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Women networking with politicians for timber

12 December 2013
Women from across the forest and timber products industry are networking with each other and leading female Victorian politicians at the Women in Forests and Timber Network (WFTN) luncheon. Source: Timberbiz
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Honours scholarships at Uni of Sunshine Coast

12 December 2013
The University of the Sunshine Coast is introducing $50,000 worth of Vice Chancellor’s Honours Scholarships each year to encourage and support high achieving students who want to do further study and research. Source: Timberbiz
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Timberlink SA grant to upgrade Tarpeena

12 December 2013
Timberlink Australia has been awarded a $7.8 million grant by the South Australian State Government to be matched dollar-for-dollar by capital investment from Timberlink in a strategic upgrade of the company’s Tarpeena sawmill. Source: Lesprom
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Rotorua sawmill Te Arawa bid no go

12 December 2013
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

12 December 2013
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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Abbott to speak at industry dinner

12 December 2013
Prime Minister Tony Abbott will address an industry dinner hosted by the Australian Forest Products Association and ForestWorks ISC in March 2014. Source: Timberbiz
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Truss Bus Tour dates

12 December 2013
Feedback on the FTMA Australia 2014 Truss Bus Tour has already come in with the dates of 15-16 October 2014 now in the books. Source: Timberbiz
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Macquarie Group to manage forestry

04 December 2013
The Macquarie Group has struck a deal with BRI Ferrier offering to manage hundreds of millions of dollars worth of forestry assets nationally for the new owners of Forest Enterprises Australia. Source: The Australian
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Queensland government forest sale

04 December 2013
The Queensland government is embarking on another sale of forestry assets, through its power subsidiary Ergon Energy. Source: The Australian
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Deloitte puts FEA on the market

04 December 2013
Investors in the collapsed Forestry Enterprises Australia will be hoping to recoup some of the $400 million they poured into the business over several years as investment bank Gresham and receiver Deloitte officially place the plantation owner on the market. Source: The Australian
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