Fraser Coast residents can learn more about the future of sustainable timber and forestry through an upcoming Hervey Bay Regional Gallery art exhibition and a free event featuring talks from industry leaders and a tour of Council’s hardwood plantations.
Mayor George Seymour said the new exhibition ‘Forest to Fibre’ would be on display from 21 September to 17 November 2024 and would showcase cutting-edge research into sustainable timber processing and design alongside local stories, artworks and histories.
“The exhibition will feature research from some of Australia’s leading universities and architectural academics along with loans from the State Library of Queensland’s exhibition Purpose Built Architecture for a better tomorrow,” he said.
“Hervey Bay has a long forestry history, with Council using recycled water to help grow native hardwood plantations in our region since 1991.
“We now divert 2.5 billion litres of effluent wastewater from our oceans annually to irrigate our Council timber plantations on the outskirts of Hervey Bay.
“Our plantations help capture carbon and reduce ocean pollution while also providing long-term benefits through sustainable farming of trees.”
