Cimic Group subsidiary Pacific Partnerships has announced the start of work on a 130MW solar farm in the north of Victoria State. Another Cimic subsidiary, UGL, will build, operate and…

Promising sunshine, surfing, high wages, and cheaper living, the government of Western Australia will visit the UK and Ireland this month to try and recruit civil engineers and skilled tradespeople…

The state of South Australia plans the world’s largest hydrogen power station fuelled by the world’s largest electrolyser. The 200MW scheme, and the 250MW electrolyser, will be developed by the…

Webuild has signed a contract with the administrators of Clough Limited in Australia to acquire Clough’s assets, including its offices, trademarks, credentials, and 1,100 employees, plus more than €4bn worth…

UGL, a subsidiary of Australian contractor Cimic, has been appointed by French energy company Neoen to install high voltage infrastructure at the 1,500ha Western Downs Green Power Hub in Queensland,…

Cimic Group’s UGL has been awarded five multi-year energy and resources contracts in Western Australia worth a total of US$136m. UGL will work with existing clients on the following: Work…

Work is getting underway today on a giant radio telescope billed as one of the 21st century’s most important science projects. The first phases of the Single Kilometre Array, or…

A US$231m extension of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, designed by Pritzker-Prize-winning firm SANAA, is to open to the public on 3 December. The project includes…

A consortium led by John Holland, CPB Contractors and Italian civil engineer Ghella has won a US$1.1bn contract to dig the final tunnel of Sydney Metro West under the city’s…

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has appointed Professor Mike Kagioglou FCIOB as its latest Vice President, making him the first VP to be based in Australia. Kagioglou is Dean…

Laing O’Rourke has acquired electric plant and vehicles for infrastructure projects in Australia. The company said it was the first investment of its type in Australian construction. It aims to…

Sydney-based private contractor Roberts Co has concluded an agreement in principle to buy most of failed developer Probuild’s projects in Melbourne.