This Opinion Piece appeared in The Weekly Times on 2 August 2023
The evidence is very clear that Victoria has been experiencing more frequent and more intense bushfires over the past 20 years and that repeated severe bushfires are having very significant impacts on …
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Friday 21 July 2023
The President of the professional association for forest scientists, managers and growers, Dr Michelle Freeman has paid tribute to former President, Bob Gordon who has called time on his many years of service to the organisation and resigned as a director.
Mr Gordon has served as …
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Wednesday 12 July 2023
Forestry Australia has released a series of two-page Position Statements to better inform members and the community of its position on a range of issues.
Designed to be short, sharp and easily understood, the first five in a series of position papers covers the areas …
The theme of the conference, Embracing Our Natural Capital: The Science, Technology and Art of Managing Forests For All Values, will facilitate conversation and collaboration – highlighting the need for active and adaptive management of our natural capital using evidence-based and emerging innovation, technology, skills and knowledge to support our forests and secure our future.
Members …
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Friday 30 June 2023
The final report of the Trials Review, Information and Genetics (TRIG) project, has been released along with advisory information and updated data.
According to TRIG Steering Committee Chair, Dr Kevin Harding, the project sought to leverage the past work of Victoria’s farm forestry sector by accessing legacy …
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Thursday 8 June 2023
To address the skills shortages in the forestry sector and the need for innovative and collaborative solutions to training and tertiary education, the Committee for the Future of Forestry Education (COFFE) has developed a proposal for a Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Forestry programs.
It …
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Tuesday 6 June 2023
Blanket bans of native forest harvesting will not improve our carbon balance or recover biodiversity according to the professional association for forest scientists, growers and managers, Forestry Australia.
President Dr Michelle Freeman said the consensus position of independent scientific experts, forest managers and researchers …
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Tuesday 23 May 2023
Forestry Australia is dismayed by the announcement to stop native forest harvesting in Victoria at the end of the year, highlighting that the government has failed all Victorians in making this decision.
The Victorian Government’s decision to end native forest harvesting at the …
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Tuesday 23 May 2023
Forestry Australia has welcomed the announcement by the Federal Government of the creation of the Strategic Forestry and Renewable Materials Partnership, thanking Minister Murray Watt for convening this important forum of experts to advise on strategies to grow the forest sector, build on …
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Friday 19 May
Forestry Australia has welcomed the return of timber exports to China but cautions as a net importer of forest products, Australia is relying too heavily on other countries to meet our growing domestic demand for timber.
Forestry Australia represents the scientists, professionals and growers who manage, …