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NSW Code of Practice for the Amenity Tree Industry You may be aware that in 1998 WorkCover produced a Code of practice applying to occupational health and safety in the amenity tree industry.  Changes to legislation have led WorkCover to consider revising this Code of practice. Concerns expressed by the industry about recent accidents have also highlighted the need to reconsider the safety recommendations in this document.  WorkCover NSW invites your organisation to nominate two representatives to be members of a Working Group that will revise the 1998 Code of practice: amenity tree industry. It is anticipated this will involve three or four meetings over a period of six months.  As a starting point WorkCover has drafted a revised Code of practice as a basis of further discussions with representatives of the industry. A copy of the draft Code of practice is attached for your consideration prior to the meeting. The draft was revised to include the application of current legislation, but we are keen to ensure it adequately reflects industry practice.  A copy of draft Terms of Reference for the Working Group is also attached.  Please send your responses to David Beattie at ISAAC by October 27, 2006 so that he can take them to the next industry representative meeting.  Information and documents are here http://isaac.org.au/news/nswcop.htm 
 ISAAC Membership fee increase 
Dear Member;

I would like to clarify ISAAC’s position in relation to the increase in membership fees for 2007. In a recent edition of The Bark I wrote that the ISA Board of Directors had decided to increase membership fees across the board. Whilst this statement is correct it was out of context. The facts are that ISA have increased their fees to all Chapters. Previously ISAAC and some other ISA Chapters received a subsidy, (we paid $94.00 US for each ISA member joining through the Chapter). The removal of the subsidy represents the increase, approximately 12%. The subsidy covered administration costs incurred by ISAAC servicing ISA members. The other driving forces behind ISAAC increasing membership fees were:

·         Chapter membership and relevant categories had not been reviewed since 1997 with significant CPI increases over that period, (see table below) and;·         Consideration by the board that Life Membership at the previous prices represented a considerable financial liability for ISAAC going forward.

Australian Bureau Of Statistics

Consumer Price Index – All Groups

 

 

 

Period

Weighted average

Example

 

 

 

$110.00

 

1999-00

3.3%

$113.63

 

2000-01

6.2%

$120.68

 

2001-02

2.9%

$124.17

 

2002-03

3.1%

$128.02

 

2003-04

2.4%

$131.10

 

2004-05

2.4%

$134.24

 

2005-06

3.20%

$138.54

 

I would like to sincerely apologise to all members for the lack of clarity in which I communicated this issue through the article in The Bark. Please feel free to contact ISAAC Administration if you wish to discuss this matter further. I look forward to seeing you all at the annual conference in Geelong in October, 2006.

Kind regards David Beattie

Membership Director

 isaac.org.au has successfully migrated to its new web server. As a result, expect to see new capabilities rolled out. One of the first is the new Arboricultural Events Calendar. This lets you see what's on, and even better, lets YOU add entries to let others know what's on. Try it out and keep us all informed at http://isaac.org.au/calendar
 Registration is now open for the ISAAC/NZAA Trans-Tasman Conference in October. For all the details or to register online, check out our website http://isaac.org.au/conference We can also announce the arrival of arboriculture.com.au. Yet another service to our industry. Check it out. 
 
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ISAAC MembershipMembership of ISAAC links you to the professional world of practicing arborists and tree managers in Australia. As a member you get discounted entry to ISAAC events, discounts on books and business insurance, as well as the locally produced newsletter 'The Bark'. Full ISA Members also get the ISA's publications 'Journal of Arboriculture' and 'Arborist News'. Membership supports the continued growth in professionalism of arboriculture in Australia. Now is the time to join. If you already are a member, now is the time to recruit someone else. You can download a membership form right now - membership application.
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