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East Gippsland protesters halt work

21 January 2016
Protesters have been targeting a timber-harvesting site for over a month in Victoria, preventing loggers from earning money and putting lives at risk. Source: 3AW News A caller to radio station 3AW simply named Brett is employed with nine other workers and logs native hardwood in East
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Lapoinya protesters fined and arrested

21 January 2016
A man has been arrested during a protest against the clear felling of a Forestry Tasmania coupe at Lapoinya in the state’s north-west. Source: ABC News About 70 people attended the mostly peaceful protest outside the 49-hectare coupe, organised by the Friends of Lapoinya Action
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WA may face supply shortage because of bushfires

21 January 2016
The West Australian timber industry may face a supply shortage in 10 to 15 years as the effects of recent major bushfires are realised. Source: ABC Rural Thousands of hectares of state-owned timber plantations have been lost in major bushfires since November, with trees up to 40 years
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Tauranga sawmill best in show

21 January 2016
Jake Peterson founded Spectrum Innovations in New Zealand, which trades as Turbo Sawmill, in 2007 with the support of his father, Carl. Source: Bay of Plenty Times The two worked together to design and build The Gladiator swing-blade sawmill, utilising Carl’s inverted “T&#
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Oji to invest $25M in NZ

21 January 2016
The New Zealand forestry unit of Japan’s Oji Group plans to invest $NZ23 million to consolidate and expand capacity at its sawmilling and drying facilities in Otago. Source: New Zealand News Oji’s Pan Pac Forest Products unit bought the sawmilling and drying assets at Milb
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Scion new GM forest science

21 January 2016
Scion has announced the appointment of Emeritus Professor Alison Stewart to the role of General Manager Forest Science. Source: Timberbiz Chief Executive Warren Parker says Emeritus Professor Stewart brings a rare combination of science excellence, technology commercialisation and bus
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Illegal logging forced WA sandalwood quota

21 January 2016
The West Australian Government was forced to drop the annual harvesting quota of wild sandalwood because it took too long to tackle illegal logging, according to one of the state’s biggest harvesters. Source: ABC News Environment Minister Albert Jacob announced last month that t
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Uncertain future of Mid North timber workers

21 January 2016
Timber workers in the Mid North of SA claim they are being kept in the dark by the State Government over its plans for the local forestry industry, with up to 100 jobs at risk. Source: The Advertiser Bundaleer and Wirrabara forests were devastated by fires in 2013 and 2014. About 2000
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EPA fines NSW Forestry

21 January 2016
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued two penalty notices to Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) for harming a threatened species during harvesting operations in northern NSW last year. Source: The Northern Star In March 2015 the EPA received a report from a local
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Bunnings not as dominant in NZ

21 January 2016
Woolworths in Australia is abandoning its multi-billion dollar home improvement arm, but a local retail expert says the retailers in New Zealand’s market are more evenly matched. Source: Stuff co nz Woolworths says it is looking to either sell or wind up its struggling home impr
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