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New Forests timber marketing subsidiary

12 November 2015
International forestry investment manager New Forests launched a new business to undertake Asia Pacific timber marketing for its investments. Source: Lesprom New Forests Timber Products Pty Limited will be responsible for the sale and marketing of plantation timber products from New F
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Forest Owners sign biosecurity agreement

12 November 2015
Disease could sink NZ’s plantation industry, so the New Zealand Government and forest owners have agreed to work together in the event of a biosecurity incursion. Source: Stuff Co NZ A biosecurity agreement signed between the Forest Owners Association and the Government should h
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Cyclone Marcia fast tracks timber exports

12 November 2015
A natural disaster has become a business opportunity for a central Queensland forestry plantation. Source: ABC News HQ Plantations, north of Rockhampton, suffered extensive damage when Tropical Cyclone Marcia crossed the coast in February. Regional manager Andrew Dunn said it was a te
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Greens and Senator Muir correct on recycled paper

12 November 2015
The Australian Forests Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the support of the Greens Party and Senator Ricky Muir in promoting 100% recycled copy paper purchase by the Australian Government. Source: Timberbiz The motion jointly tabled by Greens Senator, Janet Rice, and Australian
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ABARES report shows improving forestry sector

12 November 2015
Australia’s forestry sector is showing continuing signs of improvement, according to a report released today by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES). Source: Timberbiz The report, Australian forest and wood products statistics: March and J
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China to ban logging in natural forests

05 November 2015
In China the Communist Party has vowed to completely ban logging in natural forests for commercial purposes in the next five years. Source: South China Morning Post In March, authorities announced plans to outlaw commercial logging in certain key zones around the country after the ban
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Swift action called for Swift parrot

05 November 2015
Pressure is rising for urgent action to protect Australia’s fastest nectar-eater, the swift parrot, after its international status was changed to “critically endangered”.  Source: Sydney Morning Herald The bush speedster winters in Victoria and NSW, but faces a sever
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CSIRO workshop in Tasmania

05 November 2015
Pre-fabricated engineered wood for construction such as CLT and glulam are well established overseas and the industry is co-hosting a CSIRO workshop about ways to kick-start innovation in the forest industry in Australia. Source: PR Wire, Timberbiz This is a key question for the indus
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Timber harvesting after cyclone Marcia

05 November 2015
Timber harvesting has begun on the northern and eastern sides of Waterpark Ck by HQPlantations as a result of cyclone Marcia that felled pine forests in the Byfield area. Source: The Morning Bulletin Rockhampton Livingstone Shire Council in Queensland is warning motorists in the area
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National design competition for landscape timber

05 November 2015
Intergrain has partnered with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) to launch a national design competition that challenges young designers to explore imaginative ways to use timber in design. Source: Architecture & Design Intergrain’s inaugural Urban Timber Proj
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