Jamie Wade

FQM Nickel awards Cimeco $23m in contracts for range of works at Ravensthorpe Project

FQM Nickel Australia has awarded Forge Group subsidiary Cimeco the structural, mechanical and process piping installation and electrical and instrumentation works for its Ravensthorpe Project.

Approval for Infigen Suntech's $300m Nyngan Solar Farm heralds first solar project for NSW

The NSW Government has approved the State’s first commercial solar farm near Nyngan in northwestern NSW.

GDF SUEZ Bonaparte awards pre‐FEED Contracts for floating LNG project 250km west of Darwin

GDF SUEZ Bonaparte, operator of the Bonaparte LNG project, has awarded upstream and midstream contracts for pre‐Front End Engineering and Design.

Major Project status for Centrex Metals' deepwater port plan for Sheep Hill, Eyre Peninsula

The South Australian Government has declared the proposed Sheep Hill deepwater bulk commodities export port on Eyre Peninsula a major project.

PER closes 28 Feb for Dampier Nitrogen's ammonium nitrate production facility, Burrup Peninsula

Submissions for Dampier Nitrogen's proposed ammonium nitrate production facility on the Burrup Peninsula will close 28 February.

Plans approved for five-storey $39m purpose-built medical research facility at Liverpool Hospital

The Federal and NSW Governments have approved plans for construction of a new $39 million purpose-built research facility at Liverpool Hospital.

Minotaur Exploration proceeds to feasibility study for kaolin deposit 45km east of Streaky Bay

Minerals explorer Minotaur Exploration will proceed to a feasibility study on plans to develop a kaolin deposit at Streaky Bay in South Australia.

Growth plan for Adelaide Hills worth $550m includes $160m for transport infrastructure projects

A long-term growth plan to rollout $550 million in new infrastructure for Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia has been approved.

More than $69bn in Queensland projects signed off in 2010, nine projects with capex of $23bn

The Queensland Coordinator-General signed off on 11 reports in 2010 for projects worth a total of roughly $69.