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Wood, not carbon, drives plantations

This Issue • Industry withdraws support on plantations sale • Greens coalition major concern for Tasmanian industry

Serious shortfalls looming in supply of sawn hardwoods and softwoods

WOOD production, rather than carbon sequestration, is likely to be the primary driver of Australian plantation development, despite recent commentary suggesting food production will be overrun by trees in the quest for carbon credits. Since 1997, under the strategic direction of the national plantation strategy, Plantations for Australia: The 2020 Vision, the rate of new plantation establishment has averaged 75,000 ha a year. The majority of new investment comes from the private sector by way of forestry managed investment

Looming sawlog supply deficits.

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schemes (MIS). 2020 Vision coordinator David Thompson points out future wood supply shortages in Australia, particularly for sawlogs, is an issue which needs to be addressed. “If you take hardwood and softwood sawlog supply projections out to 2050, and convert those to sawn timber equivalents, then look at per capita consumption of sawn wood and ABS population projections, it is clear we will not have enough wood to meet domestic demand,” he says. Cont Page 3

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Government loses Making industry’s support an on plantations sale impact .. The Victorian Association of Forest Industries wishes to thank the following organisations for their support in our industry-wide representation at the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.

MEDIA statements and correspondence on April 20 and 21confirm fears that the Queensland Government has been withholding information on the forestry asset sale and is prepared to walk away from the historic South East Queensland Forestry Agreement and the Western Hardwoods Statewide Forests Process, says Timber Queensland. Chief executive Rod McInnes said grandiose government assurances that the future of Queensland’s timber industry and timber supply is secure are a whitewash. “This government can’t be trusted,” he said. “At the outset of selling Forestry Plantations Queensland, Anna Bligh promised in her ‘facts brochure’ to establish the full 20,000 ha of hardwood plantation by 2015 as agreed in the SEQ Forestry Agreement and the western hardwoods SFP. ‘We are seeking assurances that any land acquired by Forest Plantations Queensland, irrespective of tenure, remains forestry land’ – Rod McInnes

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“A couple of months later we discover that without any consultation to the industry and conservation signatories to the agreement, the government has extended the date to 2025 and decided hardwood can replace existing softwood plantations – all at a time when our growing population means Queensland is already finding it difficult to meet its timber needs. As one of the architects of the hardwood agreements, Mr McInnes says the intention was always for these hardwood

across Australia’s forest and forest products industry .. since 1940

Rod McInnes .. government abandoning landmark agreement to make a quick buck.

plantations to be established on new land, not replace existing softwood plantation which the government has confirmed is possible. “Indeed, if this has always been the case, why then has 99% of the current hardwood plantation been established on new land and not on converted existing softwood plantation and saved the taxpayers millions of dollars? Mr McInnes asks. “The fact is the Bligh government is demonstrating it cares little about the 20,000 jobs and $4 billion the timber industry provides Queensland, nor is it concerned with conservation. “It is prepared to abandon a landmark agreement to make a quick buck.” Mr McInnes said public government assertions that Timber Queensland had been kept informed during the asset sale process were simply not true. “Not once during this process has the government sought to brief Timber Queensland on the sale process. Any information gained has had to be specifically Cont Page 4

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“Depending on the ABS population projection used, the supply shortfall for sawn hardwood is in the range of 0.9-1.2 million cub m per annum, and 0.6-2.2 million cub m for softwoods. And if we continue to reduce native forest harvesting, these deficits will increase”. Mr Thompson says a key focus for the future is the need to switch current investment from short rotation pulpwood crops for woodchip, to longer rotation sawlog crops to meet looming sawlog supply deficits. “Most MIS activity has been in the pulpwood market,” he said. “Like many agricultural commodities, woodchips are largely exported, providing a valuable source of export

income, and have spawned jobs and investment in regional areas. However, we are anticipating that new taxation rules for MIS investors will stimulate more investment in longer rotations for sawn wood”. Wood production has been, and continues to be the primary driver for plantation investment, not carbon trading. Until the legislative framework for an Australian emissions trading scheme is operational, carbon sequestration from planted forests remains a fortunate byproduct of growing wood, and a potential future source of income. But by no means is it the current financial trigger. Even if clear market signals were in place for plantation carbon trading, the Australian

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David Thompson .. new taxation rules for MIS investors.

Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) regulations (Regulatory Guide 170) explicitly prevent forestry MIS companies from including financial forecasts in their product disclosure statements, unless there are reasonable grounds to do so. If these projections are disallowed for wood – which can be made with a relatively high degree of accuracy – then something as speculative as income from carbon trading is definitely off the agenda given the uncertainty surrounding an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Mr Thompson says recent concerns over planned carbon plantations in Western Australia, and tax deductibility for carbon forest sinks under legislation announced in 2007 needs to be put in perspective. “The proposed arrangement in Western Australia is not an MIS model, even though it involves a company operating retail forestry projects. The proposal is to plant 50,000 ha of lower value degraded land, representing just 0.02% of agricultural land in that state,

not a massive displacement of food production. “These plantings of mixed species will not be harvested, but will become permanent forests providing benefits in addition to carbon sequestration such as salinity control and biodiversity enhancement”. The commentary on the taxation treatment of forestry MIS is often misleading. “The term 100% up-front tax deductions is often used when referring to forestry investments, and it implies that investors pay no tax. This is incorrect, as the investment cost is simply deducted from their other income, and they pay tax on the remaining taxable income,” says Mr Thompson. The investment funds are also taxed when they become income in the hands of MIS employees or their contractors, and the investor pays tax when the trees are harvested. Initial tax deductibility is an essential feature of attracting investment into a long term and cash-flow disadvantaged investment like forestry. It has been suggested that the planting of tree monocultures to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is illogical. However, Mr Thompson says precisely that opportunity is being pursed in agriculture, with the push for soil carbon credits under cropping and grazing land. “Just as sequestering carbon in trees is positive spin-off from producing wood for housing, so too sequestering carbon in the soil while producing food is a smart environmental and economic strategy. “Both forestry and agriculture have a lot to offer in terms of housing and feeding the population, while also benefiting the environment”.

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Bottom line: no net loss of plantation estate From Page 2

pursued and then only scant details have been provided,” he said. “The obvious question is – what else don’t we know about the asset sale?”

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Mr McInnes said the industry was also very nervous about the freehold land issue in the asset auction. [FPQ manages about 210,000 ha of plantation, within an overall estate of 300,000 ha. The non-plantation land is buffer zones around boundaries

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support for the sale. “We are seeking assurances that any land acquired by Forest Plantations Queensland, irrespective of tenure, remains forestry land. “The bottom line for us is that there should be no net loss of the plantation estate. “If they want to flog off, say, 100 ha to someone like Australia Zoo, then they must find another 100 ha somewhere else to replace it.” The government is looking for firm bids on the 99-year lease arrangement by the end of this month for presentation to Cabinet in June. It is keen to sell the entire plantations estate to a single buyer.

The assets are expected to fetch more than $500 million. FPQ is a fully integrated plantation business, including research and nursery capabilities. The plantation estate has a total long-term sustainable harvest of around 2 million cub m a year, based on long-term tree crop rotations of between 25 to 45 years. FPQ manages about 210,000 ha of plantation, within an overall estate of 300,000 ha. The markets for manufactured timber products were under considerable pressure during 2008-09 as a result of the global financial crisis. However, forecasts suggest a considerable improvement in 2009-10 and improved customer up-take. FPQ’s performance in 200809 showed 1.55 million cub m of plantation timber removals; $72.4 million in timber sales; 6613 ha of additional land secured for plantations; $2.2 million invested in research and development; and 6.4 million trees planted.

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18: Victorian Timber Industry Supply Chain Seminar: Connecting the Pieces for Business Success. Radisson Hotel, 380 William Street, Melbourne. Contact: Peter Roberts, Timber Merchants Association on (03) 9875 5000 or John Halkett, Australian Timber Importers Federation on (02) 9356 3826. 19-20: Wood Supply Chain Optimisation 2010. Bayview Eden Melbourne. Technical seminar details successful strategies that have been adopted to improve planning, logistics and operations through the wood supply chain. Contact FIEA +64 3 470 1902. www.woodsupplychain.com 21-23: Timber and Working with Wood Expo, Brisbane Showgrounds, Fortitude Valley. 24-25: Wood Supply Chain Optimisation 2010, Rotorua, NZ. www.vafi.org.au

JUNE 2010 3-4: AFCA Conference and Trade Expo, Novotel Resort, Coffs Harbor, NSW. www.afca.asn.au 18-20: Timber and Working with Wood Expo, Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney. 21-22: Frame Australia 2010 Conference: Housing Construction and Sustainability. Sofitel Melbourne. The major national event for engineered timber and pre-fabrication. View: www.frameaustralia.com.au 21-22: Skills Tasmania Conference, Hobart. Showcasing workforce development and planning.

