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ACCC approves Metcash bid for HTH

28 July 2016
Bunnings could soon have a new rival in the $46 billion home improvement market, with Metcash poised to merge its Mitre 10 business with Woolworths’ Home Timber and Hardware business. Source: news.com.au The competition watchdog announced it would not oppose Metcash’s bid for HTH afte
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Waroona pines for more planting

28 July 2016
One million seedlings have been planted in Waroona by the Forest Products Comission since the devastating Yarloop bushfires in January, with work increasing further into the year. Source: Mandurah Mail Forestry Minister Mia Davies, who visited replanting operations in Mclarty Block th
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Kauri export concerns

28 July 2016
Ministry for Primary Industries staff were concerned about the legality of some swamp kauri exports and considered asking for a judicial review to clarify the law, a court has been told. Source: Radio NZ Northland Environmental Protection Society is challenging the ministry in the Hig
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NZ tele-operation – another step forward

28 July 2016
New Zealand’s forestry industry took one step closer to a safer and fully mechanised future with a demonstration of gamer-style remote technology at Trass Valley, south of Nelson. Source: Stuff NZ The new tele-operation technology allows remote use of a purpose-built tracked for
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TFS joint venture

28 July 2016
A subsidiary of TFS Corporation and a joint venture between a Melbourne oils producer and a local indigenous business have been shortlisted for wild sandalwood oil processing contracts with the state government. Source: Business News The Forest Products Commission plans to enter into
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Prefab networking

28 July 2016
A prefabAUS networking event will be held 15 August from 5-7pm in the Brown Theatre, Ground Floor, Electrical and Electronic Engineering Building (193), University of Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz The Singapore Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is leading a study mission to Aus
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Crisis in New Zealand Log Supply

28 July 2016
New Zealand wood processing leaders held a hui with senior government officials and political leaders in Whangarei this week to assess the acute log supply shortage to local mills in Northland. Source: Timberbiz The joint industry/government meeting saw statistics that clearly show th
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VicForests seeks community consultation on changes to its TRP

28 July 2016
VicForests is seeking comment from local community members on its proposed changes to the Timber Release Plan relating to timber harvesting operations in North East Victoria, West Gippsland and East Gippsland regions. Source: Timberbiz The community consultation period begins on July
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NZ forest industry heading for a crash

28 July 2016
New Zealand’s third largest export earner, forestry, is heading for a major crash unless steps are made to restrain the excessive exporting of raw logs according to New Zealand First. Source: Timberbiz “The growth of unprocessed log exports, mainly to China, has got out of contr
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Goodbye Mr Colbeck and thank you

28 July 2016
It has been said many times recently that politics is governed by the hard and fast rules of mathematics – either you have the numbers or you don’t. Source: Timberbiz Richard Colbeck did not have the numbers and so has left behind a part of his life which he now writes abo
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