National Arboretum Visitors Centre (Canberra)

National Arboretum Visitors Centre (Canberra)

2013 Timber Design Awards – Winner:
  • Australian Certified Timber
  • Central Region
  • Public Commercial Building
  • Engineered Timber Products.

2013 Master Builders Association Awards – Winner:

  • National Public Buildings Award – $10 million to $50 million

Blackbutt timber beams, decking, handrails and screens were supplied by Austimber from Australian certified sustainable forest.

10 years after the 2003 bushfires, the National Arboretum has risen on a burnt-out timber plantation, old forests of cork, cedar and oak have been regenerated, and interspersed with secret gardens, sculpture, play and learning spaces.

The renewal of such a major site presented symbolic opportunities – what was destroyed by nature’s savagery could be healed by enlightened ecological strategies. One of the declared aims of the project was to protect the tenuous survival of plant species in a climatically challenged world. The Arboretum is now a ”seed bank” for over 100 botanical species.

Timber Supplies ‘Assured’ After FPQ Sold

Timber Supplies ‘Assured’ After FPQ Sold

The Queensland government announced today that it has sold its timber business Forestry Plantations Queensland for more than $A600 million to Hancock Queensland Plantations of US. The Government said that it has got more sale price than expected. This was reported the first transaction of the five commercial businesses sales by the Queensland Government.

Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser told Parliament today that Hancock Queensland Plantations has won the 99-year license for the timber plantation business for $A603 million. Mr. Fraser has signed the contract on Tuesday morning. The Government was anticipating a sale price of $A500 million earlier for the timber license.

“By reaching agreement on a price of $A603 million, this exceeds original expectations and is great news for Queensland taxpayers,” said Mr. Fraser to the state parliament today.

According to the deal, Hancock will get around 35000 hectares of freehold land to grow and harvest the trees. This land was reported about 10% of the total estate of the Queensland.

Hancock Queensland Plantations is subsidiary of Hancock Timber Resource Group, a US based Timber Company. Hancock Timber Resource Group manages more than 2 million hectares of timberlands across the United States, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.

Australian National Uni. (Canberra) Student Accomodation

Australian National Uni. (Canberra) Student Accomodation

‘Reclaimed’ Sydney Bluegum vertical screens – This timber was sawn from logs salvaged from a Pymble suburban backyard, kiln dried and machined at our facility, then delivered to site where it was docked to length, housed, oiled and finally installed along with the reclaimed mixed species wall cladding and reclaimed blackbutt stairs also from salvaged urban trees.

Austimber is unmatched for versatility

Austimber is unmatched for versatility

No other timber supplier can match AusTimbers’ versatility when it comes to custom manufacturing of timber components.

In any one day we may be making handrails for a shopping centre or a bank whilst another team is making seats for the tigers at Taronga Park Zoo.

Custom curved handrails were certainly no obstacle when it came to supplying the Westfield “Warringah Mall” Shopping Centre in NSW.
Wide and deep section beams were used to cut the curved shapes and custom set-ups of machinery enabled the curved handrail to be manufactured accurately to specification and in a timely manner.

It is because of our versatility that we are consistently delivering on Westfield Shopping Centres – more than 20 projects over the last 35 years.

Tiger Seats
Taronga Park Zoo

Custom Shaping Handrail
Commonwealth Bank – Darling Harbour

Curved American Oak Handrail – Westfield Miranda

Custom Blackbutt Handrail – Westfield Warringah Mall

Blue Gum Cruciform

Ian Potter ‘Wild Play Garden’

Ian Potter ‘Wild Play Garden’

The Ian Potter “Wild Play Garden” in Sydney’s Centenial Park was designed for children (and adults) to immerse  themselves in a host of scenarios of adventurous  ‘nature play’.

AusTimber were chosen to provided a whole range of timber products during its build including: heavy walking beams, decking, slats for play houses and walking bridges and also garden seating in a mix of Grey Ironbark and Spotted Gum timbers.

Even if you can’t get to Centennial Park to see it for yourself, here is a preview of what was done.

Spotted Gum “Climbing House”

Walking Bridge

Curved Deck

Grey Ironbark Walking Beams