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Australia behind in bioenergy

04 September 2014
Australia is falling behind the rest of the world when it comes to turning agricultural waste into heat and electricity, according to an international bioenergy organisation. Source: ABC Rural
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Real tree fellas to break Guinness World Record

04 September 2014
Ellenbrook Primary School in Western Australia will take a leaf out of the record books when it attempts to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as trees next Wednesday. Sources: The Advocate, In My Community
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Harvesters to share in $7 to rebuild in Tasmania

04 September 2014
The Tasmanian Government has revealed a plan for handouts to keep harvesting contractors in the forest industry. Resources Minister Paul Harriss said harvesting contractors would be offered financial incentives to help rebuild the industry. Source: ABC News
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Phase two funding open in SA

04 September 2014
South Australian Forests Minister Leon Bignell says the local timber industry should focus on value adding practices. Source: ABC News
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NZ Nationals promise $22.5m to forestry

04 September 2014
New Zealand’s National Party is promising to spend NZ$22.5 million over the next five years to support the planting of new forests. Sources: Radio New Zealand, Voxy
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United Stand for Small Operators

28 August 2014
In major initiative to help New Zealand investors in 14,000 small plantation forests meet the challenge of marketing a looming "wall of wood" against stiff competition, a new forestry company has been launched in Wellington. Source: Timberbiz
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Illegal Logging Regulation Training

28 August 2014
October training seminars on Australian Illegal Logging Regulation have been announced. Source: Timberbiz
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New Illegal Loggings Regs Unworkable

28 August 2014
Environmental lobbyists are in panic because there’s the potential in NSW for land clearing laws to be freed up. They say “extremists” want to give farmers greater rights to clear their farmland for farming. Source: The Australian
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ForestrySA replanting report wrong

28 August 2014
Major employer in Jamestown Morgan Sawmill’s future could be in jeopardy following the release of a State Government report into the Mid North pine plantations’ future sustainability. Source: Victor Harbour Times
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Replanting Plans Unclear

28 August 2014
The jury is out on how much replanting will be done after a surge in logging in the past few years, according to the Farm Forestry Association of New Zealand. Source: Radio New Zealand
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