Gippsland Water is preparing for a series of upgrades to strengthen water supply in Moe, the biggest of which will be the build of a second treated water storage basin at the site, now in the final stages of planning approval. Gippsland Water Managing Director, Sarah Cumming, said, “The new 25 megalitre water storage basin will hold treated water to [...]
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Over $500 million worth of SA Water contracts have been awarded to improve services in metropolitan Adelaide. A five-year agreement for up to $275 million has been signed with SUEZ Water for operation of five water treatment plants and five wastewater treatment plants, with Lendlease Services entering into a four-year contract for up to $237 million for the field services [...]
The Lonsdale Street Sewer upgrade, a $21 million project to install a new 900m-long sewer main beneath Lonsdale Street, has been completed. The project is a key part of City West Water’s four stage, $80 million program to expand the capacity of the Melbourne CBD sewer system. The completion of this project – the second stage of the four stages [...]
The Federal and Victorian Governments have announced that they will jointly underwrite early works to advance the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector (VNI) West project – with a preferred route known as KerangLink – so that it can be delivered by 2027. VNI West will deliver an extra 1,800MW of capacity during peak demand periods, help lower prices and [...]
The construction of a new piped sewerage system is underway in Monbulk, in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges, which is set to service nearly 1,000 properties. Once Yarra Valley Water completes the works, odours and soggy patches associated with old, leaking septic tanks and sewage run-off will be a thing of the past, meaning less run-off in local waterways. Monbulk is one [...]
Telemetry is a system that uses sensors to capture and record data remotely before transferring the data to a different location where it can be monitored and analysed. In the last several years, more cost-effective sensors and reduced network costs have seen an exponential increase in IoT devices across multiple industries. These complex systems can now monitor a wide range [...]
Every kind of diversity – be it gender, race, socio economic status or age – is critical to a business and our industry’s long-term sustainability, according to Julie Whitcombe, CEO of RDO Australia Group. Julie Whitcombe, CEO, RDO Australia Group. RDO Australia Group is one of the world’s largest Vermeer and John Deere equipment dealers and encompasses Vermeer Australia, agri-machinery [...]
The $170 million upgrade at Emerald’s 48-year-old Fairbairn Dam is now complete, following a five-year project to strengthen the dam to ensure it can better withstand large flood events. Sunwater Chief Executive Officer, Glenn Stockton, said, “I am delighted to confirm the critical Fairbairn Dam Improvement Project, which began in 2016, has been finished ahead of schedule. “Importantly, the dam [...]
Parkes Shire Council in New South Wales recently teamed up with Australian-owned and organically-grown company, TOBCO, to deliver the construction of a major utilities spine spanning more than 3kms along Brolgan Road. This three-part install will allow future local businesses to access electricity, gas and communications assets, contributing to the Council's plan of a major investment into the local community [...]
SA Water has earmarked major regional towns including Crystal Brook, Kadina, Kingscote and Murray Bridge to receive new water mains in the next 12 months under its $155 million investment in water infrastructure improvements. More than 30,000m of pipe will be replaced throughout regional South Australia this financial year, with the upgrades an important component of SA Water’s four-year, $1.6 [...]
$968 million has been allocated in the Western Australian Government’s 2020-21 State Budget for new regional water infrastructure projects over the next four years. The funding will also service improvements and upgrades to existing facilities through the Asset Investment Programs run by the State Government's three water corporations. Regional Western Australia is expected to benefit from a range of water [...]
Many utility companies currently use a manual process, where as-constructed drawings are drawn on paper in the field before being submitted for manual entry into the relevant GIS. This introduces various points where errors can occur. These include errors and inaccuracies in the initial drawings which are then entered into the system, or errors can be made at the time [...]
Construction work is now underway on strengthening the embankment wall of the Ewen Maddock Dam, after the lake was lowered to less than 60 per cent. Together with Sunshine Coast-based local contractor Hall Contracting, Seqwater installed six siphons to safely release water. By using gravity and siphons in place of more traditional systems like diesel-fuelled pumps, carbon emissions have been [...]
The Federal Government’s highly anticipated 2020-21 Budget has been revealed, with water infrastructure, waste management, energy security and emissions reduction highlighted as key priorities. Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, delivered the budget measures on Tuesday 6 October, in what has been dubbed as one of the most important government packages in 75 years. The Budget includes almost $2.5 billion allocated to [...]
Sydney Water, in partnership with leading architects, engineers and urban designers, has released a report detailing how new approaches to planning and development can reduce temperatures in Western Sydney by 4.6 degrees. NSW Minister for Water, Property and Housing, Melinda Pavey, said, “Through innovative streetscape design and stormwater capture, we can significantly reduce the impact of hot, dry weather on [...]
