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Private Forest Development Committees
PFDCs work closely with local and regional stakeholders, industry and government to assist forest industry development at a regional level. They were formerly known as Regional Plantation Committees and were established under the Farm Forestry Program (1996-2002). Their roles vary from region to region. All of them play a role in communication and in addressing issues that hinder forest development. As well, some focus on co-ordination of farm forestry activities, or on providing opportunities to farmers, or on facilitating plantation industry development or assisting industry and government to communicate with each other about mutual concerns.
There are 19 PFDCs in the main plantation regions of Australia that are jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the responsible agency in each State/Territory through the Private Forest activities of the Natural Heritage Trust Extension. In the Northern Territory and Tasmania, the Forest Agencies serve as contact for information on regional plantation development matters.
PFDCs can help in the following areas:
- planning, infrastructure and industry coordination
- the development of regional feasibility studies
- the development of regional plantation and farm forestry strategies to encourage commercial forest-based industries
- formulating related marketing, investment and wood flow plans
- facilitating communication between stakeholders, and
- improving information flows on marketing and management of plantation and private forests.
For further information or help with farm forestry or private plantation matters, please contact the relevant PFDC in your area (below).
|
Organisation |
Contact |
Address |
Phone No |
Fax No |
E: mail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Thompson Executive Officer |
PO Box 1138 |
02 6771 3833 |
02 6771 3528 | ||
|
John Macgregor-Skinner |
PO Box 823 |
02 6672 2770 |
02 6672 3571 | ||
|
Louise Maud Executive Officer |
PO Box 53 |
02 6492 1733 |
02 6492 1402 | ||
|
Murray Riverina Private Forestry Development Committee |
Phil Clements Project Manager |
PO Box 3415 |
02 6041 2019 |
02 6041 4818 |
|
|
Ian McArthur Executive Officer |
PO Box 3656 |
02 6207 2494 |
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|
John Kellas Executive Officer |
PO Box 1339 |
08 8724 8711 |
08 8724 8433 | ||
|
Private Forestry Kangaroo Island |
Simone Muir Executive Officer |
PO Box 561 |
08 8559 7272 |
08 8559 7352 |
|
|
Peter Bulman |
5 Kent Road ALDGATE SA 5223 |
08 8339 5055 |
08 8339 5055 |
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|
David Fisken |
PO Box 544W BALLARAT WEST |
03 5341 7759 |
03 5341 7759 | ||
|
Rob Willersdorf Executive Officer |
PO Box 784 |
03 5153 2947 |
03 5153 2942 | ||
|
Bernard Young Executive Officer |
PO Box 1061 |
03 5721 2859 |
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|
Sean Ryan Executive Officer |
224 Mary Street |
07 5483 6114 |
07 5483 8996 | ||
|
David Skelton Executive Officer |
PO Box 27 |
07 4091 9405 |
07 4095 8258 | ||
|
Anne Stunzner |
PO Box 283 ROCKHAMPTON QLD 4700 |
07 4936 2422 |
07 4936 2422 | ||
|
South East Forest Foundation Inc |
Ted English |
PMB 50 |
08 9083 1123 |
08 9083 1100 | |
|
Julia Levinson Executive Officer |
PO Box 5305 |
08 9892 8520 |
08 9841 2707 | ||
|
Trees South West |
Leonie Offer Executive Officer |
PO Box 1231 |
08 9780 6100 |
08 9780 6136 | |
|
Trees Midwest |
Phil Bellamy Executive Officer |
RSM 742 |
08 9651 8091 |
08 9651 8091 |
|
|
AVONGRO Wheatbelt Tree Cropping |
Monica Durcan Executive Officer |
56 Broadway Road |
08 9291 8249 |
08 9291 8249 | |
|
Arthur Lyons |
PO Box 180 |
03 6336 5300 |
03 6434 6200 | ||
|
Don Reilly Research Officer - Agroforestry |
GPO Box 3000 |
08 8999 2316 |
08 8999 2043 |
* No PFDCs in Northern Territory or Tasmania - contacts for State agencies are provided.