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Fine for unregistered milling of indigenous timber

21 November 2013
A man has been fined NZ$3000 plus costs for milling indigenous timber valued at NZ$15,000 at his unregistered sawmill in New Zealand. Sources: Fairfax NZ News, Stuff NZ
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Carbon change policy kills trees

21 November 2013
Operators of tree nurseries in Western Australia's south say their industry has been decimated by political changes to carbon pricing. Sources: 7News, Yahoo
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Phos-chek to keep fires at bay

21 November 2013
Low flying planes dropping red fire retardant in the face of bushfire threats is a common sight in Australia and North America. The chemical is Phos-Chek, a fertiliser-based product made in the US and used by fire-fighting agencies since the early 1960s. Source: The Weekly Times
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Beware helpers in NZ tree clean up

21 November 2013
Canterbury, New Zealand land owners who still have to clear away trees knocked down in the spring storms should get good advice so they're not ripped off, the Farm Forestry Association said. Source: Radio New Zealand
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New Forests to buy Gunns timber

14 November 2013
Timberland investment manager New Forests confirmed that the Forestry Investment Trust, an Australian-domiciled fund managed by New Forests, has signed an agreement to purchase timber plantation assets related to the Great Southern Plantations Schemes 1998 to 2006, subject to court ap
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Tas Forest Contractors turns 50 in decline

14 November 2013
The Tasmanian Forest Contractors Association just marked its 50th anniversary but the Association is not what it was. Source: ABC Rural
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Help for Forestry Tasmania to gain FSC

14 November 2013
Forestry Tasmania has appointed an auditor to help it win crucial Forestry Stewardship Council certification. Source: ABC News
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Inquests in NZ forestry deaths

14 November 2013
A coroner will hold a series of inquests into forestry workers' deaths with the aim of identifying systemic issues within the country's deadliest industry. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Grazing and forestry friends with benefits

14 November 2013
Grazing and forestry may not be the strange bedfellows many believe them to be. Source: North Queensland Register
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NSW Forestry Corp donates timber

14 November 2013
The Forestry Corporation of NSW has donated five high quality locally sourced sawlogs and a bark canoe to be auctioned at the Shoalhaven Timber Festival in Milton/Ulladulla for the Dunn & Lewis Youth Development Foundation. Source: 4-Traders
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