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Half a million dollars for forest national standards

04 June 2013
Australian Government funding of $500,000 will go towards developing the Forest Stewardship Council’s National Standard for forest management. Source: Timberbiz
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Construction activity and building approvals up

04 June 2013
Preliminary ABS figures indicate the recovery in residential construction activity faltered slightly in early 2013, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA). Source: Timberbiz
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Forecasters say forestry is looking greener

04 June 2013
Australia's forestry industry is looking a little greener. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has forecast that by 2050, Australia's consumption of wood products will increase by 50%. Source: ABC Rural
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Illegal logging prohibition regulations registered

04 June 2013
Registration of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Regulation Amendment 2013 is complete however, there is a long lead time before their commencement in November 2014. Source: Timberbiz
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Work suspended at Kangaroo Island mill

04 June 2013
Work has been suspended at a sawmill on South Australia's Kangaroo Island indefinitely. Source: ABC News
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ABARES says WA’s plantations are shrinking

04 June 2013
A report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has found the total size of WA's timber plantations in WA diminished by nearly 2% in one year. Source: ABC News
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Funding for FSC forest management

30 May 2013
The Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Sid Sidebottom, welcomed recognition of the Australian Government’s $500,000 funding to help develop the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) National Standard for forest management. Source: Timberbiz
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Gunns Growers favour Macquarie

30 May 2013
Growers involved in Gunns Plantations Ltd managed investment schemes have ignored advice and voted for Macquarie Bank to become responsible for 63,000ha of Tasmanian plantations. Sources: The Mercury, The Australian
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North wants to be Australia’s bioenergy capital

30 May 2013
A push to make the Northern Rivers the bioenergy capital of Australia will be a key feature of an energy forum being held in Lismore on May 31. Source: The Northern Star
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Buyer wanted for host trees in Kimberley

30 May 2013
The manager of the world's largest plantation of Indian sandalwood says it still hasn't found a buyer for thousands of its host trees in the Kimberley. Source: ABC News
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