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Time running out for West Coast timber removal

A year after an urgent bill allowed native timber recovery on the West Coast, a fraction of the available timber has been removed and time is already running out. Source: Stuff NZ In a patch of native forest near Lake Brunner, a high-pitched drone leads to two men milling native timbe
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PrefabAUS Insiders Series

PrefabAUS is holding a series of networking events in July called the Insiders series to give members a chance to network and keep informed on developments in the prefabrication/off-site sector. Source: Timberbiz The events will be held in Melbourne at the ISIS Group Office on Wednesd
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AFTA NZ takes shape

Australian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA) in New Zealand is a reality and the organisation will be known as ATFA NZ with a committee now in place setting the agenda for the remainder of the year. Sources: Timberbiz, Architecture & Design The ATFA NZ board is also adapting ATFA
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ABARES results show improvement for forestry

Plantation investment and wood product consumption might be weak but Australia’s forestry sector showed signs of improvement in 2013–14, according to a report released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). Source: The Land ABARES
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