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Mumballa State Forest Road Vandalism This short article centers around an electronic mail sent to various media outlets without response. The e-mail highlights in pictures the dangers posed by blocking forestry roads. Read the full article here. Meeting Red Gum Communities This article gives a true insight into the effect the decisions of the NSW Government will have on REAL communities and REAL people Read the full article here. River Red Gum Forests For All This article by TCA CEO, Jim Adams, discusses the Red Gum Forests being in a seriously threatened state and that this threat is a direct result of the drought with many of the largest trees dead or dying and many areas of untinned regrowth also under serious drought stress. By contrast while also clearly under stress, areas of thinned managed forest are in far better health. Read the full media release here. TCA Cautiously Welcomes Bushfire Recommendations Timber Communities Australia (TCA) has welcomed the recommendations of the Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission’s Interim Report and is now calling on the Commission to focus on the long term, land management aspects of the inquiry. The Report gives an absorbing account of what happened in each fire area on 7 February and paints a mental picture of the tragedy as it unfolded. The resulting recommendations are fundamentally sound and are an opportunity to improve performance in response to previously unimagined bushfire conditions.” said TCA chief executive Jim Adams. Read the full media release here. TCA Welcomes Minister Burke's Statement to Parliament - Preparing our Forest Industries for the Future Timber Communities Australia (TCA) today welcomed the statement by Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Hon Tony Burke MP, to parliament titled – Preparing our Forest Industries for the Future. “The Minister’s statement which in written in a tone which reflects the same levels of appreciation and understanding of the social, environmental. economic and aesthetic values of Australia’s forests as very special places, as indeed they are regarded by Australia’s Timber Communities is welcomed”, TCA CEO Jim Adams commented today. Read the full media release here. Read Minister Burke's Statement to Parliament here.
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01 Jun 2010 NSW Letter To The Editor - Biomass Myths 28 May 2010 VIC Letter To The Editor - Weekly Times 26 May 2010 VIC 21 Apr 2010 TAS TCA Welcomes Forestry Minister Appointment 01 Apr 2010 TAS Latest Reports and Submissions
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