WGA delegates Luke Campbell, David McKay, Nick Deussen, Ben McFarlane and Ian McRobbie presented technical papers at last week’s annual Coasts and Ports Conference held in Hobart. The Australasian Coasts & Ports Conference series is the pre-eminent forum in the region for professionals to meet and discuss…
Read MoreWGA has designed the Berth 3 Deck Replacement and Fender Upgrade project at the Port of Port Hedland for Pilbara Ports Authority. The wharf is a multi-user facility used to export salt and import fuel and general cargo. The original deck deteriorated and was replaced in 1988, however further deterioration…
Read MoreWGA is currently involved in the design of multiple correctional facilities. In Victoria, WGA is providing structural engineering for the proposed 1,248 bed maximum security prison, which will become part of the existing prison precinct which includes Barwon Prison, Karreenga Annex and Marngoneet Correctional…
Read MoreWGA has been appointed to provide project engineering for Seafarms’ “Project Sea Dragon” (PSD). PSD is a large prawn aquaculture project located across three locations in northern Australia. The project focuses on sustainable land use and integrated design practices to maintain surrounding river and…
Read MoreThe transformation of the former Royal Adelaide Hospital site is well underway. The seven-hectare CBD site, known as Lot Fourteen, will be redeveloped into an innovation neighbourhood. Demolition of existing buildings, including the seven-storey east wing and link to the emergency department have been…
Read MoreWGA’s Perth office are pleased to have been appointed to provide civil and structural engineering for the circa $24m Karel Avenue Upgrade Project. Karel Avenue is used as a north-south access route which frequently experiences significant congestion during peak periods. The project will alleviate current…
Read MoreWGA’s industrial team will have a major involvement in the Liberty Primary Steel Transformation project at the Whyalla Steelworks. The project has an overall value in excess of $1b. The transformation will reinvigorate Whyalla and diversify the city’s economy, securing some 2,500 jobs. WGA, in a joint…
Read MoreWGA’s Maritime team has assisted with the investigation into an incident that occurred on the Army Jetty on Rottnest Island late last year. Our work focused on the direct structural mode of a failure of a deck plank, and our report contributed to a broader investigation undertaken by KPMG and tabled…
Read MoreThe 2019 Future Footprints Career Expo was recently held in Perth and attended by Brenton Clark and Connie Salinas. The Future Footprints program is an initiative of the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA) that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are…
Read MoreWGA NZs Bob Bower and Clare Houlbrooke attended the official ribbon cutting event for the Oreti Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Pilot Testing project last week in Invercargill. Water storage has become a major issue in Southland during recent years due to significant shifts in rainfall patterns causing…
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