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Seeking a sustainable timber industry

30 November 2009
The Green Building Council of Australia has announced the release of a revised Timber credit effective January 1, 2010, which allows for equal consideration of the Australian Forestry Standard (AFS) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) schemes. This is an outstanding outcome for the A
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Forestry initiative to transform desert in carbon credit offset push

25 November 2009
Diversified hydrocarbon explorer, Central Petroleum, may be looking to discover and extract large volumes of hydrocarbons from the parched deserts of Australia’s “Red Centre” – but in at least two small corners of its vast exploration acreage, the story is quite the reverse.
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Tasmanian Government supports $50 million Boyer project

18 November 2009
The Minister for Economic Development, Michael Aird yesterday congratulated Norske Skog and BIS Industrial Logistics on the successful completion of the $50m Softwood Conversion Project and Integrated Woodchip Plant.
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Pioneer in bioenergy crop research to share knowledge in New Zealand

18 November 2009
Landowners considering the potential of deriving new income from dedicated bioenergy crops have the opportunity to learn first hand from a leading international expert next month.
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Bioenergy Australia 2009

11 November 2009
Australia’s premier bioenergy conference, Bioenergy Australia 2009 will be held at the Radisson Resort Gold Coast, Queensland from 9 - 10 December 2009 with a Technical Tour on 8 December 2009.
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First Australian standard for protection of trees on development sites

09 November 2009
Arborists and building developers now have an agreed framework for the protection and preservation of trees during all stages of a development project with the first Australian Standard covering tree protection on construction sites now available.
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Heartwood Plantations launch and field tour

09 November 2009
An invitation has been extended to all to attend the Heartwood Plantations launch and free field tour on 13 November.
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Major fines for farmers caught burning rubbish

09 November 2009
A reckless act by a Jeetho farmer in South Gippsland has prompted a warning from EPA Victoria to other landowners.
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“Popeye” plan protects Australia’s olive oil

06 November 2009
Australia’s rapidly expanding olive industry has strengthened its protection against exotic plant pests and diseases with the launch of the new Olive Industry Biosecurity Plan at the Australian Olive Expo in Canberra last week.
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Pulp mill clarification legislation

04 November 2009
Energy and Resources Minister, David Llewellyn, today introduced legislation to clarify the legal status of the Pulp Mill Approval Permit.
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