TAA April Newsletter

TAA Newsletter April 2011
Issue No 2
T A S M A N I A N
Association of
ARBORICULTURE
Tasmanian Tree Climbing Workshop 2011
This years Tree Climbing Workshop and Climbing Championship held 25th & 26th March at City
Park, Launceston proved to be the success that the organisers had hoped for. The sunshine and
serenity of City Park on the Friday and Saturday was in strong contrast to the week of rain and the
Cataract Gorge that raged nearby.
The Climbers Workshop was well attended by some twenty Tasmanian Arborist of which eight went
on to compete with some of Australia’s best on Saturday. The presence of so many high caliber
tree climbers and the open friendly atmosphere that our interstate and overseas competitors have
brought to the last two Tree Climbing Championships is truly awesome.
A special thanks to The Launceston City Council for not only allowing us to use their park and trees
but also giving us the use of their spiderlift ewp for the day. We would also like to thank all our
sponsors for their generous support in making this event possible. We encourage everyone that
wants to see these events continue, to support the business’ that are getting behind our efforts to
progressively develop the industry.
Tasmanian Association of Arboriculture and friends of Scott Sharpe would like to thank all those
who attended this years event and for making it a day to remember. We also wish Nathaniel, Juri,
Warrick and James all the best at the National Tree Climbing Championship in Darwin.
Tasmanian arborists ready to climb above competition
BY MATT MALONEY, Examiner Newspaper, 26 Mar, 2011
“They risk their lives at work but the state's top arborists will be among the treetops for play
today for the Tasmanian Tree Climbing Championship.
Up to 30 international and Tasmanian climbers will scale 15 metres up Launceston City Park's
English oak, plane and poplar trees from 8am.
Competitors will be judged against time and on technique and efficiency in five events: throwline, foot-lock, aerial rescue, a speed climb, and a work climb, where climbers will move between
flagged tree parts.
Event co-organiser Robert Murphy said top climbers would compete against each other in an
afternoon masters event, certain to impress spectators.
He said this year's event would be held in memory of arborist Scott Sharpe who died in a felling
accident at Deviot last August.
"Scott was a good friend to a lot of these guys and put Tasmania on the map as far as tree
climbing is concerned - he was internationally recognised as one of Australia's top arborists,"
Mr Murphy said.
An arborist of 22 years, Mr Murphy said it was "a risky business" and today's event would raise
public awareness of professional tree care and industry advancements.
"But people do get killed - that's why we want to continue to lift the safety standards and Scotty
was a great advocate of that," he said.
"You work in rain and mud and that's when the trees come down."
Climbers from France, England and New Zealand were among those involved in a workshop at
City Park to prepare for events and share technical knowledge.
Mr Murphy said competition safety was strict with tight equipment checks and an adherence to a
37-page international rule book.“
The 2011 Eastern Trees,Tasmanian
Tree Climbing Championship - Results
The Rayco
Secured Footlock:
First - Juri Megarrity
Second - James Armstrong
Third - Nathaniel Smith
Austalian
Chainsaw Products
Throw Line Event:
First - Warrick McConnell
Second - Juri Megarrity
Third - Jim Horan
The NewAge Arbor Belayed Speed Climb Event:
First - Warrick McConnell
Second - Trent Dowling
Third - Nathaniel Smith
The 2011 Eastern Trees,Tasmanian
Tree Climbing Championship - Results
The A1 Tree Services Aerial
Rescue Event:
First - Juri Megarrity
Second - Warrick McConnell
Third - James Armstrong
The Tree Gear Work Climb
Event:
First - Juri Megarrity
Second - Warrick McConnell
Third - Nathaniel Smith
The SAS Masters’ Challenge (in honor of Scott Andrew Sharpe):
First - Nathaniel Smith
Second - Juri Megarrity
Third - Warrick McConnell
Forth - James Armstrong
The 2011 Eastern Trees,Tasmanian
Tree Climbing Championship - Results
Posted by Joe Harris on the Victorian Tree Industry Organisation web site 29 March 2011.
“Congratulations to Nathanial Smith for winning the 2011 Tasmanian TCC Master’s Challenge,
and becoming the 2011 Tasmanian tree climbing champion. He narrowly beat last year’s
champion Juri Megaritty in a tightly fought challenge which also featured great climbs from
Warrick McConnell (3rd) and upcoming climber James Armstrong (4th). The full prelim results can be downloaded by clicking on the image below. Tasmanian
climbers are distinguished from the extremely strong international and interstate contingent
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A special thank you to Scott Sharpe’s family for their involvement in this event and to his
friends at the Victorian Tree Industry Organisation (VTIO) for their continued support and for
keeping his dream alive.