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Queensland renovations benefit timber industry

17 December 2015
It may be a hard time for business in Central Queensland, but the timber industry seems to be going against the grain. Source: The Morning Bulletin Ken Hay of K & S Timber Supplies of Queensland said it had been a big year for the company, made even bigger by the cyclone and a gro
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UNESCO’s call on Tas timber sticks

17 December 2015
The Federal Government would abandon a plan to log in Tasmania’s World Heritage Area if the United Nations environment committee did not ratify it. Source: ABC News UNESCO has previously said it does not support the logging of specialty species timbers in the Wilderness World He
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New report confirms working forests better than lock-ups

17 December 2015
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomed the release of a new landmark report into the carbon storage and greenhouse gas reduction benefits from working native forests in south-eastern Australia. Source: Timberbiz “This new report, undertaken by leading carbon scienc
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Six investigations on foot for Forestry Corp

17 December 2015
The $1 billion state-owned Forestry Corporation is facing half a dozen separate investigations into its timber logging operations around the state. Source: Sydney Morning Herald The investigations, which include scrutinising thousands of alleged breaches of environmental controls at C
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ForestTECH points to a need for data managers

17 December 2015
FIEA’s Foresttech, the specialist communications, data and apps events that cater for what is to drive the future of the forestry industry were a successful addition for the forestry industry. Source: Timberbiz The niche events held in Australia and New Zealand drew just under 3
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Compo to exit forestry to end

17 December 2015
The days of federally funded compensation packages for former forestry workers appear to be over, according to the minister responsible. Source: ABC News Millions of dollars in state and Commonwealth funding has been provided to Tasmanians caught up in the collapse of forestry giant G
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Feds cut $46m due to Tas forestry peace deal

17 December 2015
The Federal Government has cut $46 million in funding for Tasmania’s forestry agreement in the budget update. Source: ABC News The funding, detailed in the May budget papers, was to support the implementation of the agreement struck under the former Labor government, as well as
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$9.4m for FWPA innovations

17 December 2015
The Australian Government’s decision to allow for the matching of voluntary contributions to Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) could lead to an increase of $9.4 million investment in innovation. Source: Timberbiz The decision was announced in conjunction with the Government’s
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Lendlease builds prefab materials factory in Sydney

17 December 2015
Mass timber construction is gathering momentum in Australia with a recent announcement by Lendlease that it will launch a prefabricated building materials factory in Western Sydney. Source: The Fifth Estate But the move was matched with news that builder StrongBuild was also jumping d
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New company takes over SEFE operations

17 December 2015
After 45 years of operations, South East Fibre Exports at Eden in south east New South Wales will be sold to new Australian owned company Allied Natural Wood Exports Pty Ltd. Source: Timberbiz Allied Natural Wood Exports (ANWE) is a new world class wood products marketing and logistic
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