Broadscale land-clearing halved in Qld: Premier
Premier Anna Bligh says the rate of broadscale land-clearing in the state has almost halved.
View ArticleFraser defends terms of forestry plantations sale
The Queensland Government says it has been honest about selling land as part of its privatisation program.
View ArticleForestry land could be rezoned after sale: Lucas
The Queensland Government says some freehold forestry land that is being sold as part of its privatisation plans could be re-zoned.
View ArticleForestry investment group goes into administration
A far north Queensland managed investment scheme has gone into voluntary administration, affecting nearly 20 forestry plantations.
View ArticleKatter urges managed investment scheme changes
Bob Katter, the Member for Kennedy, in north-west Queensland, wants the Federal Government to ban tax incentives for managed investment schemes in the forestry industry.
View ArticleBiodiesel plantation to be astablished near Hughenden
A renewable energy company is building a nursery at Hughenden in the Queenslands north-west, and will plant 30,000 biodiesel trees later this year.
View ArticleTasmania's wilderness is a headline act in The Hunter
Australia has a new lead character in film. The star of The Hunter is the Tasmanian wilderness.
View ArticleRush to salvage cyclone-damaged timber
North Queensland timber producers are racing to salvage fallen timber before the beginning on the wet.
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