AKD

  • AKD truckie leading the way

    A local truckie has received state recognition for his dedication to safety, winning the Victorian Transport Association’s Driver Salute Award.

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  • Life-changing Kokoda mission

    A Colac team has developed resilience, leadership and teamwork skills by tackling the gruelling Kokoda Track together.

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  • Women in the Workforce: Great work-life balance at AKD

    Lisa Howard values the flexibility of her job and the career advancement opportunities available at Colac timber processor AKD.

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  • Career opportunities at AKD

    Major Colac employer AKD is recruiting for its 2022 intake of apprentices, graduates and gap-year employees.

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  • Australian award for safety work

    Colac’s Toni Kirkup has won a national award for her health and safety work at AKD Softwoods and her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Sawmill boss muses on big year

    AKD boss Shane Vicary sat down with the Colac Herald’s Jacob Traynor for an honest talk about how the producer and key employer performed in 2020, and how a boom in timber demand is keeping locals in jobs.  

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  • AKD contacts reclassified as tests come back negative

    AKD Softwoods has reopened a closed section of its Colac site and workers from self-isolation are returning to work following DHHS investigations.

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  • Tree planters in full swing getting pine in the ground

    Tree planting season is well underway in the Otways, as AKD staff plant pine trees that won’t be ready for harvest for 30 years.

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