June 28-July 2: 18th Commonwealth Forestry Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland. www.cfc2010.org

JULY 2010 14-18: Interforest 2010 Trade Fair for Forestry Technology Munich, Germany. www.interfrost.de 21-22: Wood Energy 2010 reducing energy costs and improving energy efficiencies. Rotorua, NZ. 21-22: ScanTECH 2010 Sawmill Scanning & Optimisation Technologies. Rotorua, NZ. www. scantechevents.com 26-27: ScanTECH 2010 Sawmill Scanning & Optimisation Technologies. Melbourne. www. scantechevents.com 26-27: Wood Energy 2010 (World Reducing Energy Costs & Improving Energy Efficiencies) Melbourne. 26-29: Combined workshop. ATTA / FIAPS / ForestWorks combined annual workshop Hobart. Details: www.atta.org.au

SEPTEMBER 2010 3-5: Canberra Timber & Working With Wood Expo, Exhibition Park in Canberra. Contact: (02) 9974 1393. Fax: (02)9974 3426 Email: info@eee.net.au 6-12: Landcare Week. www.landcareonline.com 7-9: Wood Manufacturing 2010. Profitable Wood Manufacturing: Tooling, Technology & Design. Rotorua, NZ. www. woodmanufacturingevents.com 8-10: AFAC bushfire CRC annual conference. Darwin Convention Centre Australia. www.afac10.org

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According to the report, planting trees on degraded land will significantly reduce and offset Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emissions. The report describes reforestation as one of the biggest opportunities for Australia to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly when marginal land is reforested. Reforestation includes planting trees as windbreaks, along waterways and in patches for livestock shade. The report indicates the forestry sector has the potential be one of the largest and most cost effective sectors for greenhouse gas reduction activities in Australia over the next decade. The forest sector represents a large portion (28%) of the lowest cost emissions reduction options available into the future, which were estimated to potentially reduce emissions by 70 Mt CO2e in 2020.

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Greens in Coalition major concern for Tas forest industry THE timber industry in Tasmania has major concerns over how the Labor-Greens coalition is going to govern forestry issues, considering the Greens want the Regional Forest Agreement abolished. The chief executive of the Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) terry edwards says the coalition parties’ policies are so diametrically opposed to each other that there is major concern that compromises will be made for each other’s policies and forestry policy may well be a victim. The inclusion of two Greens in Tasmania’s Labor Cabinet has come under fire from the Liberals. In Premier David Bartlett’s revamped ministerial line-up, Greens leader Nick McKim becomes a minister in the Labor minority government and Cassy O’Connor will take on a role as a parliamentary secretary. This is the first time in Australia that Greens members have shared the levers of power. Before entering parliament, UK born McKim, 44, worked as a

Bryan Green .. understanding of key forestry issues.

wilderness guide. He has been given the portfolios of climate change, human services, corrections and sustainable transport and alternative energy. “The industry is concerned about McKim’s appointment as minister for climate change,” Mr Edwards told T&F enews. “The Greens policy leading up to the election included substantial policies on climate change issues, including a call for an increase in the forestry reserve system to increase sequestration of carbon in forests.

“The Greens also reject the use of forest biomass for energy and have proposed conversion of existing pulpwood plantations to sawlog plantations to extend rotations, which, frankly is quite ridiculous. “Their policies also threaten the future of regeneration burning in wet eucalypt forests.” FIAT is seeking an immediate public assurance from the Premier that Labor won’t compromise on the

commitments it made prior to the election. “There were clear policy assurances given to the industry by the Premier during the election and it is imperative that he upholds these,” Mr Edwards said. “The first big issue they need to address is the promise to extend the Regional Forest Agreement. However, the Cont Page 8

