Margaret Ambrose
Approval has been granted for an $80 million horseshoe-shaped building at Flemington racecourse, home of the Melbourne Cup.
One of Australia’s most successful wind farm developers is set to break into the Tasmanian market with a massive wind farm development that is set to bolster the renewable energy construction industry and provide supplier and contractor opportunities to the local community.
The proponent of a Tasmanian gold mine has told Projectory that the resumption of gold mining as soon as possible has become the company’s top priority.
It’s full steam ahead for Australia’s first offshore wind farm estimated to have an end cost of around $10 billion, and the proponents has taken Projectory through the latest milestone, the narrowing down to three potential easements for underground cables.
The expression of interest stage was competitive, but a Tasmanian construction company has won the contract to develop a hotel complex on a waterfront precinct.
The project director of an $11 billion Melbourne rail and tunnel project has told Projectory how the project’s delivery is being shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the consortium selected to deliver the project establishes a procurement process for expressions of interest from contractors and suppliers.
While some businesses are fearful of the possible economic impact of COVID-19 and necessary social distancing laws, savvy contractors and suppliers are finding opportunities to grow – and here are a few.
A Victorian council has paved the way for the construction of a proposed $300 million solar and battery farm in the north of Victoria, by cutting red tape and amending the approvals process, and the project director has filled Projectory in on the details.
A unique $40 million shopping precinct slash community centre is slated to be built in an outer Melbourne suburb, and the project director has provided Projectory with all the design details, as well as timings for the construction contract.
It’s a $4 billion project that will see upgrades delivered on 20 Melbourne arterial roads – and the project director has given Projectory a heads-up on the next tranche of work as well as an update on the tender process.
