Eden Welcome Centre is developing nicely, with eight nine-metre-long pieces of timber now installed to create the main structure.
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Builder Neil Rankin has travelled the country sourcing century-old timber for the posts and beams.
Many of the huge poles still show signs of being milled by hand, including adze holes and grooves.
They have been sourced from multiple locations, including Bacchus Marsh, Geelong, Kinglake, Echuca, Taree and Kempsey, as well as North Eden Timbers, and Bega.
"There's a lot of prep work going in behind the scenes to get them ready," Mr Rankin said in June as the concrete slab was being poured.
"They all need to be de-nailed, getting any paint off, oiling them up. But it's gorgeous timber!"
There are also some "absolutely sexy" trusses being constructed from 100-year-old red ironbark to create another point of interest.
Rankin Builders has previously worked with selected architecture firm Cox Architecture, on the Bermagui Fishermen's Wharf.
The project is being headed up by Port Authority of NSW.
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