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McVilly timber has buyer interest

“Several parties” have expressed interest in purchasing McVilly Timber, which operates under the company name of Mount Edisar Pty Ltd, administrators say. Source: The Standard Administrators were appointed to Terang-based McVilly Timber on February 13, closing the company, which has o
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Specialty timbers will take Tas wood

Tasmania’s special timbers sector has reiterated its support for the Liberals’ plan to bring forward logging in forests set aside under the former Tasmanian Forest Agreement. Source: The Mercury When State Parliament resumes the Liberals will waste no time tabling legislation to open
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Who wants wood from protected Tas forests

The head of Tasmania’s largest native sawmill has warned no-one in the forestry industry wants a return to the “forest wars” and says wood from forests the Government is proposing to reopen to logging may go unclaimed. Source: ABC News State Parliament returns next w
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VicForest invites public consultation of timber plan

VicForests is seeking comment from local community members on its proposed Timber Utilisation Plan (formally Wood Utilisation Plan) relating to small-scale timber harvesting operations across Victoria. Source: Timberbiz The community consultation period begins on 20 February 2017 and
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