NBN Co has announced that it will bring forward its rollout of wholesale very fast broadband to apartments and...
Projects
Keyhole precision: trenchless pipeline installation in changing ground conditions
Utility Journalist, , CCTV, Construction, left custom widget, Microtunnelling, Projects, Sewer, Trenchless technology, Utility location, 0The Woolloongabba Sewer Capacity Upgrade is a major project currently being undertaken by Queensland Urban Utilities to increase capacity...
Cable tunnels under Sydney
Utility Journalist, , Construction, Electricity, Features, left custom widget, Microtunnelling, Projects, Trenchless technology, 0Ausgrid recently celebrated an early milestone on its City East Cable Tunnel (CECT) project in Sydney’s CBD. The CECT...
Surveying the broadband superhighway at road speeds
Utility Journalist, , Engineering, Features, GNSS, left custom widget, Mapping & GIS, NBN, Projects, Utility location, 0By Anthony Emmerson, Operations Manager – Infrastructure, Taylors The Taylors NBN journey started in July 2010. The NBN project...
NBN mixed technology rollout ordered
Utility Journalist, , Construction, Features, left custom widget, NBN, News, Projects, 0While it awaits the report from the NBN cost-benefit analysis and review of regulation, the Federal Government has released...
Wastewater transfer main contract awarded
Utility Journalist, , Construction, Contracts awarded, News, Projects, Pump stations, Sewer, Sewer rehabilitation, 0The towns of Bargo and Buxton in NSW are set to receive an upgraded wastewater service this year, under...
Construction begins on Harcourt Rural Modernisation
Utility Journalist, , Construction, Horizontal directional drilling, Irrigation, Microtunnelling, News, Pipelines, Projects, Trenchless technology, Water, 0The first ground has been broken for the construction of the $40M Harcourt Rural Modernisation Project in Victoria. The...
$250M of gas contracts awarded in QLD
Utility Journalist, , Coal seam gas, Construction, Contracts awarded, Gas, News, Pipelines, Projects, right custom widget, 0Engineering group Monadelphous has been awarded three contracts with the Australia Pacific LNG Project for the construction of upstream...
Santos signs Principles of Land Access
Utility Journalist, , Coal seam gas, Company news, Gas, Land access, News, Projects, 0Santos has entered into a set of principles in NSW that recognises the company’s long-standing position that it will...
$20M investment for wave energy project
Utility Journalist, , Construction, Electricity, Engineering, News, Projects, Sustainability, Water, 0Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has signed a $20m loan facility with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to...
NBN Co chooses satellite provider
Utility Journalist, , Construction, NBN, News, Projects, right custom widget, 0NBN Co has selected Optus to provide tracking, telemetry and control services for the company’s two purpose-built satellites. These...
NBN: the state of play
Chris Bland, , Construction, Features, Land access, left custom widget, NBN, Projects, 0By Michelle Goldsmith The National Broadband Network is the largest and most ambitious infrastructure project currently being undertaken in...
Servicing the Mernda and Doreen growth area
Chris Bland, , Construction, Features, Maintenance, Projects, Pump stations, Sewer, 0By Paul Patrick, Yarra Valley Water Fast growing urban areas present a challenge for water utilities. Often located on...
Lessons learned on a first microtunnel
Chris Bland, , Construction, left custom widget, Microtunnelling, Projects, Sewer, Trenchless technology, 0Utilities are making increasing use of trenchless technologies to install or upgrade their infrastructure, taking advantage of the opportunity...
History, heritage and the environment are as important as the bricks and mortar (figuratively speaking) of this new generation...
NBN need highlighted as substandard broadband revealed
Utility Journalist, , Construction, NBN, News, Projects, 0The Federal Government has released a new report entitled ‘Broadband Availability and Quality: Summary Report’ (accessible in PDF format here),...
ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher has officially launched the Cotter Dam Canberra following the successful completion of construction. The...
Construction begins on Huntly gas network
Utility Journalist, , Construction, Features, Gas, Land access, News, Projects, 0Gas distribution network owner SP AusNet has begun initial works to extend its underground natural gas network to Huntly...
World’s largest binary geothermal power plant opens in New Zealand
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Engineering, News, Projects, Sustainability, 0New Zealand has opened a new renewable power plant, Mighty River Power’s Ngatamariki Geothermal Power Station, located on the country’s...
Minister for Industry to convene NSW gas stakeholders group
Utility Journalist, , Coal seam gas, Features, Gas, News, Projects, 0Minister for Industry, Ian Macfarlane, has announced during his address to the NSW Energy Security Summit that he will...
Western Australia’s infill sewerage program underway
Utility Journalist, , Construction, Irrigation, News, Pipelines, Projects, Pump stations, Sewer, Sustainability, Wastewater treatment, Water, 0The WA state government has announced a number of updates regarding its infill sewerage program, which involves the installation...
Baulkham Hills wastewater infrastructure investment
Utility Journalist, , Construction, Irrigation, News, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, Sustainability, Wastewater treatment, Water, 0Sydney Water is investing around $293,500 on wastewater infrastructure in Baulkham Hills, North Rocks, Old Toongabbie and Winston Hills....
The Macedon Domestic Gas Project in Western Australia has opened. The project provides a significant boost to the state’s...
Construction to begin on North Qld substation
Chris Bland, , Construction, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, 0Ergon Energy will start construction of a state of the art new $12M electricity substation at Woodstock next month....
Sydney Water awards $9.3m sewer rehabilitation contract
Chris Bland, , Contracts awarded, Maintenance, News, Projects, right custom widget, Sewer, Trenchless technology, 0Sydney Water has awarded a contract worth $9.3 million to rehabilitate the Narrabeen Submain to Water Infrastructure Group The...
Contract awarded for 132kV Transmission Substation Construction
Chris Bland, , Construction, Contracts awarded, Electricity, News, Projects, Trenchless technology, 0The contract for a major portion of 132kV and 33kV transmission mains and substation works for a leading NSW...
SunWater awards CSG water pipeline contract
Chris Bland, , Coal seam gas, Contracts awarded, Gas, News, Pipelines, Projects, right custom widget, Water, 0Murphy Pipe and Civil, the Brisbane-based pipeline construction company, had been awarded a multi-million dollar contract with Government-owned Corporation...
Work begins on $8.2m Lauderdale Sewerage Scheme
Chris Bland, , Construction, News, Pipelines, Projects, Sewer, 0Clarence Mayor Doug Chipman has joined TasWater CEO Mike Brewster in launching the beginning of work on the $8.2m...
Power goes underground in Pilbara
Chris Bland, , Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Trenchless technology, 0The Pilbara Underground Power Project is progressing with more than 800 homes now connected. All homes in Millars Well...
Santos GLNG and QGC to link pipelines
Chris Bland, , Gas, left custom widget, News, Pipelines, Projects, 0Santos GLNG and QGC have today signed an agreement that supports plant operation flexibility and efficiency for the life...
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