New Hyne Timber Tumbarumba Mill expansion
Friday 26 Apr 2024
The Hyne Timber Tumbarumba Mill has commenced construction on the
largest, new site asset since the Mill was purchased and re-
developed in 2001. The new storage facility will be 4700m2
with the capacity to store 4000m3 timber known in the process as
‘Rough Sawn, Kiln Dried’ (RSKD) material.
With development approval granted earlier in the year, Albury based Joss
Construction has been appointed to undertake the build.
The project is expected to inject over A$5,000,000 into the
regional economy with local trades and suppliers being
prioritised in accordance with the company’s procurement
rules. Site preparation has commenced with construction expected to
be completed in September 2024.
National Projects and Reliability Manager, Darren Wright, said the
construction project is critical investment as part of the ongoing
bushfire recovery challenges. “With the reduction in log
volume as a direct result of the 2019/20 bushfires, it is imperative we
protect our products from adverse weather exposure in order to extract
the maximum value. This storage facility will assist in achieving this.
“Being able to utilise both NSW Government and Australian
Government bushfire recovery funding to help us meet the construction
costs, this has made this critical infrastructure investment
possible. “I would like to thank the Australian, NSW
and local government for all the levels of support this project has
received noting the benefits it will bring to both the site, and the
increased volumes of higher-grade timber for the construction
sector.” Mr Wright said.
The project has been funded under the Bushfire Local Economic Recovery
Fund, co-funded by the Australian and NSW Governments and the Australian
Government Forestry Recovery Development Fund.
The Tumbarumba community can expect to see increased activity around the
site and amongst the town over coming months as this construction gets
underway with up to 30 additional jobs created to
undertake the project.
Hyne Timber would like to thank the community for their understanding
and patience as this critical piece of infrastructure comes to fruition.
Source and image credit: Hyne Timber

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