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Biomass are we missing out?

02 July 2015
Australia is missing out on a major export industry, and a source of clean energy. Source: The Daily Advertiser In the US and particularly in Canada, timber waste, including sawdust, harvest residues, timber that is not millable, and salvage logs from areas hit by disease or fire is t
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Giant arboretum in New South Wales

02 July 2015
The volunteer botanists in central west New South Wales who dream of opening an arboretum of giant trees have a very long term vision and won’t really see the fruits of their labour in their lifetimes. Source: ABC Central West NSW For nearly a decade they have been working to es
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Sandalwood industry in WA to be overhauled

02 July 2015
Western Australia dominates the world supply of fragrant Sandalwood, but now it faces its biggest challenger yet … itself. Source: WA Today Plantation sandalwood will soon be mature enough to harvest and begin to compete against wild sandalwood. And the state government is now c
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New Forests purchases forest in NZ

02 July 2015
Sydney-based investment manager New Forests has announced the purchase of a 4000 hectare forestry in the Hautu-Rangipo region near Turangi in the central North Island of New Zealand. Source: Voxy NZ The right was acquired as part of a back-to-back deal with Hautu-Rangipo Whenau Limite
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Time running out for West Coast timber removal

02 July 2015
A year after an urgent bill allowed native timber recovery on the West Coast, a fraction of the available timber has been removed and time is already running out. Source: Stuff NZ In a patch of native forest near Lake Brunner, a high-pitched drone leads to two men milling native timbe
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PrefabAUS Insiders Series

02 July 2015
PrefabAUS is holding a series of networking events in July called the Insiders series to give members a chance to network and keep informed on developments in the prefabrication/off-site sector. Source: Timberbiz The events will be held in Melbourne at the ISIS Group Office on Wednesd
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AFTA NZ takes shape

02 July 2015
Australian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA) in New Zealand is a reality and the organisation will be known as ATFA NZ with a committee now in place setting the agenda for the remainder of the year. Sources: Timberbiz, Architecture & Design The ATFA NZ board is also adapting ATFA
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ABARES results show improvement for forestry

02 July 2015
Plantation investment and wood product consumption might be weak but Australia’s forestry sector showed signs of improvement in 2013–14, according to a report released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). Source: The Land ABARES
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Kauri exports illegal

25 June 2015
Forest and Bird, and the Northland Environmental Protection Society have complained that the Ministry for Primary Industries is allowing timber exports that are illegal under the Forests Act. Source: Radio New Zealand Four weeks ago the conservation groups asked for an investigation i
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TFS buys US pharma companies

25 June 2015
The global demand for skincare products has prompted an Indian sandalwood oil producer in Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region to purchase two American pharmaceutical companies. Source: ABC Rural Sandalwood oil is typically used as an ingredient in perfume, but it is incr
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