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Pedal powers timber principles

21 May 2015
While a bicycle and a building are at opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of function and scale, some of the principles that underpin their structural integrity are essentially the same. This means that the construction of the wooden bicycle serves as an excellent means for explori
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Reminder FIAC submission

21 May 2015
Stakeholders have until June 5 2015 to make a submission to the Forest Industry Advisory Council (FIAC) to help shape the future of the forest industry. In March the FIAC’s issues paper Meeting future market demand: Australia’s forest products and forest industry – a strat
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Job cuts in Tas before pay rise

21 May 2015
Unions claim the Tasmanian Government is trying to shed about a quarter of Forestry Tasmania’s workforce before a pay rise its workers have been awarded kicks in. Source: ABC News Forestry Tasmania is consulting on a plan to shed between 50 and 100 full-time equivalent positions
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Timbercorp investors hit with bankruptcy

21 May 2015
More than 50 investors in collapsed forestry scheme Timbercorp have been slapped with bankruptcy notices as liquidators ramp up their collection processes after a ‘Christmas’ moratorium on the recovery process lapsed. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Three investors have
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Timber harvesting in the Central West

21 May 2015
Two major timber harvesting operations are about to get underway in the Central West of New South Wales. Source: ABC News Pine plantations that have been established over a 35 year cycle are being logged in the Newnes State Forest, near Lithgow. “The plantations are now mature s
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Heat is on for woodchip power

21 May 2015
The heat is back on for native forest waste to be used for power generation but the Eden woodchip mill in NSW says it has no plans to get involved. Source: The Australian South East Fibre Exports general manager Peter Mitchell said despite Monday’s agreement on the Renewable Energy Ta
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1 million tonnes of timber at Gladstone Port

21 May 2015
One million tonnes of timber from trees damaged during cyclone Marcia will be exported from Gladstone Port. Source: The Observer (Gladstone) At the peak of this operation there will be 120 trucks moving daily to cart the logs and woodchips between Byfield, the TMS Mill at Bondoola and
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Forest exit probes exposes rorts

21 May 2015
A federal department has confirmed allegations of rorting by Tasmanian forestry contractors who were paid to leave the industry. Source: ABC News The Agriculture Department has revealed it has found one case of fraud and two instances of non-compliance in the $44 million Tasmanian For
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Australian Markets Outlook Forum

21 May 2015
                  International presenters and speakers will provide perspectives that make up the global outlook at the 2015 Australasian Paper Markets Outlook forum. Source: Timberbiz Achieving success in paper, packaging and tissue marke
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Have van, will travel!

21 May 2015
After four decades of working for and with the timber industry Norm Nelsen is about to bring that chapter to a close. Source: Timberbiz It’s now a case of “have van will travel” for Norm and his wife Lilian as the Ryan Media advertising rep for Australasian Timber ta
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