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ISSUE 334 | September 8, 2014
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New voice for NSW industry United front will benefit all producers
THE NSW Forest Products Association is to change its name to Timber NSW, effective from October 10. As an organisation which has represented New South Wales hardwood timber producers since 1906, the name change marks a significant strategic shift. Membership of Timber NSW will now be open to all NSW timber producers, whether hardwood, softwood, native grown or plantation. “Despite our diversity, timber producers in New South Wales share a common goal: to foster
an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable timber industry,” Timber NSW chairman Andrew Hurford said. “As Timber NSW, the state’s timber industry will now speak
with one voice.” From Eden to Kyogle and inland to Dubbo, the NSW timber industry as a whole adds $1 billion annually to the state’s GDP. “The timber industry is vitally concerned with maintaining the long-term health and ecology of our native forests and plantations, developing our role in reducing Australia’s carbon footprint and securing long-term employment for regional New South Wales,” Mr Hurford said. “As Timber NSW, our primary Cont P 11
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