A luxury resort in central Queensland has taken “getting away from it all” to a whole new level. MOUNT MULLIGAN, QUEENSLAND – 08/11/2019 Nestled in rugged terrain, Mount Mulligan Lodge is located on a remote 28,000-hecatre cattle property and is only accessible by a 35-minute helicopter ride or a 3-hour 4WD journey along unsealed roads from Cairns. Every room offers…
‘Central Queensland cattle lodge claims coveted Australian Certified Timber award at 2019 Timber Design Awards’ MELBOURNE, VICTORIA – 17/10/2019 Covered by Jason Ross, Responsible Wood Marketing and Communications Officer Mount Mulligan Lodge is something special. Set in the rugged terrain of remote Queensland, on a cattle property only accessible by helicopter or by off-round 4WD, it is a…
Responsible Wood Director, Australian representative and judge at the World Architecture Festival Mark Thomson was invited to present to the 2019 SFI Annual Conference in Richmond, Virginia… RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, USA – 23/10/2019 Covered by Mark Thomson, Responsible Wood Director My first sign of a unique conference experience appeared, when I checked into the Conference Hotel. The Reception issued hotel key…
‘Responsible Wood’s strength underpinned by growing awareness of forest certification’ MOUNT GAMBIER, SOUTH AUSTRALIA – 22/10/2019 Growing interest in forest certification has provided Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, with a platform for continued strength. Speaking at the Responsible Annual General Meeting, hosted for the first time in Mount Gambier in the heart of Australia’s Green Triangle, Responsible Wood…
‘Responsible Wood launches Strategy document at Annual General Meeting’ MOUNT GAMBIER, SOUTH AUSTRALIA – 22/10/2019 Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, has unveiled a new strategic document as part of the 2019 Responsible Wood Annual General Meeting in Mount Gambier. Speaking about the new strategy, Responsible Wood CEO Simon Dorries reiterated the importance of maintaining openness and transparency with…
First infrastructure project certification arrives on time… MOUNT GAMBIER, SOUTH AUSTRALIA – 22/10/2019 THE sustainability team behind Australia’s largest infrastructure project in recent years, the Sydney Metro Northwest project, has won the coveted Richard Stanton Memorial Prize for Excellence in Sustainable Forest Management for 2019. Announced during the Responsible Wood annual general meeting (AGM) in Mount Gambier on Wednesday –…
‘Bulletin celebrates Responsible Wood as a power for good’ For Sydney Metro and Phillip Island, and for many projects in between, Responsible Wood is establishing a name as a trust-mark for responsibly sourced timber. But for Responsible Wood’s Jason Ross it is not just the building materials sector where Responsible Wood and PEFC continues to experience rapid growth. Indeed, one…
‘University of South Australia Mount Gambier Campus to host AGM in nod to Green Triangle’ Responsible Wood, Australia’s largest forest certification scheme, has announced that the University of South Australia’s Mount Gambier Campus will be hosting its Annual General Meeting next Tuesday, the 22nd of October 2019. Speaking ahead of the announcement, Responsible Wood CEO, Simon Dorries, spoke of the importance…
Responsible Wood took to the archives as it prepares for the next instalment of the Australian Timber Design Awards. What better than to look at last year’s entrant, All Hands Brewing House, the winners of the 2018 Australian Timber Design – Australian Certified Timber category… Once a wharf bustling with ferries, colliers, passenger and cargo steamers, tugs, tall sailing ships…
Treehouse a diamond in a city of gold… BALLARAT, VICTORIA – 10/10/2019 Many of those flocking to the Victorian goldfields to seek their fortune initially set up tents made of thick canvas that offered little protection from the elements and surrounding wildlife. Even families who spent time setting up a more permanent home were basically living in huts made of…