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Master Builders urge proper site shutdown at Christmas

With summer and the Queensland storm season here Master Builders is urging the building industry to ensure building sites are properly shutdown over the Christmas period. Source: Timberbiz
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Report a furphy about Tassie forestry

The Australia Institute (TAI) continues its history of using dubious numbers to push a green agenda according to Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture Senator Richard Colbeck. Sources: Timberbiz, Herald Sun, ABC News
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Report in on SA forestry sector

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, at the request of the South Australian State Government, studied the condition of the forest sector industries in the Green Triangle region. Sources: Science Daily, Finnbay
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Tas timber processing hub stalled by Government

Plans to establish an integrated timber processing hub near Scottsdale in Tasmania have stalled over a new government process. Source: ABC Rural
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Preparing to shut up shop

Twelve months ago Whittakers Timber Products in southwest WA was considered one of the biggest sawmill and processing operations in Western Australia’s hardwood industry. Today, it's preparing to shut up shop. Source: ABC Rural
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NZ bushy convicted of harvesting native timber

A Golden Bay New Zealand bushman who advertised rough sawn rimu timber for sale on the TradeMe website was convicted of having native timber milled without consent in Nelson District Court on 11 December 2013. Source: Voxy NZ
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Logs promote work at Napier Port NZ

Log exports through Napier Port in New Zealand are booming, along with record levels of wood pulp and sawn timber, sending profits soaring by almost 7% to NZ$11.8 million for the September year. Sources: Fairfax NZ News, The Dominion Post, Stuff NZ
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WA forestry plan under fire from both sides

The newly released forest management plan has come under fire from both sides of the forestry debate as either going too far or not far enough. Source: The Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail
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Rotorua sawmill Te Arawa bid no go

Te Arawa has decided not to bid for the closed Rotorua sawmill, Tachikawa, because it would cost about $25 million to buy and run. Source: Radio New Zealand
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Carbon credits or carbon contemplation

Australia surpassed 3 million credits issued under its carbon offset scheme for agriculture, forestry and waste, but uptake of new projects is low with regulatory uncertainty weighing heavily on project developers. Sources: Sydney Morning Herald, Timberbiz
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