News & Media

THE RE-BIRTH OF WHYALLA

  • 18, January 2018
The recent announcement of the purchase of Arrium by the GFG Alliance has provided the Whyalla Steelworks, now known as Liberty OneSteel, with an exciting and bright future. WGA first established its office in Whyalla over 25 years ago and has provided the steelworks, mine operations and major service providers with dedicated engineering and project…
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OBahn Opening

  • 08, January 2018
The O-Bahn City Access Project was officially opened in December 2017. The project has reduced travel times between Adelaide’s CBD and the northern suburbs for more than 30,000 commuters each week day, and reduced traffic congestion. The project involved the creation of centrally aligned priority bus lanes along Hackney Road, and a dedicated 670 metre…
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NZ HYDROSOC SPONSORSHIP

  • 13, December 2017
WGA was very pleased to sponsor the student prizes at the New Zealand Hydrological Society Conference which was held in Napier at the end of November. Our Principal Hydrogeologist, Russell Martin (pictured), presented the awards at the conference dinner. The entries were of a high caliber, making the judging process a difficult one.  Overall, the…
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WGA EXPANDS TO NEW ZEALAND

  • 03, October 2017
WGA is pleased to announce our expansion into the New Zealand market with new offices in Christchurch, Auckland and Hamilton.  Led by Principal Hydrologist Bob Bower, our New Zealand Regional Manager, we also welcome Principal Hydrogeologist Brett Sinclair and Senior Hydrogeologist Clare Houlbrooke to our New Zealand team. This expansion further strengthens our current internationally-recognised…
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NEW OPERATIONS MANAGER IN PERTH OFFICE

  • 27, September 2017
WGA is excited to announce the appointment of Principal Civil Engineer Brenton Clark to the role of Operations Manager at our expanding WA office. Brenton has experience in the oil and gas, mining, civil infrastructure and land development sectors, and was closely involved with the Nammuldi Incremental Tonnes Project; managing the design, construction and operation…
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nRAH Team Takes out State Award

  • 25, September 2017
WGA was honoured to receive an Award for Excellence in the use of concrete at the recent Concrete Institute of Australia’s 2017 South Australian State Awards for Excellence for our design of the new Royal Adelaide Hospital project. Mark Gobolos, lead structural engineer for the project, was present to accept the award on behalf of…
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OPENING OF THE NRAH

  • 18, September 2017
  • #NewRoyalAdelaideHospital
Adelaide’s new $2.3b Royal Adelaide Hospital was officially opened on September 5th, after the engineering team led by WGA was awarded the Concrete Institute of Australia’s State Award for Excellence for the design of the flagship hospital. The award recognises excellence in concrete design, construction and materials in Australia. WGA Joint Managing Director and seismic…
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GMUSG Conference and Trade Exhibition 2017

  • 04, September 2017
WGA was pleased to showcase our capabilities within the resources and industrial sectors at the 13th annual Global Maintenance Upper Spencer Gulf (GMUSG) conference and trade exhibition. This year’s event was held in Whyalla, where we have built a strong reputation for over 25 years after opening an office there in 1990. With many exciting…
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Peter McBean, Joint Managing Director of WGA Discusses nRAH

  • 22, August 2017
WGA’s Joint Managing Director, Peter McBean, was featured in Adelaide newspaper ‘The Advertiser’ on 20th August for his seismic design of the $1.85bn new Royal Adelaide Hospital. Classified as a critical post-disaster facility, the hospital is one of the first major buildings in Australia designed to remain operational after an earthquake. Read the full article…
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