The TFS Corporation started its first commercial Indian Sandalwood harvest of 30 hectares on the East Kimberley Sandalwood Project No.1 (EKS) planted in 1999 in Western Australia. Source: Timberbiz
Port of Tauranga announced its subsidiary Quality Marshalling Limited lost a major log marshalling contract at Mount Maunganui and Murupara in New Zealand. Source: SunLive
Public health researchers have identified which carcinogens are likely to contribute most to occupational cancer in New Zealand workplaces. Source: Yahoo
Struggling rural services company Elders will axe about 150 jobs, or about 10% of its workforce, as it re-organises and refinances its business and reduces its debt. Source: AAP
The New Zealand Government is investing NZ$2.5 million over a maximum of five years to support research that will increase the productivity of the forestry industry. Source: Timberbiz, Lesprom, Radio New Zealand
National skills development organisation ForestWorks is looking to working with the newly elected Abbott Government on training and skills development. Source: ABC News
VicForests is inviting the timber industry to have input into its forest management practices as part of a preliminary assessment of its operations against the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards. Source: Timberbiz
Tasmania's opposition leader will send Forestry Tasmania in to log World Heritage listed areas if elected at next year's state poll. Source: ABC News, Yahoo7, The Australian