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Annual Report 2016/17

Institute of Foresters of Australia

ContentsPresident’s Message 2Chief Executive Officer’s Report 41. About IFA 7

1.1 Mission Statement 71.2 Objects 71.3 Divisions 71.4 Secretariat 7

2. Divisional Reports 82.1 ACT Division 82.2 Victorian Division 92.3 NSW Division 112.4 West Australian Division 122.5 South Australian Division 142.6 Queensland Division 162.7 Tasmanian Division 17

3. IFA Committee Reports 20Foresters Without Borders 20Forest Fire Management 21Future Foresters Initiative 23

4. Membership 245. IFA Financial Report 25

Annual Financial Report 26

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President’s Message


T e A as ad a er ear c s lidaa d ildi i ras r c re e er service re ers i

T e A c i ees ave d e val a le r idevel i lic a d r e A as es rce r s ed led e a d advice

ld li e a all se A e ersc ri e eir e a d e er se a ivisi ala d c i ee level ar c lar e C airseac c i ee a d ivisi ave d e s e rea

r re ildi e lic ca aci a d e r secessar r a s ccess l A

T e Vic ria ivisi as ee ar c larl ac ve i s issi ria rea as se i ar a d er ac vi es C air a er s re ared aa al r ra e eve s ic see s ave ee a d i i a veT e NSW a d Tas a ia ivisi s ave ad a airl ie ear i aveCr ar as e e NSW C air eedi assis a ce e a ac vec i ee a d r i

Q ee sla d as ad a c a e C air id ear i Ale i dsa s e ias e e C air as ell as la i a si i ca r le i e C ere ce

r a isi c i ee ac ie cCa i O e ir a d S ar ave avee e WA SA a d ACT ivisi s ac ve

T e ire c i ee as ee ac ve i l elec ere ce ee sa d a ac ve r ra e lic revie a d devel e T ea ier re se i ar as ell a e ded a d ai ed s e d e s re re A

A er Val a se i ar as eld i d a e da ce

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da ic raise addi al ds a d a re lar adver sisc lars i r i es

T e C ere ce Or a isi C i ee c aired evi ardi as d esome great work pulling together a great range of speakers and sessions as ell as ield da s a d se i ars

T e s a e A as c ed r vide a r da r rildi r ca aci e er service e ers a d r vide a r r

r res si le a a e e res s A revie e ers ias c d c ed i c era i ivisi s a d a si i ca er

ass cia es ere ade ll e ers

T e a ce C i ee c ed ee re larl re are a d i re d e a d a cial er r a ce e A

T e A as ee a i ed as a a er e s ei Tr s eTr s ees a d is r vides a er i c e s rce r e A a d ives sa r i e er e a e i e sec r

C era i A s ralia res r ers as r er s re e edi e r d c c i ed iss es T e res er a d e c ed

s ari s a a d i ras r c re

a s e i d r e Ac C O r le i A s T e r d ere r a ise e ad i is ra ve a cial a d e ers i c s ass l ee c le ed e ave a ver c e e a d c i ed s a ie ce led Sara aradice e C i ees are e erall ell se

and resourced and we will have a successful conference that will contribute i creased e ers i a d a cial re r a d r e e A r le ase led e s rce res a a e e

ld li e a e reside ard s a a d e ers r eirs r

Bob GordonActing Chief Executive Officer


1. About IFA

1.1 Mission Statementi s r si ce 1935 e s eres ers A s ralia is a r essi al di ar d 1000 e ers e a ed i

all branches of forest management and c serva i A s ralia T e s e iss r l c i ed e ri ci lessustainable forest management and the r cesses a d rac ces ic ra sla eese ri ci les i c es

The membership represents all segments e res r r essi i cl di lic

a d riva e rac ers e a ed i aas ec s res r a re c servares rce a d la d a a e e researcad i is ra a d ed ca e ers iis res ric ed r essi al res ersO er res r r essi als are elc ei A

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• To maintain a high standard of ali ca i ers s e a ed ie rac ce res r

• To promote professional standards a d e ical rac ce a see a ed i res r

• To promote social intercourse e ee ers s e a ed i res r

• T lis a d a e ed ca alar e a d er a erials

availa le se e a ed i res r

• T r vide e services e s eres r r a isa s i side

Australia and in overseas countries as e ard a dee a r ria e

1.3 DivisionsT ere are ivisi s e A i eac S a ea d e A s ralia Ca i al Terri r eaded

e ivisi al C air a d c rdi a edr v l eer C i ees

T e Ass cia C s l res ersA s ralia AC A is a a al ivisi A

1.4 Secretariata da c s e A area a ed a s all ar e secre ariaased i Ca erra


T e eve as ell a r ised s emembers and the public with a number

r er s de s re red CS O resresearc ers a d res a d Ti er reas a e ers a e di ided rse reci c a d a er ea ll ed e

la c e si a e

Several e ers ere ass cia ed i as all A s ralia res r Sc l re ii Ca erra d ri Se e er 2016 As ccess l divisi al eld ri visi e

lls ead l dell s Ar re a d l ea e as eld 15 Oc er 2016 ass ed e ACT ar s a d C serva

