Welcome to Victorian Association of Forest Industries

VAFI Explorer

Welcome to your Interactive Tour of Victoria's Native Forest Industries!

relationship explorer Begin your journey into the forest, and follow the native timber supply chain all the way into your homes, schools and offices.

Explore the sustainable balance between production forestry and biodiversity, and develop an understanding of the true value of sustainable native timber production.

The Explorer can be used by anyone interested in learning about future sustainability, and is particularly useful for students of geography, social sciences, forestry or the environment from Year 7 onwards.

Teachers' Guide

The Forest Industries Explorer provides a solid starting point for students to explore Victoria’s native forest industries, and is structured to be supportive of student directed projects and research.

The Forest Industries Explorer is a multidimensional resource, and can be used across all learning levels, from Level 5 Geography through to VCE Environmental Science.

Written with assistance from a number of teachers and education coordinators, this guide has been developed to accompany the Forest Industries Explorer.

It is aimed at outlining the educational possibilities of the Forest Industries Explorer and suggesting how you can use it with your students.

To download a PDF version of the Teachers' Guide click here

For a full Education Pack, including a CD version of the Forest Industries Explorer please email us at info@vafi.org.au or call us on (03) 9611 9005.