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Greens are opposed to the RFAs and wish to see them abolished. So whose view will prevail in the new coalition? “Secondly, Labor committed to a four-year promotion of Tasmanian timber products in our key overseas markets, while the Greens continue to support an international campaign to bring our forest industry into disrepute. “Labor promised to commit $2 million to support the recent Tasmanian Forest Industry Plan whereas the Greens wish to see it abolished. “The list of opposed policies goes on with other issues such as Labor supporting forest contractors whereas the Greens wish to support them all the way out of the industry with money drawn from an illegal tax on woodchip exports that the Greens want to abolish.” Mr Edwards said Nick McKim should immediately use whatever persuasion he has to call for an immediate halt to illegal protests in forests. He said McKim was able to convince activists not to undertake illegal protests in the lead up to election. But once campaigning has concluded we immediately see a return to the lawless behaviour of a radical few who seek to impose their own views by force. “If Mr McKim is to be taken seriously in his suggestion that a genuine power sharing Parliament is possible, he must immediately condemn illegal protests and call for an immediate cessation of this type of activity,” Mr Edwards said. Bryan Green, 53, has returned from exile to take on the heaviest workload of any minister with six portfolios, including primary

David Bartlett .. re-elected in Labor minority government.

Nick McKim .. climate change role worry for forests.

industries and water [including forestry]. Starting his working life as an apprentices fitter and machinist at Australian Paper, Burnie, he was minister for primary industries from 2002-2004 in the Lennon government. His appointment is welcomed by FIAT. “Mr Green will bring an understanding of the key issues confronting the sector and he has previously demonstrated a willingness to work with the industry to address these issues,” Mr Edwards said. FIAT is confident that Mr Green will take leadership in addressing the policy objectives laid out in the Labor election agenda.

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WOOD ART

Artist hops into hoop BRISBANE sculptor Alick Sweet looks up at his latest creation – a 2.3 m kangaroo created from recycled and freshly-milled pieces of hoop pine. Mr Sweet began his artistic life working with steel and bronze but the overpowering “pull” of wood has seen him shift from the finite to the infinite to creative ‘living’ animal sculptures, many of them displayed at art galleries throughout Australia and in the US. “Working with in a natural, three-dimensional medium has allowed me to shape each piece to reveal an animal’s movements, texture and its environment within the wood,” Mr Sweet said. The female kangaroo (pictured) with laminated pouch crafted from sections of old hoop pine piano legs, joins another, a Big Red male of 2.6 m at Mr Sweet’s inner city Spring Hill studio. Mostly created from hoop pine, both sculptures also have inlays of Tasmanian oak and a selection of Australian hardwoods. Mr Sweet, a sculptor, painter and sketch artist for more than 35 years, is excited about the potential of recycled wood as

an art form. “There’s something good about working with aged wood; it sends a great message of sustainability and exudes greater warmth than just cold steel,” he said. Since 1977, Mr Sweet has displayed his work at seven solo and more than 60 group exhibitions. He has more than 25 years’ experience in higher education and is presently self-employed as an artist and sculptor. The timber kangaroos at his studio are for sale. Contact: Tina Mitchell on (07) 3311 5073. Mob: 0411 435 205.

Taking a pot-shot at dope-seed importers FOREST owners in New Zealand are deeply concerned to hear that Customs doesn’t bother to prosecute many people who illegally import cannabis seeds. “Former forestry minister Jim Anderton is right on the button. There should be a nil tolerance for cannabis importers. The biosecurity and public health risks are too high,” says Forest Owners senior policy analyst Glen Mackie. “Plant and animal diseases, insect pests and weed seeds can easily hitch-hike in the mail. Cannabis use is a major hazard, especially in safety-sensitive workplaces.

“What price, the single cannabis seed that brings in an exotic forestry disease? Or a new, more potent, strain of marijuana that makes affected workers a greater liability to themselves and those who work with them?” Mr Mackie says the forest industry spends several million dollars a year on biosecurity protection, surveillance and research. It also has developed a drug- and alcohol-free program, which involves random testing of anyone doing safety-sensitive work in NZ plantation forests.

