Tag Archives: Forestry
Forestry worker‘s death in Victoria a mystery
Investigators are mystified why a man who died in a workplace accident north of Heywood in Victoria when he left the cabin of an operating tree harvester. Source: The Standard
Mirvac sells forestry assets
A Mirvac Group-run fund has offloaded a portfolio of forestry assets once leased to Timbercorp worth about $ 60 million to acquisitive fund manager New Forests. Sources: The Australian, Timberbiz, ABC News
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NZ Labour to announce forestry plan
Labour is to announce a plan to get long term unemployed working in forestry when Leader David Cunliffe speaks to an industry conference in Wellington. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Tasmania’s new premier owns mandate for forestry
Tasmania’s incoming premier Will Hodgman is demanding green groups accept the Liberal party has a mandate to reboot the state’s logging industry. Sources: AAP, ABC
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Call for help after SA forestry fires
Owners of the Morgan sawmill in South Australia’s mid-north are calling for State Government help to save the local forestry industry. Source: ABC Rural
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120m Euro loan for Slovakian forestry
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved Slovakia a loan of EUR 120 million to finance projects contributing to afforestation, improved forest protection and management and the upgrading of agricultural infrastructure in rural areas, the bank announced Monday. Source: RTT News
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Report confirms forestry in Australia has suffered
The forestry industry in Australia has suffered over the past five years with the collapse of managed investment schemes and the exits of several major players according to a new IBISWorld report. Source: Timberbiz
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NZ forestry organizations appoint safety panel
Reeling from a horror year for safety in 2013, the forestry industry has appointed a panel to review the high number of serious and fatal injuries in the industry. Sources: Fairfax NZ News, Stuff NZ
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Lobbying for forestry in New Zealand
Forestry industry bosses are to begin lobbying politicians for a national “wood first” Government procurement policy to stimulate investment. Sources: Fairfax NZ News, Stuff NZ
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Bootcamp for forestry activists
The Tasmanian Opposition is angry about a plan by conservationists to hold a training camp for anti-forestry protesters. Source: 7 News, Timberbiz
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