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Certification bodies workshop

25 June 2015
AFS LTD is planning a workshop for certification bodies operating in the AFCS/PEFC Forest management and Chain of custody fields. It will be held in Sydney in late July. Source: Timberbiz The session will cover a number of important topics including: Update on and transition to recent
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Australian Timber Design Award entries to close

25 June 2015
With entries closing on Friday 26 June, it is time to get your project registered for the Australian Timber Design Awards for 2015. Source: Timberbiz Entry is open to architects, landscape architects, building and interior designers and engineers with an array of categories available
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AFPA welcomes RET

25 June 2015
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the reinstatement of native forest wood waste in the Renewable Energy Target (RET). Source: Timberbiz According to the AFPA it is a common sense policy, one that was a Coalition election commitment, was supported by cross-benc
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Positive signs for Australian forest industries

25 June 2015
Australia’s forest industries continue to rebuild and strengthen according to the latest ABARES report Australian forest and wood products statistics: September and December quarters 2014. Source: Timberbiz Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Senator Richard Colbe
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Plenty to read delivered to you!

18 June 2015
There’s good, solid reading in the latest edition of Australian Forests & Timber News. The soon-to-be-printed edition features a Round Table discussion on Australia’s bio future; there’s a common sense plea for those in power to get the RET decision right; and we
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B-Doubles haul downed timber in Byfield

18 June 2015
As many as 30 B-Double haulage trucks will be carting timber throughout Byfield for the next 18 months, starting this month. Source: Big Rigs Livingstone Shire Council advised there will be an increased frequency of heavy haulage vehicles carting timber from the Byfield forest plantat
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Forest owners want National Enviro Standard

18 June 2015
Forest owners say they are thrilled that a National Environmental Standard (NES) for Plantation Forestry is within sight in New Zealand. Source: Scoop Independent News, Timberbiz Environment minister Nick Smith and associate primary industries minister Jo Goodhew announced that the pr
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Bioenergy conference call for abstracts

18 June 2015
Bioenergy Australia 2015 conference to be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Launceston, Tasmania is calling for abstracts. Source: Timberbiz The conference will be held over 2-days from December 1-2, with a technical day on the third day. The program will cover policies and progra
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Wind and wood delays RET

18 June 2015
The proposed inclusion of native wood waste in the cut-down renewable energy target is creating problems for both the Coalition and Labor, with last-minute deals being discussed to avoid a compromise agreement with Senate cross benchers that could be disastrous for the wind industry. 
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Ministerial advisor wants to dismantle Forestry Tas

18 June 2015
Forestry Tasmania should be dismantled and all its assets sold off, according to Sue Smith, the deputy chair of the ministerial advisory council. Source: ABC News Forestry Tasmania, which manages the state’s forests, is considering selling its hardwood plantations to pay back bo
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