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Forestry Tas boss exits

04 February 2016
The flare-up of conflict over logging has been linked to the departure of four out of six Forestry Tasmania board members, including chairman Bob Annells. Source: ABC News Resources Minister Paul Harriss said Mr Annells decided not to seek reappointment as head of the government busin
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$14m forest training centre in Tasmania

04 February 2016
An Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre has officially been launched in Tasmania, where researchers will work with industry to transform the Australian forest products sector. Sources: Timberbiz, ABC Rural The ARC Training Centre for Forest Value, based at the University
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Australian woodchip exports total 5.823m

04 February 2016
IndustryEdge can report that analysis conducted recently demonstrates Australia exported 5,823,147 bone dry metric tonnes (bdmt) of woodchips in 2015, delivering a rise of 11.1% on the prior year’s strong exports. Source: Timberbiz The data released by the ABS shows that hardwoo
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China to increase future wood imports

28 January 2016
China’s huge wood demand, in relation with its economic and social evolution, faced with the insufficient forestry development, will inevitably increase wood imports in the following years. Source: Forestry Expo Co NZ China will push forward its Natural Forest Protection Program
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China slows down forest products importing

28 January 2016
The reduction in house construction in China has resulted in a substantial decline in the importation of forest products during 2015, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). Sources: Timberbiz, Forestry Expo Co NZ The total value of imported softwood logs and lumber has fallen 25%
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Tasmanian fires threaten world heritage forest

28 January 2016
Fires burning across Tasmania are producing the worst crisis the world heritage forests there have faced in decades, says a long-term conservationist from the area. Source: The Guardian “In my opinion – and I’ve been working on these issues since 1981 – it’s the gravest crisis the wor
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New Forests new MD

28 January 2016
New Forests has appointed Mark Rogers as managing director for Australia-New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz Mr Rogers will be the senior executive responsible for the company’s investment activities in the region, including oversight of acquisitions as well as management of existing inves
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NZ logging tech goes to Canada

28 January 2016
The tables are being turned on foresters and logging contractors in British Columbia as technology from New Zealand is set to create a whole new way of logging in BC’s forests. Source: Scoop NZ When meeting challenges to safely harvest NZ’s steep sloped forests, practicing foresters f
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Bob Brown arrested at Lapoinya

28 January 2016
Former Greens leader Bob Brown has been charged over a protest at the contentious Lapoinya logging site in north-west Tasmania. Source: ABC News The Friends of Lapoinya Action Group (FLAG) said Mr Brown and three other people walked into the Lapoinya Forest exclusion zone on Monday mo
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Women in Forest and Timber Network breakfast

28 January 2016
A Women in Forests and Timber Network Western Australia (WFTN) breakfast will focus on training and careers for women in the industry. Source: Timberbiz The breakfast to be held on 24 February starting at 8am at the Café Bella Rosa in Carlisle will have two guest speakers. Ms Melissa
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