{"id":32159,"date":"2026-01-28T21:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/?p=32159"},"modified":"2026-02-12T20:59:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:59:36","slug":"tonsley-proves-sa-can-build-the-infrastructure-it-needs-using-local-timber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/tonsley-proves-sa-can-build-the-infrastructure-it-needs-using-local-timber\/","title":{"rendered":"Tonsley Proves SA Can Build the Infrastructure it Needs using Local Timber"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Tonsley Technology College shows that South Australia has the capability to design and deliver the buildings it needs, from schools and homes to offices and hospitals, all using locally grown and processed timber. That is according to Nathan Paine, CEO of the South Australian Forest Products Association, who welcomed the opening of the new college yesterday, the second to be built using mass timber supplied by <a href=\"https:\/\/nextimber.com.au\/\">NeXTimber by Timberlink<\/a> &#8211; Australia&#8217;s only cross-laminated timber and glulam facility &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/ash.com.au\/\">Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTonsley shows how local architects, builders and developers can deliver future-focused buildings that support South Australian manufacturing and help decarbonise the economy by storing carbon within the structure,\u201d Paine said. \u201cBy choosing locally manufactured timber over more carbon-intensive materials, the project supports forest growers, timber manufacturers and regional jobs, while reducing embodied emissions and locking away carbon for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">These students aren\u2019t going to university \u2013 because you don\u2019t need to, to get a good job here in South Australia.<br><br>They\u2019re our first students at the brand new Tonsley Technical College.<br><br>When they finish, they\u2019ll walk out with a SACE certificate in one hand, a trade qualification\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WMRl9ey81S\">pic.twitter.com\/WMRl9ey81S<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Peter Malinauskas (@PMalinauskasMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMalinauskasMP\/status\/2015994492235776141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed by local architect DAS and delivered by Sarah Construction, the new college demonstrates the potential of mass timber for use at scale in high-performance buildings, with the decision to use CLT (from NeXTimber by Timberlink) and GLT (from ASH) resulting in the project storing more than 900,000 kilograms of carbon dioxide. When combined with local steel and concrete, the building\u2019s total embodied carbon is 3,792,548 kilograms of CO\u2082-e, a 40 per cent reduction compared with a traditional build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In Tarpeena this morning, opening the new NeXTimber by Timberlink site &amp; upgraded green mill.<br><br>This will bring more jobs to the Limestone Coast as well as directly supporting the local economy. <br><br>Thanks to the team for showing me around these great new manufacturing facilities! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7wSxJ5n5Iu\">pic.twitter.com\/7wSxJ5n5Iu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Peter Malinauskas (@PMalinauskasMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMalinauskasMP\/status\/1763025571477635364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Premier is a long-time supporter of growing South Australia&#8217;s mass timber capacity and, in February 2024, attended the opening of NeXTimber, Timberlink&#8217;s state-of-the-art cross-laminated timber plant in Tarpeena<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Simon Angove, Timberlink Australia\u2019s Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Tonsley demonstrates the strength of South Australia\u2019s timber capability: \u201cProjects like Tonsley show that South Australia already has the capacity to manufacture world-class engineered timber products locally and deploy them at scale,\u201d Angove said. \u201cThis building demonstrates how locally made CLT and GLT can support jobs, reduce emissions and deliver outstanding buildings for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: Wood Central will have an extended case study on this project in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tonsley Technology College shows that South Australia has the capability to design and deliver the buildings it needs, from schools and homes to offices and hospitals, all using locally grown and processed timber. 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