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Abbott overruled Environment Minister over Tas Wilderness

04 March 2015
A high-level Coalition split over forest policy was resolved only after Tony Abbott overruled his Environment Minister and ignored departmental advice. Source: The Australian The Coalition went to the September 2013 election promising to rescind a swath of the recently extended Tasman
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$7.1 million injection to SE forest

04 March 2015
Phase three of the $27 million South East Forestry Partnerships Program, which supports the development of innovative new products and technologies, is now open. Source: Timberbiz The South Australian Government has committed $7.1 million to stimulate jobs and investment opportunities
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ForestWorks Innovation in Action

04 March 2015
ForestWorks 7th Annual Industry Development Conference: Innovation in Action’s program has been released. Source: Timberbiz The Conference is a leading networking and information sharing opportunity for the industry. Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture wil
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A nanoHouse at Sydney’s Circular Quay

04 March 2015
With the theme: WOOD: housing, health, humanity. – Planet Ark and Wood Naturally Better (FWPA’s generic marketing consumer brand) are celebrating World Wood Day by building a nanoHouse in front of the Customs House at Sydney’s Circular Quay. Souce: Timberbiz Prefabricated and designed
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High tech monitoring of old growth Tas forests

26 February 2015
Drones, laser scanners, planes and sharp shooters have been put to work in the Tasmanian forest to better understand the environmental effects of forest management regimes. Source: Timberbiz Researchers from The University of Queensland worked with CSIRO, Forestry Tasmania and the Uni
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Hunting down Red Stag

26 February 2015
New Zealand’s largest sawmill, Rotorua’s Red Stag Timber, has announced a major new television program sponsorship, called The Red Stag Timber Hunters Club. Source: Rotorua Daily Post The 10 part series, to be broadcast on Sky Sport starting in April, travels the length an
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Marcia couldn’t blow this wooden house down

26 February 2015
An award-winning temporary house for disaster victims, designed by three Innovative Central Queensland University students, has withstood Tropical Cyclone Marcia. Sources: The Mornington Bulletin, Infolink Taking home the top prize at the 2014 The Big Idea competition, Angus Hughes, J
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WA Greens – ban logging during fire bans

26 February 2015
The WA Greens have called for a rethink on logging in forests during fire bans, after the State Government revealed chainsaws and heavy machinery are used despite Department of Fire and Emergency Service (DFES) warnings. Source: ABC News The Government has confirmed contractors for th
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NZ mill to create 500 jobs

26 February 2015
A forecasted demand for lumber due to a boost in Chinese housing projects could support a new saw and pulp mill near Kaikohe New Zealand, creating a NZ$45 million industry in Northland and up to 500 jobs if the project progressed. Sources: NZ Herald, Northern Advocate Powered with low
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Myrtle Rust in Tasmania

26 February 2015
Forestry Tasmania is optimistic that the state’s cooler weather will diminish the impact of the exotic fungus myrtle rust. Source: ABC News Biosecurity Tasmania has announced the discovery of myrtle rust in a garden hedge at Burnie in the North West of the state, with another fo
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