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Breakfast with plenty of ‘meet’

The Frame & Truss Manufacturers Association (FTMA) has turned its hand to serving breakfast with a menu chock-a-block with food and information to keep its members satisfied. The event will be run concurrently with the FTMA’s annual general meeting. Source: Timberbiz
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66th Appita Conference & Exhibition

The 66th Appita Conference & Exhibition, will be held 15 - 18 April, at Melbourne Park, Melbourne.
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Hoo Hoo Club AGM

Sydney Hoo Hoo Club 215, will hold its annual general meeting at Heritage Profiles, 7 Kerr Road, Ingleburn, from 7pm on 22 February.
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Important meeting for ATDG members

The Australasian Timber Drying Group (ATDG) will hold its next meeting at The Downtowner, 66 Lygon Street, Carlton, from 9.30am on 20 February.
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Rate cut sends right message, says HIA

The decision by the Reserve Bank Board to cut interest rates for a second consecutive month sends a positive message to households and businesses says the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia’s residential building industry. “Global uncertainty remains rife and t
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Forest Industry Council Scholarships

The Forest Industry Council (FIC) in Tumut NSW is again offering two scholarships for students eager to further their studies in forestry. The Council was formed in 1981 as a platform for industry to advance the stability and prosperity of the forest industry throughout the Southern
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Weak Home Building Conditions No Excuse to Ignore Longer-Term Skilled Labour Needs

The latest HIA Trades Report, a survey of the Housing Industry Association’s builder and sub-contractor members, provides new evidence of the continuing weakness in new home building as we head towards the end of 2011. HIA Acting Chief Economist, Andrew Harvey, said that the pressure
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Minister Walsh commits to timber industry future at VAFI Annual Dinner – Media release

Over 200 representatives from the forest and wood products industry, government, academia and media gathered in the Crown River Room in Southbank on Friday, 4 November for the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) Annual Dinner.
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A Message from Bob Gordon, Managing Director Forestry Tasmania

It's been a month of quite momentous and positive change for Forestry Tasmania and the forest industry. Given the magnitude of the change, it's worth bringing you up to date with at least some of the major developments. Perhaps the most important, from our perspective, has been the c
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AUSTRALIAN FOREST CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

In Accordance with Section 37 of the Association’s Constitution, Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Australian Forest Contractors Association Limited will be held as follows : Time: 5.00 p.m Date: Wednesday 23 November 2011 Venue: BayView Eden Melbourn
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