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AFPA concerns about Whittakers and Boral

25 June 2013
Whittakers Timber Products almost halved its 100 strong workforce, while Boral is restructuring its timber business and The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) is concerned at the loss of Australian jobs. Source: ABC South West WA, 4-Traders, Timberbiz
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Extra forest stamped by World Heritage

25 June 2013
The World Heritage Committee has agreed to nominate an extra 170,000ha of Tasmanian bush, reigniting the war of words on forestry. Sources: The Australian, The Mercury
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Gay abandon with Gunns shares information

25 June 2013
Information known to fallen timber company Gunns' board would have "seriously disturbed" investors, a court hearing has heard. Sources: The Weekly Times, The Australian
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Registrations close soon for FTMA Conference

25 June 2013
Registrations close on July 5 for the FTMA Australia National Conference held on July 23 at QT Gold Coast. Source: Timberbiz
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FWPA seeks help in forest health program

25 June 2013
The FWPA is seeking expressions of interest from individuals or companies with a strong understanding of forest health management practices to develop a business case for a national forest health surveillance and response program. Source: Timberbiz
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German lecture on Tassie Forest management

25 June 2013
Potential for maximising returns from forestry after the Tasmanian Forest Agreement will be examined in a public lecture to be given by a visiting German expert at the Scottsdale LINC on July 1. Source: The Examiner
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Ta, very much for $28 mill

25 June 2013
The federal government announced a $28.6million assistance package to compensate Ta Ann for the loss of 540,000 cubic metres of peeler billets over five years. Source: The Examiner
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Ireland aborts forest sell off

20 June 2013
Dublin has aborted plans to sell off its forests following strong opposition from a disparate coalition of sports enthusiasts, trade unionists and environmental campaigners. Source: The Financial Times
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Stora Enso to cut 2500 employees

20 June 2013
Forestry giant Stora Enso plans to let another 2500 employees go, of whom 750 work in Sweden, citing weak markets and deflating profits. Source: The Local Sweden
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WA’s Whittakers ceases log deliveries

20 June 2013
One of Western Australia's largest millers of native hardwood said that it has not been able to reach an agreement with the State Government on a viable volume of log resource and as a result its future is uncertain. Source: ABC Rural
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