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Project to remediate treated timber

The New Zealand Government is helping fund a two-year project to investigate the feasibility of remediating treated timber. Source: Newshub t’s contributing NZ$163,000 to the project carried out by Scion, a Crown research institute that specialises in research, science and techn
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Not enough wood for Heyfield – debatable

Claims there is not enough wood to supply the Heyfield sawmill are undermined by research showing that percentage-wise, Victoria has more than eight times the amount of forest in conservation reserves compared with Europe. Source: Latrobe Valley Express Formal conservation reserves in
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Labor’s purchase of Heyfield

A job protection strategy underpins Victorian Labor’s purchase of Heyfield timber mill. That’s the message Premier Daniel Andrews wants to drill to voters even if it means taking the unprecedented step of the Government buying a beleaguered business. The deal will cost tax
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