CLOSE – 12pm Thursday 24th DecemberRE-OPEN – 7am Monday 4th January This year we will not be opening between Christmas and New Year’s Eve as we have done in the past – There would have been only two business days between these dates. We will instead be closing early at 12pm on Thursday the 24th […]

We know the word has been over-used this year but we are currently facing unprecedented demand, which is coinciding with material shortages in some timber and hardware lines. During our stage 4 restrictions, many of our trade customers couldn’t work. Now they are back working but trying to catch up, which has driven a lot […]

20th October 2021:  Despite Vic entering freedom day, retail business is still closed and we are unable to bring our office processes outdoors. So we maintain our contactless pre arranged pick up and deliveries/ Its getting close to the end so this may change next week – we’ll let you know.   6th August 2021:  […]

⚠️⚠️⚠️ ATTENTION, CUSTOMERS! ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Starting from Monday 23rd of March, we will be changing our weekday business hours to opening at 7am until 4pm closing time until further notice. Saturdays will remain unchanged (8am-12:30pm).

Introduction For many years timber posts have been used for paling fences around most states in Australia. Sadly, we have used up all the available old Red Gum and similar trees that had a life span up to 50 years. The more recent options like Cypress, younger or lower class Gum varieties have a shorter […]

For many years timber posts have been used for paling fences around most states in Australia. Sadly, we have used up all the available old Red Gum and similar trees that had a life span up to 50 years. The more recent options like Cypress, younger or lower class Gum varieties have a shorter life […]

The problem with timber posts now compared to 50 years ago is that there were only so many old gums about.  The trees that are currently getting cut for posts are younger and will not last as long.  Not only that — Even though the quality continues to decline, suitable trees are getting scarcer and […]