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INDUSTRY RESEARCH

New Gottstein reports focus on forest management, biomass in Nth America REPORTS on forest management issues and woody biomass for bioenergy in North America by two Australian researchers, leaders in their respective fields, have been released by the Gottstein organisation. The reports, by Dr Sandra Roberts, a research officer with Forestry Tasmania, and Ms Liz Hamilton, senior bioenergy industry officer with the Department of Primary Industries at Gellibrand, Vic, were announced by the chairman of the J. W. Gottstein Memorial Trust Fund Peter Gunnersen. The report by Dr Roberts – Managing Forest Hydrology Research: Lessons from

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Experimental Forests in the USA – describes visits to five experimental forests. The author gained knowledge on a selection of hydrological and forest management issues, including

the design and management of paired catchment experiments for quantifying the impacts of natural and man-made activities. Dr Roberts also learnt about their communication and community consultation processes, and methods for data collection, transfer, distribution and storage, and she concludes that experimental forest researchers in the US are better at sharing their information than their Australian counterparts. She provides reasons for this, and she recognises the importance of providing additional resources for data management and sharing in Australia. Ms Hamilton’s report – Developments in the Use of Woody Biomass for Bioenergy

Land hike threatens housing THE cost of residential land continues to rise with a new report showing the median price of raw land increased by 2.2% to a record $185,222 in the December 2009 quarter. The latest residential land report from the Housing Industry Association highlights the risk of the new home building recovery losing momentum from the second half of 2010. The weighted median land price

for Australia was growing at an annual rate of 14% at the end of 2009, the fastest pace since mid 2004. HIA chief economist, Harley Dale says that for the year to December 2009, new house prices (excluding land) grew by 2.8%, building materials prices increased by 1%, labour rates fell marginally, yet median land prices jumped by 14%.

in Canada and Western USA – describes how and why the use of woody biomass for bioenergy is strongly supported by the Canadian and US governments at the state/provincial and federal levels, with a focus on the utilisation of woody biomass from forests. The author discusses the key drivers for the development of bioenergy from woody biomass in North America. Of particular relevance to the Australian forest industry are the drivers that include the need to improve forest and catchment health, reduce the severity of wildfires, provide a stimulus for revitalising rural economies and reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from open burning. Ms Hamilton concludes that many of the issues involving the use of biomass for bioenergy in North America are also valid for Australia. The reports can be downloaded from the Gottstein website: www.gottsteintrust.org. Copies of the report are available on CD format from Dr S. Pongracic, secretary, J. W. Gottstein Memorial Trust Fund, c/o CSIRO, Private Bag 10, Clayton South, Vic 3169.

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New Zealand on the ball to showcase forest, wood industries at big festival NEW Zealand’s forestry and wood products sector is set to come to the fore during Rugby World Cup 2011, with a giant forestry and wood industries festival planned in Rotorua to showcase the sector to government officials, companies and visitors from around the world. The festival from September 5 to 9 in Rotorua and the Bay of Plenty will include a range of activities, conferences, exhibitions, displays and competitions leading up to Rotorua’s first Rugby World Cup Game on Saturday, September 10, next year. General manager of the Destination Rotorua Economic Development Unit Grant Kilby says the Rugby World Cup offers enormous opportunities to industries across New Zealand – not just tourism – and the forestry sector also stands to significantly benefit from the high profile international rugby event. “The latest estimations indicate that more than 85,000 visitors are expected to travel to New Zealand during the event, while we could expect to see a great majority of those visitors to Rotorua and the wider Bay of Plenty during the world cup event,” Mr Kilby said. “A number of those visitors will be business people and

Rotorua forests .. showcasing New Zealand’s potential.

government representatives from around the world who will combine their trip to world cup with fact-finding missions looking at companies and sectors across New Zealand. “This is the single biggest opportunity the NZ forestry and wood products sector will have

in the next decade to reach potential targets and markets around the world, and we simply have to make the very most of that opportunity.” The festival will include Forest Industries 2011 (FI2011), the four yearly forest expo, a wood solutions symposium

and the National Wood Sector Conference with international delegates focusing on marketled wood applications. It will involve input and support from the Rotorua District Council, NZ Trade and Enterprise and key groups from across the forestry sector. Other activities include in-forest demonstrations of forestry and harvesting machinery, technical workshops, a high profile networking event, an open day at the Waiariki Polytechnic Forestry Centre of Excellence, as well as a fun festival in Kawerau the weekend before the opening of the festival in Rotorua. Mr Kilby says the festival will cover every aspect of the NZ forestry and wood products sector.

