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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

09 August 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. 618,999 bdmt – IndustryEdge’s projection of woodchip exports
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New insights on koalas in hinterland forests

09 August 2018
A major new study that records forest sounds has found evidence for up to 10 times the rate of koala occupancy in NSW’s north-east forests than previously estimated. Source: Timberbiz The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) project, which focused on the iconic marsupial’s respo
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Letter to the editor on pine residue in WA

09 August 2018
To the Editor I read with interest your story (Pine residue up for grabs in WA) of the day in Daily Timber News 7 (August 2018). I would not hold my breath waiting for FPC to make a decision and award contracts to respondents, despite the assertion that announcements are imminent. The
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Aussie axeman sets new world record… and robbed, too!

07 August 2018
A gruelling competition series throughout the USA and Canada has ended with Australian champion axeman Laurence O’Toole finishing with a new world record … and being robbed, too! Source: Timberbiz But, he’s back Down Under this week and getting ready to tackle the Ro
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National Forestry Planting Day

07 August 2018
August 1 was National Forestry Planting Day, an industry-led initiative to celebrate the environmental contribution of Australia’s renewable forest sector where over 70 million trees are planted each year. Source: Timberbiz Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senato
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Keeping up to date with illegal logging laws

07 August 2018
Over the coming months, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources will be undertaking a range of outreach and education activities to promote improved awareness and understanding of Australia’s illegal logging laws. Source: Timberbiz During the second half of 2018, the d
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Australian fund buys into NZ forestry

07 August 2018
The land beneath about 22,500ha of Otago forestry blocks has been sold to a specialist Australian forestry investment fund for an undisclosed price, and the fund has also bought a 38% stake in Otago’s largest timber producer, Wenita Forest Products. Sources: The Australian, The
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Pine residue up for grabs in West Australia

07 August 2018
About 60,000 tonnes of plantation pine residue is up for grabs over two years in Western Australia. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz The WA Government has let a tender for the product, with the successful bidder or bidders expected to be announced this month. WA’s Forest Products Commi
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How Oregan is turning kids towards forestry

02 August 2018
Pursuing a livelihood in the forest products industry opens one up to being a sounding board for these and so many other misconceptions about this work. Conversations around renewability, reforestation, and forest management are few and far between: unless we start them. Source: Build
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UK Accord between Forestry Commission and National Parks

02 August 2018
A new Accord that aims to expand and enhance woodland in National Parks to protect wildlife and connect people with nature has been launched at the New Forest Show in the UK. Source: Timberbiz The Accord, a statement of a shared ambition between the Forestry Commission and National Pa
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