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Have your say on cutting red tape across the ag sector

23 December 2015
Farmers and other interested stakeholders are encouraged to have their say on regulation affecting Australia’s agriculture sector, with the release of an issues paper today as part of a Productivity Commission inquiry that will look at ways to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden acro
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Rural Financial Counselling Services

23 December 2015
Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, Barnaby Joyce announced the service providers who will deliver Rural Financial Counselling Services (RFCS) to regional communities from 1 April 2016. “As a bush accountant myself, I know full well the challenges of managing farm finances,
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Gottstein wood science course

23 December 2015
The Gottstein Memorial Trust, the national education trust for the forest and wood product industries, has been assisting people in the sector with development opportunities for more than 40 years. Source: Timberbiz The 22nd Gottstein Wood Science Course will be held at the CSIRO Clay
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Key to future is innovation and smart technologies

23 December 2015
A ground-breaking report has found that Australia is well placed to secure prosperity over the coming decades despite the challenges of an uncertain and possible resource constrained future. Source: Timberbiz However, this prosperity is not a given, instead Australia’s future will be
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Two projects and 20 million trees

23 December 2015
Plantation forestry companies, farmers and conservation groups are among those involved in two projects in Western Australia’s Great Southern region which aim to link and re-connect bushland in critical areas of the Gondwana Link pathway. Source: Timberbiz Federal Member for O’Connor,
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Cutting edge technology to help in fight against bushfires

23 December 2015
The final phase of a trial of cutting edge technology to better protect Victorians from the risk of powerline related bushfires has ended. Source: Timberbiz Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio inspected world-first testing of Rapid Earth Fault Current Limiter (REFCL) tec
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Carbon accounting in South Eastern Australia

23 December 2015
The above ground carbon (AGC) storage of open Eucalyptus forests is currently unknown, yet they are estimated to account for almost 25% of all Australian forests and about 60% of forests in Victoria. Sources: Timberbiz, FWPA This new study provides the best possible estimates of total
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Senator Colbeck spends on forestry promotions

23 December 2015
Financial records of MPs for the six-month period between January and June this year show Senator Colbeck racked up about $157,000 in total travel allowances, the most of any Tasmanian federal politician. Source: The Examiner Almost $90,000 was on international travel. Department of F
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Recognise those who shaped forestry industry

23 December 2015
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) will be holding another contractors “Hall of Fame” dinner in conjunction with AUSTimber2016. Source: Timberbiz To be held on 13 April as part of the AUSTimber celebrations, the industry is keen to recognise the people wh
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AFPA sets up SA association

23 December 2015
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) announced an historic leap forward for the South Australian forest industries with the establishment of a state based association presence to further the interests of the forest industries of SA. Source: Timberbiz “I am delighted to re
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