$3.9M TENDER OPENS FOR NEW BRIDGE, GIRGARRE-RUSHWORTH-VIC
The tender to replace the current bridge on Girgarre-Rushworth Road between Stanhope and Rushworth in Victoria is now open. The aim is to restore the key freight route for trucks...
Author: Rosemary Tilley
EV CHARGING STATIONS EXPANDING IN QUEENSLAND
Twenty-four electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be built in Western Queensland as construction begins in Phase 3 of the State Government’s $2.74 million inland network rollout. The first charger...
$70M FUNDS FOR RIVERINA RAIL IMPROVEMENTS
A Riverina rail revival under way with the NSW Government announcing more than $70 million in rail projects funded under the Fixing Country Rail Program. 174 kilometres of rail between...
Two new tower apartments in Maroochydore planned
Mosaic Property Group has filed plans for a two-tower apartment development overlooking the beach at Cotton Tree, Maroochydore. The development comprises: Two eight-storey residential buildings 41 apartments across the two...
NEW DEVELOPMENT IN SYDNEY’S HISTORIC ROCKS
Place Management NSW has won approval to build a three-storey commercial and entertainment centre in a street of heritage-listed buildings in the city’s 230-year-old Rocks area. Sydney City Council has...
METRICON REDUCING WORKFORCE
Metricon, one of the nation’s major builders is about to cut back almost a tenth of its workforce, as concerns mount in Australia’s construction industry. Briefly: Metricon has announced that...
WORLD’S TALLEST TIMBER HOTEL PLANNED USING CLT
Thrive Construct has unveiled plans to build the world’s tallest timber hotel in Adelaide’s CBD as part of a $300-million investment in tourism infrastructure in South Australia. The 31-storey Adelaide...
DOWNER TURNING RECYCLABLES INTO ROADS
Downer has announced it will build an asphalt manufacturing facility in northern Tasmania, using a high proportion of recyclable material. The $10 million facility will replace an existing asphalt plant...
JOHN HOLLAND & CPB START WORK ON SYDNEY’S 3RD HARBOUR TUNNEL
Excavation works are now underway on the first section of Sydney’s new Western Harbour Tunnel. The JV between John Holland and CPB will deliver 1.7 kilometres of mainline tunnels from...
WORKS BEGIN ON AUSTRALIA’S FIRST HYDROGEN FUEL CELL R & D CENTRE
Works have begun at Australia’s first hydrogen fuel cell research and development facility at Deakin University’s Warrnambool campus. The Hycel Technology Hub is a cornerstone facility within Deakin’s $23m hydrogen...