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Goodwill ambassadors

DATE: 22/12/2009

TASMANIAN John Please and his family will be honorary goodwill ambassadors for the state on their 12-day holiday to Hawaii this month. (December)

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Waratah has Mount Barrow blooming

DATE: 21/12/2009

TASMANIA’S bush is unveiling its annual pre-Christmas decoration, and one of its biggest fans reckons the display could be one of the best ever.

Forest industry legend Andy Padgett believes the good late winter and spring rain has been a tonic for the bush and has native waratah bursting with blooms.

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Deadwoodology

DATE: 21/12/2009

A REVIEW of a decade of research at the Warra Long Term Ecological Research Site on the ecology and management of dead wood (or coarse woody debris) has been published in the latest edition of the Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club’s annual publication The Tasmanian Naturalist.

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Agreement ensures ongoing leatherwood source

DATE: 19/12/2009

AN agreement between Forestry Tasmania and the Tasmanian Beekeepers Association acknowledges the joint objectives of the two industries and will ensure the ongoing viability of southern Tasmania’ only substantial leatherwood resource.

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Counter Global Warming - Use More Wood

DATE: 14/12/2009

Tasmanians concerned about global warming should promote forestry and use as much wood as possible.

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Walk Against Global Warming

DATE: 11/12/2009

People attending the Walk Against Global Warming are being urged to spend a few more hours in the Derwent Valley to enjoy the delights of the new Adventure Hub at Maydena.

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Ride to Work award

DATE: 10/12/2009

 http://www.forestrytas.com.au/images/0002/1678/news_template.jpgFORESTRY Tasmania has won the Ride to Work Day Workplace Challenge participation award for businesses with between 100-239 staff for the second year in a row.

This year with 27 people registered to be part of the event, most of whom ride to work on a regular basis.

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New numbers for nursery

DATE: 10/12/2009

THE Forest Nursery and Seed Centre at Perth can now be contacted free of charge from anywhere in Tasmania following an update of Forestry Tasmania’s phone systems.

The new statewide freecall number is 1800 FOREST (1800 367 378).

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