Approximately 6km of new sewer pipeline is set to be installed parallel to the current sewer, which is nearing...
Construction
$7 million Townville substation project complete
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, 0Powerlink has replaced critical equipment at a major Townsville substation, with the $7 million project securing power supply for...
Werribee sewage station upgrade for growing population
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Construction, News, Projects, Sewer, 0City West Water has completed the $12 million West Werribee Sewer Pump Station upgrade, with essential sewerage service capacity...
SA Water is gearing up to replace over 1,500m of water main in Wilmington in the coming weeks, in...
Melbourne Water to build new sewerage system
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Construction, News, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, Water, 0Melbourne Water is planning to build a transformational new sewerage system that is set to benefit residents and businesses...
Major Shepparton sewer main to be replaced
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Construction, News, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, Water, 0Goulburn Valley Water will soon replace Shepparton’s largest sewer main, which is currently responsible for transferring almost all of...
Cyclone-proof water storage tank in store for Karratha
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset management, Construction, News, Projects, Water, 0The Western Australian Water Minister, Dave Kelly, has announced an improved cyclone-proof water storage tank for Karratha, ensuring the...
Victoria’s energy transmission into the 2020s
Charlotte Pordage, , Asset management, Construction, Electricity, Maintenance, Partner Solutions, Professional services, 0AusNet Services owns and operates the Victorian electricity transmission network, as well as one of five electricity distribution networks...
Gippsland Water to roll out series of water upgrades
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Construction, News, Projects, Sustainability, Water, 0Gippsland Water is preparing for a series of upgrades to strengthen water supply in Moe, the biggest of which...
SA Water awards over $500 million worth of contracts
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Construction, Contracts awarded, News, Projects, Spotlight, Water, 0Over $500 million worth of SA Water contracts have been awarded to improve services in metropolitan Adelaide. A five-year...
Lonsdale Street Sewer upgrade complete
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, 0The Lonsdale Street Sewer upgrade, a $21 million project to install a new 900m-long sewer main beneath Lonsdale Street,...
Interconnector project sees Federal and Victorian government collaboration
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, 0The Federal and Victorian Governments have announced that they will jointly underwrite early works to advance the Victoria to...
New piped sewerage system underway for Monbulk
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, 0The construction of a new piped sewerage system is underway in Monbulk, in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges, which is set...
Using telemetry in construction
Journalist, , Asset management, Condition Assessment, Construction, Inspection, Instrumentation, control & monitoring, Partner Solutions, 0Telemetry is a system that uses sensors to capture and record data remotely before transferring the data to a...
Diversity and innovation go hand in hand
Charlotte Pordage, , Construction, Horizontal directional drilling, Machinery, Partner Solutions, Trenchless technology, Women in Utilities, 0Every kind of diversity – be it gender, race, socio economic status or age – is critical to a...
The $170 million upgrade at Emerald’s 48-year-old Fairbairn Dam is now complete, following a five-year project to strengthen the...
Council team up with TOBCO for major utility spine project
Journalist, , Asset management, Construction, Partner Solutions, Professional services, Projects, Uncategorized, 0Parkes Shire Council in New South Wales recently teamed up with Australian-owned and organically-grown company, TOBCO, to deliver the...
SA Water to deliver water main upgrades in regional areas
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Pipelines, Projects, Water, 0SA Water has earmarked major regional towns including Crystal Brook, Kadina, Kingscote and Murray Bridge to receive new water...
WA Budget’s big water infrastructure spend
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, Dams, News, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, Water, 0$968 million has been allocated in the Western Australian Government’s 2020-21 State Budget for new regional water infrastructure projects...
How to enhance your network safety using improved GIS data
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset management, Condition Assessment, Construction, Digital and smart utilities, Mapping & GIS, Partner Solutions, 0Many utility companies currently use a manual process, where as-constructed drawings are drawn on paper in the field before...
Construction work is now underway on strengthening the embankment wall of the Ewen Maddock Dam, after the lake was...
The Federal Budget’s impact on the utility sector
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, COVID-19, Electricity, Gas, News, Projects, Sewer, Spotlight, Water, 0The Federal Government’s highly anticipated 2020-21 Budget has been revealed, with water infrastructure, waste management, energy security and emissions...
New designs to make a cooler Western Sydney
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Projects, Spotlight, Water, 0Sydney Water, in partnership with leading architects, engineers and urban designers, has released a report detailing how new approaches...
Major milestone reached for Melbourne CBD sewer works
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Projects, Sewer, 0A milestone has been reached on the biggest upgrade to Melbourne CBD’s sewer network in more than 120 years,...
Bunbury water infrastructure booming
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, News, Projects, Wastewater treatment, Water, 0Two major water infrastructure projects are set to service Bunbury, including the opening of a new water treatment plant,...
Social housing tenants join Australia’s largest virtual power plant
Journalist, , Asset management, Battery storage, Construction, Digital and smart utilities, Electricity, News, Projects, Smart grid, Smart Utilities, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Social housing tenants in South Australia will soon benefit from lower energy bills and a more resilient grid with...
Powercor moves powerlines underground for bushfire safety
Imogen Hartmann, , Construction, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, 0Powercor is undergrounding 15km of powerlines west of Geelong to improve electricity infrastructure safety as part of its extensive...
WaterNSW to reveal Gin Gin weir replacement plans
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset management, Construction, Dams, News, Projects, Water, 0WaterNSW is pressing on with its plans to replace the ageing Gin Gin Weir with a modern, sustainable structure....
Blue Energy spearheads pre-feasibility study for new gas pipeline
Charlotte Pordage, , Construction, Features, Gas, Pipelines, Projects, 0A leaked report from the manufacturing taskforce of the National COVID Coordination Commission (NCCC) urged governments to consider the...
The contract for the build of Queensland’s $352 million Rookwood Weir has been awarded, with the project set to...
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