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AFG BIENNIAL CONFERENCES
2008 - Albury/Wodonga, New South
Wales
2006 - Launceston, Tasmania
2004 - Ballarat, Victoria
2002 - Albany, Western Australia
2000 - Cairns, Queensland
1998 - Lismore, New South Wales
1996 - Mt Gambier, South Australia
1994 - Launceston, Tasmania
1992 - Mt Buffalo, Victoria
1990 - Bunbury, Western Australia
1988 - Albury/Wodonga, New South Wales
1984 - Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
1982 - Mt Gamiber, South Australia
1979 - Launceston, Tasmania
1977 - Traralgon, Victoria
2008 CONFERENCE, ALBURY-WODONGA
Held in Albury's magnificent convention centre, the
2008 biennial Australian Forest Growers Conference
was informative, challenging and entertaining for
all delegates.
Albury-Wodonga boasts a wealth of forestry. The two
local branches of AFG that hosted the conference in
spring 2008 have well over 100 members, combining
landholders of small mixed-species farm forests with
owners of larger integrated hardwood and softwood
forests.
The region supports high and low rainfall plantations
as well as major processing facilities that produce
sawn timber, plywood, engineered panels, Kraft pulp
and newsprint. Spanning the mighty Murray River, Albury-Wodonga
is the hub of a vibrant region, offering visitors
stunning natural landscapes, gourmet food and wine,
rich historical sites, world-class sporting facilities,
and a dynamic arts and cultural scene.
AFG Media Releases, AFG 2008 Biennial Conference,
Albury Wodonga
19-22 October 2008
- Emerging
Forestry Opportunities (PDF File - 61 KB)
- Queenslanders
win the 2008 AFG National Tree Farmer of the Year
(PDF File - 62 KB)
- Meeting
the Challenges of the Future (PDF File - 67 KB)
- Forest
Growing Helps Address Climate Change (PDF File
- 64 KB)
- Future
Roles for Forestry (PDF File - 68 KB)
Conference Papers
OPENING SESSION: MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2008
Keynote Presentation #1
- Australian
Forestry for a Better Future: Challenges Opportunities
and Strategies
Barney Foran
SESSION 1: MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2008
A1: Markets and Marketing
- Hardwood
Domestic Markets - Opportunities and Challenges
Andrew White
- New
Developments in Radial Milling - What they mean for
tree growers in a changing industry
Andrew Knörr
- Export
Markets - Opportunities for Growers
Ian Sedger
B1: Water and Forests
- South
East SA Forest Water Policy
Diana Lloyd
- Treatment
of Plantation Water Interception in National Water
Policy
Richard Stanton
C1: Forestry Partnerships
- Partnerships
in Action - Tree Farming in WA
Paul Brennan, Richard Moore, Peter Beatty
and Jonathan Smith
- Experiences
and Lessons From a Hardwood Co-operative (FFORNE)
Graeme Stoney
- The
Australian Deer Association VIC (ADA)
Property
Based Game Management (PBGM) Program
Tom Zamanis
D1: Forest Policy: Challenges and Opportunities
- National
Forest Policy Directions
John Talbot
- Private
Forestry Unplugged Private Native Forest Management
- Response to Policy Shifts
Sean Ryan p44
- Where
has Victoria gone in Forest Policy? And, where is
it going?
Bernard Young
SESSION 2: MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2008
A2: Role and Prospects for MIS
- New
Tax Arrangements for Forestry Managed Investment Schemes
-
Why
and how, and what they mean
Alan Cummine
- Expanding
Opportunities: Creating Partnerships and Business
in New Operational Regions
Chris Dare
B2: Markets for Forestry's Environmental Services
- Prospects
for Environmental Services Markets
Nick O'Brien
- Roads,
Rates, and Forest Sinks:
Local
Government Action Supporting Forest Carbon Sink Establishment
Michael Whitehead
- Carbon
in Forest Products - Market Opportunity
Fabiano Ximenes
C2: Fire Risk in a Changing Climate
- Bushfire
Strategies for Forest Growers
Roger Underwood
- Bushfire
Risk Modeling: Implications of Climate Change for
Forest Growers
Kevin Tolhurst
- Bushfire
Weather - Recent Trends and Climate Change Projections
Chris Lucas
D2: Tropical Forestry in Australia: The New Frontier?
