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News, projects and guides about queensland.
UGL will design, build and commission a 72 MW solar farm and 52 MW / 104 MWh battery near Mount Isa, underpinned by an energy supply deal with Evolution Mining's Ernest Henry operation to 2046.
By Construction Australia · · 6 min read
Guides · NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT
The card is recognised nationwide. The training is not. That single distinction explains most of the confusion — and it is why you have to train in the state where you live.
· 6 min read · Construction Australia
Analysis · QLD
CopperString lost 170 kilovolts and $2.1 billion of scope. Borumba’s business case was reopened and its reported cost is $18.4 billion. Both were taken from Powerlink and handed to QIC.
· 5 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · QLD
The 6.7-kilometre Broadbeach to Burleigh Heads extension opened to passengers in August 2026, four years after construction started. The cost went from about $670 million to $1.5 billion.
· 3 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · QLD
Escalators and station lighting are being commissioned across the underground stations — but the tunnel must be independently certified, a process that takes at least two years on its own.
· 3 min read · Construction Australia
Guides · QLD
Published legal commentary states that a Queensland claimant has 10 business days to seek adjudication after receiving a payment schedule. Section 79 of the BIF Act says 30.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Projects · NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, NATIONAL
Queensland is on track to overtake New South Wales and Victoria, while Victorian investment falls by a third. The national total hides a substantial redistribution.
· 4 min read · Construction Australia
Guides · NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT
Every security of payment deadline that matters, by jurisdiction — payment schedules, adjudication windows and claim periods — verified against the consolidated Acts. Diarise in business days, in the right state.
· 2 min read · Construction Australia