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MELBOURNE HOO-HOO CONVENTION

Soul-searching at Hoo-Hoo convention

Six nations represented at Melbourne gathering By JIM BOWDEN

“HOO-HOO is an organisation with a soul and a history’. Sydney Club 215’s Chris White summed it up very well in his award-winning club president’s address to the J1V Convention in Melbourne this month. Chris added: “Hoo-Hoo isn’t just about getting information that helps your business – by joining this forest industry based organisation you effectively become part of a forest, a forest of people – an old forest in which saplings have grown into giants, giants have fallen and others have taken their place. “Together we weather harsh conditions and thrive in the good times. “I believe that just as we all appreciate real forests for their contribution to our prosperity, we can appreciate Hoo-Hoo for contributing to the other aspects of our existence – health, happiness and a long life.” Chris said he believed his club had provided the industry more information over the past

Outgoing J1V president Grant Williams of North East Victoria HooHoo Club 236 (Whitlands Sawmill, Wangaratta) hands over the gavel to new J1V president Heather Gattone of Sydney Club 215 at the J!V annual general meeting held during the Melbourne convention. Looking on are Susan Bennett, J1V secretary (left), and Val Fennell, first vice-president and member of Mount Gambier Club 214 (G&R Logging).

year than any other industry organisation. “I am confident that this is the key to lifting the profile of HooHoo and building membership,” he said. “We have found that we can’t rely on social functions to maintain the vitality of the club; people really want to walk away with something for their time. A bit of social catch-up with

industry colleagues just doesn’t cut it anymore. “We are conscious of striking a balance between promoting the old Hoo-Hoo values as much as we can, but also satisfying the ‘what’s in it for me’ needs of our members and guests. More than 100 Hoo-Hoo members, partners and guests attended the convention at Rydges Hotel in Melbourne

Book about a Snark hunts out the bidders ‘IN the midst of the word he was trying to say, In the midst of his laughter and glee, He had softly and suddenly vanished away, For the Snark was a Boojum, you see’. So goes one of the verses from Lewis Carroll’s darkly strange poem Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits), first published in 1876, and describing “with infinite humour the impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an inconceivable creature”. It is believed Bolling Arthur Johnson was reading Carroll’s

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story when he conceived the idea of Hoo-Hoo in 1892. Every since, a number of Hoo-Hoo officers on the ‘supreme 9’ retain titles from characters in the book such as Snark, Bojum and Jabberwock.’ A fine, pristine copy of the book, donated by renowned HooHoo historian Doug Howick, was offered at the convention auction and raised $1050 for J1V funds on the winning bid of Ron Gattone of Sydney Club 215, the current vice-president of Hoo-Hoo International. Hoo-Hoo memorabilia and

other items raised more than $1500 under Michael Daglish’s auctioneer’s hammer at the auction.

The long and short of it .. diminutive Helen Torenius, treasurer of Hobart Hoo-Hoo Club 239 (Torenius Timber), shares an affectionate moment with big Gary Gamble Rameses 95 from the iconic Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club in California, US.

from April 15 to 18, embracing the theme ‘The Next Decade – A Vision for Hoo-Hoo’. The convention welcomed world Hoo-Hoo president (Snark of the Universe) Jim Spiers and his wife Judi from British Columbia, Canada, and Gary Gamble (Rameses 95) from California, USA. Sydney timber identity Heather Gattone was elected new president of Jurisdiction 1V of Hoo-Hoo International. She becomes the first female president of J1V – Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and South Africa – and with her husband Ron makes it the first time a married couple has sat on the HHI board. Ron Gattone as vice-president of Hoo-Hoo International will lead a contingent of Aussies to the HHI convention in Souix Falls, South Dakota, in September. Three women are now at the top of the J1V tree – Heather Gattone of Sydney Club 215 as president, Val Fennel of Mount Gambier Club 214 as first vicepresident and Susan Bennett as on-going J1V secretary. Outgoing J1V president Grant Cont Page 13

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Hoo-Hoo stalwarts in Melbourne .. member at large Brian Tutton, Twin Waters, Sunshine Coast, and his wife Shirley, and Malcolm Powell, Brisbane Club 218 (Plywood Services, Palm Beach, Gold Coast). Brian, a past president of J!V, is enjoying life on the Sunshine Coast after a long sojourn at Horeshoe Bay on Magnetic Island. Malcolm will visit his daughter in Canada on the way to the Hoo-Hoo International Convention in Souix Falls, South Dakota, US, in September.

