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NZ contracting firm first to have drug testing

11 July 2013
A New Zealand family’s forest contracting firm, which scooped three accolades at this year’s Eastland Wood Council Forestry Awards, was the first contractor in the country to initiate a drug testing policy. Source: Gisborne Herald
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VBA replaces Building and Plumbing Industry Commission

11 July 2013
On July 1, 2013, the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) officially replaced the Building and the Plumbing Industry Commissions of Victoria. Source: Building Products News
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More information on peace deal funds

11 July 2013
Tasmanian's Economic Development Minister has given more detail about which projects will get a share of forest peace deal funding, amid claims the process is flawed. Sources: ABC News, The Examiner
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Biomass plant for Mount Gambier

11 July 2013
Mount Gambier forestry consultant Jerry Leech has backed calls for the production of biomass electricity in the region following a push by prominent businessman Adrian de Bruin. Source: The Border Watch
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Gunns receivers interested in Scottsdale mill site

11 July 2013
Receivers for Gunns said they are keen for further talks with a Dorset industries group about buying the 34-hectare Ling Siding sawmill site at Scottsdale. Source: The Examiner
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Scottsdale mills close Branxholm invests

11 July 2013
The closure of Scottsdale, Tasmania’s two softwood sawmills has cleared the way for the Branxholm mill to invest in further processing pine. Source: ABC Rural
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Government to split Forestry Tasmania

11 July 2013
The State Opposition will vote against a plan to overhaul the management of Tasmania's reserve system. Source: ABC News
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Burning Indonesia for timber and palm oil

04 July 2013
The illegal burning of land to make way for new plantings of pulp timber and palm oil trees is a regular occurrence on Indonesia's Sumatra Island, where many of the lucrative crops are grown. Source: Australia Network News
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Indonesian project to restore forests axed

04 July 2013
Australia has dropped a project in Indonesia to restore and protect forests and peatland in Kalimantan worth A$47 million after it previously axed a $30 million project to protect forests in Sumatra for the carbon dioxide they store. Source: Jakarta Post
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TFS sandalwood operations profitable

04 July 2013
TFS Corporation Ltd owner and manager of Indian sandalwood plantations in northern Australia announced its earning outlook to the Australian Stock Exchange. Source: Timberbiz
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