A milestone has been reached on the biggest upgrade to Melbourne CBD’s sewer network in more than 120 years, with the installation of a 900m-long new sewer under Lonsdale Street. As part of City West Water’s $21 million Lonsdale Street Sewer Upgrade, a 6.3m-long, 16.3 tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) was used to make way for the new 1.5m diameter [...]
Two major water infrastructure projects are set to service Bunbury, including the opening of a new water treatment plant, and the construction of a new water recycling facility and pipeline. Western Australian Water Minister, Dave Kelly, announced the opening of the $15 million Ngoora Moolinap Water Treatment Plant to respond to the impacts of climate change and meet the future [...]
Social housing tenants in South Australia will soon benefit from lower energy bills and a more resilient grid with the help of new residential batteries and rooftop solar systems as part of Australia’s largest virtual power plant (VPP). On behalf of the Federal Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $8.2 million in funding to Tesla Motors Australia [...]
Powercor is undergrounding 15km of powerlines west of Geelong to improve electricity infrastructure safety as part of its extensive bushfire mitigation program. The high voltage lines at Paraparap are located in one of the state’s highest-risk bushfire areas. Powercor crews are replacing poles and overhead wires along parts of Grays Road, Flaxbournes Road, Nortons Road, Forest Road and Portreath Road. [...]
WaterNSW is pressing on with its plans to replace the ageing Gin Gin Weir with a modern, sustainable structure. The existing structure is a rigid concrete wall built in the early 1900s, which is severely damaged and does not meet contemporary environmental requirements associated with allowing fish to migrate and mimicking natural flow variability. The need to replace the old [...]
A leaked report from the manufacturing taskforce of the National COVID Coordination Commission (NCCC) urged governments to consider the role of gas in Australia’s economic recovery. Queensland and Northern Territory gas explorer, Blue Energy, is pushing for a new physical pipeline connection from Queensland’s Northern Bowen Basin to the east coast gas market to safeguard against a potential gas supply [...]
The contract for the build of Queensland’s $352 million Rookwood Weir has been awarded, with the project set to be a key component of Queensland’s COVID-19 recovery. The contract was awarded to Central Queensland’s McCosker Contracting and Lendlease Engineering. Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said delivery of the project would create at least 140 local jobs. “Queensland has a plan for [...]
Queensland’s Coordinator-General has declared the Burdekin Falls Dam Raising Project, in the state’s north-east, a coordinated project. Burdekin Falls Dam, located 200km south of Townsville, is the largest dam in Queensland at four times the capacity of Sydney Harbour. The project is a proposal to raise the existing dam as a potential means to augment and increase water supply and [...]
Powerlink has completed a $42 million project to refit the Collinsville to Proserpine transmission line to power homes and businesses in the Whitsunday region. Energy Minister, Dr Anthony Lynham, said Queensland’s publicly owned electricity company Powerlink had completed the project, supporting 116 jobs. “This investment will help sustain the region’s local economy – one of Queensland’s major tourism hubs – [...]
The Queensland Government has appointed national engineering consultancy Premise to oversee the final planning stages of Emu Swamp Dam, following an advanced release of $6 million to accelerate the process. The Granite Belt Irrigation Project (GBIP) will deliver a 12,000ML dam at Emu Swamp, south-west of Stanthorpe, and 117km of pipeline to provide water to 51 agribusiness customers and bring [...]
The expansion of digital transformation in electric utilities caused by Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) implementations and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) requires utilities to assess all workflows involved in driving high-fidelity data to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) including as-builting. But, a pervasive problem remains in almost all electric utilities – the use of paper in the construction as-builting process. This [...]
SA Water will collaborate with five major companies to deliver its $1.6 billion capital program over the next four years, utilising their significant construction expertise on water and sewerage projects. Major framework agreements for up to $500 million each were signed between SA Water and Fulton Hogan Utilities, John Holland and Guidera O’Connor (as a joint venture), and McConnell Dowell [...]
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Two major utility companies are working to install Asia Pacific’s first full-scale sidestream ANITA Mox treatment plant in 2020. Veolia Water Technologies and Urban Utilities will deliver the treatment plant, using organic and environmentally-focused technology that is a first-of-its-kind in Australia. Drawing on ten years’ research in its development, this technology marks a major development for the wastewater treatment industry. [...]
Following the successful pilot PFAS water treatment plant in Katherine in the Northern Territory, a new world-first treatment plant is scheduled for construction. The existing treatment plant, which has been in operation since October 2017, has ensured drinking water sourced from groundwater has been safely provided to Katherine residents and visitors for almost three years. Recently it reached a major [...]
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