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Incolink offers payments to keep construction moving

Cbus and Scentre form JV to deliver two towers

Company signs deal to redevelop Yeppon’s Station Quarter

Construction industry unites to support safety during outbreak

Sod turned on $15M Osborne Park Hospital upgrade

Works ramp up on Cheltenham and Mentone rail upgrades

CFMEU and MBA join forces during COVID-19 outbreak

Works ramp up on $90M Qantas training centre

Second stimulus to pump $66B into Australian economy

Water treatment plant upgrade to create 100 jobs

All tunnelling has now been finished on the Sydney Metro City and Southwest project, following the arrival of tunnel boring machine (TBM) Kathleen at the north of Sydney Harbour.
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Two contracts have been awarded to remove a level crossing and to duplicate eight kilometres of track as part of the Victorian Government's plan to upgrade the Cranbourne Line.
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Cranbourne Line duplication contracts worth $679M awarded

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Four companies have been shortlisted to revitalise Central Dandenong, Melbourne, with a mixed-use development worth up to $300 million.
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Construction begins on Logan City Special School learning centre

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John Holland, Lendlease services, Comdain Infrastructure and WSP will work together as the D4C joint venture to maintain the health of Sydney's waterways.
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Tenders soon for $95M pipeline construction

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A $28 million grant has been awarded to a Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) including Lendlease, BlueScope and Monash University to reduce waste, delays and emissions from Australian building projects.
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Industry CRC gets $28M to revolutionise construction

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As Australia’s largest B2B publisher we have been looking at how we can best support our many industries through the changing COVID-19 situation.
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A compliance enforcement blitz will target more than 300 high-risk workplaces to prevent the deadly lung disease silicosis.
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Taking simple steps to prevent Silicosis

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Vital infrastructure in bushfire affected communities such as roads, rail lines, bridges, schools, hospitals and communication facilities will be rebuilt with the help of $1 billion.
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Federal Govt offers $300M for bridge building in bushfire-affected communities

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The South Australian Government has released details of its record $12.9 billion infrastructure package that is expected to create around 80,000 construction jobs.
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SA releases $350M stimulus package to support local projects

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New long-life battery technologies are helping to remove slip and trip accidents resulting from electrical cords in crowded or confined workplaces and across construction sites.
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Cordless tools enhance construction site safety

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Construction is underway on a $193 million upgrade to the Port of Townsville as part of the largest expansion in the port's 156 year history.
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Works begin on $193M Port of Townsville upgrade

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A Fulton Hogan and Metro Trains Melbourne Joint Venture has won the $98 million South Gippsland Highway, Dandenong South level crossing removal contract.
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JV wins $98M South Gippsland Highway level crossing contract

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Inland Rail to boost Gross Regional Product by $13.3B

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Tenders are open to rebuild the $25 million South Australian Dog Fence, which spans 2150 kilometres and will require 71,000 timber posts, 127,500 steel droppers and more than 7000 kilometres of wire.
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Contractors selected for $25M Dog Fence rebuild

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Work is now underway to construct a $46 million railcar manufacturing facility, which will see trains built, tested and maintained for Perth’s METRONET project.
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Contract awarded to build $46M railcar manufacturing facility

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A joint venture made up of Downer and FKG Group have won a $135 million managing contract to construct a training area for the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
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Downer JV wins $135M defence contract

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Construction company ADCO has won two Western Australian refurbishment contracts with a combined worth of around $62 million.
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ADCO wins $62M worth of refurbishment works

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Four new Queensland projects worth more than $2 billion combined have declared as Priority Projects by Infrastructure Australia.
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Works begin on $1.4B Monash Freeway upgrade

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A $17.6 billion stimulus package has been announced for businesses and households to deal with challenges posed by the spread of the coronavirus.
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Construction firms to benefit from $17.6B coronavirus stimulus package

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The Western Sydney International Airport project has hit a major milestone, with contractors moving one million cubic metres of earth. Badgerys Creek Road.
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Major earthworks begin on Western Sydney Airport

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Construction begins on Hurstbridge Station carpark

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A proposal for a four-lane bridge on the Princes Highway over the Shoalhaven River at Nowra has been added to Infrastructure Australia's Priority List.
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Early works underway on $342M Nowra Bridge

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InEight moves advanced work packaging from idea Into implementation

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Bluebeam launches Australian subsidiary

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NT Govt awards contract to demolish Chan Building

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Downer EDI and the Logan City Council will work together over the next five years on a $520 million contract to plan, design and deliver water and wastewater infrastructure for the region.

Ground broken on next stage of $352M Rookwood Weir Project

The City of Melbourne wants to partner with the Victorian Government to invest $22 million into Federation Square to feature a new public library and upgraded Koorie Heritage Trust.

City of Melbourne proposes $22M Federation Square revamp

Queensland tradies are being encouraged to take advantage of a $37.6 million training package to help the improve skills for big infrastructure projects.

Construction tender for Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre released

The Victorian Government will crack down on construction companies that block inner-city roads and cause traffic congestions with a new Road Occupation Charge.

Construction companies to be charged for blocking roads

State-owned tolling company to be set up for North East Link

The South Australian Government has released details of its record $12.9 billion infrastructure package that is expected to create around 80,000 construction jobs.

Details released for $12.9B SA infrastructure package

Improvement works are scheduled to begin at Enterprize Park, located on the north bank of Melbourne’s Yarra River, to improve accessibility.

Demolition works planned for Enterprize Park

Site selected for multi-billion-dollar hydrogen plant

Around 70 per cent of girder installations have been completed on the Flinders Link Project in South Australia, with a total of 14 steel beam bridge girders installed over the last three months.

Flinders Link Project reaches construction milestone

Sustainability Victoria awarded funding to construction materials manufacturer as part of the Victorian Government’s $4.67 million Resource Recovery Infrastructure Fund.

Victorian construction to see recycled material boom

A wave of subcontractor opportunities for the tunnel and station work packages will be released for the Cross River Rail project in the coming weeks.

Subcontractor opportunities for Cross River Rail to be announced

Australia’s construction crisis will cost $6.2 billion in remediation and associated costs, according to new research.

Construction activity plummeted during 2019 to 2007 levels

 The ACCC is set to reject a resale price maintenance (RPM) notification which wanted to prevent retailers from selling welding and plasma cutting machines at a discounted price.

ACCC rejects proposal to set minimum prices on welding equipment

Queensland builder wins Stage 1 contract for $24M Ewen Maddock Dam

EOIs open for second Gold Coast Spit development

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Construction workers have hit a key milestone on a $1.2 billion commercial office building in North Sydney, topping out the tallest building in the region.

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The $761 million design and construct contract for Stage 2 of the Monash Freeway upgrade has been awarded to a major construction firm.

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The Western Australian Government has opened a six week request for tender process for the rail component of the $69 million METRONET Denny Avenue level crossing removal project.

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Designs have been released for the level crossing removal bridges at Old Geelong Road in Hoppers Crossing and Werribee Street in Werribee.

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Four tunnel boring machines (TBM) are now leaving Sydney after completing tunnelling under the city, delivering 30 kilometres of twin metro railway tunnels.

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