TDA Newsletter 2012 No. 1
28-Mar-2012
The first TDA newsletter for 2012.
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Illegal logging law coming soon |
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 00:00 |
The final detailed form of the Australian Government's Illegal Logging Prohibition legislation is still under debate, but the broad requirements are now clear. Very substantial penalties—up to five years jail and/or confiscation of timber—will apply to those who are found to have imported illegally harvested timber products or processed illegally harvested Australian logs.
The new law will compel importers and domestic processors to follow a set due diligence process to demonstrate that they have done the utmost to minimise the risk that their timber has been illegally harvested. In addition, importers will be required to make a binding declaration at the border that they have undertaken the required due diligence. Companies that fail to do so will face a range of stiff fines.
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World Conference on Timber Engineering coming Down Under |
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 00:00 |
The
World Conference on Timber Engineering
(WCTE) is in Auckland July 15-19, 2012, the first time that this annual conference has come to the Southern Hemisphere. This puts the very latest in timber research and development within easy reach of the Australian building and timber industries.
The conference will focus on commercial scale timber construction. Over 300 presentations will be given on a great range of topics grouped together under daily themes. Those themes cover timber engineering challenges and solutions, designing for extreme events, the future of timber engineering… and much more.
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New Awards Coordinator focuses on sustainable design |
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 00:00 |
Sandra Behrendt, the new Event Coordinator for the Australian Timber Design Awards, has chosen sustainability to be the theme of this year's Awards. She aims to use the Awards to broaden awareness of the potential of timber design to meet sustainability goals.
With a strong background in sustainable architecture, Sandra is well suited to this task. She studied architecture in Germany and worked for HolzHausplus, a leader in zero energy construction. She has also worked as an architect in Sydney, and has a good understanding of the sustainability challenges peculiar to Australia.
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Take advantage of our #1 Google ranking |
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 00:00 |
Our timber.net.au website still holds the #1 spot for a Google Australia search on "timber". As a result, links from that website confer very considerable page rank benefits to a timber-related website. And with over 21,000 unique visitors per month to
timber.net.au, you should at least consider listing your company on our Suppliers Guide, the most popular section of that website.
Standard plans start from as little as $240 pa (+GST) and display your logo, all contact details (with hyperlink and email) and 3 category classifications.
Enhanced and Premium listings include further information about your company, such as products and services, and other business locations.
We also have pay-per-month and pay-per-click advertising available on both
timber.net.au
and the
National Timber Product Stewardship Group website.
To find out more:
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