Construction has commenced on a $36 million waterside berth extension at Port of Newcastle’s Multipurpose Terminal by Brady Marine and Civil. The aim is to strengthen the port’s capacity for use by NSW industries and increase the length by 80 metres so vessels of up to 300m in length can berth.
Besix Watpac, a Bronze Concrete Institute member, and Constructure Joint Venture (Webuild S.p.A, China Construction Oceania, and key partner, McConnell Dowell) have been shortlisted to progress to Stage One of the Request for Tender process for Tasmania’s Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium.
MECLA, the Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance, will be at Sydney Build 2026 in Sydney on 29-30 April 2026 speaking, along with other contributors, across the free conference’s program. MECLA is also hosting a webinar on 12 May 2026 for project teams specifying, procuring and delivering low-carbon concrete within local government contexts.
Gold Coast-based Mactech Constructions has won the 2026 HIA Australian Home of the Year for its five-level Cloudbreak project perched on a cliff.
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A major fitout has been completed of the subterranean concrete cavern, The Cutaway, at Barangaroo in Sydney’s CBD, that was originally constructed by Lendlease, with Aurecon as structural engineer. It featured as the cover story in Concrete in Australia, March 2016.
As the Australian construction sector faces a continued productivity imperative, the industry is entering a critical transition. This construction software company explains why a project-first strategy allows contractors to build confidence before scaling construction technology across the business.
Queensland-based Benchmark Construction and Building has been awarded a contract to construct a new seafarers centre at the Port of Port Hedland in Western Australia.
Vinci is solidifying its presence in New Zealand this year by acquiring Fletcher Construction with a workforce of 2300 employees. The 127-year-old French company previously bought HEB Construction in 2015 and has grown the business nearly fivefold over the last decade.
Image source: Queens Wharf in Brisbane. Source: Far East Consortium
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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. Focused on concrete and construction for more than 11 years, her expertise in this field forms part of a journalism career spanning three decades. To get in touch please email desi@corbettcomms.com