Historical information

This sign had been hanging outside the front door of the Benalla Forest District Office but was removed after amalgamation of government departments. It was salvaged from being thrown out in about 1987.
The sign features a pine tree (so probably made before the 1956 restructure).
In 1956, the new Chairman of the Forests Commission, Alf Lawrence, introduced a major restructure of the organisation to create 56 Forest Districts.
The process included amalgamating the plantations and hardwood divisions, which had been separate and rival entities up to that time.
Things remained largely unchanged for the next three decades until the early 1980s.
The iconic Forests Commission Victoria (FCV) “two-tree” logo was designed in the early 1960s by graphic artist, Alan Rawady.

Physical description

Benalla Forest District Office Sign