arisen fro
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has begun receiving public submissions. Individuals, organisations, community groups and the broader community can make a submission about the 2019-20 bushfire season by telephone or online. Source: Timberbiz The Federal
At the 2020 CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show in Las Vegas, John Deere is showcasing an industry-leading range of OEM precision grade management solutions, including factory-integrated solutions across five product categories: motor graders, crawler dozers, excavators, skid steers and compact trac
Russia’s Segezha Forest Industry Group has started work on the project to develop seed plantation centres that will grow containerized tree seedlings (CTSs). CTSs have a number of advantages. The seedlings are grown in special containers filled with soil; 100% of these seedlings adapt
The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) has appointed Wong Kah Cane as its Acting Chief Executive Officerd effective 13 March 2020. Mr. Wong, who joined MTC on 1 November 2019 as Deputy CEO, takes over from Richard Yu Tuan Chong. Source: Timberbiz Mr Wong, who graduated with a degree in Bu
University of Tasmania PhD student Sean Krisanski has been named as one of the winners of the 2020 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Mr Krisanski was recognised for his research into the development of an ‘arborist’ drone that can t
Central Victoria’s first planned burn of 2020 will take place on Wednesday despite the continuing fire danger period in the first of about 30 burns planned before next season’s fire danger period. Forest Fire Management Victoria will burn 81 hectares two kilometres to the
New South Wales new Koala State Environmental Planning Policy will cripple agriculture, private forestry and development in NSW, according to Timber NSW. Source: Timberbiz “This is a game changer and has been introduced by this government under the guise of saving and protecting koala
The Western Australian Government has placed a 12-month freeze on the logging of “two-tier” karri forests in the state’s wooded South West region. Two-tier karri forests are defined as mixed-age forests comprised of mature trees and younger regrowth trees. Source: AB
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