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Illegal logging victims are small business

10 September 2015
The Renewable Energy Target is a dead weight on industry and households thanks to its escalation of electricity prices. Not so well known is the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act, which is set to increase the price of imported timber and paper products according to David Leyonhjelm. Sou
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Swift stop to save parrot

10 September 2015
Forestry Tasmania is being urged to stop logging in 3% of its native forest logging area because it is habitat for the endangered swift parrot. Source: ABC News Analysis by the Wilderness Society used publicly available information to plot the location of important habitat in state fo
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No logging in Heritage area without UNESCO ok

10 September 2015
Tasmania has given top-level assurances to the Abbott government that it won’t log inside its Wilderness World Heritage Area without agreement from UNESCO. Source: The Australian The state government has vowed to pursue harvesting of certain species of trees inside parts of the 1.58 m
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Forestry training facility for Tas

10 September 2015
A new forestry training facility in northern Tasmania is aimed at upskilling workers as the industry aims to increase production in coming years. Source: ABC News The facility, under construction at Invermay, is set to open in Launceston in November and has been designed by the indust
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Forestry Tasmania donates trees

10 September 2015
Schools across Tasmania have again benefited from trees donated by Forestry Tasmania (FT), grown by its nursery for National Tree Day. Source: Timberbiz, Forestry Tasmania National Tree Day is supported throughout Australia by Planet Ark. The Assistant Manager of FT Perth nursery, Car
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Richard Stanton Memorial Awards

10 September 2015
Australia’s forestry industry will pay tribute to a man who devoted his life to sustainable forest management in Australia and internationally. Source: Timberbiz The inaugural Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence will be presented at a dinner organised by Australian Forestry
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Conservation groups tour for Minister Speakman

03 September 2015
Conservation groups have called on NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman to intervene and stop logging core koala habitat in state forests near Casino. Source: Echonet Representatives of the North Coast Environment Council (NCEC), the North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) and Nambucca Va
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TFS announces $113m profit

03 September 2015
Tropical Forestry Services (TFS), one of Australia’s largest forestry companies, has announced a full year after-tax profit of $113 million, courtesy of the falling currency. Source: ABC Rural TFS owns a number of Indian sandalwood plantations in the Northern Territory, Ord Vall
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Logging standard is cost effective

03 September 2015
According to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) the logging standard is cost effective and that Senator David Leyonhjelm has a head-in-the-sand outlook. Source: The Australian Financial Review Adam Beaumont of the Forest Stewardship Council submitted an opinion piece to the Australi
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Australand rebranded as Frasers Property Australia

03 September 2015
Diversified property group Australand will be known as Frasers Property Australia, following its acquisition almost a year ago by Frasers Centrepoint Limited (FCL). Source: Timberbiz The rebranding marks the completion of the integration of Australand with FCL’s existing Australia bus
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