1. Southern Tree Breeding Association Inc Australia’s Premier Tree Breeding Cooperative Not for Profit Association (No taxation) Registered Research Agency (125% R&D tax deduction) Mission Breed genetically improved material to maximise genetic and economic gain per unit time and cost in members’ plantations. Tree Improvement = Breeding and Deployment

2. History Incorporated 1983 – over 60 years in P. radiata E. globulus breeding commenced 1990 Origins in Green Triangle – 4 Foundation members (Auspine, GTFP, Forestry SA & CSIRO) Membership 2000 = Pine Breeding 15 Eucalypt Breeding14 Overall Group Pine649,000 ha estate 20,000 ha pa plantings Eucalypt122,000 ha estate 45,000 ha pa plantings

3. STBA Member/Plantation Locations NZ Rainfall & Location Map

4. Structure of STBA

5. Resources Human- 8 Permanent staff - 2 casual - 22 members TreesBreeders >3,000 Families >500,000 Children - Seeders >30,000 trees

6. STBA individual programs P radiata Breeding Program E globulus Breeding Program (contributions based upon capacity to profit from improved material – size of estate and annual planting program) P radiata Open Pollinated Seed Production P radiata Control Pollinated Seed Production E globulus Open Pollinated Seed Production E globulus Mass Supplementary Pollinated Seed Production (contributions proportionally based)

7. Radiata Pine Tree Improvement Breeding Multiply Propagate Genetically Improved Forests R & D Services Biotech Services Current STBA Core Business Scions OP + CP Seed Orch. Seedlings Cuttings (TC and SE ) Tree Improvement

8. STBA Members ACT Forests Australian Paper Pltn. Australian Pltn. Timber Auspine CALM Fletcher Challenge NZ Forest Enterprises Group Forestry SA Forestry Tas. Great Southern Pltn. Green Triangle For.Prod. Hancock Vic. Pltn. Midway Norske Skog North Forest Products Saxton Seed Silvagene-Timbercorp Treecorp WA Plantation Resources CSIRO CRC FORAD Research Members

9. Auspine Membership Pine Breeding Program (contributions based upon estate size and annual plantings over 5 years) Annual Estate38,007 ha Annual Plantings 1,528 ha OP radiata Seed - 100 kgs CP radiata Seed – 1 kg

10. THE BREEDING CYCLE Base population Test Select Deploy Mate Aim:All activities are carried out each year. 10 –12 years Pine cycle Rolling Front Strategy

11. Pine Breeding Contributions

12. Pine Breeding Program Average contribution per ha planted All Members $14.69 per ha planted Auspine $13.42 per ha planted (6 year average of total contributions to total annual plantings) Average per seedling at 1400 stems to the ha 1 cent per seedling planted

14. Impact of Tree Improvement Green Triangle Region 20% Genetic Gain 1999 valued at $18 million/yr 35% Genetic Gain 2039 valued at $36 million/yr New species and hybrids for DRY and SALINE sites.

16. Genetic Material Available

17. Plantation Wood Flow (`000m3) 1999-2039 (ABARE)

18. STBA Board of Management Hugh Stewart Chairman (Treecorp) Allan Gray (Forestry SA) David Jamieson(ACT Forests) Sandra Hetherington(Norske Skog) Simon Penfold (HVP) Richard Briedahl(WAPRES) Greg Dutkowski(CRC) Elected 2 year term expires 30/6/2001 – Quarterly meetings

20. STBA Technical Committee Chris Barclay - HVP Bob Boardman - ForSA Dr Mark Dieters - QFRI Wolfgang Drexler - GTFP Greg Dutkowski - CRC Dr Colin Matheson - CSIRO Kelsey Joyce - NET Maarten Krygsman - APP Helen O’Sullivan - Silvagene Dr Jo Sasse - CFTT Dr Charles Sorensson - FCF Dr Richard Kerr - AGBU Elected 2 year term expires 30/6/2001 – half yearly meetings

21. Plantation Wood Flow 1999 ( ABARE)

22. $ from Annual Wood Flow 1999 - 2039 (ABARE)

23. Direct Employment in the Plantation Sector (ABARE)