That's a bit sad.
It's suffered a similar fate to the big stone cathedral in Christchurch New Zealand, An absolutely magnificent building.
Lots of people want it restored but apparently they are not going to for various reasons, not the least being that the building was unsuitable for an earthquake prone area.
They built a cardboard one instead. 
True.
Likewise the church in the above article was not suitable for a cyclone prone area.
Not much you can do about it really.
Earthquake prone? Didn't know that.
So between earthquakes and cyclones it was only a matter of time before it went...what a waste.
Read it again, a NZ earthquake comment, a Qld cyclone comment. Or do I need to read it again?
Select to expand quoteTest pilot 1 said..
How does anything get Famed
I think it means it was almost famous before it got trashed and now, due to the fact that it has been trashed, it is famous,.. hence,.. famed.
Yeah,.. that'll be it. 
Sad about the church, but look at all that jarrah. It will be sadder if that all goes to waste.
Totally agree Toph, sick of beautiful old timber being wasted in this country. Oh the beautiful things you could make.
Jarrah is as cheap as ever these days, it's certainly not gone up in price over several years. There are no manufacturers left to buy it and the there is not enough supply to satisfy the international mass production market.
From what I see most of the Jarrah these days goes to decking and flooring, people that put down (to dry) larger sizes for furniture years ago are selling at a loss or the same they bought for.
Select to expand quoteCal said..
You WA mob dont know how spoilt you are in the Jarrah stakes.
That is true.. I know a bloke from Adelaide who bought a yacht here in Fremantle mid last year... He stocked it up with retail priced (Bunnings) jarrah to take home because he couldn't believe the price.
Select to expand quotekiteboy dave said..
One less church. It pains me not.
It was deconsecrated and used for arty stuff. Those old church halls have some charm, even the very simple ones.
Select to expand quoteToph said...Cal said..
You WA mob dont know how spoilt you are in the Jarrah stakes.
That is true.. I know a bloke from Adelaide who bought a yacht here in Fremantle mid last year... He stocked it up with retail priced (Bunnings) jarrah to take home because he couldn't believe the price.
It used to pain me to buy furniture-grade Jarrah at between $2.5 to 3k a cubic metre when it was being used for trusses and wall frames in the West...whilst we get stuck with crappy Radiata Pine.
Beautiful timber, but always a challenge explaining to clients that the color turns from rich-red to poo-brown after a bit of time in the sun. 
