News & Events

News and Events

Check out what's happening in forest and wood products and with ForestLearning with the latest news from the industry below.

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Forester Time links Classrooms with Foresters around the country

02 December 2020

Forster Gavin Livingston UAV operator Sarah Maddison More than 1700 primary and secondary students from every state and territory in Australia registered to be a part of ForestLearning and PIEFA's live and online Forester Time 2020 webinars for National Ag Day. Forester ... VIEW

Forestry Careers showcased in PIEFA's Online Careers Forum

02 December 2020

Australian teachers and students gained insights into the dirverse and exciting forestry careers and training opportunities with forester Elle Kromar from Forestry Corporation NSW. Elle shared her passion about working in forestry and spoke of her excitement about the diverse working opportunit... VIEW

Schools and foresters team up for National Schools Tree Day in Tasmania

02 December 2020

The Forest Education Foundation and Sustainable Timber Tasmania partnered with over fifty schools from around Tasmania to plant trees on school grounds donated by Sustinable Timber Tasmania as a part of National Schools Tree Day 2020. Each of the fifty schools across the state received a r... VIEW

Ag Teachers get a taste of benefits of Trees on Farms

02 December 2020

The Tasmanian based Forest Education Foundation is a not-for-profit educational institution that aims to develop teacher and student knowledge about forest landscapes by providing educational opportunities that explore forest environments, resources and the future role of forests. In term ... VIEW

ForestVR Virtual Excursions overview

26 October 2020

Since launching in September 2019, the free to access ForestVR™ - Learn through Immersion toolkit for schools has allowed students from F-12 to experience forest and timber processing environments first-hand through the magic of virtual reality (VR). ForestVR toolkit for schools - www.forestle... VIEW