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Mirvac selling forestry land

The Mirvac Group is selling one of the last of its legacy funds management assets – more than 20,000 hectares of forestry land held by Australian Sustainable Forestry Investors. Source: The Land
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Brett’s Timber & Hardware goes Home

Brisbane hardware store Bretts Timber & Hardware (Bretts) has joined forces with the Home Timber & Hardware (Home) group, as the family-run business looks to reinvest and grow its operations by aligning to a national buying group. Source: Inside Retail
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Internal issues cause compensation bungle

A senate inquiry into a bungled $45 million forestry contractors exit program heard Forestry Tasmania had mistakenly backed some contractors' eligibility for compensation. Source: The Mercury
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Union backs inquiry into forest safety

The union for wood and forestry workers is backing calls for an inquiry into forestry safety as New Zealand MPs Darien Fenton and Denise Roche tabled a petition in parliament calling for the government to conduct an inquiry into health and safety in the forest industry. Source: Scoop
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Australian Solar Timbers blames carbon tax for job cuts

The managing director of Australian hardwood flooring manufacturer Australian Solar Timbers (AST) aid the country's carbon tax introduced in July 2012 has contributed to the company's decision to reduce the workforce by a further 30%. Source: The Macleay Argus
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Bioenergy conference in Rotorua

The Bioenegy Association of New Zealand is holding a conference next week entitled Unlocking additional revenue from traditional rural land use – integrating forestry, biomass crops and bioenergy products. Source: Timberbiz
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Bombala sawmill expansion opens tomorrow

Dongwha Timbers has announced plans for the official opening of its expanded softwood sawmill in Bombala, New South Wales. Source: Timberbiz
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Hungry moths killing trees and harming humans

Scientists are fighting to stop a poisonous caterpillar from threatening to kill off thousands of oak trees. Source: Mail Online
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Chinese plywood faces anti-dumping in US

The US Department of Commerce has issued preliminary antidumping duty rates ranging from 22.14% to 63.96% in its ongoing investigation of Chinese-made hardwood plywood. Source: Furniture Today
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Farm Foresters of the Year

Te Karaka’s Bob Wishart and Meg Gaddum have won another major award that further recognises their farming and foresting efforts over 33 years. Source: Gisborne Herald
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