Industry leaders say the breakthrough proves Australia can scale up local engineered timber, with Tim Woods highlighting the nation’s capacity to grow, process and manufacture more at home. World‑First Glulam Made from Aussie Blue Gum to Star on TV | Wood Central
A new building product developed in the Green Triangle will take centre stage on national television in early April, showcasing the region’s growing role in Australia’s advanced manufacturing market. The GL24 blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) glulam product, produced by WTIBeam will feature in the new television series Epic Builds: The 90 Day Challenge, hosted by […]
Australian manufacturers and researchers have created a new type of glulam that could cut imports and replace native timbers locked up under forestry bans…using trees destined for woodchip. World’s First Blue Gum Glulam Takes Centre Stage at Centre of Excellence | Wood Central
Mount Gambier’s new Forestry Centre of Excellence is showcasing the Green Triangle’s new GL24 engineered wood product, marking a major milestone in locally led research and the future of Australia’s plantation-based timber manufacturing capability. Manufactured in Warrnambool by WTIBeam, the GL24 product is a world-first engineered timber made exclusively from locally grown blue gum (Eucalyptus […]
Warrnambool Standard – 5 December 2025 https://www.standard.net.au/story/9127307/multi-million-dollar-boost-to-warrnambool-innovators-dream Pic courtesy of Warrnambool Standard: Edwina Vulcz
WoodCentral – Thursday 4 December 2025 More than $7 million has now been committed as THE PRECINCT moves to scale up prefabricated timber housing across Victoria — and potentially across the country.