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GPS trackers hidden in timber to nab thieves

30 September 2015
Construction companies are beefing up security measures, including hiding GPS trackers in loads of timber, in a bid to track down “unscrupulous builders and tradies”. Source: The Daily Telegraph Police in Adelaide’s south have revealed they are investigating claims rogue builders are
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A reason to diversify forestry markets

30 September 2015
Australia’s largest forestry investment company says drought in China that forced the temporary closure of one of the world’s biggest paper processors, in Rizhao, earlier this year is reason for Australia to diversify forestry export markets. Source: ABC Rural The closure
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CHH postpones public offering, again

30 September 2015
The Graeme Hart-controlled Carter Holt Harvey revived plans for an initial public offering of its New Zealand Carters Building Supplies distribution business in August, after scrapping its original plan to float its Australian and New Zealand timber products and building supplies busi
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NZ’s Chinese sawmill

30 September 2015
China’s largest forestry company is looking at building a state-of-the-art sawmill in Taupo, which could create more than 250 jobs and pump millions into the region’s economy. Sources: Radio New Zealand, 3 News Taupo District mayor David Trewavas said Fenglin Wood Industry
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Tas rehiring redundant forestry workers

24 September 2015
The Tasmanian Opposition has accused the Government of rehiring forestry workers who had been made redundant as firefighting casuals. Source: ABC News Earlier in the year, the state-owned Forestry Tasmania (FT) was restructured, which involved significant job cuts and fuelled fears of
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Tweed pushes for bioenergy projects

24 September 2015
Tweed shire is getting behind a cutting-edge regional project to convert organic trade, household an industry waste into a renewable-energy source. Source: The Echo The Northern Rivers Biohub study also aims to encourage community and businesses to get involved by providing the biomas
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Tasmania needs specialty timbers

24 September 2015
New analysis strengthens the argument that selective logging of speciality timber in Tasmania’s World Heritage Area is necessary to meet the demand from craft industries, including boat builders, the State Government said. Source: ABC News Forestry Tasmania has advised the Gover
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Tassie timber boosting confidence

24 September 2015
A boost in confidence among northern Tasmanian businesses has been attributed to the plantation forestry and tourism industries. Sources: ABC News, The Clarence Valley Daily Examiner The Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) released its quarterly Survey of Business Expect
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NZ forests change in a warm world

24 September 2015
“Warm loving” trees like rimu could expand their range as the climate warms, forcing cooler-preferring plants out. New Zealand’s unique beech forest could be squeezed up and out by other natives like rimu as the world heats up, new studies suggest. Source: Stuff.co.n
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Australian Timber Design Award winners

24 September 2015
The 2015 Australian Timber Design Awards were announced September 18 at an awards night in Melbourne. Source: Architecture & Design A total of 23 prizes were handed out to architects and designers who used timber as a major component of a project or application, including everythi
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