- Tropical
Forestry in Australia: The New Frontier
Phil Pritchard and Mark Parsons
- Subtropical
Eucalypt Plantations in Australia: A New Opportunity
and Challenge
J Doland Nicholls, R Geoff, B Smith, John
Grant and Kevin Glencross
- Economics
of Tropical Forestry: Experiences with Rainforest,
Eucalypt and Exotic Species
Steve Harrison, Nick Emtage and John Herbohn
SESSION 3: MONDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2008
A3: Forests for Bioenergy
- Production
of Fuel Ethanol from Wood
John Turner
- Forests
for Bioenergy - Markets and Resources for Firewood
in South East Australia
Philippa Noble
B3: Modelling Forest Values
- Prospecting
for Commercial and Environmental Opportunities for
Agroforestry in Australia
Phil Polglase, Keryn Paul, Charlie Hawkins,
Anders Siggins, James Turner, Trevor Booth,
Debbie Crawford, Tom Jovanovic,
Trevor Hobbs, Kimberley Opie, Auro Almeida and
Jenny Carter
- A
Native Dry Sclerophyll Forest Management Toolbox -
What can be done and what can't
John Field, Brian Turner and Chris McElhinny
- Carbon
Sequestration of Mixed Species Rainforest Plantings
in
Tropical and Subtropical Eastern Australia
Kevin Glencross, J. Doland Nichols and
Tim Murphy
C3: Marketing Mechanisms for Growers
- Research
Findings of Group Marketing of Farm Forestry Timber
Aimed at Architects
Gib Wettenhall
- Market
Mechanisms for Growers
Gary Featherston
- Marketree
- New Web-Based Marketing for Forests and Timber
Rosemary Lott
D3: The Link Between Forestry and Community
- Do
Farm Forestry and Large-Scale Plantation Forestry
have
Different
Impacts on Rural Population?
Jacki Schirmer
- Social
Realities: Working within Complex Social Worlds
Lain Dare, Jacki Schirmer and Frank Vanclay
PLENARY SESSION: WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2008
Keynote Presentation #2
- Farmer
Forestry - Liking the Time and Realising the Opportunity
Rowan Reid
SESSION 4: WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2008
A4: Planted Forests and Biodiversity
- Eucalypt
Plantations as Habitat for Fauna in Rural Landscapes
Richard Loyn, Ed McNabb, Phoebe Macak
and Philippa Noble
- A
Brief Discussion of Habitat Integrity in Remnants
and Planted Vegetation
South
West Slopes, NSW
Noel Passalaqua
- Timbercorp
Forestry Plantations and Biodiversity
Alan Rossouw
B4: Connecting to the Global Wood Supply
- Plantations
2020 Vision - 11 Years On
David Thompson
- Global
Opportunities for Australian Forestry
Doug Parsonson
C4: Emissions Trading and Forestry
- Forestry's
Response to Emissions Trading
Marion Niederkofler
- Emissions
Trading and Policy
Mick Keogh
D4: Growing Forests in a Changing Landscape
- Growing
Forests in a Changing Landscape
Martin Tennant
- Expansion
of Plantation Forests in the Murray Valley Region
of South Eastern Australia:
Social
Interactions and Prospects
Hugh Stewart, Digby Race and Allan Curtis
- Planted
Forests and the Search for a Social Licence to Operate
Braden Jenkin
CLOSING SESSION: WEDNESDAY 22ND OCTOBER 2008
Keynote Presentation #3
- The
Relationship Between Forests and Agriculture - An
Historical and International Perspective
Roger Sands
- Forest
Certification: Market Instrument or Academic Theology
Mike Clarke
POSTER ABSTRACTS
- Effects
of Depth to Water Table on Tree Growth in a Low Rainfall
Agroforestry System
K Brooksbank
- Propagation
Effects on Growth and Form in Pinus radiata
K Dodds and M Henson
- Regulated
Philanthropy -
Too
Much Stick and Not Enough Carrot for Sustainable Native
Forest Management
John Field
- Assessing
the Effects of 15 Year Old Small Scale Silvicultural
Treatments
on
the Over, Mid and Understorey of a Dry Sclerophyll
Forest, Southern Tablelands, NSW
John Field, Rohan Burgess, Cris Brack
and Chris McElhinny
- A
Native Dry Schlerophyll Forest Management Toolbox
- What can be done and what can't
John Field, Brian Turner, Chris McElhinny,
Simon Roberts and Cris Brack
- Survey
of Sustainable Biomass Resource for Iron and Steel
Industry
Nawshad Haque and Michael Somerville
- Improving
Small-Scale-Plantation Health Surveillance in Victoria
Frank Hirst
- Quick
and Easy Eucalypt Sawlogs with Final-Space Group Planting
Frank Hirst
- Mount
Rae Forest Case Study: A Government Gone Too Far
Ian MacArthur and John Field
- Dendrochronology
and Soil Characteristics of a Southern Tablelands
Private Native Forest
Zoe Read, John Field, Matt Brookhouse,
Zoe Hall and Chris McElhinny
- Projecting
Farm Scale Product Volumes and Values in Private Native
Forests
Simon Roberts, Cris Brack, John Field
and Chris McElhinny
- There
is no such thing as the "Family Farm":
What
Change in Agriculture means for Farm Forestry in the
21st Century
Jacki Shirmer and John Field
- Effect
of Initial Spacing on Wood Properties of 7 Year Old
Eucalyptus Pilularis Plantations
M Spain, K Glencross, G Palmer, D Nichols
and RGB Smith
- How
Accurate are Manual Log Measurements?
Martin Strandgard
2006 CONFERENCE, LAUNCESTON
Sustainable forestry - everybody benefits
22-25 October 2006, Inveresk Tram Shed Conference
Centre, Launceston Tasmania
Proceedings are now available: hardcopy for $55.00,
CD for $22.00.
