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Trenchless Technology proves its worth for Australian desal

Australian desalination projects are successfully using Trenchless Technology to protect sensitive areas and avoid inconveniencing the local populace. Here, Trenchless Australasia looks at the methods used and how they have enhanced project delivery for the Gold Coast, Sydney, Adelaide, Southern Seawater and Victorian desalination projects.
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Aurora Australis – the TBM putting the Bogong Hydro Power Project in lights

The fourth and final link in the scheme, the Bogong Power Development Project, to be commissioned in late 2009, will add another 140 MW to the existing 241 MW generating capacity of the Kiewa Valley Hydroelectric Scheme, making it the largest hydropower project to be constructed in Australia in 25 years. Lucy Rochlin visited the site, getting up close with the project's Tunnel Boring Machine, Aurora Australis.
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New underground standards for Vic

New safety guidelines to help protect the lives of Victorians and prevent damage to essential underground services have been launched by Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor.
Mr Batchelor said "Careless excavation threatens lives and livelihoods and can result in millions of dollars worth of damage to services, such as gas and water pipes, electricity and communication cables.

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Coe Drilling successfully completes PNG river crossing

In early 2008, Ok Tedi Mining contracted Coe Drilling to undertake the Ok Tedi River crossing project, entailing the construction of a 500 m long DN 200 steel mine waste tailings pipeline beneath the Ok Tedi River to transport the mine waste to a newly constructed tailings dam on the west side of the river near Bige in Papua New Guinea.
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