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Safety week is South Australia

25 September 2012
Safe Work Week, from Monday 22 to Friday 26 October 2012, is the opportunity for South Australians to learn more about improving work health and safety outcomes with more than 80 free information sessions available for people to attend. Source: Timberbiz
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Masters at keeping building costs low

25 September 2012
Helping builders and trade contractors counter the rising cost of building will be Master Builders' top priority as their 2012 Roadshow makes its way through Queensland in October. Source: Timberbiz
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Advanced technology for New Zealand

25 September 2012
Scion welcomes the establishment of the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) and is pleased that ‘wood and fibre products’ have been identified as one of the group’s focus areas. Source: Scion
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Forests NSW ordered to reveal agreements

25 September 2012
The North Coast Environment Council expects to have proof that local native forests are being logged unsustainably after the state's Administrative Decisions Tribunal ordered Forests NSW to reveal details about wood-supply agreements in the region. Source: ABC News
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Dewatered wood is a new material

25 September 2012
The Scion team has successfully developed “dewatered” wood from radiata pine and has protected this new technology with international patents. Source: Scion
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Green groups attack – each other

25 September 2012
A split has emerged in environment groups over a letter supporting timber company Ta Ann. The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and The Wilderness Society (TWS) wrote to customers asking them not to cancel contracts. Sources: ABC News, The Australian
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Wood fibre prices fall for second quarter

20 September 2012
Wood fibre costs for the world’s pulp mills were down again in the second quarter of 2012. Prices for wood chips and pulp logs in both local currencies and in US dollars fell in most of the 17 regions tracked by the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Packaging Europe
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US publishers join for sustainable forests

20 September 2012
Four leaders of the North American publishing industry announced that they would partner with the North American-based PEFC member Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) to promote the growth of certification to preserve and protect forests. Source: Timberbiz
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Woodworking as a relaxant

20 September 2012
In Mildura, Victoria a group of locals is using wood as a way to relax and recover from their daily routines. They come from all walks of life from chemists and truck drivers to the local priest. Source: ABC Local
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Green won’t budge on Forestry Tasmania restructure

20 September 2012
Acting Tasmanian Premier Bryan Green said that the decision to restructure Forestry Tasmania was in the best interests of Tasmanian taxpayers and aimed at providing greater certainty for its workforce. Source: Timberbiz
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