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Auction raises $14k for CFS, Men’s Shed

03 January 2019
An auction of vehicles and household goods by Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers has raised $14,000, which will be donated to the Kingscote Men’s Shed, CFS and Lions clubs. The items were from the deceased estate of Christopher Madden, who had lived on one of the company’s forestry pr
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VicForests strong financial record in FY2017-18

03 January 2019
VicForests has delivered strong financial results across its business with a recorded net profit of $1.2 million, no debt and cash in the bank for the financial year 2017/18. VicForests chief executive officer, Nathan Trushell said the result was evidence of VicForests’ responsible ha
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A need to invest more in pulp and paper

03 January 2019
Investment in Australia’s pulp and paper industry needs to grow by at least 20% over the next five years to expand the sector, according to the industry’s 2018 Sustainability Report. Investment this year was $8 billion, while local production of paper and paperboard was 3.251 million
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New ForestWorks directors

03 January 2019
ForestWorks AGM was held on 29 November in the ForestWorks’ Melbourne office. The 2017-18 Annual Report was presented by acting chair Tony Price and there was an election of new directors. Source: Timberbiz Ross Hampton was elected as an employer nominee and Denise Campbell-Burns was
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VEAC’s draft proposals ignore real issues in Central West

03 January 2019
Victorian Environment Assessment Council (VEAC) draft forestry proposals for Central West Victoria slug the region’s timber industry, while ignoring its economic importance and its role in fighting fires and maintaining biodiversity, according to the state’s peak forestry body. The dr
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Taking the fuel out of bushfire risk

20 December 2018
Australia’s forest managers will have a better understanding of mechanical fuel load reduction as a tool to reduce bushfire risk thanks to the $1.5 million Mechanical Fuel Load Reduction Trials. Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Senator Richard Colbeck, said bush
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Australia-Japan forest products trade strengthened

20 December 2018
The Australian forest industries delegation which visited Japan last week has been hailed a success, forging new relationships with Japanese forest products companies and showcasing Australia’s renewably-sourced wood fibre to Japan’s lucrative wood biomass market, a rapidly-expanding
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

20 December 2018
Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services. Find out more at www.industryedge.com.au 52% OF SOFTWOOD CON
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Federal Labor pitch for forestry summit and strategic plan 

18 December 2018
At Labor’s National Conference, the Party committed to holding a summit for the forestry sector to inform the development of a comprehensive forestry strategic plan. The changes to the ALP’s National Platform recognise the forest industries’ potential to be part of Australia’s climate
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Tasmanian forestry innovation sees new bio-solvent hit the EU

18 December 2018
Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator Richard Colbeck welcomed news that a world-first ‘bio-based’ alternative to fossil-fuel-based solvent developed in Tasmania is now approved for sale in the European Union. Source: Timberbiz “The Liberal National Government
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