06 August 2025
Suzette Weeding, chair of The Gottstein Trust, urges industry not to miss this excellent opportunity as places are limited.
With just four weeks until the course starts industry participants are encouraged to strike while the iron is hot, get people registered and not miss out on this excellent people development opportunity. The Gottstein Understanding Wood Science Course is held just once every second year.
For anyone unsure and wondering whether they’ll send people - I am happy to share that my organisation is certainly sending people. Sustainable Timber Tasmania personnel, including non-executive directors, have and continue to gain a great deal from Gottstein courses.
I also want to say how mindful all Gottstein Trustees are that many firms are experiencing difficult trading conditions. For that reason, the fee for the course is unchanged since it last ran in 2023.
This course has a contemporary edge with quite an emphasis on the engineered wood sector as it continues to grow. It’s a very good chance to get up to date on the wood processing sector, including research and development, as well as learning the fundamentals about the biological characteristics of wood.
The course program is filled with interesting sessions.The program commences on the evening of Sunday 7th September with registration followed by an early group dinner, where the course team will give a briefing about the week ahead. The course concludes at lunchtime Friday 12th September, enabling people to travel home that afternoon.
The program begins at Albury, which is in close proximity to the three manufacturing operations to be visited on the field trip component of the course. The group will then travel coach to Canberra where they'll spend the rest of the week, including for a full day of learning at the Australian National University.
One of the great benefits of a Gottstein course is people spending five days as a group with time to network with others from different parts of the industry and different places. It’s generally very motivating and tends to open people’s eyes to the many different types and scale of operations within our Australian forest products value chain.
Without exception we receive positive feedback from course participants. Without the pressure of exams or assignments people are able to focus on areas that most interest them, yet benefit from the whole learning package.
Our valued Gottstein donors receive generous discounts to send personnel.
The truly inspiring list of accomplished guest presenters presents a rare opportunity for participants. I really urge you not to miss out.
Sincerely,
Suzette Weeding,
Chair of The Gottstein Trust
To register go here and for more information go to here, or contact team@gottsteintrust.org with any queries. You can also call course convenor Helen Murray on 0419-991-424.