Arbuthnot Sawmills Pty Ltd

Since 1889 Arbuthnot Sawmills have played a major role in the social and economic viability
of Koondrook and surrounding area. Today the mill employs fifteen full time employees,
plus six contractors who do our logging in both Victoria and NSW.

The sawmill today is a modern timber processing plant with automatic equipment which
is a far cry from the days of steam power and heavy manual work. In 1994, the mill added
a kiln drying plant to value add to the Redgum timber resource. With kiln dried timber
readily available, a small furniture industry in the region has grown to now include four
substantial furniture businesses.

An educational and tourist walkway was built in 1998, this walkway allows the public
safe access to view the processing of raw logs into high value furniture and a range
of other Redgum timber products.

Arbuthnot Sawmills Pty Ltd, is now well into its second century of sawmilling on the
same site where its founder Alexander (Sandy) Arbuthnot commenced this great
enterprise. Sustainable harvesting of the regeneration Redgum forests of the Murray
Valley, together with the continued sound management of the mill will see the legacy
of "Sandy" continue in perpetuity.

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