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No ministry for forestry under Turnbull

24 September 2015
The Australian forestry industry is expressing disappointment that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has not re-instated a full Minister for Forestry. Source: ABC Rural The industry took the recent Prime Ministerial change as an opportunity to ask for a minister dedicated to the industr
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More taxpayer compo for Tasmania

17 September 2015
The Tasmanian Government is set to give more taxpayer money to people affected by the severe downturn in the forestry industry, as part of a hardship program to be announced within weeks. Source: ABC News Already $85 million has been provided to Tasmanians devastated after the collaps
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Tambo sawmill without timber allocation

17 September 2015
A western Queensland council says it is ludicrous it still cannot get a timber allocation for a sawmill. Source: ABC News The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council bought the disused Tambo Sawmill last year, hoping to revive the facility and create jobs. However, Mayor Barry Muir said despi
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Fourteen woodchip proposals on Tas table

17 September 2015
The State Government has compiled a short list of 14 private-sector proposals for a new woodchip export or processing facility in the Tasmania’s south. ABC News Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent taking woodchips from Tasmania’s south to Bell Bay for export since the c
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Pillliga forest pillaged by NSW Forestry Commission

17 September 2015
Sawmill owners in western New South Wales fear they are destroying the Pilliga forest in order to meet their timber contracts. Source: ABC News They say they are being forced to harvest increasingly younger trees — including saplings of the bare minimum size — which they say will ulti
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Vale Bob Humphreys

17 September 2015
The forestry and timber industry has lost a giant with the passing of Bob Humphreys. Source: Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) Mr Humphreys was a pioneer and leader of the industry in East Gippsland. He was in his 52nd year sawmilling in the region. During that time he
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Forestry contractors benefit from Burnie mill

17 September 2015
Forestry contractors in northern Tasmania are investing millions of dollars in new equipment to supply a woodchip mill near Burnie that’s reopened under new ownership. Source: ABC Rural It’s been five years since failed timber company Gunn’s closed it’s woodchi
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Wilderness Society says karri permit is wrong

10 September 2015
Environment groups have renewed calls for WA’s Forest Products Commission (FPC) to have its controlled wood accreditation withdrawn. Source: ABC News The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) accreditation is provided so consumers can be assured they are buying from ethical forest ma
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Open cut mining can kill trees

10 September 2015
Open-cut mines can leave surrounding trees unable to withstand drought, according to research that may have implications for the controversial Shenhua Watermark coal project. Source: Yahoo 7 Finance Researchers have found that underground water tables can fall by up to 20m within two
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Sumitomo Forestry to build housing estate

10 September 2015
Japanese industrial conglomerate Sumitomo has expanded its land holdings in Melbourne’s north, buying out Evolve Development’s Annadale housing estate in Merrifield. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Sumitomo Forestry Australia, which took a 50% stake in local home builder
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