Jamie Wade

Australia’s data centre boom opens a new front for the major projects supply chain

Australia’s fast-expanding data centre pipeline is shaping as one of the country’s biggest investment cycles in decades, creating opportunities well beyond technology providers.

Plant construction tenders open as a funded mine expansion moves toward early works

Civil, structural and mechanical contractors have a live tender window on a fully funded mineral processing build in the Pilbara, with package submissions already under review and construction programmed to start within the current quarter.

The recovery is making the headlines. The 16 per cent drop in forward work-in-hand isn't, and that's the number reshaping the procurement landscape.

Forward revenue visibility across Australia's largest listed mining contractors has fallen 16 per cent in six months, and the project owners, suppliers and contractors who read that signal correctly will spend the next 12 months better positioned than those who don't.

Central Queensland wind farm powers up approvals creating supply chain opportunities from turbine transport to long term site services

A large-scale renewable energy development in Central Queensland is progressing through environmental approvals, with opportunities emerging for contractors and service providers across civil works, electrical infrastructure, environmental management, and transport logistics.

Major agricultural development planned in Victoria-Daly to deliver over 3,200ha of cropping land and new infrastructure in the keep river catchment

A multi-stage agricultural development in the Northern Territory’s Victoria-Daly region is moving through environmental and regulatory assessment, with potential to open significant supply and contracting opportunities for civil works, agricultural infrastructure, transport, and crop support services.

Urban expansion north of Perth to create long-term supply chain opportunities as 15ha residential development progresses to approval stage

A new urban subdivision in Perth’s northern corridor is set to unlock procurement opportunities for civil contractors, utility installers, and landscape suppliers, with nearly 15 hectares of greenfield land earmarked for clearing and development just 20 km from the CBD.

Coal mine expansion in northern NSW to undergo federal assessment over environmental risks—$3.2b project flagged for impacts to species, water

The expansion of a coal mine in northern New South Wales has been ruled a “controlled action” under federal environmental law, triggering a full assessment of its potential impacts on threatened species and water resources.

Massive renewable energy build in WA’s Pilbara to deliver 1,500 MW capacity and long-term supplier opportunities across multi-year staged rollout

A new large-scale renewable energy development in Western Australia’s Pilbara region is presenting significant opportunities for suppliers and service providers, with the proposed project targeting up to 1,500 MWac of installed generation capacity and an estimated minimum operational life of 50 years.