2007
2 Nov - Tasmanian Government discourages tree planting
15 Aug - South Australian export potential in State Government hands
13 Aug - Bureaucratic water policy threatens mill, jobs and emissions targets
1 Aug - Trees victims of SA Government’s inequitable water policy
15 June - Forestry MIS legislation creates positive investment climate
8 June - Forest industry know-how essential in developing carbon offset standard
25 May - Plantation industry ensures carbon credits won`t wither
8 May - Industry welcomes Government support for secondary market trading of forestry MIS
2 May - Forests get Australia across Kyoto line
8 Mar - Plantation industry calls for balanced approach to water issues
7 Feb - VCAT ruling reinforces environmental benefits of tree plantations
2006
31 Oct - Stern message: Tree plantations reduce climate change
13 Oct - Government support for tree plantations key to meeting Kyoto target
11 Oct - Brown’s backflip on plantations
06 Oct - Is the Greens’ National Policy Conference barking up the wrong tree?
14 Sep - Greens go Brown over tree plantations
03 Aug - Socio-economic study of tree plantation regions kicks off
19 July - Toolkit for trees a boost for environment and water quality
14 July - Industry recommends caution in proposed new forestry MIS tax arrangements
19 May - Tax certainty essential for sustained plantation investment
10 May - New Deputy CEO for NAFI and CEO of Tree Plantations Australia
09 May - Plantation industry welcomes further industry consultation on post-FY 2008 tax arrangements
26 April - Judgement of plantation forestry is clouded by false perception and innuendo
12 April - Rising rural land prices – is plantation forestry the driving cause?
29 Mar - MIS plantation forestry is not driving the major changes in rural communities
16 Jan - Using trees and carbon trading to tackle climate change
11 Jan - Plantation forestry – a long-term, low-cost solution to Climate Change
2005
08 Dec - Plantation forestry – a strong regional contributor
07 Dec - Plantations add to rural economic and social development
16 Nov - Australia’s paper consumption rises, reinforcing the importance of plantation timber
09 Nov - Study shows plantations can lead to stable economic and social growth
22 Sep - Changes to Australia’s rural communities due to long-term economic trends, not plantations
25 Aug - Plantation resources a strong option for supplying growing domestic and international markets
24 Aug - Australia’s growing dependence on plantation timber
28 July - National Tree Day important for the environment
03 Jun - World environment day - Australian plantations contributing to global environmental effort
03 May - Working group will answer water questions
21 Apr - Tree Plantation Industry committed to national water issues
