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