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Hancock’s headwinds for Australasia’s timberland strategy

25 July 2019
The Australian forestry market remains attractive to international investors despite a few headwinds, according to Hancock’s Australasian chief, Bill McCallum, who also signalled that an integrated timberland/farmland investment strategy expanded the opportunities for investors. Sourc
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PM’s commitment to forestry welcome but real work needs to be done

22 July 2019
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the Prime Minister’s commitment to make agriculture, fisheries and forestry a $100 billion industry in Australia by 2030. As it also welcomes the new House of Representatives Select Committee to examine rural and regional 
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AFCA gets funding to improve heavy vehicle safety

22 July 2019
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) has been allocated $140,000 to support its Professional Ownership and Driver Wellbeing program (PODW Program) through the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) 2019 Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative, which is supported by the Fede
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Hardwood chip prices at top of market – must come down

22 July 2019
Australia’s hardwood chip export price averaged a record AUDFob238.27/bdmt (bone dried metric tonne) in May 2019. Up 22.0% in Australian dollar terms over the last year, exports were on average 11.5% higher priced in US dollars (USDFob164.80/bdmt). These impressive average prices were
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Senator Duniam declares support for forestry at DANA conference

22 July 2019
Careful planning is aiming to ensure the mistakes of the past in establishing plantations and farm forestry are not repeated, the new federal Minister for Forests, Jonathon Duniam, said yesterday. Senator Duniam, speaking to a DANA conference in Brisbane, reiterated the Government’s s
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The 57th Australian Export Awards open to forestry

18 July 2019
Forestry exporters are invited to nominate for the awards to celebrate their contribution to Australia’s record exports and strongest ever trade surplus. This year there are 13 national awards categories including Agribusiness, Emerging Exporter, Sustainability, Manufacturing and Adva
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FWPA RD&E projects to support industry

18 July 2019
FWPA has supported a range of RD&E projects, funded jointly by industry and the Australian Government, under its voluntary matched funding program. Voluntary matching has allowed FWPA to work with some of the best minds in the country on the development of technologies and initiat
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Radiata cuttings program for WA

18 July 2019
Western Australia’s West Manjimup Nursery and Seed Centre has begun a Pinus radiata cuttings program to ensure the best available genetics are used in Forest Products Commission (FPC) planting programs. Nursery and Seed Centre Manager Jeff Cook said the cuttings program was introduced
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Birds thrive on KIPT properties

18 July 2019
Surveys on Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers properties have shown that the remnant vegetation on the plantation properties is providing valuable habitat for birdlife. Last year was the first time that bird surveys had been conducted in KIPT’s plantations, which were visited between
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Feasibility study of Eden to Canberra rail

18 July 2019
A $1 million feasibility study is underway in New South Wales into the viability of a Canberra to Eden rail line – a project that could boost the state’s forestry industry. The study was announced late last year in Parliament by the Deputy Premier and Nationals leader, John Barilaro,
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