Arboriculture Australia Ltd., in conjunction with state and national industry bodies, have recently released the first in the new Minimum Industry Standard series. These industry peer-reviewed documents describe the skills, knowledge and equipment with which competent practitioners should be familiar. Please visit the Arboriculture Australia website for more details. The MIS books are available from the Arboriculture Australia shop, from your local state or territory arb association or from your local tree work equipment retailer.