Make your summer jobs work better for you (and the industry)
Thursday, 2 September 2010
Many organisations in the sector employ students over the summer in a wide range of jobs including forestry, administration, manufacturing and logistics. Each student is a potential future recruit to the organisation and the industry overall...
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Report released - Incidence and severity of bushfires across Australia
Friday, 27 August 2010
The Commonwealth Agricultural and Related Industries Senate Select Committee has released its final report on its inquiry into The incidence and severity of bushfires across Australia.
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Applications sought for 2011 Max Jacobs Fund grants
Friday, 27 August 2010
Applications are open for the Max Jacobs Fund grants for 2011. The fund is used to support projects in any field of forestry research activities.
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New Philanthropic Fund for Encouragement of Eucalypt Knowledge
Friday, 27 August 2010
A new fund (The Bjarne K Dahl Trust) has been established to encourage Australians to value and protect our iconic eucalypt trees.
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Notice of IFA Annual General Meeting
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Foresters of Australia will be held at the Quality Down Towner Hotel, 66 Lygon Street, Carlton Victoria 3053
on Wednesday 29 September 2010 at 5pm...
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RPF approval for Daryl Killin
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Forester Daryl Killin of Edge Hill Qld has been approved as an RPF.
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RPF approval for Zoe Ryan
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Forester Zoe Ryan of Melbourne Victoria has been approved as an RPF.
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100 RPFs approved!
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
Forester Branislav Zoric of Essendon Victoria has become the 100th approved RPF.
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Overview of Bioenergy in Australia
Thursday, 24 June 2010
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) has released an 'Overview of Bioenergy in Australia'. This report provides insight into the industry that generates $400 million per year and addresss issues such as bioenergy feedstocks, markets and the role of research and development...
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Myrtle Rust detection in NSW
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
The announcement of the discovery of the fungus Uredo rangelii (Myrtle rust) has caused wide spread concern amongst the IFA membership.
The fungus has been detected on a commercial property on the New South Wales central coast. The host species in Australia is Agonis (willow myrtle), Syncarpia (turpentine) and Callistemon (bottlebrush) species...
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Forestry Scholarship Fund 2010 recipients announced
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
The Forestry Scholarship Fund (FSF) Management Committee has announced that the 2010 scholarships have been awarded.
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New Manual on Mixed Species Forestry
Thursday, 18 February 2010
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) recently launched the second volume in a planned series of “silviculture reference manuals” which will eventually cover most of the important commercial forest types in Victorian State forests. This second manual covers the High Elevation Mixed Species (HEMS) forest type. (The first manual covered Mountain Ash.)
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ACFA - A Division of the IFA
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
The Association of Consulting Foresters of Australia (ACFA) was established in 1978 in response to the need to promote and protect the credibility and competence of Australia's consulting foresters.
Nowadays, both the public and private sectors need access to independent, objective and non-political assessments of current and proposed forest activities which are reliable and have the backing of a recognized professional association.
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