Sunahama no koya

‘We like timber and we like working with it,’ Ben says. ‘The first clear cut goal we had that united us was to buy a freestanding saw mill.’ They registered 35º South in 2019 and some six or so months later, they realised this objective, purchasing a portable Lucas Saw Mill. The mill is housed in their workshop/office – a converted chicken shed on Tom’s parent’s property outside of Goolwa – and it’s now the foundation of their business.

‘We use it as much as we can, and utilise whatever [wood] we can get our hands on to create feature carpentry or bespoke elements in our builds,’ says Ben. As one of only a few licensed builders in Australia