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Regional students think big in forestry industry Hackathon
04 November 2023
120 Year Seven students from Mount Gambier High School were given the opportunity to learn more about the forestry industry by attending an immersive three-day excursion experience. The excursion included a tour of at plantation estate at Mount Burr. Here students saw the process...
VIEWWill the real forest please stand up?
03 November 2023
Do your students know what the difference is between a scrubland, coastal salt marsh and a forest? Test your students’ knowledge on the different kinds of environments and biomes that can be found in Australia. An easy-to-use interactive PowerPoint with real Australian forest and non-forest...
VIEWWoodSolutions app helps identify best timber for school projects
03 November 2023
SpeciesSolutions App is an update to the previous WoodSolutions Species app, and provides teachers, students and industry is a wealth of specialised timber knowledge at your fingertips. The app allows users to search and compare the physical properties of timber species, as well match timber species...
VIEWQLD School Industry Tour Maps Forestry Career Pathways
03 November 2023
Timber Queensland, in partnership with the Maryborough Industry Training Hub, has developed a program of industry tours for senior students in the Fraser Coast region to provide a first-hand insight into the working environment of three parts of the forest and timber industry supply...
VIEWMore George the Farmer Virtual Classrooms in Term 4!
03 November 2023
After tree-mendous attendance by schools to our Virtual Classrooms in 2021, ForestLearning has again partnered with Kimberlin Education and our friends at George the Farmer to host more virtual classrooms in 2022! Hosted by a qualified teacher, these 30-minute, curriculum virtual classrooms provide an...
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