Abstract
ABSTRACTSouth Australia was the first British colony in Australia to legislate for a forest service. It established a Forest Board in 1875 that subsequently became the first Woods and Forests Department in 1882. This was an innovation in the Australian colonies and a first for the independent colonies of the British Commonwealth. George Goyder, the colony’s surveyor-general, and head of the Lands Department, played a critical role in the creation of these organisations. This paper presents a case study analysis of the leadership of this innovation, based on historical research. The results demonstrate the importance of leadership and capacity to bring systems thinking into the development of institutions and into the governance arrangements for sustainable forest management. It demonstrates that history can play a vital role in informing the leadership skills required for twenty-first century forest management.
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