To view the program, see the Conference
Brochure (PDF 200 KB)
AFG Media Release, AFG 2006 Biennial Conference,
Tasmania, 22-25 October 2006
- AFG
elects new President (PDF - 82 KB)
- Forestry
a major climate change solution (PDF - 82 KB)
- Forestry
needs financial incentives for conservation (PDF
- 82 KB)
- Major
forest social research underway in Tasmania (PDF
- 84 KB)
- Tasmanian
farm family wins AFG Prime Super National Tree Farmer
of the Year (PDF - 83 KB)
Poster Abstracts
Session Abstracts and Presentations
Session 1 - A1: Policy, Planning & Marketing
- The Big Picture
Session 2 - A2: Policy, Planning & Marketing
- Partnerships & Excellence in Industry
Session 3 - A3: Policy, Planning & Marketing
- International Opportunities & Markets
Session 4 - A4: Policy, Planning & Marketing
- Private Forestry Regulation
Session 5 - A5: Policy, Planning & Marketing
- Power to the People?
Session 1 - B1: Training, Research & Development
- Landholder Perceptions & Case Studies
Session 2 - B2: Training, Research & Development
- Research for Sustainable Forest Management
Session 3 - B3: Training, Research & Development
- Native Forest Silviculture
Session 4 - B4: Training, Research & Development
- Plantation Forest Silviculture & Management
Session 5 - B5: Training, Research & Development
- Problem Sites: Strategies, Opportunities & Returns
Session 1 - C1: Industry & Innovation - Industry
Expansion & Innovation
Session 2 - C2: Industry & Innovation - The
Latest in Chemicals Use & Fire in Forest Management
Session 3 - C3: Industry & Innovation - Investment
& Futures for Sustainable Resources Management
Session 4 - C4: Industry & Innovation - Carbon
Forestry & Bioenergy
Session 5 - C5: Industry & Innovation - Social
Planning & Community Impacts
Session 1 - D1: Farm Forestry - Farm Forest Initiatives
& Inventory
Session 2 - D2: Farm Forestry - Multipurpose and
Small Scale
Session 3 - D3: Farm Forestry - Private &
Farm Forestry - Diversity and Opportunity
2004 CONFERENCE,
BALLARAT
Integrating forestry into
farms, communities and catchments
3-5 May 2004, University of Ballarat, Victoria
Proceedings are now available (hardcopy)
for $55.00 for non-AFG members, or $33.00 for AFG members.
To view the program of 3 paper presentation sessions
and 3 days of field tours, see the Conference
brochure (PDF 507 KB).
Note: Abstracts of presentation papers are
available if you click on presenter's whose names
are highlighted in red.
Summary
Notes from AFG Ballarat 2004 Conference (PDF
file 129 KB)
Presentations and additional abstracts
- 'Strategy and progress of the genetic improvement
of African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis) in the
Northern Territory of Australia' by G Nikles et
al
Word
file (26 KB)
Media Release - Does
Money Grow on Trees (PDF file 56 KB)
2002 CONFERENCE,
ALBANY
Private forestry
- sustainable, accountable and profitable
4-16 October 2002 - Albany, Western Australia
Browse program of AFG’s highly
successful 2002
Biennial Conference Albany - including list of
speakers and papers.
2002 Biennial Conference Albany papers, and papers
of earlier AFG Conferences are available from AFG
in hardcopy or as a CD - see Publications
- Biennial Conferences
2000 CONFERENCE, CAIRNS
Title: Opportunities for a new millenium
Cairns, Queensland
4 - 6 September 2000
1998 CONFERENCE, LISMORE
Title: Plantation and Regrowth Forestry: A Diversity
of Opportunity
Lismore, New South Wales
6 - 9 July 1998
1996 CONFERENCE, MT GAMBIER
Title: Farm Forestry and Plantations: investing
in Future Wood Supply
Mt Gambier, South Australia
9 - 12 September 1996
1994 CONFERENCE, LAUNCESTON
Title: Faces of Farm Forestry
Launceston, Tasmania
2 - 4 May 1994
1992 CONFERENCE, MT BUFFALO
Title: AFG National Conference
Mt Buffalo, Victoria
10 - 12 April 1992
1990 CONFERENCE, BUNBURY
Title: Timber Production Land Management
Bunbury, Western Australia
5 - 8 October 1990
1988 CONFERENCE, ALBURY/WODONGA
Title: The International Forestry Conference for
the Australian Bicentenary
Albury/Wodonga, New South Wales
25 April - 1 May 1988
1984 CONFERENCE, COFFS HARBOUR
Title: AFDI Forestry Conference
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
25 - 29 July 1984
1982 CONFERENCE, MT GAMBIER
Title: AFDI Forestry Conference
Mt Gambier, South Australia
20 - 23 April 1982
1979 CONFERENCE, LAUNCESTON
Title: AFDI Forestry Conference
Launceston, Tasmania
25 - 28 October 1979
1977 CONFERENCE, TRARALGON
Title: AFDI Forestry Conference
Traralgon, Victoria
26 - 30 October 1977
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