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PGU funding announced for Oreti Managed Aquifer Recharge Project

  • 23, July 2019
WGA 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 Southland to fluctuate between extreme drought conditions to…
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Celebrating the State Architecture Awards

  • 16, July 2019
It’s been a great few weeks celebrating recently-delivered projects across several State Architecture Awards. From South Australia, congratulations to Swanbury Penglase on taking out three awards for the University of South Australia Cancer Research Institute including the Jack McConnell Award for Public Architecture. WGA carried out structural and civil design for the project which also…
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Tablelands Highway Upgrade, NT

  • 10, July 2019
WGA’s Darwin office has been providing civil engineering for the Tablelands Highway Upgrade Project Stages 1 & 2. Tablelands highway is a major highway in the NT, 10 hours outside of Darwin, which is essential to the transportation of cattle through connecting the Barkly and Carpentaria highways. The upgrade aims to improve road conditions and…
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SA & VIC Infrastructure teams join for Suburban Roads Project

  • 28, June 2019
Staff from WGA’s Infrastructure team from our Melbourne and Adelaide offices are currently working on the tender for Victoria’s Suburban Roads Upgrade (SRU) Public Private Partnership project for the South Eastern Roads and the Northern Roads packages. WGA has formed a Joint Venture agreement with consulting firm Pitt & Sherry to deliver the tender designs. As…
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New Roof for Memorial Drive Tennis Centre

  • 19, June 2019
A significant upgrade to Adelaide’s Memorial Drive Tennis Centre will soon enable the historic venue to host international-standard tennis tournaments. WGA is part of the team delivering the $10m redevelopment, which will feature a single-span lightweight roof across the existing stands and centre courts. We have also provided geotechnical and heavy lifting advice to McMahon…
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Patrick Terminals ZPMC Crane Import Verificiations

  • 04, June 2019
Since 2005, WGA has been providing ongoing engineering support and third party independent design verification to Patrick Terminals, who have been importing Ship-to-Shore (STS) Cranes from the global manufacturer ZPMC. WGA is currently providing structural, mechanical, electrical and access compliance verification for the very first Automated Rail Mounted Gantry (ARMG) Cranes to be imported by…
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UniSA Civil Engineering Grant

  • 30, May 2019
The WGA Civil Engineering Grant is a $5k grant awarded to a full-time Bachelor of Engineering student undertaking their third year of undergraduate studies at University of South Australia. The grant is awarded to students who demonstrate academic excellence, passion for the industry and leadership potential. Recipients receive a 12-week paid work placement at WGA.…
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Hiring Graduates for 2020

  • 16, May 2019
In the last five years, WGA has employed over 30 graduates across our Australian offices in a range of positions. Applications are currently open for engineers and young professionals for positions in our Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide offices to commence early 2020. Pictured here are some of the graduates who joined WGA at the start…
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Simon McCarthy prefabAUS presentation "When will offsite construction be right for my development project"

  • 13, May 2019
WGA senior structural engineer Simon McCarthy recently presented “When will offsite construction be right for my development project” at the PrefabAUS Breakfast Seminar. Simon encouraged developers to embrace the technique sooner rather than later and commented on how the stigma of standardisation leading to a lack of customisation is outdated. Simon highlighted the importance of…
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