Program
Arb Australia 2026 Annual Conference | Hobart Convention Centre, Tasmania
Conference Theme: Enhancing Tree Biomechanics and Effective Canopy Management
Sunday 12th April
5.30-8.30pm
Conference Welcome Function & ATCC Awards Presentations | Trade Show Area
Monday 13th April
8.00 am
2025 Arb Aus Conference Opening
8.10 am
Welcome to Country
8.30 am
Welcome and Introduction to Tasmania | Lord Mayor Councillor, Anna Reynolds
8.45 am
Keynote Speaker - Frank Rinn | ISA Germany
Biomechanics of trees
9.45 am
Keynote speaker - Matt Goff | Georgia Power Company
10:30am
Morning Tea
11:15 am
Keynote Speaker: Ondrje Kolarik | Adbian
New Technologies
12:15pm
Q&A
12:30pm
Lunch
1:30pm
Emma van Lint | City of Launceston & Roxane Bandini-Maeder | Geo Neon Greening Launceston: Cultivating Urban Resilience through Strategic Growth
2:15pm
Prof. David Bowman | University of Tasmania Managing wet Eucalypt forest fire risk through ecological thinning: opportunities & contsraints
3:00pm
Afternoon Tea
3:30-4:15pm
Panel Forum | Harmonisation of Vegetation Management Work Clearance Requirements 1. Matt Palmer | Ergon Energy Network, Erergex 2. Leesa Anderson | Energy Safe Victoria 3. Kevin Hamblin | TreeServe
4:30pm
Day 1 close
6:30pm
Gala Dinner & Awards | Location - Hobart Convention Centre
Tuesday 14 April
9:00am
Room 1
Room 2
ARB Stream
David Evans | VALID
Taking the Defect out of Tree Risk Assessment
UAAA Stream
Daryl Marshall - Asplundh Psychosocial safety
9:45am
Martin Weaver | City of Perth Shot Hole borer - The next phase
10:30am
Morning Tea
Heath Frewin | UVM Talk title TBC
Melanie Conomikes | Tasnetworks Environmental Risk Assessment and Planning Tool (ERAPT)
11:00am -12:30pm
Graeme McMahon | Helicopter Tree Removals
1:30pm
12:30pm
Lunch
Steve Hampton - Greenway Solutions Integrated Vegetation Management in right of way
2:15pm
Joe Loorham - Tree Pioneers A Calculated Approach – Tree Support Systems
Optional Tour Options
- A day with Tasmanians Giant Eucalypts, hosted by Steve Pearce from The Tree Projects - CLICK HERE for more info
- Giant Tree Expeditions, hosted by Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness from Tasmanian Geographic CLICK HERE for more info
- Government House - Significant Trees Tour - [Booking link coming soon]
- MONA self-guided Tour
UAAA AGM
Wednesday 15th April - Post conference tours
3:00pm
Promotion for 2027 Conference