The ATCC, NSW and Tasmanian Tree Climbing Championship Results have been posted.

Arboriculture Australia members turnout in force at the AGM held last Monday evening in Hobart.  The members provided the Board of Directors their full support and confidence in the manner the Directors has been handling the ongoing issue with the International Society for Arboriculture (ISA).  The members gave a 100% in-favor vote to the Board to continue their consultation with the ISA in all of the ISA claimed deficiencies.  The members wanted the Directors stand by Australia’s current membership categories and pricing structures and to continue with the Hong Kong members and provide ongoing support to Hong Kong.  President Sutton and Vice President Hallam are now preparing a letter of response to the ISA President stating the motions as passed at the AGM by the members.

Arboriculture Australia’s President Robert Sutton announced at the association’s Annual Dinner last Monday night that a new era of Urban Tree Management has been born from the ‘i-tree ECO Australia’ project.  He explained that this is the first time many of the not for profit associations, councils and private companies involved with Urban Forest had become united to take the lead to the federal government. 

National Urban Forest Alliance Chair Craig Hallam said the government advisors have clearly missed calculated the importance and continually overlooked the largest and most secure forest in Australia with the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI).  Hallam said it is time Prime Minister Gillard’s advisors learnt that Urban Street, Park and Bush land Tree Reserves are just not for aesthetics; they are the largest part of the urban ecology and should be measured this way. 

The delegates that attended the 2012 Conference have been blown away again with the range of first class conference speakers, informative trade show, relaxing venue and the great networking opportunities.  More updates shortly.