The first stage of Melbourne’s North East Link’s Eastern Freeway Upgrades is powering ahead, with an eye-catching 23-metre tall piling rig arriving on site in the freeway centre median.
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AfPA course boosts mobile plant safety
The Australian Flexible Pavement Association (AfPA) has introduced the National Worker on Foot Awareness online course, a specialised program that exemplifies the organisation’s dedication to improving safety protocols and ensuring a secure work environment for all individuals on site.
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Walk and smell the coffee
An innovation developed at RMIT University has been used for the first time in a major infrastructure project, with a coffee and concrete mix laid into a footpath along a busy road in Pakenham as part of Victoria’s Big Build.
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EWPA launches new digital Yellow Card
The Elevating Work Platform Association (EWPA) has launched its Digital Yellow Card Operator Licence, a significant step forward in ensuring the safety and competency of workers operating
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Make safe work your business
At the start of National Safe Work Month, Safe Work Australia is encouraging all Australians to make safety their business.
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Construction bodies converge for Converge
Members of the municipal works, commercial and civil construction sectors are gearing themselves up for Converge, an exciting new evet to be held at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in less than a year’s time.
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Dubbo Bridge project taking shape
Work on the once-in-a-generation new Dubbo Bridge continues to progress with one third of the concrete deck now in place, which will eventually support traffic crossing, now in place.
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Largest Australian solar salt project kicks off
The third largest solar salt project in the world has commenced operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, after BCI Minerals received final approval for its Mardie Salt and Potash Project.
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High fatalities for machinery operators
Machinery operators and drivers accounted for the highest proportion of worker fatalities in Australia (37 per cent) in 2003, new data has revealed.
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Builders pave the way for solving workforce shortages
Master Builders Australia says the building and construction industry needs 130,000 additional workers this year to overcome workforce shortages.
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Third Melbourne Airport runway approved
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine King has approved the major development plan for the construction of a third runway at Melbourne Airport.
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Celebrating excellence in building and construction
The winners of the Master Builders Australia 2024 National Business Excellence Awards have been named, held at Metropolis Events in Melbourne.
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Housing business case overhaul in NSW
An overhaul of how major infrastructure proposals are assessed will help to speed up decision-making in the middle of a housing crisis in NSW.
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Look up and live
Before You Dig Australia (BYDA) has announced the integration of the Look Up and Live tool alongside the underground plan service, building on its commitment to safety with a comprehensive, one-stop resource for Australians planning work near above-ground and underground utility infrastructure.
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Young talent program builds STEM skills
Komatsu Australia has launched a program to help develop young talent and showcase the diverse range of opportunities available in the mining and construction sectors around the country.
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High-speed rail accelerates with first investigation works
Nearly 30 boreholes being drilled in NSW will support critical geotechnical investigations required to determine the locations for the Federal Government’s High-Speed Rail between Sydney and Newcastle.
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