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Australia’s premier bioenergy conference to be held next month

Australia’s premier bioenergy conference, Bioenergy Australia 2008, will be held at the Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria on 8-9 December, with a technical tour on 10 December.
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BioFibres for industry – from field to factory

Biofibres for industry was officially launched by the Minister Gavin Jennings (Minister for the Environment, Climate Change and Innovation) at the Biofibres for Industry workshop on Wednesday 29 October.
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Business comes to grips with climate change at The Safety Show

Financial and practical help for tackling the business impact of climate change will be a feature of seminars at The Safety Show Sydney over the first two of the three-day event next week.
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Adelaide timber show announces special guests

Adelaide Timber and Working with Wood Show organisers are pleased to announce that Richard Vaughan, Richard Raffan and Stan ‘the Man’ Ceglinski will be presenting interactive seminars, workshops, live woodwork demonstrations and entertaining the crowds at this years show.
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A wonderful world of wood

What is it about the Adelaide Timber and Working with Wood show that attracts such a diverse, curious and devoted audience of hobbyists, renovators, trades people, the general public and professional and amateur woodworkers alike?
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Planning, building and climate change

What are the latest trends in low-energy housing construction? How is drought affecting engineering and building practises? What are the planning implications of climate change for Melbourne and Victoria?
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Bioenergy conference scheduled for December

Bioenergy Australia will be holding its annual conference in Melbourne on 8-9 December, with a technical tour to bioenergy-related destinations on the following day.
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Symposium to look at all aspects of industry

International forester Clark Binkley will be the keynote speaker at VicForests’ third Windows on Wood Symposium. The symposium, themed Skills: Training: Viability – Working for our Future, will be held on 2 September at the RACV Club in Melbourne.
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Asia Pacific Forest Industries Climate Change Conference

The Asia Pacific Forest Industries Climate Change Conference, co-sponsored by our industry’s national organisations – is the only climate change event that focuses on our industry and how it will be affected by an emissions trading scheme.
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Forestry for a better future: Climate, Commerce and Communities

Highly acclaimed for the fusion created between the latest science, practical experience and optimism, this years Australian Forest Growers National Conference will bring together 350 people passionate about growing Australia’s forests.
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