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West Indian drywood termite control in Queensland

28 January 2016
Property owners and other affected parties are being invited to provide feedback on the future management of West Indian drywood termite, particularly who pays for treatment. Source: Timberbiz Queensland Chief Plant Health Manager with Biosecurity Queensland Mike Ashton said the termi
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AFCA Hall of Fame

21 January 2016
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) will be holding its contractors “Hall of Fame” dinner in conjunction with AUSTimber2016. Source: Timberbiz The dinner will be held on 12 April as part of the AUSTimber and the industry is keen to recognise the people who
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East Gippsland protesters halt work

21 January 2016
Protesters have been targeting a timber-harvesting site for over a month in Victoria, preventing loggers from earning money and putting lives at risk. Source: 3AW News A caller to radio station 3AW simply named Brett is employed with nine other workers and logs native hardwood in East
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Lapoinya protesters fined and arrested

21 January 2016
A man has been arrested during a protest against the clear felling of a Forestry Tasmania coupe at Lapoinya in the state’s north-west. Source: ABC News About 70 people attended the mostly peaceful protest outside the 49-hectare coupe, organised by the Friends of Lapoinya Action
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WA may face supply shortage because of bushfires

21 January 2016
The West Australian timber industry may face a supply shortage in 10 to 15 years as the effects of recent major bushfires are realised. Source: ABC Rural Thousands of hectares of state-owned timber plantations have been lost in major bushfires since November, with trees up to 40 years
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Illegal logging forced WA sandalwood quota

21 January 2016
The West Australian Government was forced to drop the annual harvesting quota of wild sandalwood because it took too long to tackle illegal logging, according to one of the state’s biggest harvesters. Source: ABC News Environment Minister Albert Jacob announced last month that t
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Uncertain future of Mid North timber workers

21 January 2016
Timber workers in the Mid North of SA claim they are being kept in the dark by the State Government over its plans for the local forestry industry, with up to 100 jobs at risk. Source: The Advertiser Bundaleer and Wirrabara forests were devastated by fires in 2013 and 2014. About 2000
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EPA fines NSW Forestry

21 January 2016
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued two penalty notices to Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) for harming a threatened species during harvesting operations in northern NSW last year. Source: The Northern Star In March 2015 the EPA received a report from a local
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$3m funding for biomass database

14 January 2016
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced $3 million of funding support for the Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) to undertake a comprehensive biomass for bioenergy assessment. Source: Timberbiz ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the $6.2 mil
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Clarence Valley timber industry icon dies

14 January 2016
A man who helped shape Grafton and the Clarence Valley timber industry, Spiro Notaras, has died after battling the effects of a stroke. Mr Notaras, aged 83, died on Saturday. Source: ABC News He helped establish the timber industry in the region by buying and operating mills, one of t
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