If you grow trees mainly for wood or non-wood products, or you would like to, AFG can help you.

Established in 1969 as the Australian Forest Development Institute, AFG is a national association with branches in all states. It is run by a voluntary council of growers, supported by a small paid professional staff based in Canberra..

Mount Gambier, South Australia
10-13 October 2010

Mount Gambier 2010 will investigate the themes management, marketing and opportunities through

• Field trips to a wide range of forests and processors
   
• Presentations from highly experienced forest scientists, growers, business managers and policy makers
   
• Extensive social and networking opportunities

Speakers for the conference include Professor Michael Archer AM, University of NSW, Gordon Davis, AWB Limited, and Prof. Jerry Vanclay, Southern Cross University.

Registration will open in July 2010. 

For more information about the conference, click here.

MarkeTree, AFG’s online trading mechanism for growers/sellers, managers and processors to trade wood products and forest resources, is now live.  MarkeTree provides a trading facilitation mechanism for growers, sellers, managers and processors to connect wood products and forest resources online.

Sellers are provided with a range of helpful information for quantifying and marketing their product. Buyers have a one-stop-shop to source wood and wood products or standing forest resource anywhere in Australia.  All those interested in trading in forest products will benefit from the market information available on this site. Small-scale growers and wood producers will benefit as they can broaden their customer base.

We hope you will enjoy the experience of our online trading system.  Please visit MarkeTree at www.marketree.com.au.

This brochure presents a summary of policies produced by AFG.

AFG has a robust mechanism for the development of policy with direct input from our members. The biennial Policy Forum is comprised of the AFG Board of Directors and delegates from our 22 regional branches. The Policy Forum has produced a range of policies that identify important areas for improving the resilience and viability and contribution of the private forestry sector.  To view the 2008 AFG Policy Summary click on the link below.

 AFG Policy Summary 2008 2.59 Mb

A blueprint for the design of sustainable landscapes

AFG, on behalf of the Ballarat Branch, has recently published a book on a new form of revegetation to boost biodiversity in rural landscapes. This book provides the 'stretch goals' and the blueprint for ways of adding habitat and designing more 'wildlife-friendly' properties. It's set to become the 'bible' for a new form of revegetation - the 'biorich plantation.' Integrated with other forms of vegetation, these would aim to enrich habitat potential across rural landscapes, not just for a lifetime, but in perpetuity.

For more information and to order the book, Recreating the Country click here.