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Bionic woodburner not on in Nelson

16 April 2015
  Nelson City Council is not serving its residents well and frustration over woodburner regulations are more than justified, according to the director of a hightech energy company. Source: Stuff.co.nz Envirosolve director Rene Haeberli has just been given resource consent for a D
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Ricky Muir goes back to the sawmill

16 April 2015
  His workplace is now the Australian Senate, but it was back to a sawmill in Victoria’s east on Monday for Ricky Muir. Source: Yahoo The Motoring Enthusiast Party senator reflected on the job he held before starting in the Senate last year. “I think I spent, from mem
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Major hardware chains take over from independents

16 April 2015
Independent home improvement retailers are going out of business at a rapid rate as Bunnings defends its market-leading position and Woolworths tries to stem losses at Masters. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Almost six years after Woolworths’ entry into the $45 billion home i
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Enviro group accuses VicForest of illegal logging

16 April 2015
An environment group has accused VicForests of illegally logging rainforest in East Gippsland. Source: ABC News The Goongerah Environment Centre alleged the state-owned timber company had logged about one hectare of rainforest on the Errindura Plateau. The group’s spokesman, Ed
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NZ emissions fell but deforestation is up

16 April 2015
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions fell by 1.4% year-on-year in 2013, but deforestation is continuing apace, according to a recent government report. Source: Interaksyon The Greenhouse Gas Inventory report from the Ministry of the Environment estimated New Zealand’s to
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Eucalypts are the future for Tiwi

16 April 2015
As the traditional owners of the Tiwi Islands gear up for their first woodchip harvest of Acacia mangium trees, there are nearby trials showing what the future of Tiwi forestry will look like. Source: ABC Rural A variety of eucalyptus trees are showing significant growing advantages t
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Bruny Island logging scare is for the birds

16 April 2015
A Tasmanian wildlife tour operator says she fears her business will be destroyed if a planned logging operation goes ahead next to her Bruny Island property. Source: ABC News Forestry Tasmania is preparing to log a coupe next door to the conservation area, which is home to threatened
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Government reports and forestry maps released

16 April 2015
Two major information pieces were released this week that that provide reliable information on Australian forestry. Source: Timberbiz The first is Australia’s Forestry Industry 2015 map that shows a detailed snapshot of the forestry industry, including the location of major wood
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Take a stand for forestry says Colbeck

16 April 2015
  Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, told the forestry industry to stand up for itself. Source: Timberbiz When Senator Richard Colbeck opened the Australia New Zealand Institute of Foresters conference in Victoria he used his speech
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Australians bludging wood off the world

16 April 2015
  At the opening of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Foresters conference this week Rob de Fégely of the Institute of Foresters suggested that Australia is not pulling its own weight in the wood industry. Source: Timberbiz Australia has 125 million hectares of forest,
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