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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Here's an idea for Gunns Ltd


THE giant Tasmanian timber company Gunns Ltd recently cancelled its plan to build a $22 million veneer mill at Western Junction in the north of the state. The company said the move was a result of community opposition and the likelihood of long planning delays (Mercury newspaper August 1, 2008). Despite this setback, the company vowed to investigate alternative locations for the development.

Meanwhile, at Boyer, just outside New Norfolk, a real estate firm is still trying to sell a veneer plant Gunns closed a year ago. So here's an idea for Gunns - free of charge. Why not establish their new mill in a timber-friendly place like New Norfolk, where a 20-year-old veneer plant lies idle. Too easy.

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  1. AnonymousOctober 8, 2008 at 10:45 PM

    Perhaps someone could point Gunns to this beaut webblog and give them a bit of a headsup? Maybe the left arm doesn't know what the right arm has or is doing? Maybe it's parochial and the south has no attraction for them?? Hmmm

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