Affectionate group surrounding Rameses Gary Gamble from Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club, California, US, are Michele Spence (wife of David Spence, Melbourne 217) Josephine Chianese, Rydges Hotel, and Stuart Bennett, Ballarat Club 256 and past J1V president).

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Williams in his convention address said: “In order to look ahead we need to look back at our history, our aims and objectives and how our industry has changed.” He asked: “Because industry has changed, do we need to change to be relevant into the future and how do we fund our future?” Grant says the history of HooHoo lies with older members and the future lies with a younger generation. He noted that the convention represented people linked together from New Zealand, Malaysia, Canada, Australia, USA and South Africa. “Our history tells us that Bolling Arthur Johnson [a timber journalist who inspired the formation of the HooHoo movement in the town of Gurdon, Arkansas, USA, in 1892] and his mates added the word concatenated to publicly express that ‘linking together’, as in a chain or series, was extremely important to this organisation – and the industry. “Today we see clubs linked

together in a common bond of fraternalism and friendship across the seas and six nations.” Referring to Hoo-Hoo at club level, Grant said members needed to decide if they were able to increase membership or rather endeavour to maintain existing membership. “Do we need to change the format of our club activities to encourage more people to become members and do we want a more public profile?” The incoming J1V board for 2010-11 was confirmed at the convention AGM: President, Heather Gattone (Sydney 215); 1st vicepresident, Val Fennell (Mount Gambier 214); 2nd vicepresident, Pieter Verlinden (Brisbane 218); vicegerent area 1, Greg Richardson (Mount Gambier 214), vg area 2, Don Martin (Sydney 215); vg area 3, John Dehne (Melbourne 217); vg area 4, Ray Lamari (Far North Queensland 261); vg area 5, Bob Whittle (Hobart 235); vg area 6, Jeff Loton (Leschenaulia 274); vg area 7, Sue Schmidt ( Disa, South Africa); vg area 8, John Scholtens (Auckland 248);

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Brisbane Hoo-Hoo Club president Pieter Verlinden with Val Caddy, wife of Ron Caddy, Melbourne 217 and past J1V president (Lamcal Builders Supplies) and Julie Caddy, wife of Heath Caddy, Melbourne 217 (Lamcal).

vicegerent area 9, Dr Clarence Tan (Malaysia 275); secretary, Susan Bennett, Ballina, NSW. At the Hoo-Hoo board meeting during convention, it was agreed to provide $1000 to assist with the cost of presenting the Australian industry’s viewpoint at the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission by the Victorian Association of Forest Industries. There was discussion among convention delegates that individual clubs might also consider adding to the J1V pledge. In one of the most detailed and researched documents delivered to the royal commission, the timber industry’s 10,000-word,

128-point statement presented by VAFI strengthened the case for prescribed burning and fuel reduction in forests. In a witness statement presented to the commission on behalf of the national industry, Lisa Marty, VAFI deputy chief executive, said industry believed prescribed burning was one of the most cost and risk-effective measures for mitigating wildfires. The 41st annual J1V convention next year will be held on Langkawi Island, Peninsular Malaysia, from April 14 to 17, and will be hosted by Malaysian Timber Industry Club #275.

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MELBOURNE HOO-HOO CONVENTION

Now in it’s 24th year the Queensland Timber Industry Charity Golf Day is set for:

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Caught in the Locanda Cucina bar at Rydges Hotel, Melbourne, are Kevin Ezard, Melbourne Club 217 and Danny Gattone, Sydney Club 215 (Swadlings Timber & Hardware) and his wife Angela.

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Past J1V president Ron Caddy of Melbourne Club 217 catches up with Anne Hibbert and Phil Ladson, Melbourne 217 (Multinail Australia).

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Charming trio at the sponsors’ dinner are Robin Roberts (wife of Peter Roberts, Melbourne 217), Shirley Tutton (wife of Brian Tutton, past J1V president), and Yvonne Smith (wife of Graeme Smith, life member Melbourne 217 and past J!V president).

