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WA ticks more boxes with FSC

15 October 2015
Most supermarket products are covered in little symbols, brands, ticks and crosses. They can mean something is Australian-made, Heart Foundation-certified, “against animal testing” or “cruelty-free”.  Source: WA Today “Lots – even most – products we buy a
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Forestry consultant calls for native harvest exemption

15 October 2015
A private forestry consultant says a state government measure to streamline red tape around the harvest of trees has had the opposite effect, and is proving costly and time-consuming for landholders. Source: ABC Rural The Newman Government introduced the Protected Plants Flora Survey 
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Managing native forest in Qld

15 October 2015
Private Forestry Services Queensland (PFSQ) and Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) are hosting a field day on 31 October from 9am until 3pm. Source: Timberbiz The event will cover topics such a: new legislation – trigger maps harvesting,marketing, current log pricing fire management e
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WoodSolutions Residential Timber Framing Seminar

15 October 2015
Listen to the industry leaders and architects and be inspired, ensure your residential timber building knowledge is up-to-date, explore the economics of timber as structural and decorative members of residential buildings at this WoodSolutions event. Source: Timberbiz If you design, s
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Labor reshuffle brings forestry into the picture

15 October 2015
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has congratulated the federal Labor Party for re-introducing ‘fisheries’ and ‘forestry’ to the Shadow Agriculture portfolio title in the Shadow Ministry reshuffle. Source: Timberbiz Chief Executive Officer of AFPA, Mr Ross Hampton said
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Lower dollar increases value of Linkletters estate

08 October 2015
Plans to remediate the 8900-hectare Linkletters estate in Esperance in the Western Australian wheatbelt, valued at $17.65 million, have been put on hold by its owners and managers as they consider ways to extract value from its vast bluegum plantations. Source: The Australian Financia
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Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers begins limited production

08 October 2015
Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers’ (KIPT) Timber Creek timber mill near Parndana, Australia, has begun limited operations, treating local pine thinnings to produce fence posts for sale on the Island. Source: Lesprom Local contactor Brett Haggett has an agreement with KIPT to un
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AFPA joins National Farmers’ Federation

08 October 2015
The Australian Forest Products Association has joined the National Farmers’ Federation as a commodity member. Source: The Land AFPA is a national industry body representing the timber growing, sawmilling, other wood processing, and pulp and paper industries, including plantations and
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VAFI says government should not abandon recycled paper

08 October 2015
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) is urging the Federal Government to reconsider its decision to abandon a policy to use 100% recycled paper in its offices. Source: Timberbiz VAFI CEO Tim Johnston said that under the policy, that had been in place for five years, a
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TasPort finalizing Tribunna wharf sale

30 September 2015
TasPorts is finalising the sale of the government-owned Triabunna mill wharf on Tasmania’s east coast to an unnamed buyer. Source: ABC News The land-locked port has not been used since Gunns stopped exporting woodchips from the site and closed the mill in 2011. Entrepreneur Grae
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