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.

Don’t forget you can also sign up to our ForestLearning e-newsletter for updates on all the latest news, events, resources and activities and professional development information. If you have news or events you’d like included on this page or in our e-newsletter, please email us the details.

Williamstown High School Shows Great Commitment to National Tree Day

08 October 2015

On Tuesday 28 July, the Environmental Crusaders and VCAL group from Williamstown High School celebrated National Tree Day.  It was a great day and amazingly, in the middle of a cold, dreary two weeks, sunny! The Environmental Crusader students planted over 100 salt-resistant shrubs in the...

VIEW

Australia Forest Educators Alliance Workshop

08 October 2015

Members of the Australian Educators Alliance met in September at the Woori Yallock offices of VicForests to discuss and plan what’s in store for ForestLearning for the next 12 months. The day entailed updates from state members including VicForests, Forest Corporation NSW, Primary Industries and...

VIEW

It’s all about the Woodchop for VicForests

08 October 2015

Every year VicForests sponsors the very popular woodchop competitions at the Royal Melbourne Show and 2015 was no different. The crowds were as big as ever and many people visited Liz and the team at the VicForests display. This year the display also featured the ForestLearning bookmarks for teachers...

VIEW

Melbourne University Students Gain Firsthand Forest Knowledge

08 October 2015

VicForests doesn’t only provide forest visits for thousands of Victorian school students.  University students also visit VicForests to see the range of forests and to better understand the operations. Students from the University of Melbourne recently visited, as part of the ‘Forests in a...

VIEW

WA Students Experience Forestry Careers

08 October 2015

Forest Products Commission (FPC) WA hosted to a Careers in Agriculture and Forestry program for sixty Year 9 students along with a number of staff, from high schools surrounding and feeding into Manjimup Senior High (included Boyup Brook, Northcliffe, Pemberton, Nannup and Manjimup itself) in the...

VIEW
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next