Reaching young people early could be the key to tackling arboriculture’s skills shortage The arboriculture industry has talked for years about the need to attract more young people. But if students don’t know arboriculture exists as a career while they are still at school, how can we expect them to choose it? Joly Elliott For long-time ArbWest Committee member Joly Elliott, attracting young people into arboriculture is one of the most important issues facing the industry. Jol

Western Australia’s arboriculture sector is facing an unexpected training bottleneck, with South Metropolitan TAFE announcing the suspension of new Arboriculture enrolments for 2026. The decision follows growing challenges in securing a suitable and sustainable site for mandatory tree-felling training—a core component of the Certificate III in Arboriculture. Under normal circumstances, apprentices completing the qualification must undertake the unit FWPFGM3212 – Fall Trees Ma

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At 39, Mt Dandenong-based Barton ‘Barto’ Allen-Hall is possibly at the top of his game. He is a third time ITCC World Champion. Having...