A strip of permanent retained vegetation, 10-50 metres wide, along each side of a drainage line or bank of stream or river for retarding the flow of runoff water.
The Australian forest and wood products industry is one of Australia’s largest and most diverse industries, providing a broad array of career opportunities in areas including science, research, manufacturing, engineering, logistics, trades and sales to name a few.
The industry provides Australia with a wide range of essential materials – from the wood used to build houses and furniture to the paper we print on. Many of the people who work with wood – from carpenters and builders to joiners, cabinetmakers, and those in the forestry and timber processing industries – share a love of the material and its importance to humanity.
The Australian forest and wood products industry is an industry with a future. Find out more about the benefits of working in forests and career paths available at www.growingcareers.com.au .
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Career paths in the Tasmanian forest industryTasmania’s forest industry provides employment to more than 10,000 people. Find out the types of roles available. |
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Careers in ForestryInformation on careers and courses in forestry. |
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Employment fact sheetThe management and use of Australia’s native and planted forests generate substantial employment, helping to sustain many regional economies. Find out more on careers within the industry. |
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Forest PhotosDifferent photos of forestry and the industry. |
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Forestry Matters!Forestry matters! is a free, comprehensive education resource that provides teachers with relevant, up-to-date information about South Australia’s forests. |
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Getting involved
Find out how about the number of ways in which you can help preserve South Australia’s precious |
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Victoria's native timber industryFind out more about Victoria's native timber industry. |
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Working as a forester?Find out more about what forester do including measuring, mapping and modelling forests. |
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Working in forestsFind out the many types of careers in the forest and wood products industry. |
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Branches of our forestsFind out about those who care for forests in NSW. |
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Forestry Matters!Forestry matters! is a free, comprehensive education resource that provides teachers with relevant, up-to-date information about South Australia’s forests. |
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Make the linksA safe forest visit means being aware and planning ahead. This activity encourages making the links with forest safety. |
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Planet Ark - Schools Tree dayEach year in July, around 2500 schools across Australia take part in Schools Tree Day. Students nation-wide have learnt how to plant, and care for the seedlings they grow. Become involved. |
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What do Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officers do?Find out what its like to work as an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Officer. |
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What do Forest Ecologists do?Find out what forest ecologists do through this fun interview. |
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What do Foresters do?
Foresters are scientists who manage forests. This means they balance the way people use |
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Wild Forest Adventure Activity BookWild Forest Adventure is an activity based companion booklet especially designed for use with the Forests NSW website. |
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Wild Forest Adventure online gameThe Wild Forest Adventure section has been especially designed for students, to provide interesting and relevant information about the forest environment, in a stimulating and fun way. |
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Forestry Matters! websiteForestry matters! is a free, comprehensive education resource that provides teachers with relevant, up-to-date information about South Australia’s forests. |
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GrowingCareersAll you need to know about careers in the forest and wood products industry. |
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Planet Ark - Schools Tree dayEach year in July, around 2500 schools across Australia take part in Schools Tree Day. Students nation-wide have learnt how to plant, and care for the seedlings they grow. Become involved. |
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Going Bush - A Northern NSW timber family answering the industry’s challengesMeet a tight-knit timber family from northern New South Wales, which has responded to the vagaries of the forestry industry by getting bigger when the option was to get out and vertically integrating their operation so that in years to come a significant share of their resource will be harvested from their own plantations. |
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Going Bush - The journey to a safer workplace in Tassie forestsWe visit a Tasmanian harvesting operation to see the massive improvements in bush safety. Forestry Tasmania some time ago now set about changing the safety culture both for its own workforce and contractors with dramatic results, which are demonstrated at an awards day where top performers are rewarded. |
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Wild Forest Adventure online gameThe Wild Forest Adventure section has been especially designed for students, to provide interesting and relevant information about the forest environment, in a stimulating and fun way. |
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