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Dorries new chief at AFS

27 May 2015
Simon Dorries recently commenced as chief executive of Australian Forestry Standards (AFS) and comes to the post with more than 30 years’ experience in the wood product industry. Mr Dorries is well regarded as a leading international expert in the manufacture, quality control and prod
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Call for bioenergy abstracts

27 May 2015
Bioenergy Australia will be holding its 16th annual conference at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Launceston, Tasmania from 30 November to 1 December, with a technical tour planned for 2 December. Source: Timberbiz The conference will consider the many facets of bioenergy, including aro
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Free Mass Timber Seminar

27 May 2015
Australian mass timber experts will come together in Sydney in June to discuss the part that mass timber elements such as Cross Laminated Timber panels, large glulam and LVL are playing in the Australian construction sector. Source: Timberbiz The “Mass Timber in Multi-Storey and Comme
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Government keeps its RET promise

27 May 2015
Minister for the Environment, the Hon Greg Hunt, has introduced legislation into Parliament amending the Renewable Energy Target (RET). Source: Timberbiz “In a time of significant cynicism about politics it is great news to be able to applaud a Minister on keeping two key promises,” s
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Reminder FIAC submission

21 May 2015
Stakeholders have until June 5 2015 to make a submission to the Forest Industry Advisory Council (FIAC) to help shape the future of the forest industry. In March the FIAC’s issues paper Meeting future market demand: Australia’s forest products and forest industry – a strat
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Job cuts in Tas before pay rise

21 May 2015
Unions claim the Tasmanian Government is trying to shed about a quarter of Forestry Tasmania’s workforce before a pay rise its workers have been awarded kicks in. Source: ABC News Forestry Tasmania is consulting on a plan to shed between 50 and 100 full-time equivalent positions
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Timbercorp investors hit with bankruptcy

21 May 2015
More than 50 investors in collapsed forestry scheme Timbercorp have been slapped with bankruptcy notices as liquidators ramp up their collection processes after a ‘Christmas’ moratorium on the recovery process lapsed. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Three investors have
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Timber harvesting in the Central West

21 May 2015
Two major timber harvesting operations are about to get underway in the Central West of New South Wales. Source: ABC News Pine plantations that have been established over a 35 year cycle are being logged in the Newnes State Forest, near Lithgow. “The plantations are now mature s
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Heat is on for woodchip power

21 May 2015
The heat is back on for native forest waste to be used for power generation but the Eden woodchip mill in NSW says it has no plans to get involved. Source: The Australian South East Fibre Exports general manager Peter Mitchell said despite Monday’s agreement on the Renewable Energy Ta
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1 million tonnes of timber at Gladstone Port

21 May 2015
One million tonnes of timber from trees damaged during cyclone Marcia will be exported from Gladstone Port. Source: The Observer (Gladstone) At the peak of this operation there will be 120 trucks moving daily to cart the logs and woodchips between Byfield, the TMS Mill at Bondoola and
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