2025 Forestry Australia Conference
Restoring forests and landscapes and securing Australia’s future
Date: Monday 20 – Thursday 23 October 2025
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia
To view the Conference Handbook CLICK HERE
To access the slides and audio recording for each session, click on the hyperlinked session titles below
Monday 20 October
| Day #1 |
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| Conference Workshop 1: Pathways forward: Strengthening professional development in forestry Mark Brown, Tracey Gale |
| Conference Workshop 2: Enhancing professional expertise and capacity for forest management in the Pacific – the development of the Pacific Network of Forestry Professionals Graham Wilkinson, Jalesi Meteboto |
| Opening & Plenary Session #1: Redefining Forest Success: Multiple Returns, One Landscape Radha Kuppalli |
| Breakout #1: Future prospects for Australian forestry Leanda Garvie, Tyron Venn, Paul Haar, Benjamin Boxshall |
| Breakout #2: Social aspects of forest restoration Margaret Symon, Rebecca Ford, Wally Notman, Daniel Burton, Christine Grove, Laurel Trebilco |
| Breakout #3: Natural capital and carbon in forest restoration Ziggy Gelman, Daniel Mendham, Cris Brack, Fabiano Ximenes, Daryl Killin |
| Breakout #4: Alternative plantation models Jonathan Lambert, Emma Leslie, Duc Bui, David Bush, Craig Nitschke |
Tuesday 21 October
| Day # 2 |
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| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Forestry Breakfast: Creating safe work environments Panellists: Kelly Crosthwaite, DECCA; Jacquie Martin, Forestry Australia; Luci Virgo, OneFortyOne, Nora Devoe, Sylvacare International |
| Plenary Session #2: First Nations and forest management plenary panel Panellists: Courtney Hunter-Hebberman, Peramangk Council, Gibson Farmer Illortaminni, Tiwi Plantations Corporation, Kim Puruntatameri, Tiwi Plantations Corporation, Tolita Davis-Angeles, Gandan Yarnings |
| Breakout #5: Challenges | What keeps me up at night? Anshul Chaudhary, Michelle Freeman, Cameron MacDonald, David Shelton |
| Breakout #6: Forestry in Tasmania – The Past, Present, and Future Dr Elizabeth Pietrzykowski, Anne Chuter, Suzette Weeding |
| Breakout #7: Innovation in plantation management Jim O’Hehir, Delene Weber, Baden Myers |
| Breakout #8: The role of managed fire in forest restoration Samuel Hillman, Shannon Devenish, Tegan Brown |
| Breakout #9: Integrating biodiversity and forest restoration Panellists: Brendan Wintle, Daryl Killin, Radha Kuppalli, David Shelton |
| Breakout #10: First Nations approaches to forest and landscape restoration Travis Thomas, David Lee, Matt de Jongh, Hamish Little, Gibson Farmer Illortaminni, Kim Puruntatameri, Tony Bartlett, Peter Dixon |
| Breakout #11: Innovation in plantation management Mahima Seeborun, Pasindu Karunatilaka, Jim O’Hehir, Rameez Rameezdeen |
| Breakout #12: Innovation in wood products Jeffrey Morrell, Christine Briggs, Joanne Lewis, Jon Lambert |
| Breakout #13: Restoration: the role of native forest silviculture Michelle Freeman, Michael Ryan, Jessica Sheehan, Owen Bassett |
| Breakout #14: First Nations approaches to forest and landscape restoration Thomas Holden, Jacob Cassady |
| Breakout #15: Innovation in forest management John McGrath, Nina Hinko-Najera, James Montgomery, Jim O’Hehir, Bala Thumma |
| Breakout #16: Restoration approaches in the Asia Pacific John Herbohn, Claudia Romero, Jenny Vivian, Tomiwa Oluwajuwon, Alexandra Catling |
| Breakout #17: Future silviculture Australian forests Panelists: Libby Pinkard, Lachie McCaw, Sean Ryan, Dianne Patzel, Tony Brown, Owen Bassett |
| Breakout #18: First Nations approaches to forest and landscape restoration Adrian Bauwen, Ruth Langford |
| Breakout #19: Innovation in forest management Anthony Finn, Auro Almeida, Jonathan Plett, Dylan McFarlane, Martin Strandgard |
| Breakout #20: Farm, trees & agroforestry Philippa Noble, Samantha Blight, David Lee, Robert Hingston, Li Meng |
Wednesday 22 October
| Day #3 |
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| Plenary Session #3 & Awards Chair: Michelle Freeman Global reflections on the complexity of the outlook for production and conservation in forested landscapes – navigating increasing risk, competing values and irrationality Peter Cochrane, Councillor and Vice President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) |
| Breakout #21: Forestry in the future Moderated by: Glenn Dale | Panelists: Daniel Mendham, Blair Freeman, Aaron Soanes, Mia Cassidy |
| Breakout #22: Future Foresters Moderated by: Jenna Hammond | Panellists: Jack Davis, Alex Dudkowski, Caitlyn Ellis, Yasika Subasinghe |
| Breakout #23: Plantation management risk and uncertainty Belinda Olejniczak, Robbie Sinclair, Lynn Roehrig, Dr Alison Hayman, James Grimsdale |
| Breakout #24: Technology in forest management and restoration Anthony Finn, Fellice Gabrielle Catelo, Christine Stone, Glenne Blyth |
| Breakout #25: Forest biosecurity challenges Helen Nahrung, Andy Howe, Chris Howard, Dianne Patzel, Dr Umar Lubanga |
| Breakout #26: Plantation management, learning from history Mike Bleby, Peter Bulman, Lew Parsons, Peter Zed |
| Breakout #27: Future directions for forest certification Annah Agash, Ross Garsden, Melanie Robertson, Simon Dorries, Matt de Jongh |
| Breakout #28: Technology in forest management and restoration Masoomeh Alaibakhsh, Rob Vernon, David Smith, Braden Jenkin, Calum McRae |
| Breakout #29: Imagine this: Future scenarios for Australia’s plantation estate Chair: Anthony Walsh | Panellists: Tammy Auld, Rob de Fegely, Diana Hallam, Braden Jenkin, Andrew Hurford |
| Breakout #30: Future forestry skills Anthony Walsh |
| Breakout #31: Adapting to climate change Belinda Medlyn, Amy Koch, Ewan Waller |
| Breakout #32: Technology and forestry Steve Walker, Shona Heading, Adrian Wapling, Frances Richardson, Paul Salmon |
| Closing Session | Path to 2035: How might we enable transformation in the Australian forest sector? Chair: Jospeh Lawrence | Panellists: Prof John Warner, Andrew Morgan, Nicola Pero, Tim Woods |
