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I FAIL to see how not grabbing the parking spot next to me is crucial to stopping deaths and injuries on the road! Luc Tardif, Camberwell

Forest Or Park, It's Water That Counts

Forest or park, it's water that counts

Foresters To Fight For Their Survival

FARM forestry groups in Victoria, fearing for the sector's survival, have formed a body to push their role in the state's future timber industry.

Veteran Of Two World Wars Missed The Action

SYD LUCAS 1900 - 2008

Letters

ECONOMIC MELTDOWN

Subaru Forester Xt

The powered-up version of Subaru's Forester has a big reputation to live up to, writes Cameron McGavin.

All Grown Up

This once squat station wagon is now a sharp soft-roader.

The Emotional Hard Line On Native Hardwood Does More Damage Than Good

THE progressive downsizing of Victoria's (and mainland Australia's) native hardwood timber industry (BusinessDay, 4/8) is difficult to reconcile against our $3 billion trade deficit in wood products and the fact that we have the world's sixth-largest forest estate. It also raises questions about the sense of reducing production of our most greenhouse-friendly building material, and the morality of increasing timber imports from countries with poor environmental records.

Subaru Forester

This is just the right sized recreational vehicle for the times, writes Joshua Dowling.

See The Forester From The Trees

Why the next big thing in four-wheel-drives is small.

Good Sports

The roads are littered with failed attempts to build the Australian dream - but we're still trying.

Sip It Good

Don't let rising petrol prices get you down. Here are 10 cars to consider if you're about to update. By Motoring Editor Joshua Dowling. Smart ForTwo From $19,990. Toyota Yaris From $14,990.Fuel rating 6.0 to 6.7L/100km. Mazda2 From $15,750. Suzuki Swift From $15,990. Honda Jazz From $15,990. Toyota Corolla From $20,990. Honda Civic sedan From $21,790. Toyota Prius From $37,400. Subaru Forester From $30,490. Nissan X-Trail From $31,990.

Subaru's Forester X Hits The Spot

The car Subaru Forester X. The price From $30,490. Vital statistics 2.5-litre, four-cylinder engine (126kW at 6000rpm, 229Nm at 4400rpm).

New Turn For Old Trailblazer

Impreza's arrival last year meant a new Forester was not far away. Brent Davison was on hand for the national launch.

Third Time Lucky For Forester

Impreza's arrival last year meant a new Forester was not far away. BRENT DAVISON was on hand for the national launch of the third-generation compact crossover.

Evolution Subaru Forester 2002-2008

Subaru was on a sales winner from the moment it launched the original Forester compact all-wheel-drive wagon in 1997.

Taking Timber Production Out Of The Woods

FARM foresters in Victoria have united in a bid to boost private forestry's role in Australian timber production.

Foresters Find Money Does Grow On Trees

Finland's timber industry, with an annual turnover of more than $53 billion, is an inspiration for two forestry scientists, writes Philip Hopkins.

Foresters Find Way To Make Capital Growth From Trees

GETTING enough capital together is a challenge for any small business, but farm foresters find the going especially tough.

Why There's So Much Heat From Bushfires

The great divide is between foresters and farmers on one side and environmentalists on the other.