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.
Read More
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.
Read More
Read More
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.
Read More
Read More
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
Read More
Read More
Komatsu lauded for Brisbane contribution
Komatsu Australia has been named a finalist in Brisbane’s 2024 Lord Mayor’s Business Awards ISPT Investment in Brisbane category, which highlights businesses that have made strategic investments that contribute to the city’s future growth and development.
Read More
Read More
Dredging kicks off at Lumsden Point facility
Work has started on dredging at Lumsden Point in the WA Port of Port Hedland, with approximately one million cubic metres of material to be removed over the next eight weeks.
Read More
Read More
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.
Read More
Read More
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.
Read More
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
New parts warehouse for Kubota Australia
Kubota Australia has officially opened the doors to its state-of-the-art parts warehouse in Victoria, marking a significant milestone in the company’s operational growth and commitment
Read More
Read More
Builders sponsor robotics group
Leading constructors Laing O’Rourke and John Holland will help lead the future of robotics by working with local developers on emerging technologies to improve productivity and safety.
Read More
Read More
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.
Read More
Read More
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.
Read More
New skid steer and compact track loader range from Caterpillar
Caterpillar has introduced eight new Next Generation Cat® Skid Steer Loader (SSL) and Compact Track Loader (CTL) models.
Read More
Read More
Infrastructure commissioners appointed
The Federal Government has appointed Tim Reardon, Clare Gardiner-Barnes and Gillian Miles as the Commissioners of Infrastructure Australia for five-year terms.
Read More
Read More