Forestry Centre of Excellence - Inaugural Annual Showcase
Description
Wednesday - 13th May 2026, 8.30am – 4.00pm (SA Time)
Field Sessions, Mount Gambier Lakes & Surrounds
Come to see demonstrations of the silvicultural work underway through the Centre, then head to the Blue Lake area for hands-on demonstrations of technologies in Forest Assessment including LIDAR/Drones, Water monitoring, Resi tool, and Virtual Reality.
Dinner, 5.30pm onwards (SA Time)
Bob and Gayle Cowan Auditorium
The FCoE welcomes you to join us for a Tapas style dinner commencing at 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start, please join us to network and connect amongst peers and researchers alike.
Thursday - 14th May 2026, 8.30am – 5.00pm (SA Time)
Industry Showcase – Bob & Gayle Cowan Auditorium
The FCoE is open for business and keen to highlight our projects and solicit industry input via this showcase and dinner. The program is structured to encourage feedback from stakeholders on their future expectations of the FCoE.
Agenda
- 8:15 am - 1:00 pm
Wednesday 13th May 2026 - Field Trip 1 - Mount Gambier Surrounds (AM)
Silviculture - Information Session prior to heading out in the field. Visit to field site(s) to show all aspects of plantation management. Attendees to provide their own PPE. Lunch will be provided in the field.
- 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday 13th May 2026 - Field Trip 2 - Mount Gambier Blue Lakes area (PM)
Demonstrations on Forest Health, VR, Stem conductivity, and NDE of wood quality
- 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Wednesday 13th May 2026 - Dinner - Bob and Gayle Cowan Auditorium
The FCoE welcomes you to join us for a Tapas style dinner commencing at 5.30pm (SA Time) for a 6.00pm start, please join us to network and connect amongst peers and researchers.
Agenda
- All day
Thursday 14th May 2026 - Industry Research Showcase - Welcome, Guest Speakers, Breakout Sessions and Panel Discussions - PLEASE INDICATE/NOMINATE BREAKOUT SESSION TO ATTEND BELOW
The FCoE is open for business and keen to highlight our projects and solicit industry input via this showcase and dinner. The program is structured to encourage feedback from stakeholders on their future expectations of the FCoE. Please refer to Program for specific run sheet of the day.
- 10:40 am - 12:10 pm
Thursday 14th May 2026 - Breakout Session 1 - Tech for Growers
- Drone Based Remote Sensing Applications for Forestry - Virtual Reality as a means to imporove safety in the Forestry Industry - Immersive Analytics in Forestry - Scalable Biodiversity Monitoring in Forest Plantations : A Remote Sensing and Deep Learning Approach - Fatigue Risk Management Systems in Forestry
- 10:40 am - 12:10 pm
Thursday 14th May 2026 - Breakout Session 2 - Processors
- Investigating alternative fibre resources for structural timber and engineered wood products - Characterisation work at AU's timber research facility at Mawson Lakes campus - Intelligent Image-based Hazard Identification System for Worker Safety in Forestry Operations - Tech in the Cab : Lessons from Log-truck Incidents
- 12:55 pm - 2:25 pm
Thursday 14th May 2026 - Breakout Session 3 - Growers
- Assessing glyphosate exposure during forestry management - Silviculture Trials for the GT - Opportunities and challenges for biochar technology in sustainable plantation forestry - Overview of forest water use research in the Lower Limestone Coast - The impact of clay layers and depth to groundwater on water use and plantation forest growth in the Lower Limestone Coast - High pruning but not as you know it; use of a semi-autonomous pruning machine
- 12:55 pm - 2:25 pm
Thursday 14th May 2026- Breakout Session 4 - Forest Health
- What is the productivity gap? Understanding the impact of pests and diseases in the Green Triangle Forestry Region for sustainable forest management - Forest Surveillance in Green Triangle : From Past to Practice - Beyond the horizon : The strategic payoff of long term forest health intelligence - Biosecurity
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