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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Development of AP waste plant to start

Australian Paper and its partner SUEZ are moving to the development phase of their $600 million energy-from-waste plant after a two-year detailed study backed the project at AP’s Latrobe Valley paper mill. The $7.5 million Energy from Waste feasibility study, co-funded by the Victoria
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RDO Equipment has job opportunities open in Australia

RDO Equipment, one of the largest John Deere dealers in the world, is upskilling employees and recruiting new team members ahead of launching as John Deere’s Construction and Forestry dealer in all Australian states apart from Western Australia on 1 May 2019. Source: Timberbiz RDO was
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TRP and allocations released but scant as Greens pull government strings

The Andrews Government’s development of new timber plantations and native forest allocations has been strongly criticised as inadequate, and as also undermining both the Regional Forest Agreement process and private investment in plantations. The Government announced last week that 55
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Forestry election debate in Launceston tomorrow with ministers

The Forest Industries Election Debate run by AFPA will be an important policy debate ahead of the Federal Election, focusing entirely on policy that directly affects Australia’s full value chain of forest industries. Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Richard Colbe
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Apple invests in Colombian forest

The fishing community of Cispatá Bay on the coast of Colombia might seem like the unlikely site of an investment for Apple. But the tech giant, which is funding the protection of a 27,000-acre mangrove forest in the area, sees it as a strategic part of its fight to mitigate climate ch
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US to plant five million trees in 2019

Wildfire, insect infestation, disease, and severe weather have degraded hundreds of thousands of acres of National Forest land in the US. The damage has destroyed wildlife habitat, impaired watersheds, stressed drinking water sources, degraded places people recreate, and compromised t
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Human health and forestry go together

The Forest Europe Expert Group on Human Health and Well-being has published a book that summarizes current knowledge on the health benefits of forests and integration of social aspects of forests into sustainable forest management (SFM). The publication presents evidence on the health
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New appointment to ForestrySA Board 

Experienced Board Director Tim Stollznow has been appointed to the ForestrySA Board. Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development said Mr Stollznow has extensive board experience in commercial and not for profit organisations including the Leedwell Property Group, Makers E
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