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Preserved mill town awarded

26 May 2016
Deep in WA’s South Western forest region, Donnelly River Village is now a well-preserved vestige of the State’s rich timber milling heritage thanks to an enterprising group of cottage owners. Source: Domain The village, midway between Nannup, Bridgetown and Manjimup, faced an uncertai
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Ernst & Young recommend strategy for forest and wood

26 May 2016
Australia’s forestry and wood products sector requires more investment and planning if it is to take advantage of growing global demand for fibre, paper and packaging, construction materials and bio-fuels. Source: SBS A report prepared for Forest and Wood Products Australia said
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Half a million for agroforestry research

26 May 2016
Timber industry representatives say a new plan for research into agroforestry will not be a repeat of failed managed investment schemes. Source: ABC Rural Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce announced $520,000 in funding for a research and development project to look into growing tree
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Figures show growth in forestry

26 May 2016
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released the Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2015 report. Source: Timberbiz ABARES Executive Director, Karen Schneider, said that the Australian fores
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Tired trees rest branches at night

19 May 2016
They don’t snore, but might creak during their slumbers. For the first time, trees have been shown to undergo physical changes at night that can be likened to sleep, or at least to day-night cycles that have been observed experimentally in smaller plants. Source: New Scientist Branche
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Merged Home Mitre 10 not for everyone

19 May 2016
Defections from the Mitre 10 and Home Timber & Hardware networks are shaping up as a bigger risk to Metcash’s bid to create a serious number two player in hardware than the competition watchdog investigation. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Rival buying group Hardware &
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Corruption of a noble ideal for wood chips

19 May 2016
The fruition of blue gum plantations in Esperance illustrates the corruption of a noble ideal.  In July last year the first shipment of Esperance wood chips was exported with much fanfare but nine months later local farmers and contractors are still waiting for payment from that shipm
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Environmental groups sign anti RFA statement

19 May 2016
More than 30 environmental groups have signed a statement demanding that agreements allowing the logging of Australian native forests not be renewed. Source: The Guardian Australia’s 10 regional forestry agreements (RFAs) were signed between 1997 and 2001, each running for 20 years, w
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Bob Brown avoids prosecution

19 May 2016
Environmentalist and former Greens leader Bob Brown will not face prosecution over his arrest at an anti-logging protest in Tasmania’s north-west. Source: ABC News Mr Brown was arrested along with three protesters when they walked into the Lapoinya Forest exclusion zone in Janua
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Forest industries say include Greens in Leaders Debate

19 May 2016
A leading industry group representing the forestry and forest products industries agrees that the Australian Greens should be included in the election ‘Leaders Debates’. Source: Timberbiz Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Mr Ross Hampton said
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