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NZ storms grounds one million tonnes of timber

03 October 2013
Foresters are still assessing the damage to Canterbury plantations from the violent windstorm last month and estimate it has left more than one million tonnes of timber on the ground. Source: Radio New Zealand
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Study shows harvesting does not increase fire risk

03 October 2013
Peter Attiwell, professor and principal fellow in Botany at the University of Melbourne is lead author of the report Timber harvesting does not increase fire risk and severity in wet eucalypt forests of southern Australia. Source: ABC News
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Triabunna mill not reopening

03 October 2013
Graeme Wood and Jan Cameron have ended hopes of reopening a Tasmanian woodchip mill they bought two years ago and will instead call for interest in developing the site for tourism. Sources: The Australian, the Herald-Sun
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Hyne Timber sells to Superior Wood

03 October 2013
Changing business conditions have forced Hyne Timber to sell its Imbil and Melawondi operations in the Mary Valley to Superior Wood Pty Ltd. Source: Fraser Coast Chronicle
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NZ government knocks back funding for hardwood

03 October 2013
Arsenic in the soil from thousands of tanalised pine posts led to the search for an alternative. It has taken 10 years, but the group formed to undertake the research and grow the wood, the New Zealand Dryland Forests Initiative, has reached a crucial stage. Sources: Stuff.co NZ,
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ForestWorks innovation tomorrow in Bunbury

03 October 2013
Tomorrow the ForestWorks ISC Innovation Skills Program to help Australian businesses increase innovation with forest, wood, paper and timber products will be in Bunbury, WA. Source: Timberbiz
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