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Tas Greens want to target Gunns’ buyers

The Tasmanian Greens want the receivers of the collapsed timber company Gunns to make public the six investors interested in the company's assets. Sources: ABC News, 7 News
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Finalists announced for NZ Resene awards

NZ Wood has announced finalists in the 2014 NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards. Source: Scoop Media
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Hoopla for Timber Training Centre

The State Minister for Higher Education and Skills, Peter Hall, visited the Timber Training Centre at Creswick last week to oversee progress on a project being undertaken between Government House, the Victorian Government and the Timber Training Centre. Source: The Advocate – Hepburn
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Bunnings Bundaberg one of Australia’s largest

One of the country's biggest hardware stores is set to open the doors to its new warehouse in Bundaberg early next year. Source: Bundaberg News Mail
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NSW bushfires’ impact on timber

Farmers and the Forestry Corporation of NSW are counting the cost of a fire in southern NSW. Sources: ABC Rural, ABC News,The Daily Advertiser
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Hop on the Carbon Bus

Ten young farmers will be chosen to join the ‘Carbon Bus’ on an inaugural three-day tour of research sites and innovative farms in northern Queensland, launching the national ‘Future Farmers and the Carbon Farming Futures’ initiative. Source: Timberbiz
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Agroforestry gets grant

A project to help farmers increase returns using trees has funding as part of the Australian Government’s Innovation Grants. Source: Timberbiz
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Sharper Shape for forest scanning

Helsinki-based Sharper Shape is already bringing a new approach to forest surveying, which is vital for Finland’s electricity grid. Source: Quartz
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UK Timber Turnaround

The full scale of the unexpected and dramatic turnaround in UK timber product imports has been laid out in the Timber Trade Federation’s (TTF) latest statistics bulletin. Source: TTJ Online
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Global market update

Wood fiber costs, which account for about 60% of the production costs when manufacturing pulp, have been in steady decline in many parts of the world for the past two years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Wood Resources International.
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