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Government asks stakeholders views of forestry

26 March 2015
  Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, is calling on stakeholders to put forward their views about the future of Australia’s forest products and forest industry. Source: Timberbiz Senator Colbeck launched the issues paper Meeting futur
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No cable logging under Labor

19 March 2015
A planned trial of cable logging in native forests on the North Coast will not go ahead if Labor wins this months NSW state election. Source: ABC News The state opposition announced it would ban cable logging across the state if it takes Government. The proposal received significant o
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Northern forest educational hub

19 March 2015
Northern forests in South Australia could be home for an educational hub to teach agriculture and environmental management. Source: Stock Journal That is one of the ideas under exploration by the Northern Forests Community Initiatives Group, which is gathering suggestions for the futu
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Protect the diesel fuel rebate

19 March 2015
The mining, farming, tourism and forestry industries will deliver a pre-emptive strike to protect the diesel fuel rebate as the government moves into budget preparation mode. Source: The Australian After the industries narrowly avoided a cut to the program, known as the fuel tax credi
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Plantations for sale

19 March 2015
A range of medium-sized timber plantations will hit the market as institutional investors look to aggregate smaller allotments and gain a foothold in the strong softwood market. Source: The Australian CBRE head of timberland transactions David Smith said he expected properties valued
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ANZIF conference contents

19 March 2015
The 8th ANZIF Conference “Beyond Tenure: Managing forests across the landscape will cover all aspects of modern Australasian forest management. Source: Timberbiz Professor Ross Garnaut will set the scene in a keynote address on population and development in a changing world. Australia
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CAR dragon stops logging in WA

12 March 2015
A ‘CAR dragon’ was used to halt logging as protesters stepped up their fight at Helms Forest near Nannup in WA’s South-West. Source: Perth Now Protesters blocked the road with an old car with a hole cut in the floor and positioned over a steel pipe embedded in the road below it. On We
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Launch of Sawdoctor training facilities

12 March 2015
New South Wales new Sawdoctor training facilities will be launched later in March. Source: Timberbiz This is touted as another major step forward in training for the forestry and timber industry. The facilities will be located at TAFE NSW’s Riverina Institute on the Tumut Campus with
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Safety priority in forest & wood products

12 March 2015
  Safety in the Victorian forest and wood products industry is of paramount importance and the focus of the Forest Industry Safety Summit 2015, which was held Tuesday and Wednesday in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz Tim Johnston, CEO of the Victorian Association of Forest Industries
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NEFA claims of phantom timber

04 March 2015
‘Phantom’ timber that was ‘gifted’ to the logging industry is now turning into real cash – millions of dollars for millers – and there are no hollow logs to pull it from, according to a north coast forest group. Source: Echo Daily Recently released data proves that the $8.55 million s
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