While some timber mills are closing because workers have gone off to the mines, others are benefiting from the resources boom. Growing demand for timber in the mines means a northern NSW mill has nearly doubled in size in less than five years. Owner of Hayden Timbers, Daryl Hayden, says there's a big future in the timber industry if it expands with the right timber varieties. "We need more plantation, more plantation blackbutt which is a very good timber. I think the whole industry would like to see more blackbutt planted in the future. " Source: abc.net.au
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http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201111/s3354941.htm
