Industry and community working for a warmer winter The township of Dunalley will be alive with the sound of chainsaws next month when the forest industry, local volunteers and community groups chip in to cut, split and distribute hundreds of tonnes of firewood for residents affected by
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SFM Forest Products were proud supporters of the national conference of the Institute of Foresters of Australia (IFA), held in Canberra from 7 to 11 April 2013. Managing Director Andrew Morgan said that SFM was proud to be the ‘stubby holder sponsor’ for the conference, which proved
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SFM today announced that it has been engaged to manage the log loading facilities at TasRail’s new Brighton Transport Hub. A joint media release from TasRail and Forestry Tasmania today announced the return of logs to rail after an absence of nearly a decade. A rail freight
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SFM Forest Products today announced that it has completed contract negotiations to manage the Portland Treefarm Project in the Green Triangle. The Portland Treefarm Project is a joint venture between Mitsui Bussan Woodchip Oceania Pty Ltd, Nippon Paper Resources Australia Pty Ltd and Australian Afforestation Pty Ltd – Toyota. The estate
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SFM recently joined peak industry body Timber Queensland. In a media release Rod McInnes, CEO Timber Queensland welcomed SFM and highlighted that 2013 will see a rise in the number of environmentally conscious consumers looking for assurances they are buying timber and timber products from suppliers with
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Our thoughts go out to all those affected by the bushfires in Tasmania. In particular our thoughts are with Ike Kelly and his family and staff who lost their sawmill at Dunalley. SFM currently has 2 units on the ground working with other agencies in the south
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The prestigious Sixth Annual FSC Australia Awards Dinner was recently held at the Hilton on the Park in Melbourne attracting people from across Australia and beyond. Tanya Ha, who is an award-winning environmentalist, best-selling author, science journalist, television presenter and sustainable living advocate hosted the evening as
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SFM has been appointed to Local Buy’s contract for Environmental Consultancy Services (BUS 225-1211) as a supplier to Queensland government agencies. Established in 2001, Local Buy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ). After passing the rigorous requirements of the Local Buy
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Tasmanian staff recently undertook refresher training in preparation for the upcoming fire season with well known, industry and fire service assessor, Rick Birch. Staff covered all aspects from fire weather reading through to assessment, responding and suppressing activities presented during wildfire situations. The training is invaluable and given
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It’s bushfire season and today is Bushfire Awareness Day. Check out the ABC story links below to read more on what you need to do to be safe this bushfire season. Prepare a defendable space around your home. Do this long before there’s any fire threat. Prepare
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