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

Indigenous voices to be heard by FSC

For the first time indigenous Australians are being called on to help shape a new set of forestry standards as part of a project launched by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Australia. Source: Timberbiz
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Bash for a superb cause

Tim Evans and crew are taking Brisbane’s Hoo-Hoo Club's Car 253 on the Brisbane to Sydney Variety Bash for the third time because the club wants to continue to make a difference.
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John Tiddy Memorial Award winner

Apprentice joiner Mohamed Valibhai has won the Woodworking Industry Suppliers Association John Tiddy Memorial Award in woodworking. Source: The Otago Times
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New home building surge

The ABS release of building activity data for the March 2014 quarter confirmed a strong recovery for new home building, said the Housing Industry Association (HIA). Source: Timberbiz
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Paper wars a reality for CFMEU

Maryvale paper workers used a visit by Nationals Deputy Leader and Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce to demand he support local jobs by ensuring his department replace its use of overseas imports with Australian-made photocopy paper. Source: Timberbiz
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CSIRO to axe forest scientists

DLP Senator John Madigan revealed secret CSIRO communications indicating that CSIRO management has reportedly axed the last remaining 33 forest scientists. Sources: Timberbiz, ABC Rural
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Yew is old

Britain's oldest tree has been discovered in a Welsh churchyard and it's more than 5000 years old. Source: The Daily Mail
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Indonesia forests cut deeper than thought

Satellite images have found that Indonesia’s ancient forests, a cradle of biodiversity and a buffer against climate change, have shrunk much faster than thought. Source: The Australian
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Paper cuts for Greenpeace

Office supplies companies should stop stocking PaperOne copy paper, whose fibres come in part from high conservation tropical forests now being logged in Indonesia, according to Greenpeace. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
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