Post on 09-Jun-2020
9th & 10th August
2018
The angliss conference centre 555 la trobe street, Melbourne
NATIONAL TIMBER COUNCILS ASSOCIATION
2018 Local Government Forest and Timber
Industry Conference
TIMBER -
A NATIONAL ASSET
THURSDAY 9TH AUGUST 2018
8.30am - 8.45am Registration
8.45am – 9.00am Welcome
9.00am – 9.20am Opening – Senator Ruston (invited)
9.20am – 9.40am The Tasmanian forest practices system takes the load off local government –Deputy Mayor Cheryl Arnol, Glamorgan Spring Bay Council, Tasmania
9.40am – 10.00am Sustainable Growth for the Next Generation- Craig Dunn, General
Manager Communications & Sustainability, Australian Paper
10.00am – 10.20am OneFortyOne Plantation plans for the Green Triangle -Cameron
McDonald, Executive General Manager – Forestry
10.20am – 10.30am Panel Discussion
10.30am – 11.00am MORNING TEA NETWORKING
11.00am – 11.20am Next Generation Plantation Investment - Professor Rod Keenan,
University of Melbourne
11.20am – 11.40am South Gippsland Agroforestry Harvest – David Coote
Profitable farm forestry, local economy, and sustainable construction-
case study
11.40am –
12.00noon
Gippsland Forestry Hub- Chris Barclay & Mark Cowell, HVP
12.00noon –
12.10pm
Panel Discussion
12.10pm – 1.00pm LUNCH (Sponsored by Australian Paper)
1.00pm – 1.20pm Living with the forest industry – Dr Jackie Schirmer
Insights from Australia’s timber communities
1.20pm – 1.40pm The socio-economic contribution of the forest & timber industry to
South West NSW- Diana Gibbs, Economist, Softwood Working Group
1.40pm - 2.00pm impact of national park, NSW- Chris Crump
2.00pm – 2.20pm Heyfield-Australia’s most resilient town– Heyfield community
2.20pm – 2.40pm Role of advocacy
2.40pm – 2.50pm Questions
2.55pm – 3.20pm AFTERNOON TEA
3.20pm – 3.40pm The Rise and Rise of Wood Encouragement Policies in Australia –
David Rowlinson, Make It Wood Campaign Manager,Planet Ark
3.40pm – 4.00pm Changes to the Building Code and Future Changes- Boris Iskra,
National Codes and Standards Manager, Forest & Woods Products
Australia
4.00pm – 4.20pm Engineered Timber Fire Station: A Collaborative Journey of
Innovation -Katie Fowden, Manager Strategic Relations, Hyne Timber
4.20pm – 4.40pm Ken McBryde, Architect, Sydney Architecture Studio
4.40pm – 5.00pm Construction of Timber Buildings
5.00pm – 5.20pm Panel Discussion
5.20pm – 5.30pm Summation and closing
Conference Dinner 6.30pm – 9.30pm
6.30pm -9.30pm – Conference Dinner
- Guest Speaker:
- The Angliss Restaurant
- 550 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
- Networking starts at 6.30pm and Dinner at 7.00pm
FRIDAY 10TH AUGUST 2018
8.30am – 8.45am Registrations Open
8.45am – 9.05am Cost competitive certification a boon to many in timber industry –
Gary Featherston
9.05am – 9.30am The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon- The ALP’s plan regarding the future of the forest
and timber industry, how are they planning to support the maintenance and
growth of the timber industry as well as freight infrastructure funding support
9.30am – 9.50am Upcoming National Forest Plan- Ross Hampton, CEO, Australian Forest
Products Association
9.50am – 10.00am Panel Discussion
10.00am – 10.30am MORNING TEA NETWORKING
10.30am – 10.50am Transport Network Strategic Investment Tool (TraNSIT) – Oswald
Marinoni, CSIRO
10.50am – 11.10am Xlam – Gary Caulfield, CEO Xlam, Ltd
11.10am – 11.30am Women in Forests and Timber Network – Diana Lloyd
11.30am – 11.50am AusTimber 2020 – Stacey Gardiner, General Manager, Australian Forest
Contractors Association
11.50am – 12.10pm Issues faced by small growers and local planning schemes – Peter
Devonshire
12.10pm – 12.30pm Questions
12.30pm - 1.30pm LUNCH (Sponsored by Australian Paper)
1.30pm – 1.50pm New Opportunities in the industry
1.50pm – 2.10pm Panel of state industry associations -discussion on current status,
emerging issues and how can councils and the associations work
together
2.10pm – 3.00pm Questions
3.00pm - 3.10pm Summation and closing followed by afternoon tea.
NOTE: Program subject to change
Conference Cost Conference Venue
2-day conference $395.00 + GST The Angliss Conference Centre
1-day conference $250.00 + GST 555 La Trobe Street
Conference Dinner $135.00 + GST Melbourne, Vic
Conference Dinner Venue Further Queries
Angliss Restaurant Contact Sandy Kam on
550 Little Lonsdale Street, 0498 487 844 or
Melbourne, Vic nationaltimbercouncilsassoc@gmail.com
Registration Link
http://www.cvent.com/d/dgq10p/4W
Hotels near The Angliss Conference Centre: Harbour View Apartment Hotel
Oaks on Williams
Raddisons
We would like to acknowledge our sponsors:
Australian Paper
HVP Plantations