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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Ferny Grove SHS branches out on forestry field tour!

25 April 2018

Courney Bailey, Agriculture Science Teacher at Ferny Grove SHS in Brisbane joined with the ForestLearning manager Beth Welden and 42 other members of the forestry and sustinable timber industry to tour major forestry and wood product facilities near Brisbane as a part of Timber Queensland's state...

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Winners of the ForestLearning Term 4 2017 Teacher Survey Kondinon Workboot Competition announced

19 February 2018

Winners of the ForestLearning Term 4 Newsletter Teacher Survey competition have been drawn and will each receive in the mail soon the Kondinon Workboot book of their choice.  Thank you to all of our survey entrants - you're feedback has been valuable in helping to shape future resources in...

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New Gippsland intiative to link forestry education and careers

19 February 2018

A Gippsland initiative to link forestry education and career opportunities OverviewThe Australian forest industry is a dynamic and sustainable provider of regional employment, economic activity and essential products based on a renewable resource that sequesters carbon. The forest industry comprises...

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National Ag Teachers tree-mendous Agroforestry tours

19 February 2018

More than 110 agriculture teachers from every state and territory attended the National Agricultural Teachers conference in Launceston, Tasmania January 7- 11.  ForestLearning launched their new Agroforestry: trees at work on the farm teaching and learning resuorces at two workshops in...

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Nature Play SA/ForestrySA Forest Festival attracts over 6000!

30 November 2017

ForestrySA’s Kuitpo Forest played host to over 6000 people for the first annual Nature Play Forest Festival on Friday 21 April 2017. Organised by Nature Play SA (a non-profit organisation supported by the SA Government), the Forest Festival was a free event held at the Rocky Creek...

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