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…
A Pinus radiata breeding trial was recently established to test the offspring from some of the best trees in Australia… Courtesy of the Forest Products Commission (Western Australia) – 17/09/2019, PERTH Forest Products Commission (WA) Forest Genetics Manager Anjanette Chandler said that establishing this trial was complex. “The Myalup trial consisted of 7,500 of the best seedlings available in Australia.…
Responsible Wood took to the archives as it celebrates the 5th anniversary of this most prestigious prize… Timberbiz – 13/11/2018, BRISBANE BIM – modelling software A world-first building information modelling program used by Hyne Timber on their glue laminated timber (GLT) range for the design and construction industry has won the coveted Richard Stanton Award for Excellence in 2018. Source: Timberbiz The award…
Trio of timber cabins get back to basics on the Tasmanian coast DENSION RIVULET, TASMANIA – 02/10/2019 Shack culture is not unique to Tasmania with beach shack communities in W.A and Queensland achieving heritage status in recent years however it is firmly entrenched in the state’s history. Almost everyone with a family history on the island state has had access…
Responsible Wood took to the archives as it celebrates the 5th anniversary of this most prestigious prize… Timberbiz – 14/12/2017, HOBART External relations manager for HVP Plantations Lou Coutts has won the 2017 Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence in Forest Management. Source: Responsible Wood. The award and trophy, presented in Hobart during the annual general meeting of Australian Forestry Standard…
‘Australian Grown and proudly so, Responsible Wood recommits to Australian Made Campaign’ BRISBANE – 24/09/2019 And for Responsible Wood, custodians of the Australian Standard’s for Sustainable Forest Management (AS 4708) and Chain of Custody for Forest Products (AS 4707), it’s commitment to ‘Australian Made’ is unwavering. Speaking ahead the recommitment, Responsible Wood CEO Simon Dorries, drew strong parallels between the…
Responsible Wood took to the archives as it celebrates the 5th anniversary of this most prestigious prize… Friday Offcuts – 04/11/2016, SYDNEY Nominations for the 2019 Richard Stanton Memorial Trophy close COB, October 4th 2019. For more information about the Richard Stanton Memorial Trophy please visit the Responsible Wood website.
Timber the star of Victoria’s most popular attraction… PHILLIP ISLAND VICTORIA, 19/09/2019 – Victoria’s most-visited tourism destination has a new award-winning visitor centre which uses timber, in part, to achieve a delicate balance between landscape and built form and between people and one of the country’s most vulnerable wildlife habitats. Achieving this balance was part of the challenge facing architects…
‘A roll call of Australian and International experts participate in ANU synthesis workshop’ CANBERRA – 13/09/2019 Managing urban wood, or reclaimed timber, long considered a challenge for local government was in the spotlight as leading academics, government and industry professionals converged on the Australian National University (ANU) for a workshop. Billed as the workshop to re-imagine how urban timber recovery…
Responsible Wood took to the archives as it celebrates the 5th anniversary of this most prestigious prize… Australian Forests and Timber – 15/12/2015, MELBOURNE AFTER A decade of reflections as a conservation planner seeing both sides of the forest debate, Marie Yee is firm in the belief “we can achieve peace in our forest and a sustainable forest industry that…