Sirius Building Plans Unveiled
The Sirius public housing building has been called many things over the years but rarely beautiful. The $150m sale in 2019 led to much public debate about the appropriate development...
Author: Rosemary Tilley
Boddington to go driverless
Newmont has announced a $150m investment in an autonomous haulage system at its Boddington gold asset. Following in the footsteps of the IO majors, autonomous fleet is increasingly attractive for...
Downer Doubles Down on Denny Avenue
Downer Group has been announced as the preferred contractor on both EP&C contracts for the Denny Avenue Level Crossing Removal Project in Perth. Managed by Metronet, the package includes realigning...
Workplace Manslaughter Laws Come In To Effect July 1
New workplace manslaughter legislation comes into effect in Victoria on 1st July. The new laws include a massive increase in fines for negligence that results in death and injury along...
How Green is Green Energy?
Here at Construction Advisor we’re great supporters of renewable energy generation and the transition to a low-emissions economy so a recent article from Bloomberg surprised us. The article states that, in America,...
UGL adds $180m to the pipeline
CIMIC Group company UGL has added approx. $180m in maintenance, shutdown and projects services contracts across QLD and WA. The contracts include a 3 year service contract to Alcoa at...
$130m Civic Centre Project Awarded
The City of Parramatta has today announced construction company Built as the winner of its $130m Civic Centre development. The project, nominated as ‘Parramatta Square’ is part of the larger Square...
Has the construction industry already caught the virus?
As measures to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus in China (and abroad) remain fluid and changing, the full impact on Australia’s imports and exports remain to be fully realized....
Is AEMO pulling the plug on solar in VIC?
In a sector that has seen its development pipeline slashed on the back of the RCR collapse and uncertainty on policy and commercial terms, news that AEMO has been intervening...
Shell commits to Gangarri Solar
Royal Dutch Shell has committed to its first major solar plant development in Australia with the 120MW Gangarri plant near Wandoan to proceed. The company has declined to put a...