Royal Melbourne Show Pavilion.

Posted byPeter McHughPosted inForests

A new FCV pavilion was officially opened by Minister of Forests, Lindsay Thompson, on 20 September 1965 at the Royal Melbourne Show Grounds.

It replaced the original building, which was built in 1922, but was badly in need of expensive repairs.

Victorian timbers were on display along with free advice to visitors, architects and home builders.

Displays at the Show were a feature over the decades.

The Commission provided a wide array of display material and information. The mobile film unit screened  programmes and loaned film to ABC Channel 2 for the production of a school’s programme about regeneration of the forest.

FCV Annual Report 1965/66

The Forests Commission display at the Ideal Homes Show, April 1967.

The Commission had an active photographic unit that roamed Victoria’s forests taking images for annual reports and for public information displays. A number of training and feature films were also made. Photo: George Self at Powelltown in 1926 regrowth with his new Linhoff camera. Source: FCRPA Collection

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