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Hydrowood underwater logging success

07 January 2016
The directors of a unique underwater logging operation, underway in a remote western Tasmanian location, say they are pleased with the outcome of their first online timber auction. Source: ABC News The call for tenders closed and general manager Darryn Crook said 36 of the 38 logs off
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Waratah to host worldwide meeting during AUSTimber

07 January 2016
AUStimber 2016 will be a multi-function event for leading harvesting and processing head designer and manufacturer Waratah. “We will be utilising the opportunity to host our Worldwide Waratah Distribution meeting as well host a number of customers and design engineers from all o
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Forester is AUSTimber2016 Operations Manager

07 January 2016
Wayne Shaw-Johnston’s first encounter with production forestry was as a university student in South Africa before embarking on a career that over the past 30 years has seen him in various management roles in South Africa, Tasmania and Gippsland. Source: Timberbiz Now Mr Shaw-Johnston
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No success without collaborative timber industry thinking

07 January 2016
David Chandler OAM is a construction and housing industry expert and doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to what has been done, what can be done and what should be done to ensure the future of timber enterprises. Source: Timberbiz In the first of two no-holds-barred pieces, b
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Gunns shareholders settle against directors

23 December 2015
A shareholder class action against some former directors and officers of timber company Gunns Limited has been settled, subject to Federal Court approval. Source: ABC News The defendants include former chairman John Gay, former managing director Greg L’Estrange, and former secre
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Gottstein wood science course

23 December 2015
The Gottstein Memorial Trust, the national education trust for the forest and wood product industries, has been assisting people in the sector with development opportunities for more than 40 years. Source: Timberbiz The 22nd Gottstein Wood Science Course will be held at the CSIRO Clay
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Queensland renovations benefit timber industry

17 December 2015
It may be a hard time for business in Central Queensland, but the timber industry seems to be going against the grain. Source: The Morning Bulletin Ken Hay of K & S Timber Supplies of Queensland said it had been a big year for the company, made even bigger by the cyclone and a gro
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The vicious circle of stamp duty

17 December 2015
Few things have as detrimental an impact as stamp duty on household finances, according to the Housing Industry Association. Source: Timberbiz This is based on results contained in the HIA’s Summer 2015 edition of Stamp Duty Watch publication. During November 2015, the typical stamp d
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New report confirms working forests better than lock-ups

17 December 2015
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomed the release of a new landmark report into the carbon storage and greenhouse gas reduction benefits from working native forests in south-eastern Australia. Source: Timberbiz “This new report, undertaken by leading carbon scienc
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$9.4m for FWPA innovations

17 December 2015
The Australian Government’s decision to allow for the matching of voluntary contributions to Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) could lead to an increase of $9.4 million investment in innovation. Source: Timberbiz The decision was announced in conjunction with the Government’s
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