Service res Sec ever eivisi s W rld res r da eve a as

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ACT e ers assis ed e s e sa al ce i s r s e ssi ess a d a cial a a e e es e Ne a a d ar ars

assis ed sel a d e s e cei res lvi a ers ass cia ed i es e s res r sc lars i s ed ca alri es a d a ards ld li e ase ivisi al e ers s r e

s e s r al A s ralia res r rC li a es a d Ala r a erl s s ei a a i di r a dr d c di r e r al ave

re red r eir res ec ve si s AsACT ivisi al c air a e as ACTDivisional members for their generous c ri e r al ver a si i caeri d

2.1 ACT DivisionStuart Davey

A e e ACTDivision for much of e 2016 17 a cialear as c ce ra ed

on progressing a grant ded r ec r ACT

eri a e r eri a esi a e a e arral la res r reci cll i las ear s Na al Tr s A

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e reci c i e devel eA s ralia res r T ere is a si ardr e A s ralia res r Sc l res rse e se ildi adia a i e

c rials a d Wes rid e se T esesignboards celebrate the establishment of e reci c i 1927 as a a al res r

sc l a al res researc ce re a de e Na al res a d Ti er

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arral la res r reci c T e i is ers e dl e ACT s res r as a dass cia i e ci Ca erra

rd s e e reci c s rela s ii e s e r ria T r er disc ssedis earl li e a e res r Sc l

demands of academic life and its social c ri Ca erra li e a a e

2. Divisional Reports AN c ed r a i e res rseminars with speakers from Australia a d verseas T e las rad a es avec le ed eir AN ac el r resScie ce de rees i res r eia i r c rse c e e ANac el r Scie ce de ree

2.2 Victorian Division Euan Ferguson AFSM

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de a e a er s l AS a d es s ai a ili l i i a ve res s

lic la d ar c lar e c se e cesa see i l r i ead ea er sss la ard d l i

a d s l re r As sa illsT e s a e ver e as rece la ced 110 r crea ela a s al e de ail is scai all e e ar e vir ea d Wa er a d la i Wc es i le e a e c cefuel management called the ‘residual risk’

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The focus of the Victorian Division has been ree ld irs l ildi rela s i sar c larl i elec ed re rese a ves

a d lic a i r a isa s Sec dllooking at how we can provide value to e ers A d irdl c ri

forest management debates and media c versa s

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was no one willing to take on the role of C air a d e ra c e i recess

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2.4 West Australian DivisionLachie McCaw

T e WA ivisiai ai ed a ac ve

program during the ear i eld ac vi esa d r i es rprofessional development and networking amongst e 100 r s e ers e ers ie ivisi re ec s e diverse a reres a a e e i Wes er A s ralia

a d s a s lic res a a e ee la a i d s r e vir e al

services riva e res r a d acade ici s s T is i li s a e r ler e s e i r vidi a r r

members to interact and exchange ideas a d e erie ces side eir da da

r e vir e A i c alle er e ivisi is e a e e ec vel i

members working in northern and inland ar s Wes er A s ralia ere dis a ce

prevents regular gatherings and the topical iss es a e di ere se i es es e s a e

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management of forested catchments in e s es e s a e ere la d se

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i arc 2017 e ivisi as a e ei i a ve ee i advis rs e ei is ers r e res s a d vir er li s a e e a are es e s c cer ver e eed r ac ve

catchment management to sustain a range res val es a d e r i es

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vir e al r ec A rie ressi c cer ver e raa lice ce r direc e r 500 000tonnes per annum of bauxite ore from leases c veri e r er arrares a d e lac a c re e sive

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ei ai ai ed i e vir e alr ec A ri is a er

res ers W d ear a i c ese a i r a r ec r e ivisi

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il ace descri ed e res a a er sexperience of minimising their clients e s re re l ss li i r eraccess a d era s d ri i reda er eri ds i i isi e s read

re r el a a e ered c r er i ras r c re i cl dire rea ai e a ce a d s ressiire re ared ess is addressed re i al s a e a d r er irea a e e la s res rces rai ed a ds a a d c rac rs e i e a d

re i al ire O cers

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retaining and maintaining skilled and e erie ced res re ers es a lis ia a al sc e e r rai i a daccredi a e rec ila a s as val a le asse s a d eres i d s r s ea i a d ac as e

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