Program
HOBART CONVENTION CENTRE
Conference Theme: Enhancing Tree Biomech anics 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 Bushfire canopy management
3:00pm
Afternoon Tea
3:30-4:15pm
Panel Forum | Vegetation Clearance Regs and Canopy management - Arboriculture and UAAA 1. Matt Palmer - Ergon Energy Network, Erergex 2. Speaker TBC 3. Speaker TBC
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
UAAA Stream
Daryl Marshall - Asplundh Psychosocial safety
9:45am
Martin Weaver | City of Perth Shot Hole borer - The next phase
Matt Goff | Georgia Power Company
10:30am
Morning Tea
Heath Frewin | UVM Talk title TBC
Melanie Conomikes | Tasnetworks Environmental Risk Assessment and Planning Tool (ERAPT)
11:00am -12:30pm
Panel Discussion
Ondrje Kolarik | Adbian
Frank Rinn | ISA Germany
David Evans | VALID
Graeme McMahon | Helicopter Tree Removals
1:30pm
Tim Broadribb | UTAS
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
Tour Options
Tassies Big Trees - Steve Pearce
Giant Tree Expeditions - Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, Tasmanian Geographic
Government House Tour
Botanic Gardens Tour
MONA self-guided Tour
UAAA AGM
Wednesday 15th April - Post conference tours
3:00pm
Promotion for 2027 Conference