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New timber flooring system in NZ

14 August 2014
A retail complex being built in Richmond, New Zealand is using an innovative new timber floor system. Sources: Stuff NZ, The Nelson Mail
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90 Australian projects in timber design awards

14 August 2014
Voters will have the tough task of choosing just one project from the 2014 Australian Timber Design Awards, with the People’s Choice gallery now open for public viewing and voting. Source: Architecture & Design
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Pine aphid feeling waspish

14 August 2014
The Pine aphid, a devastating pest that causes more than $20 million in lost wood production to the softwood industry each year, is under pressure from a biological control taking hold in pine growing regions across NSW. Source: Timberbiz
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Council buys sawmill and jobs

14 August 2014
A central western Queensland council is hoping the purchase of a disused sawmill will generate jobs in the region. Source: ABC News
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Harvesting begins in Bodalla

14 August 2014
Bodalla Park rest area and Mummaga Lake walking track in Bodalla State Forest will be temporarily closed from mid-August for the safety of visitors during timber harvesting in the area. Source: Narooma News
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Tree felling machines look promising for NZ

14 August 2014
Machines that fell trees by remote control are being hailed as important new tools and a world first for reducing deaths and injuries in forests. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Wood mills over court action

14 August 2014
Environmentalist and Wotif founder Graeme Wood has flagged court action against the chairman of the committee set up to investigate the sale, closure and dismantling of the Triabunna wood chip mill. Source: The Examiner
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Gunns’ erratic sale

14 August 2014
Forestry Tasmania managing director Bob Gordon told the inquiry into the Triabunna woodchip mill that timber company Gunns had become ‘‘erratic and unpredictable’’ in the lead-up to the sale of the mill. Source: The Examiner
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New chance for Mary Valley

14 August 2014
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry John McVeigh, will see the jobs and investment delivered by Superior Wood’s Imbil and Melawondi sawmill and manufacturing plants on his he visit to Mary Valley today. Source: Timberbiz
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Global timber market update

07 August 2014
A slowdown in the Chinese economy impacted the construction sector in early 2014 resulting in a decline in lumber import volumes by 16% in the 1Q/14 as compared with the previous quarter. Sources: Scoop, Wood Resources Internationa
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