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ACCC approves acquisition by Australian Paper of Orora Fibre

04 March 2020
The ACCC will not oppose the proposed acquisition of Orora Fibre by Australian Paper. Australian Paper is the only independent, non-vertically integrated, domestic supplier of certain paper packaging inputs made from kraft fibre. Source: Timberbiz Following the proposed acquisition, i
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Fire-affected forests supply power poles and timber for rebuilding

02 March 2020
Power poles and hardwood timbers for homes and infrastructure will be the focus of a small-scale selective timber harvesting operation set to commence in fire-affected parts of Mogo and South Brooman State Forests. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Senior Planning Manage
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NSW koalas are safe under Forestry Corp

02 March 2020
The NSW Forestry Corporation is standing by its efforts to make sure koala populations are protected within its timber plantations. Source: Timberbiz The senior planning manager of the state-owned body, Dean Kearney, appeared at a NSW upper house inquiry into koala populations and hab
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Gippslanders need a loud voice at bushfire Royal Commission

02 March 2020
Gippsland MP Darren Chester hopes the Royal Commission into Australia’s Black Summer bushfires will give a voice to those who know the bush well. Mr Chester said there were many people throughout Gippsland with extensive knowledge and experience of managing the land to share. Source:
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Vic Govt to shield Australian Paper from ban on native logging

02 March 2020
Victorian taxpayers will pay $200 million to the privately-owned Australian Paper in Maryvale to try to shield workers from a state ban on native forest logging, according to the Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne. Source: Herald Sun The secret deal between the Andrews Government and A
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New Forests to acquire forestry assets of Bunbury Fibre Plantations

28 February 2020
New Forests has announced that investment funds managed by the firm will be used to purchase the hardwood plantation assets of Bunbury Fibre Plantations from Mitsui Bussan Woodchip Oceania (MWO). Source: Timberbiz The Bunbury Fibre Plantations asset includes around 12,000 hectares of
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Recovery fund in Victoria should include re-seeding forests

28 February 2020
Environmental restoration work, including the re-seeding of forests and rehabilitation of affected flora and fauna needs to be funded by the Victorian Government, according the Liberal Nationals. Source: Timberbiz The Liberal Nationals believe a dedicated fund is required to ensure th
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Fire inquiry axed

28 February 2020
An inquiry into the summer’s bushfire begun three months ago by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy has been wound up. The decision follows the Government’s announcement of a National Royal Commission into the “black summer” bushfires. Source:
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What is the definition of stupidity? Bearly plausible guidelines

28 February 2020
With the NSW Koala State Environment Planning Policy being released in the middle of the biggest wildfire crisis, one might expect that learnings from this fire season would be applied to the Koala Habitat Protection Guideline. By Peter Rutherford South East Timber Association The Sta
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Ross Hampton discusses the lock it and leave strategy

28 February 2020
It has been a tragic fire season. Families and communities have been devastated, not to mention the loss of livestock, native animals and carbon emissions pumped into the atmosphere. Then there are the stories of small businesses going broke and children developing asthma from the mon
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