Welcome Welcome to strawtec.com.au, the website of Yesterday - Today - Tomorrow, Straw Bale Construction. We provide a large range of products and services; taking you on a journey from a dream to a home come true. Projects Building your dream home, a garage, a shed, a wall, a store, a school or an office? Small or large, square or round, simple or sophisticated, residential, recreational, utility or commercial - the possibilities of building with strawbales are unlimited. Strawbale building provides us with a real choice to help reduce energy consumption when building and inhabiting our homes, places of work, education, play and healing. Make this choice today, for a cleaner, safer, healthier and better tomorrow. Projects include: Galston. The Woodage. Vipassana Meditation Centre. Kyogle. Sutton Forest. Jerilderie. Falls Creek. Glen Innes. Kurrajong. The Music Dome. Ryde TAFE, Wagga Wagga, Bathurst, Katoomba, Jamberoo, Bungendore, Goulburn, Canungra, Nimbin, Bundanoon, and many more - soon the be added to this site. FAQ We have endeavoured to answer the most frequently asked questions in regards to strawbale construction here. However, please be welcome to contact us with your personal enquiry. We also provide consultancy services to help with your individual project. Workshops We run strawbale building & rendering workshops and working bees throughout the year. Our working bees are usually free of charge for participants and provide the opportunity to gain hands on experience at a current building site. Our workshops include daily theory sessions, slides & videos, expert guest speakers on related topics, access to a large variety of related books and magazines, comprehensive hand-outs and some hands-on experience. Please see "Workshops" for more details and photos.		News The Bega working bee from 18-23.05.09 for construction of the first strawbale house at BEND (Bega Eco- Neighbourhood Development http://thebegavalley.org.au/bend.html) was a fantastic event. Please visit the owners website for more info and photos via http://eckelmann.com.au/strawbale The event has also been covered by the local newspaper, here is the link to the article http://bega.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/not-the-last-straw/1522810.aspx We have also uploaded new photos of the finished Queanbeyan Rectory - absolutely stunning! Please check them out here. Wildlife Warriors Worldwide have build the world's largest wildlife hospital at Australia Zoo in Beerwah, Queensland. We have uploaded many more photos of the finished and now open & running hospital. Click here to see. Strawbale Building Demonstration at the Small Farm Field Day in Mudgee, NSW, 24 & 25 July 2009 "Sustainability & Innovation" Please visit http://www.arec.com.au for more information. SB building demo at the Small Field Day, Mudgee, 2008. We hope to see you there in 2009. Masonry Stoves: Are you interested in a "DIY" masonry stove kit from Canada? then see more (Old) News via link below. Please click for more (Old) News