With major infrastructure projects underway all over the country, Roads & Infrastructure Australia looks at the factors behind the construction job boom and how sustainable it is.
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QLD gives $1B wind farm green light
The state government has provided development approval for up to 195 wind turbines at the Lacour Energy wind farm in Clarke Creek, Central Queensland.
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Rocla wins $20M Inland Rail supply contract
Rocla will produce 200,000 concrete sleepers at its Braemar plant in Mittagong, NSW for the first stage on Inland Rail.
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Commercial building approvals drive jobs growth
Australia has seen a 13-per cent rise in non-residential building approvals over the 12 months to April 2018, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics on building approval.
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EOI open to deliver $47.8M Ballarat GovHub
The Victorian Government has opened an expression of interest process to identify contractors to deliver the GovHub project in Ballarat, which will revitalise the Civic Hall site.
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Bendigo receives $16M construction boost
The Victorian Government has announced it will invest $16 million into Bendigo’s development with a new GovHub office in the city’s CBD to bring jobs to Bendigo.
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Local QLD firm wins rail bridge contract
The Queensland Government has awarded the $28 million contract to upgrade 18 ageing rail bridges on the West Moreton rail network to a local company.
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Commercial construction expected to contribute $42B to AU economy in 2017-18
Activity in the commercial construction sector is set to have the best year in more than a decade, according to forecasts from Master Builders Australia.
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Record number of new apprentices start at Hastings Deering
Nearly 50 new apprentices have started their training at mining and construction equipment company Hastings Deering, making it the firm's largest intake in four years.
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$32M tender open to revitalise and cool Darwin’s CBD
The Northern Territory Government has released the multimillion dollar tender to construct an underground car park in Darwin’s State Square, with the aim to unlock more green space in the city.
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