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Australian Timber Trainers Association

Events

ATTA Conference

26-29 July 2026

Adelaide SA - Registrations coming soon

ATTA Conference

27-30 July 2025

Tangalooma, QLD

ATTA Conference

28-31 July 2024

Launceston, TAS

ATTA Conference

24-26 July 2023

Attwood, VIC

2026 ATTA Conference

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27 - 31 July 2025

The Conference

About ATTA

Australian Timber Trainers Association

The Australian Timber Trainers Association (ATTA) is a national network of trainers and assessors in the forest and forest products industry. Members come from all states and territories in Australia, and represent private registered training organisations, TAFE colleges, partnerships and industry consultancies.

With a nationwide network of training providers, ATTA is making it easier than ever to access high quality training no matter where you are.

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Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is elected each year at the AGM held at the annual ATTA Workshop.

President Andy Cusack

Andy has been involved in forestry training, specialising in Tree Falling and OH&S for 38 years. He is also a founding member and inaugural president of ATTA.

Director Rick Birch

Rick has been involved in the Forest Industries in Tasmania for over 35 years. As a Forester he has been involved in Forest Harvesting and Haulage, Fire management and Silviculture. Rick has been a forest industries trainer /assessor for the past 27 years and currently works for Timber Training Creswick in Tasmania. Rick also has his own company RB Forestry Training Services and works across the whole state. He has also worked on forest operations as a machine operator as well as a tree faller.

Director Michael Quirk

Michael has been involved in the forest industry for the past 30 decades. He was formerly employed by HVP plantations for 13 years as a District forester managing Harvesting crews and road and track construction. Michael is currently employed by Padgett Group based in Myrtleford where he is the Operations manager of a cable logging crew and steep thinning crew. Michael has been a trainer and assessor for the past 8 years with Timber training Creswick