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Ballarat Club 256 life member Ron Harrington, OAM (formerly Laminex Industries) and his wife Dawn.

In charge of the ‘Black Cat’ cocktails in the Locanda Cucina bar is vivacious Josephine Chianese of Rydges Hotel, Melbourne.

Enjoying pre-dinner refreshments are Kevin Ezard of Melbourne Club 217 (Ezard Marketing) and Jeff Loton, Leschenaultia Club 274 (Plantation Logging Co, Bunbury WA).

Queenslanders from Maryborough-Wide Bay Club 277 Rob Noble (Qld Department of Industries Relations), and Jill and Gary Dale (Dale & Meyers) catch up with Chris Rogers, Melbourne Club 217, a past president of J1V.

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Start ‘em young .. a future Hoo-Hoo member Max Spence, 7 months, enjoys the sponsors’ dinner with his dad and mum David and Michelle Spence, Melbourne Club 217 (Waterhouse Treated Pine). Looking on approvingly is Kevin Ezard, a member of the convention organising committee and a past president of 217.

Pieter Verlinden, president, Brisbane 218 with Snark of the Universe Jim Spiers and his wife Judi.

Colleen Bennett, wife of Stuart Bennett, Ballarat 256 (centre) chats with Mai Pakkatdung and Jatuporn Scerri.

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World Snark Jim Spiers prepares for a run around the city in Doug and Sigrid Howickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appropriately-plated Hoo-Hoo machine.

Snark of the Universe Jim Spiers congratulates incoming J1V Hoo-Hoo president Heather Gattone (left) of Sydney Club 215 and first vice-president Val Fennell of Mount Gambier Club 214

Colleen Bennett, Ballarat and Tony and Jatuporn Scerri, Melbourne Club 217.

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Representing convention gold sponsor Pryda Australia are Fernando Scuderi, Kerrri Healey (wife of Simon Healey, Melbourne Club 217 and Pryda) and Kevin Labrooy, Melbourne 217, Pryda.

Graeme Smith, Melbourne 217 (Graeme Smith Agencies Australasia) and Yvonne Smith enjoy pre-dinner refreshments with Charlie and Heather Henry, Brisbane Club 218 (Charlie Henry Enterprises, Gold Coast).

Hoo-Hoo royalty .. Sigrid and Doug Howick, Melbourne Club 217, past J1V president and life member Hoo-Hoo International (Forest Products Advisory Services).

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Carpenters nail wood message on special day Ty Turner, National Carpenter of the Year, receives his award and prize from Brad Hidding of Hitachi and Ric Sinclair, managing director, Forest and Wood Products Australia, at the day’s celebration in Launceston. Ty, of Turner Building Contractors, Launceston, has also won four Master Builders Association awards and two Housing Industry Association awards. Six state awards and six state apprentice winners in the National Carpenters Day Awards on April 16 helped raise awareness of the benefits and environmental advantages of using wood as a building material.

Australia’s Apprentice Carpenter of the Year Nicholas Edgerton from the Melbourne suburb of East Bentleigh is congratulated by Sarah Gyopar, marketing and communications manger, Forest and Wood Products Australia

Dan Tothill from Leading Edge Events presents Victoria’s joint apprentice carpenter winner Thomas Harford of Montrose with an Irwin tool prize. State apprentice winners included Nicholas Edgerton, Bentleigh East (Vic), Alexander Ognjenovski, Monterey (NSW), David Pollington, Legana (Tas), Jay Spletter, Chermside (Qld), Nick Richards, Port Lincoln (SA), and Darcy Saville, Martin (WA).

Denis Reid, East Coast Apprenticeships, Strathpine, Brisbane, presents the Queensland Apprentice of the Year Award to Jay Spletter of Chermside.

Michael Finlayson of Finlayson’s Timber and Hardware, Brisbane, presents the Queensland Carpenter of the Year Award to Jason Davies.

Joel Benton, South Australia/NT Carpenter of the Year, is congratulated by Chris Bone of Bone Timber, Edwardstown, SA.

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Tom Williams, 2010 Ambassador for National Carpenters Day, is pictured with NSW apprentice carpenter winner Alex Ognjenovski, Monterey, at the Carpenters Day barbecue at Hudsons Building Supplies’ Kirrawee branch in Sydney.

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