Steve Whiteley

Steve Whiteley holds a B.For.Sc from The University of Melbourne and has more than 40 years experience in forest management in Tasmania. He is currently the Independent Chair of the State Fire Commission, which is the peak governing and policy group for Tasmania Fire Service. Steve served as CEO of Sustainable Timber Tasmania (the Tasmanian public production forest manager) for 12 years before retiring in 2025. In this role he was actively involved in collaborative public and private forest management. He was the inaugural chair of the Forests and Forest Products Network for six years, bringing together a diverse range of stakeholders. Steve brings a deep knowledge of Tasmanian forestry and public forest management to the Symposium.