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...