{"id":32880,"date":"2026-02-23T20:52:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/?p=32880"},"modified":"2026-02-23T20:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T10:52:50","slug":"world-first-glulam-made-from-aussie-blue-gum-to-star-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/world-first-glulam-made-from-aussie-blue-gum-to-star-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2011First Glulam Made from Aussie Blue Gum to Star on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The world\u2019s first example of glulam made from Aussie blue gums will star in a new TV show airing on Australian screens from early April. Wood Central understands that the new GL24 blue gum product (<em>Eucalyptus globulus<\/em>), produced by WTIBEAM <a href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/worlds-first-blue-gum-glulam-takes-centre-stage-at-centre-of-excellence\/\">and showcased in South Australia&#8217;s new Forestry Centre of Excellence<\/a>, will feature in Epic Builds: The 90 Day Challenge hosted by Adam Spencer, with the first episode to premiere later this week on Channel 9 and 9Now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Edwina Vulcz of WTIBeam, the GL24 product is the strongest engineered timber beam available in the Australian marketplace and is well-suited for commercial, residential, and prefab applications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cWe\u2019re incredibly proud to see this new GL-24 product showcased on national television,\u201d Vulcz said. \u201cThe glulam product represents years of hard work, research and belief in what locally grown plantation timber can achieve.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"oPF0KtHVDxE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Splinters to Structures\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oPF0KtHVDxE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>WTIBEAM&#8217;s new GL24 product came as a result of a DAFF\u2011funded project that proved that lower\u2011grade blue gum and radiata pine can be used to create new markets for engineered wood products. Led by the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub, in partnership with FWPA and AFPA, the findings are the basis for The Precinct, an AFWI project that is developing\u00a0a large-scale centre to process wood fibre into a range of sustainable building products to manufacture frames, trusses, wall panels, flooring and other products needed to build houses.<br><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally developed as part of a Victorian-funded project, <a href=\"https:\/\/gtfih.com.au\/splinters-to-structures\/\">Splinters to Structures<\/a>, Vulcz said work is now underway on an even more ambitious project, <a href=\"http:\/\/afwi.au\">but this time funded thrugh Australia\u2019s new $200m AFWI research and innovation fund<\/a>, which, if successful will see if glulam and laminated veneer lumber made from pulp logs can be scaled up and commercialised in \u201cThe Precinct\u201d &#8211; a new project that has major backing from the timber supply chain, Deakin University, the University of South Australia, the Port of Portland and the Timber, Furnishings and Textiles Union (TFTU), Australia&#8217;s only dedicated timber union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Episode 39 - Climate, Collaboration and Capability: an interview with AFWI\u2019s Dr. Joseph Lawrence by WoodChat\" width=\"696\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2221813085&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=696\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/from-forest-to-frame-australias-fibre-value-chain-must-be-better-connected\/\">In November,<\/a> Dr Joseph Lawrence, the Executive Director of AFWI, spoke of the importance of projects like The Precinct in better connecting Australia&#8217;s value chain for forest and wood products. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Tim Woods, development lead for The Precinct project, the research (and TV series) demonstrates first and foremost that Australia has the capacity to grow and produce more engineered timber right here at home. \u201cViewers will see that the wood fibre, skills and technology already exist here locally. The Precinct project in Portland provides a pathway to bring that capability together in one place and keep more value, jobs and expertise in regional Australia. It\u2019s great to see a national broadcaster shine a light on this specialised capability,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To learn more about The Precinct project, <a href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/new-precinct-model-to-use-australian-timber-to-make-prefab-viable\/\">click here for Wood Central\u2019s special feature from late last year.<\/a> And to learn more about South Australia&#8217;s new Forestry Centre of Excellence, <a href=\"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/worlds-first-blue-gum-glulam-takes-centre-stage-at-centre-of-excellence\/\">amongst the first to showcase WTIBEAM&#8217;s blue gum glulam, click here for Wood Central&#8217;s story from last week.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world\u2019s first example of glulam made from Aussie blue gums will star in a new TV show airing on Australian screens from early April. Wood Central understands that the new GL24 blue gum product (Eucalyptus globulus), produced by WTIBEAM and showcased in South Australia&#8217;s new Forestry Centre of Excellence, will feature in Epic Builds: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"default","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[38,50,37,39,56],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[70],"class_list":{"0":"post-32880","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-architecture-and-design","8":"category-australia","9":"category-building-and-construction","10":"category-mass-timber","11":"category-victoria"},"authors":[{"term_id":70,"user_id":2,"is_guest":0,"slug":"jason","display_name":"Jason Ross","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/J-Ross-headshot.jpeg","url2x":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/J-Ross-headshot.jpeg"},"0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32880"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32884,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32880\/revisions\/32884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32880"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcentral.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=32880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}