Regret the Error

IN an article on page 7 of Tasmanian Country published on May 29 2009 this newspaper published an allegation that Mr Chris Oldfield, the Chief Executive Officer of the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, had a conflict of interest over managed investment schemes.
That article included the words that it “had been implied in media reports that as Mr Oldfield’s media company did work for timber company Forest Enterprises Australia it may have also encouraged TFGA members to invest in Great Southern which specialised in tree farming”.
In fact, no such implication has ever been raised in the media. We were wrong to have suggested that it had.
The publisher and editor of Tasmanian Country unreservedly apologise to Mr Oldfield for the publication of the allegation and for any hurt and embarrassment that it has caused him, his family and colleagues.