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Media Releases - 2006
 

2006

 
21 Dec 2006Forest industry welcomes funding under Tasmanian Community Forestry Agreement
21 Dec 2006Federal Government must guarantee future certainty of forest industry
21 Dec 2006Forest industry welcomes Government approach to taxation of plantation forestry investment
21 Dec 2006Forest industry welcomes Government approach to taxation of plantation forestry investment
19 Dec 2006UK Government approves Australian forest management standard
19 Dec 2006Funding for further forestry education welcomed by industry
18 Dec 2006NAFI welcomes Kevin Rudd’s sensible approach to forest industry issues
13 Dec 2006AFS leading the nation in forest certification
13 Dec 2006NAFI welcomes new Shadow Forestry Minister, Kerry O’Brien, and thanks Martin Ferguson
07 Dec 2006History repeats itself with destruction of national parks
03 Dec 2006South Coast NSW timber communities celebrate million tonne milestone
14 Nov 2006Tracking timber: Standards Australia recognises ‘Chain of Custody’ certification
08 Nov 2006NAFI welcomes new Chairman for FWPRDC
07 Nov 2006Forestry an “inconvenient truth” for the Greens
02 Nov 2006NAFI welcomes new Chairman for world’s leading forest certification network
02 Nov 2006Australia poised to axe overseas illegal logging
31 Oct 2006Stern message: Tree plantations reduce climate change
26 Oct 2006Forest industry welcomes new research and promotion company
23 Oct 2006NAFI welcomes review of forest certification
19 Oct 2006Passive park management plus drought conditions equal wildfires
17 Oct 2006NAFI welcomes moves for a more balanced ABC
13 Oct 2006Government support for tree plantations key to meeting Kyoto target
11 Oct 2006Brown’s backflip on plantations
06 Oct 2006Is the Greens’ National Policy Conference barking up the wrong tree?
26 Sep 2006NAFI submission: Tasmanian pulp mill to benefit national economy
22 Sep 2006Educating our children on sustainable forestry
15 Sep 2006Government must allow industry voice on NRAC
14 Sep 2006Greens go Brown over tree plantations
13 Sep 2006Greens support for Dutton proposal confirms it will be negative for industry and rural Australia
08 Sep 2006Support for plantations essential for the future of the forest industry
06 Sep 2006NAFI calls for calm: Pulp mill is above politics
28 Aug 2006Further consultation welcomed, but industry security still not assured
22 Aug 2006Report identifies measures to address forest industry skills shortages
17 Aug 2006Draft code for private native forests in NSW will degrade environmental values
11 Aug 2006TCFA funding makes retooling sawmills a reality
09 Aug 2006Australian native timbers key feature of new National Portrait Gallery
03 Aug 2006Socio-economic study of tree plantation regions kicks off
30 Jul 2006Congratulations to Planet Ark for ‘hands on’ conservation
28 Jul 2006Four Corners and ABC caught out on biased reporting
19 Jul 2006Toolkit for trees a boost for environment and water quality
14 Jul 2006Pulp mill project to create thousands of new jobs
14 Jul 2006Industry recommends caution in proposed new forestry MIS tax arrangements
10 Jul 2006Latest allocation of Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement funding welcomed
26 Jun 2006NAFI to build Australia - China timber links
22 Jun 2006NSW and Victorian Timber Industry ‘rail-roaded’ by sleeper decision
13 Jun 2006Forest industry attentive to worker health and safety
08 Jun 2006NAFI welcomes first round of grants under Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement
04 Jun 2006World Environment Day: Time for Greens to focus on real issues
02 Jun 2006Shadow Minister’s support for forest industry welcomed
01 Jun 2006Japan counts AFS products as legal and sustainable for public procurement
31 May 2006Forest industry supports Minister’s plans for strategy on addressing overseas illegal logging
19 May 2006Tax certainty essential for sustained plantation investment
11 May 2006Loss of valued forest industry leader
10 May 2006New Deputy CEO for NAFI and CEO of Tree Plantations Australia
09 May 2006NAFI welcomes Budget decision to seek forest industry views on MIS
09 May 2006Plantation industry welcomes further industry consultation on post-FY 2008 tax arrangements
02 May 2006NSW Government gets it right - Total Environment Centre gets it wrong
30 Apr 2006Victorian Govt announces 5-star extension
26 Apr 2006Judgement of plantation forestry is clouded by false perception and innuendo
21 Apr 2006Queensland forest lock-up doesn’t make sense
13 Apr 2006‘Green’ rating tools fail to recognise the environmental benefits of wood
13 Apr 2006TWS - misleading and politically opportunistic
12 Apr 2006Rising rural land prices – is plantation forestry the driving cause?
07 Apr 2006Multiple use forests key to reducing global warming
05 Apr 2006Wilderness Society misleads on Australian timber exports
29 Mar 2006MIS plantation forestry is not driving the major changes in rural communities
21 Mar 2006Federal Government rejects over-loaded trucking fees
21 Mar 2006Rejection of trucking charge increases a win for forestry industry
20 Mar 200620 years of improvement in Australia’s forestry practices
20 Mar 2006Forest industry congratulates Tasmanian Premier Paul Lennon on election result
16 Mar 2006Forestry rally in search for Green votes
15 Mar 2006Greens forest policy demonstrates no capacity for minority government
14 Mar 2006Tasmanian Greens demonstrate zero economic credibility
08 Mar 2006Tasmanian pulp mill essential in reducing trade deficit
07 Mar 2006International forestry stunt is political opportunism
06 Mar 2006ABCB forges ahead with 5-star despite housing industry down turn and Federal Government concerns
03 Mar 2006Charity donations for Tasmanian political campaign and not saving trees
02 Mar 2006Evaluation of costly energy efficiency standards welcome
01 Mar 2006Greens to grind Tasmanian economy to a standstill
28 Feb 2006NAFI representatives meet Mt Gambier region forest industries on skills shortages and Indigenous emp
24 Feb 2006State governments reduce home affordability
21 Feb 2006Premier Iemma creates one more job in New South Wales
21 Feb 2006Report holds no water here
16 Feb 2006Timber industry floored by 5-star announcement
03 Feb 2006New findings on tasmanian devil tumours discredit previous claims against forestry industry
03 Feb 2006Neglected national parks create fuel for bushfires
27 Jan 2006Reports endorse the utilisation of Australia’s sustainably managed forests
24 Jan 2006Appointment of new Forestry Minister welcomed
23 Jan 2006Timber Industry farewells a long time supporter
17 Jan 2006Timber Industry welcomes new investment in Tasmania
16 Jan 2006Using trees and carbon trading to tackle climate change
13 Jan 2006Timber industry welcomes ALP move to abandon Green's agenda
12 Jan 2006WWF Report endorses and supports Australia’s sustainable forest industries
11 Jan 2006Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate should encourage more Bioenergy
11 Jan 2006Asia-Pacific Partnership offers new hope in fighting climate change
11 Jan 2006Plantation forestry – a long-term, low-cost solution to Climate Change
09 Jan 2006NSW Government continues environmental damage in National Parks
05 Jan 2006What “Wood" help to address Climate Change
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