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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Waipa campus celebrates 50 years in forestry

Waipa’s 50-year-old campus is opening its doors to the public to celebrate the anniversary and contribution it has made to the region’s forestry and wood processing industries. Source: Rotorua Daily Post “Waipa Campus has been the leading industry trainer for 50 year
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71 new Leadbeater colonies found

The politically sensitive and critically endangered Leadbeater’s possum is again proving a challenge with the discovery of dozens of new colonies in forests on Melbourne’s northern doorstep that are open to logging. Source: Sydney Morning Herald In recent months government
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Port of Tauranga cuts in log traffic

The Port of Tauranga has forecast flat earnings this year because of soft dairy, and log markets are affecting cargo volumes and offsetting gains in container volumes. Source: Radio New Zealand The company’s annual meeting has been told that volumes in the first part of the new
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Forestry Tasmania still chasing the green tick

Forestry Tasmania is facing delays in gaining a crucial environmental approval but is more confident it will eventuate, chairman Bob Annells has said. Source: ABC News The agency is trying to achieve Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, which indicates to consumers that pro
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Forestry Tasmania’s financial position improves

Forestry Tasmania has released its annual report which provides a summary of its performance against its corporate objectives, including its financial performance, for the 2014/15 financial year. Source: Timberbiz The report was tabled in Parliament and is available on Forestry Tasman
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EPD from WoodSolutions

WoodSolutions has new plywood, particleboard and MDF Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) available to complete the full suite available to Australian designers seeking Green Star and environmental ratings for their projects. Source: Architecture and Design The increasing prefere
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Photo of log upsets Nannas

An environment group called Knitting Nannas of Toolangi is taking a complaint of intimidation to police after a logging truck drove past one of their gatherings at an “unacceptably high speed”. Source: ABC News When members of the group posted photos of the truck on Facebo
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Institute of Foresters meets Chinese Society of Forestry

While the mainstream media focuses on the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, there are already a number of other well-established links to exchange ideas and skills in a clear show of cooperation between our two countries. Source: Timberbiz While the mainstream media focuses on the
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First AFS award for Excellence in Sustainable Forestry

Dr Marie Yee was presented with the inaugural Richard Stanton Memorial Trophy for Excellence in Sustainable Forestry at an all-industry dinner in Melbourne last week. Source: Timberbiz Senator Anne Ruston presented Dr Yee, a senior conservation planner at Forestry Tasmania, with the c
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