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Contracts on the way for sewer upgrade
Wed, 1 September 2010
Queensland Urban Utilities will soon begin the contracting process for the first stage of a multi-million dollar upgrade to the Bulimba Creek Trunk Sewer, on Brisbane’s south side.
Darwin’s wastewater evolution
Thu, 26 August 2010
A project to upgrade Darwin’s wastewater system will use microtunnelling to bring the city up to modern standards.
Urgent call for microtunnellers
Tue, 24 August 2010
Brisbane City Council have invited tenders for a project involving microtunnelling at Bousfield Steet, Paddington, Queensland.
Register now for Trenchless Live 2010!
Mon, 26 July 2010
Keynote speakers for the Breakfast Session at Trenchless Live 2010 have been confirmed and online registrations are now open!
That’s one big bore
Fri, 11 June 2010
The Airport Link Project team was joined by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh to witness the lowering of Australia’s largest tunnel boring machine (TBM) cutterhead into the ground at Kalinga Park, Queensland.
Rockin’ the suburbs
Tue, 18 May 2010
Water Corporation has started work on a new sewer pipeline in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia that will use microtunnelling.
Halfway there for the Melbourne Sewer
Tue, 18 May 2010
The 2.3 km Melbourne Main Sewer Replacement from Port Melbourne to Docklands, Victoria, has reached its half way point.
Drilling – never a bore!
Sandy bores through
Wed, 5 May 2010
The first part of the major tunnelling operation for Frankston Drainage Improvement Project has been completed.
Boring the urban environment
Trenchless Australasia — April 2010
Codmah overcame the challenge of construction in an urban environment, installing a high pressure gas line in Paddington, New South Wales using a combination of open cut and under road boring.
Down and dirty with Lucy Loo
Trenchless Australasia — April 2010
At this very moment, ‘Lucy Loo’ the tunnel boring machine and her team are working on the Melbourne Main Replacement Sewer Replacement. Trenchless Australasia visited the site in Port Melbourne, and learnt about the technological complexities of the project and met the people responsible for improving the city’s sewer network. Kate Pemberton reports.
Frankston Drainage Improvement Project
Trenchless Australasia — April 2010
As a low lying area, Frankston on Melbourne’s Peninsula is subject to serious flooding during severe wet weather. Tunnelling works are currently underway as part of the $A41 million Frankston Drainage Improvement Project, which is one of Melbourne Water’s biggest projects and will provide increased protection from flooding and improve drainage in the area.
Getting to the tunnel
Ocean outfall diffused
Wed, 31 March 2010
The last section of the Christchurch Ocean Outfall project, located in the South Island of New Zealand, has been completed for Christchurch City Council.
Winning with refinement
Wed, 24 March 2010
Sydney’s Desalination Project, which relied on tunnel boring machines to install the necessary pipeline, has received the Government Partnership Excellence Award at Infrastructure Partnerships Australia’s 2010 National Infrastructure Awards.
Speedy tunnel boring signals early finish for NSP
Tue, 16 March 2010
The Northern Sewerage Project is on track to be delivered six months ahead of schedule.
I love Trenchless Technology!
Microtunnelling scheduled for Mardi-Mangrove
Thu, 25 February 2010
Construction of the Mardi-Mangrove Link in New South Wales is set to begin this month, with microtunnelling works under the Wyong River crossing to take place in June.
Loch Ness Monster seen in Adelaide
Tue, 23 February 2010
Nessie the tunnel boring machine has commenced tunnelling for marine works as part of the Adelaide Desalination Project.
HDD helps Hunter Water with upgrades
Wed, 17 February 2010
HDD and thrust boring are being used to install a new water main in Maitland and Cessnock in New South Wales as part of a water services upgrade program.
Sugarloaf opening boosts Melbourne’s water
Thu, 11 February 2010
Melbourne’s water supplies will be significantly boosted with Victorian Premier John Brumby and state Water Minister Tim Holding officially opening the Sugarloaf Pipeline, located in Victoria.
Scheduling the Mardi-Mangrove Link
Tue, 9 February 2010
The construction schedule for the Gosford and Wyong councils’ $A120 million Mardi-Mangrove Link Project, located in New South Wales, is expected to be released Friday 12 February, according to the Wyong Shire Council.
Laser boring the Bendigo sewer main
Mon, 8 February 2010
Laser boring will be used to install sections of the new 1.15 kilometre sewer trunk main in Bendigo, Victoria.
Trenchless to give Adelaide an extra jolt
Thu, 4 February 2010
Microtunnelling and HDD will be used to install a new 275 kilovolt underground transmission line from Torrens Island to Keswick Terminal in Adelaide, South Australia.
Contract awarded for Central Interceptor Project
Wed, 3 February 2010
Watercare Services has recently awarded the contract for the Central Interceptor Project in Auckland, New Zealand, to engineering consultants AECOM.



