SP AusNet is undertaking an $A1 million gas mains replacement project in Yarraville, Victoria, to ensure a safer and more reliable gas supply in the district.
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NBN backbone in Western Australia
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy has marked the completion of the 449 km Perth to Geraldton fibre backbone link, located in Western Australia.
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No delay for NBN
The Australian Federal Government has claimed that the rollout of the National Broadband Network will not be postponed despite recent flooding in Queensland and eastern states.
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Coburg to receive stormwater harvesting project
Coburg, Victoria is set to become one of the first Principal Activity Centres in Australia to incorporate a recycled water pipeline alongside its existing water and sewerage infrastructure.
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Excelling in sewer rehab
Water Infrastructure Group has received a 2010 Australian Concrete Repair Association Award for Excellence for a sewer maintenance hole rehabilitation project for Moreton Bay Regional Council, located in Queensland.
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Trenchless Technology could aid NBN as construction steps closer
The House of Representatives has passed legislation providing an important step forward in the development of the National Broadband Network (NBN), which could employ Trenchless Technology in its construction.
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Extra care with manhole shafts and sewers
Working in shafts and sewers has always been dangerous, as they can be affected by dirt, noise, humidity and in some cases sewer gases, and should be given extra care with respect to safety issues.
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Shedding light on sewer pipes
PPI Corporation has a new PE sewer pipe that allows for easy internal viewing of the pipe for maintenance and inspections.
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CCTV inspection of trunk sewers
A unique and innovative way of using CCTV technology to inspect trunk sewers - on a floating device - has been developed by Rangedale Drainage Services for Melbourne Water.
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Refining sewer rehabilitation with epoxy
Using a two-part epoxy mortar coating system, Water Infrastructure Group was able to safely and successfully complete a major wastewater relining project in Sydney.
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Gas regulation brings change
Recent amendments to the Electricity Supply Act and the Gas Supply Act relating to excavations in NSW have now been proclaimed, making it a legal requirement to notify Dial Before You Dig NSW/ACT of excavations in NSW.
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NBN Co announces construction winners for first release sites
NBN Co Limited has recently announced the successful contractors who it will work with to construct passive optical fibre in the five first release sites.
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Tender for stormwater pipe
The City of Stirling, located in Perth's northern suburbs, has put out a call for tenders for the supply and installation of a trenchless stormwater pipe.
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Trenchless Technology sparks the gas industry
Gas will be the source of more than one third of Australia's electricity generation by 2030, according to a recent report launched by Australian Federal Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson.
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Gas in the pipeline
Thousands of kilometres of gas networks stretch across Australia, and Trenchless Technology is becoming a commonly used method to minimise the impact on the environment and on local residents. Trenchless Australasia spoke with Jemena in regards to their recent gas projects.
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FutureGAS 2010 fires up the industry
The movers and shakers of the gas industry gathered recently for the FutureGAS 2010 Conference and Exhibition, held from 9-11 March.
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Bid to boost SA’s stormwater harvest
The South Australian Government and local councils are seeking funding from the second round of the Commonwealth's Water for the Future program to boost the state's annual stormwater harvest.
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Navigating the Northern Sewerage Project
The Northern Sewerage Project will increase the capacity of the sewerage system for Melbourne's northern suburbs. The NSP Project Director Rob Muley spoke to Trenchless Australasia, providing a project update and status report on the three tunnel boring machines - Gemma, Victoria and Julia - named by a local primary school.
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Melbourne head office for NBN Co
The Australian NBN Co will be based in Melbourne during the proposed eight-year broadband network roll out.
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Supporting Sydney’s sewer and stormwater networks
Sydney Water has awarded contracts worth $A83.4 million to upgrade stormwater and sewerage pipes to Kembla Watertech Pty Ltd, Insituform Pacific Pty Ltd and Interflow Pty Ltd. The Sewer Rehabilitation Program is part of Sydney Water's $A560 million four-year SewerFix Program to protect public health and reduce the number of sewage overflows reaching the environment.
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SewerFix at work in the Blue Mountains
SewerFix is a major program undertaken by Sydney Water Corporation (SWC) to reduce the discharge of sewage into the environment. It is also part of Sydney Water's strategic program to meet the objectives of the sewage treatment system licences issued to SWC by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in May 2000.
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Pakenham-Narre Warren Sewerage Transfer System
The Melbourne 2030 plan identifies the Southeast region of Melbourne as one of the fastest growth areas in Australia. As the population of Pakenham's designated urban growth area continues to rise, so to does the need to manage an increase in sewage flows.
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Tree root intrustion into sewers and how to stop it
The United States Environmental Protection Agency stated in 1977 that "Root intrusion is the single most destructive element facing sewer authorities." Nearly thirty years on the problem is still as pervasive, but a solution is at hand with the Sanafoam Vaporooter II foaming sewer root inhibitor.
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Drilline refurbishes collapsed sewer line in Perth
Drilline Pty Ltd is a Western Australian owned and operated company providing specialised services to the civil infrastructure and urban development industries.
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JB completes Auckland sewer rehabilitation
JB Pipeline Services is one of New Zealand's leading specialised contracting companies, with experience in the rehabilitation, installation and maintenance of gravity and high pressure pipelines, including gas, sewer, storm water, water mains, industrial pipelines, telecommunication ducts and power cables.
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Double circular liner for oviform sewer
While a large and well accepted range of liners are available for structural rehabilitation of deteriorated circular sewers, the same solutions cannot be so readily applied to oviform (egg-shaped) sewers.
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