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AFCA wants Pyne to change insolvency laws post Gunns

03 December 2015
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) wants Federal Industry and Innovation Minister Christopher Pyne to include changes to preferential payments in his push for company law overhaul. Source: ABC News The liquidators of timber giant Gunns Limited have taken action again
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Wood Solutions National Young Master Builder

26 November 2015
WA home builder, Ray Kershaw, 31, has taken out Australia’s top award as the WoodSolutions National Young Master Builder of the Year in the Master Builders Association’s annual awards held at Jupiters on the Gold Coast on November 14. Source: Timberbiz Mr Kershaw, who is the director
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UNESCO delegates in Tas to review heritage logging

26 November 2015
The Tasmanian Government has assured specialty timber manufacturers it is “in their corner” despite a plan to back away from logging in the World Heritage Area (WHA). Source: ABC News UNESCO delegates are assessing a proposal to log specialty species of timber in the WHA.
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Forico ticks the box for forestry stewardship

26 November 2015
A private Tasmanian forestry company hopes independent environmental certification will help double its overseas woodchip exports. Source: ABC News Forico has been awarded Forestry Stewardship Council certification, meaning its products can be marketed overseas as responsibly managed.
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Logging in Victorian native forests to continue

26 November 2015
A review of Victoria’s logging industry will examine the potential for new national parks in the state’s east but logging in native forests is expected to continue. Source: The Age In a release the state government revealed long-awaited terms of reference for an industry t
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Balancing act for ETS includes forestry

26 November 2015
The sweetheart deal that halves carbon-emitting industries’ obligations under the emissions trading scheme may end as early mid-2016, based on a discussion document seeking public submissions on the government’s official review of the six year-old scheme. Source: Scoop.co.
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Terms of reference for Forest Industry Taskforce

26 November 2015
The Victorian Opposition is questioning the need for another study into eastern Victoria’s timber industry. Source: ABC News Labor has released the terms of reference for its Forest Industry Taskforce and Environment Minister Lisa Neville said the group had been asked to provide
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Bioenergy roadmap for SA on the table

26 November 2015
A Bioenergy Roadmap for South Australia, released by Minister Resources and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis, highlighted suitable areas to develop the industry. Source: Indaily The report comes before Premier Jay Weatherill and Climate Change Minister Ian Hunter attend global climate
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New ways to better address bushfires

26 November 2015
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has called on all Governments to look at the emerging science and evidence on new ways of addressing bushfires. Source: Timberbiz “Last year the Australian Government allocated $1.5 million to conduct a series of trials to physically r
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Tiwi woodchips depart for Japan

26 November 2015
Tiwi Islanders have succeeded in a 30-year battle to bring the first shipment of woodchip grown in plantations on their homeland north of Darwin to market. Source: The Australian About 38,000 tonnes is due to depart for Japanese-owned paper mills and about $73 million has been investe
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