The Olarenshaw family has been producing treated pine products in Alberton on the South Gippsland highway since 1992. Luke runs the business together with wife Angela and a team of people who all bring different skill sets to the busy operation. In the last two years, Luke has made some significant capital investment into a…
Peter is a boiler maker by trade and had worked at Alberton Timber several years ago. When Luke decided to build the new mill, he asked Peter to come back, and together they’ve worked on the design and engineering of the impressive new facility – he loves the variety and daily challenges of his job….
Angela manages the administration side of the Alberton Timber business. She enjoys the interaction with customers along with the connection to community and surrounding industries. Administration Manager from Food & Fibre Gippsland on Vimeo.
Jarrod is responsible for steaming the timber on site at Alberton Timber in the boiler that he describes as a “big kettle”. Coming from a Forestry Fire fighting background, he enjoys seeing another side of the timber industry, and the flexibility his role offers him to have plenty of interests outside of work. Boiler…
The Gippsland Forestry Hub launched their first Forestry Taster Program this week, the focus was on great careers within the industry. A free three-day course supported by Gippsland Forestry Hub & Responsible Wood. The program was opened by Ms. Melina Bath – National Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Victoria Region. The course…
Growing up as one of 9 siblings in a family heavily involved in the timber industry, Daisy fulfilled his dream at 17 when he began is career as a truck driver. He briefly owned his own fleet of three trucks which he later sold and began working for Austimber Harvesting and Haulage Pty Ltd in…
The Gippsland Forestry Hub would like to congratulate Opal on their Energy from Waste funding project. The following link will redirect you to Melina Bath, MP’s webpage where she explains how this funding will create jobs within the Latrobe Valley and help the environment. Jobs and the environment are the winners of Waste from Energy…
The Australian Forest Products Association’s (AFPA) new media release discusses how tax changes for on-farm carbon credits will help farmers plant timber trees. Click on the link below for the full media release: https://ausfpa.com.au/tax-changes-for-on-farm-carbon-credits-will-help-farmers-plant-timber-trees/
With the support of the Australian and Victorian State Government, the Gippsland Centre of the National Institute for Forest Products Innovation has up to $4 million available for research grants to grow the future of forestry. Research projects could be ideas for new and innovative products, solutions which could see Victoria get more benefit from…
The National Farmers Federation has identified 20 regional centres, including the key forestry precincts of the Green Triangle and the Gippsland Region, as targets for regional renewal. Source: Timberbiz And the NFF has recommended more than $1.4 billion in new investment to secure their bright future and to provide a blueprint for regional renewal. The…