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R&D project funding opportunities Expressions of Interest

31 July 2014
Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) invites the submission of research proposals, including multi-year partnerships, addressing identified industry research priorities. Source: Timberbiz
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New leader for Komatsu Forest Australia

24 July 2014
After 25 years of leadership, Mike Jones steps down as the managing director of Komatsu Forest Australia to be replaced by Brett Jones. Source: Timberbiz
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Farm Forestry Seminar in Tasmania looks to the future

24 July 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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Government procurement should support Australian paper

24 July 2014
Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) supports the consideration of ‘whole-of-life’ benefits of producing paper products in Australia in government procurement policies and purchasing decisions. Source: Timberbiz
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Lithgow Council unaware State Forests would not replant

24 July 2014
Lithgow Council in New South Wales is curious to know why State Forests is not planning to replant the area. It is a question that will also intrigue the wider community for whom the Newnes State Forest has been a part of the landscape for decades. Source: Lithgow Mercury
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Tambo council to restart disused sawmill

24 July 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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Forestry Tas releases a three-year plan

24 July 2014
Forestry Tasmania has released a three-year plan for wood production in the state’s 800,000ha permanent timber production zone. Source: The Daily Telegraph
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Bellingen Shire to harvest steep slopes

24 July 2014
Removing timber from the Bellingen shire’s steep slopes ended in the 1950s-60s when Forestry Corporation (FC) realised the practice of applying conventional ground-based harvesting methods to the mountain ranges caused significant soil erosion and water pollution. Source: The Bellinge
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Sale of Southern Cross Forest Products confirmed

24 July 2014
The receivers of Southern Cross Forest Products Ltd (SCFP) have confirmed the sale of the company’s Milburn sawmill and Millstream drymill assets in Otago to Pan Pac Forest Products Ltd (Pan Pac). Source: Timberbiz, Scoop NZ
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Infrastructure delays harvesting in New Zealand

24 July 2014
The devastating effects of storm damage in Northland New Zealand continues to have a significant and lasting effect on forest contracting businesses, as infrastructure repairs have been delayed in the far North. Sources: Timberbiz, Scoop NZ
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