Tasmanian Times
Forestry
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840Forest peace talks teeter on collapse
Parties to Tasmania’s forest peace talks are blaming the State and Federal Governments for the talks stagnating and teetering on collapse. Signatories...
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Woolworths Must Change The Name Of The Gunns Mitre 10 Hardware Stores
It’s now a year since the 100% Woolworths-owned subsidiary Danks and Son bought the Gunns hardware stores. They also own the Becks...
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Forest Coalition Joins for Forest Vigil
Wednesday 4th May, noon-1pm, and each Wednesday till 15 June 2011 Executive Building,15 Murray St, Hobart. A coalition of forest groups have...
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8 hour blockade of Ta Ann logging ship. Two nights in remand. Released
“Six conservationists were arrested today at Hobart wharf, after halting loading of logging ship bound for Malaysia for 8 hours. The ship...
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Massive plantations shortfall in Gippsland
Some sums on the link (HERE) showing the risky investment logic of a plantation based pulp mill. Reality is showing that hardwood...
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No more smoking Gunns. More smoking Forestry Tasmania
•Tasmanian timber company Gunns is to stop burning waste material left over from plantation forests. In the past, the company would conduct...
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All about the only woodchip mill’s plans
The following link is to the proposed expansion of the Artec woodchip mill at Bell Bay (The only woodchip mill currently operating):...
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FT shutdown. Seven arrests
Where: 79-83 Melville St, Hobart When: From 5am, April 27th 2011 This morning the Hobart office of Forestry Tasmania was shut down...
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Misguided enthusiasm at The Ex
Staff at Launceston’s Examiner must have been bored out of their skin on Good Friday, with no paper to read and no...
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Rainforest Alliance: Gunns audit
Public Briefing Paper for FM Controlled Wood Change of Scope Audit of Gunns Limited, Australia 14-17 June 2011 Introduction – The SmartWood...
