Sector
Hospitals, schools, universities and social infrastructure.
Built and Sacyr have started work on the six-storey New Mandurah Hospital beside Peel Health Campus, adding more than 110 beds, with practical completion due in late 2028.
By Construction Australia · · 3 min read
News · QLD
Lendlease is preferred contractor for the Redcliffe Hospital Expansion, CPB Contractors has signed a new Bundaberg Hospital deal and started piling, and Mackay's masterplan is out.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
News · NSW
Multiplex will help finalise the design of the $2 billion New Bankstown Hospital ahead of main works in 2027, as hospital projects at Fairfield and Albury Wodonga also move ahead.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NATIONAL
Transport still takes more than half the pipeline, but energy transmission is the fastest-growing segment — and the work is shifting north.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Analysis · NATIONAL
Hunter Transmission drew seven bidders by splitting the work into two packages, and the Bruce Highway program is reaching regional contractors the same way. Package size and structure are levers clients can pull.
· 6 min read · Construction Australia
Analysis · NATIONAL
Business cases allow about 7 per cent between their P50 and P90 estimates, while completed projects average 49 per cent. Most of what gets reported as an overrun is something else entirely.
· 10 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · VIC
A $525 million Geelong hospital drew a four-way shortlist — twice the field most Australian megaprojects manage. Main works started in February 2025, targeting December 2029.
· 3 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · VIC
Structural works are underway at Cobblebank on Victoria's first fully electric hospital, delivered by Lendlease under a contract running 25 years past construction completion.
· 3 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · QLD
The joint venture has moved to the next stage of builder selection for the 63,000-seat Victoria Park stadium, with BMD on early works and construction due to start in 2027.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Innovation · VIC
Since January 2024, new Victorian public buildings and hospitals must be all-electric in design. For contractors that is a change to the trade mix, the plant room and the grid connection.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · TAS
BESIX Watpac is the preferred tenderer for Hobart's 23,000-seat stadium, with contract award targeted for the end of 2026 while Hazell Bros' earthworks continue.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Analysis · NATIONAL
Laing O’Rourke advises at Osborne, sits inside Queensland’s Games venues consortium and built METRONET’s Ellenbrook line — the clearest example of clients engaging contractors to advise, not to build.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
