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Trenchless Australasia has teamed up with Australian Tenders to provide readers of the magazine with information on the latest Trenchless Technology tenders.

Arm End, a Tasmanian multi-use public recreation reserve, will use horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for the land-based pipeline crossings in its rehabilitation, revegetation and irrigation programs.

In a challenging HDD project in the Darling Ranges, WA, operators installed HDPE pipe using Chase Corporation’s Trace-Safe® tracer wire through a tight bore hole in solid granite to resist breakage.

ASTT Members can now access the Trenchless Technology Centre (TTC) Trenchless Assessment Guide (TAG-R), a web-based tool identifies suitable trenchless construction methods for any given construction project.

One of New Zealand’s most ambitious tunnelling projects is one step closer, after Watercare issued a request for proposals for the Central Interceptor project.

Australia’s first Iplex Millennium® PE100 HSCR pipe, manufactured using Qenos’ HCR193B® resin, has been installed by Maxibor using HDD in Yeppoon, QLD.

Auckland Council’s Watercare is undertaking one of New Zealand’s most ambitious tunnelling projects by constructing a 13 km wastewater tunnel at depths of up to 100 m underneath the city.

Cape will use horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to install part of Western Australia’s Underground Power Program (UPP), after securing a AU$12.5 million contract from Western Power.

The final stages of horizontal directional drilling (HDD), as part of a AU$15 million project to install a water pipeline under a highway and railway, has commenced in Darnum, Victoria.

SA Water has awarded Fulton Hogan a AU$12 million contract to upgrade a sewer in Adelaide’s northwest.

Trenchless contractor Maxibor has used horizontal directional drilling (HDD) to install a fibre link for NBN Co in Scotts Head, New South Wales.

Early bird registrations are available for Trenchless Asia, taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 7–8 May 2018.

CDEnviro, waste recycling and material recovery solution specialist, is expanding its Australian team with its UK-based Business Development Executive Ryan O’Loan relocating to Australia.

In 2015, Unitywater came to the rescue, using HDD for the urgent pipeline installation when a failed sewage main beneath a creek at the mouth of the Noosa River in Queensland, earning it the award for ASTT Project of the Year – New Installation.

SA Water has revealed plans for three new water main replacements at St Agnes, Korunye and Goodwood as part of its AU$137 million upgrade program.

SA Water’s AU$11.4 million wastewater network capacity upgrade project is a contender for the Australian Water Association’s (AWA) South Australian Water Award for ‘Infrastructure Project Innovation’.

Registrations are still available for the final ASTT Technical Forum for 2017, taking place on 30 November at the Sydney Water’s headquarters in Paramatta, New South Wales (NSW).

With the use of NDD and directional drilling gaining popularity, considering responsible waste disposal practices is essential. CDEnviro’s Diarmaid Connaire outlines waste-burden issues and current options available to the industry.

Vermeer Australia has celebrated the unveiling of its new Brisbane dealership with an event attended by customers and international dignitaries.

Hunter Water is constructing a new pipeline under Swansea Channel using horizontal directional drilling (HDD), as part of a AU$3 million project to improve water security for residents in Swansea, New South Wales.

Unitywater has reacted to winning the ASTT’s Project of the Year – New Installation Award at No-Dig Down Under 2017 for its Noosa River pipeline project.

The final ASTT Technical Forums for 2017 in Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) will both feature educational presentations from local water utilities.

TRACTO-TECHNIK Group has revealed several changes to its Brisbane-based sister company, TT ASIA PACIFIC.

The final ASTT Technical Forums for 2017 in Victoria and New South Wales (NSW) will both feature educational presentations from local water utilities.

In 2018, the North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) will bring its Annual No-Dig Show to sunny Palm Springs, California.

A critical section of the 80 km Chichester Trunk Gravity Main has been rehabilitated by the trenchless installation of dual PE100 1,200 mm pipelines under the Hunter River in NSW. The project featured the installation of one of Australia’s largest diameter HDPE pipes by HDD.