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Wood mills over court action

14 August 2014
Environmentalist and Wotif founder Graeme Wood has flagged court action against the chairman of the committee set up to investigate the sale, closure and dismantling of the Triabunna wood chip mill. Source: The Examiner
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Tree felling machines look promising for NZ

14 August 2014
Machines that fell trees by remote control are being hailed as important new tools and a world first for reducing deaths and injuries in forests. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Harvesting begins in Bodalla

14 August 2014
Bodalla Park rest area and Mummaga Lake walking track in Bodalla State Forest will be temporarily closed from mid-August for the safety of visitors during timber harvesting in the area. Source: Narooma News
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Council buys sawmill and jobs

14 August 2014
A central western Queensland council is hoping the purchase of a disused sawmill will generate jobs in the region. Source: ABC News
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Pine aphid feeling waspish

14 August 2014
The Pine aphid, a devastating pest that causes more than $20 million in lost wood production to the softwood industry each year, is under pressure from a biological control taking hold in pine growing regions across NSW. Source: Timberbiz
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Farm Forestry: Getting on with business

07 August 2014
Private Forests Tasmania’s annual Farm Forestry Seminars will be held in Burnie and Launceston during August. The first will be in Burnie on 13 August followed by a seminar in Launceston on 14 August. Source: Timberbiz
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Subsidised thinning under scrutiny

07 August 2014
Taxpayers are being asked to subsidise logging in four ecologically sensitive state conservation areas in northern NSW, according to the recommendations of a draft report of the Natural Resources Commission. Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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New Forests out of race for FEA

07 August 2014
New Forests is believed to be out of the race to buy Forest Enterprises Australia, with sources suggesting that RMS — the world’s second-largest timber management company — has positioned itself as the successful buyer. Source: The Australian
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Recognising importance of forestry industry

07 August 2014
Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, is visiting forestry operations near Maryborough in regional Queensland this week. Source: Timberbiz
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No conviction for punching serial forest protester

07 August 2014
A magistrate has decided not to record a conviction against a Tasmanian forestry worker who punched a man in the street after recognising him as a protester.
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