On Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop construction project, crews are currently installing underground concrete support walls in preparation for excavating the future SRL station site at Monash University.
Award wages, superannuation, parental leave, compliance, and tax reforms all land this week across Australia. Award wages are rising, superannuation moves from quarterly to payday, paid parental leave expands further, and new compliance obligations come into force for builders.
Lendlease has been selected by the Queensland Government as its preferred Master Development Partner to transform the former Visy glass factory on the South Brisbane riverfront into a major mixed-use precinct, comprising more than 4000 new homes and public parkland for the 7.1-hectare site, that has been closed to the public for generations.
New Zealand’s Leighs Construction is using an AI-powered spatial intelligence platform which captures and visualises construction sites (pictured) in a virtual environment with 360-degree cameras to create a navigable record of progress as projects are built.
Austroads is hosting a webinar on 20 July about implementing technical specifications that are nationally consistent requirements for the construction of bridges and roads. These define materials, treatments and infrastructure and best-practice approach to the design, specification, and delivery.
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Desi Corbett
Desi is the Editor of Concrete in Australia, at the helm since December 2013, and our weekly news writer since 2016. Her expertise in this field forms part of a journalism career spanning three decades. To get in touch please email desi@corbettcomms.com