News & Media

Designing Australia's Clean Energy

  • 04, February 2020
As global shifts towards reliable and clean electricity continue, wind power has increasingly become a significant part of the energy industry. WGA is currently involved in several windfarm projects across Australia with several more on the horizon as the industry continues to grow. Of particular interest is the Granville Harbour windfarm in Tasmania, due to…
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Hazelwood Powerstation Demolition

  • 29, January 2020
Hazelwood Power Station closed its doors in March 2017. Located in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, it once supplied approximately 22% of the State’s energy requirements. WGA has been engaged by Delta Group to undertake a third-party review for the demolition of the facility, including the blast felling of dredgers, stacks and boilers. WGA is also undertaking…
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Developing Our Leaders

  • 21, January 2020
2019 saw a second cohort of staff from across our offices participate in WGA’s Leadership Development Program. A core tenet of WGA’s Strategic Plan is to develop the leadership capability and capacity of our people, to ensure we are able to meet current and emerging needs of the business. After the success of the inaugural…
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New Associates and Shareholders

  • 14, January 2020
WGA is pleased to announce that Ryan Byrne, Jason Zafry and Brett Jennings have become shareholders in our employee-owned business. Ryan and Jason have worked extensively across many sectors with Ryan having a large focus on the Urban Development and Energy Sectors, and Jason in the Transport Sector. Brett leads our Civil Structures/Bridges team and…
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Foodbank Australia - Christmas Food Drive

  • 18, December 2019
Did you know that 5 million Australians have experienced food insecurity in the last year? This Christmas, WGA’s Adelaide office joined the ABC Radio Adelaide Food drive to bring relief to people in need over the holiday period. Foodbank is Australia’s largest food relief organisation, providing food relief to over 815,00 people each month. To see…
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Luke Campbell Appointed to the Board

  • 17, December 2019
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Luke Campbell to WGA’s board of directors. As WA’s Regional Manager and Group Maritime Lead, Luke has demonstrated exceptional technical and commercial leadership since he started with the business in 2004. Since relocating to Perth in 2012 Luke has established WGA as one of Australia’s largest maritime…
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NZ Hydrological Society Conference

  • 12, December 2019
WGA sponsored the Student Awards at the NZ Hydrological Society Conference which was held last week in Rotorua. Clare Houlbrooke and William Dench from WGA attended the ‘Vegas’- themed conference dinner, where Clare presented the students with their awards. The dinner was held at the top of Mt Ngongotaha, which is reached by a 10-minute gondola…
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Salisbury Community Hub Opening

  • 10, December 2019
The Salisbury Community Hub was officially opened to the public last weekend. The hub provides a place for the community to come together in a range of flexible spaces including an outdoor cinema screen, library, community services, meeting areas and offices for the council’s administration. WGA provided structural, civil, traffic and geotechnical engineering for the…
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Stretching Sessions in the Office

  • 28, November 2019
Sitting for prolonged periods of time has been shown to have a long-term negative effect on our health. This is concerning when on average we spend nine of our 14 waking hours in an office chair, in the car or on the couch. To combat this, WGA has been holding weekly stretching sessions across all…
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