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A call to show support for homeless people

10 April 2014
A ‘Support Homeless People’ bi-annual lunch will be held at The Barn in Mount Gambier tomorrow to raise funds for local charity ac.care and their work with people experiencing homelessness in the Limestone Coast. Source: Timberbiz
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Shortage of skilled forestry workers

10 April 2014
The number of businesses who say it is getting harder to find the skilled workers they need is well above the long-term average in New Zealand. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Risky business at NZ Farm Forestry conference

10 April 2014
A British climate risk specialist and former Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons will be key speakers at the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association national conference in Blenheim. Source: The Marlborough Express, Stuff.co.nz
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FRAME conference changing views

10 April 2014
The 2014 Frame Australia Conference and Exhibition in Melbourne on May 19 will be all about ‘prefab timber and engineered wood in building construction’. Source: Architecture & Design
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WA breakfast for women in forestry and timber

10 April 2014
Albany in Western Australia will host the Women in Forest and Timber Network (WFTN) breakfast on April 30. Source: Timberbiz
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Climate change panel points to changes in forestry

10 April 2014
impacts of climate change in New Zealand gave us all the more reason why we need to change our agricultural practices and also to change our forests to something more than pinus radiata. Source: The Marlborough Express, Stuff.co.nz
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Climate change in Tasmanian forests monitored

10 April 2014
Amid the towering gums and timeless myrtles of Tasmania’s southern forests, scientists are deploying cutting-edge technology to unravel the mysteries of an ancient ecosystem and of future climate change. Source: The Australian
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VAFI seeks PR manager

03 April 2014
The Victorian Association of the Forest Industries (VAFI) is a small but professional team that develops and manages a range of media and government relations strategies for dealing with a wide range of complex issues facing the forest and wood products industry. Source: Timberbiz
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Greenheart takes heart from NZ success

03 April 2014
Hong Kong-listed Greenheart Group that owns the 13,000 hectare Mangakahia forestry estate in Northland, New Zealand narrowed its annual loss as the New Zealand unit propped up the forestry group with growing Chinese demand for logs. Source: The National Business Review
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Six final bids for Gunns

03 April 2014
KordaMentha, the receiver of bankrupt Tasmanian timber company Gunns, has said it has six final bids for some of the company’s assets. Source: The Australian
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