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Email a tree and expect a response

09 July 2015
They provide shade, air to breathe, and an undeniable sense of grandeur but would you ever write a letter to the tree? Source: The Smithsonian Officials in Melbourne, Australia have discovered that for many, the answer is a resounding yes. The Guardian’s Oliver Milman reports that whe
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NZ award for log processing technology

09 July 2015
Automaton & Electronics won the engineering innovation category at this year’s Bay of Plenty ExportNZ Awards for log processing technology. Source: Bay of Plenty Times The company has revolutionised log processing by using the latest camera and laser technology and has incre
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Wooden skis back in vogue

09 July 2015
Franklin Tasmania man Ian Haley started making handmade alpine skis four years ago after realising there was an untapped niche market. Source: ABC News A keen skier himself, Mr Haley one day found himself with extra time on his hands to devote to the research and the feasibility of pu
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Tas specialty timber workers seek UNESCO support

09 July 2015
Tasmanian specialty timber workers may have Federal Government backing in their bid to have their craft recognised by UNESCO. Source: ABC News The specialty timber sector wants access to about 9000 hectares of World Heritage-listed forest. It believes Tasmania’s cultural history
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NZ Forest Investments lands new board members

09 July 2015
OTPP New Zealand Forest Investments Ltd has announced the appointment to its board of two highly experienced directors, Jane Taylor and Traci Houpapa. Source: Voxy NZ Company chairman Don Huse said the new directors brought not only a wealth of governance background to the board but w
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AFPA warns don’t scare off foreign investors

09 July 2015
The Australian Forest Products Association has become the latest industry group to back the current foreign investment laws, cautioning the government not to jeopardise the flow of overseas capital into regional agribusinesses. Source: The Australian AFPA chief executive Ross Hampton
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CBA penalizes victims of Willmott Forests

09 July 2015
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is playing hard ball against victims of failed managed investment scheme Willmott Forests, levying penalty interest rates over the period of a long-running class action against the bank, which has doubled the amount owed by some investors. Source: Th
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Battery power from wood

02 July 2015
A mattress made of tree pulp could one day charge your mobile phone, according to cutting-edge research from KTH, the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology. Source: The ABC The researchers published a scientific paper in the latest issue of Nature Communications describing the process
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Native vegetation clearing regs review

02 July 2015
The Victorian Government is reviewing the native vegetation permitted clearing regulations to ensure they sensibly protect sensitive native vegetation. Source: Timberbiz, Victorian Association of Forest Industries A stakeholder reference group has been established to gather the views
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Beating the drum for possums again

02 July 2015
Plans to expand native forest logging areas have concerned those attempting to protect the state’s faunal emblem, the Leadbeater’s possum. Source: Warragul & Baw Baw Citizen The critically endangered possum is found in mountain ash, shining gum and alpine ash forests in sub-alpine
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