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Prestigious science award for Tasmanian botanist

27 July 2009
TASMANIAN BOTANIST Professor Brad Potts has been awarded the 2008 Clarke Medal for his cutting edge research on the evolutionary biology and breeding of eucalypts. The Clarke Medal has been awarded by the Royal Society of New South Wales since 1878 for distinguished research in natura
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World line-up of sawing expertise coming to Australasia

27 July 2009
A BIANNUAL study jointly prepared by International Wood Markets Group out of Canada with input from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Beck Group, has just released the Global Lumber/Sawn Wood Cost Benchmarking Report. From sawmilling cost data collected from mills in more than 29 countr
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Machinery for energy wood selling well despite global financial downturn

27 July 2009
Andrew Lang's special report on Elmia highlights the focus on machinery development bringing down the cost of harvesting and extracting thinnings by 30% per m3 extracted. This, among other major points, is a not-to-be-missed article in the latest edition of Australian Forests & T
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Long-term research paves the way for better productivity

27 July 2009
FIFTEEN YEARS of research by scientists across Australia has significantly improved the opportunities for farmers and catchment managers to make farm forestry a profitable and productive component of their business.
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AFL stars gear up to tackle planting duties on National Tree Day

22 July 2009
Australian Football League (AFL) players, legends and Toyota ambassadors James Hird, Jonathan Brown, Luke Hodge, Matt Maguire and Brian Taylor are swapping footy talk for tree talk in support of Toyota’s tenth year of involvement in Planet Ark’s National Tree Day this year.
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Woodworking and Technology Expo

20 July 2009
After a 20 year wait Melbourne will see a woodworking expo totally focused on the needs of the kitchen and cabinetmaking industry.
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Tarkine Forest Adventures closed during August

20 July 2009
Tarkine Forest Adventures will close for the month of August to allow a number of potentially dangerous tree limbs to be removed. The closure will be effective from 3-28 August.
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Early warning system could help in fight against fires

20 July 2009
AN EARLY warning system that can detect a fire within five minutes of it starting, alert fire personnel with an SMS of the exact location and send real-time imagery of the fire could be the answer to Australia’s quest to protect communities from future bushfire devastation.
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Tree dudes go live online

15 July 2009
An exciting new Gen X and Y career ‘reality’ website designed to stimulate, inform and entertain was launched today by national industry association Plantations 2020.
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Pulp & Paper industry suppliers well represented at BULKEX Exhibition

06 July 2009
Suppliers to Australia’s pulp and paper industry will be out in force at Asia-Pacific’s only dedicated bulk and powder handling exhibition. The event, which is expected to attract 2,500 attendees from a variety of industries, including the food processing industry, will be held at Bri
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