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Forestry NSW renews partnership with WorkCover

Forestry Corporation of NSW has renewed its safety partnership with WorkCover NSW, following a 35% reduction in injury claims since the first partnership was signed in 2011. Source: The Eden Magnet
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NZ MP willing to cross the timber floor

Fired-up West Coast-Tasman MP Damien O'Connor said he would have crossed the floor in Parliament to support wind-throw logging on the Coast, with or without the blessing of the New Zealand Labour Party. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Jobs losses at Southern Cross Forest Products

Sixty jobs will go at Southern Cross Forest Products Kopu site near Thames in New Zealand. Sources: Waikato Times, Stuff NZ
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Gunnedah Timbers seeks detail on proposed thinning

A Gunnedah-based timber company said the draft Natural Resources Commission's report into the Brigalow and Nandewar State Conservation Areas is generally favourable to the timber industry. Source: ABC News
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When will Bundaleer Forest by replanted?

Replanting the Bundaleer Forest was a topic of discussion in the South Australian Parliament during question time. Source: The Finders News
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AFPA chief rides on wood to save CSIRO

Many may wonder why a lobbyist for the multi-billion dollar forestry industry would hop on a bicycle, partially made of timber, to ride across Canberra to deliver a letter. Source: The Canberra Times
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