Hitting new heights in the Shoalhaven

🏗️ Sheds Away!

If you think there's something missing at Melbourne's Federation Square you're correct!

The acoustic shed on the corner of Flinders Street and St Kilda Road has been dismantled as our @metrotunnelvic project reaches another milestone.

🚉This site will be the future home of a Town Hall Station entrance, connecting Federation Square directly to the Metro Tunnel.

The shed has been in residence since 2019, while the acoustic shed installed in A'Beckett Street at State Library Station in 2017 is also being dismantled.

🚇 Our teams are taking down the shed structures including the surrounding ventilation frames and ducting, roofs, structural steel, and the temporary lifts - leaving it easier to see how the new Metro 'Tunnel' Stations will start to take shape.

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🤔 Q: How do you install 699 super T-bridge girders to build a viaduct over the M1 motorway efficiently AND safely?

🏗️ A: By building a girder access platform that eliminates the need for workers to work from an elevated platform!

This groundbreaking method was introduced to enhance safety for workers and reduce the delays experienced by road users due to quicker installation times.

The girders - or concrete beams - are being used to construct the ten-kilometre section of the project from Black Hill to Tomago, which includes a 2.6-kilometre bridge over the New England Highway and Hunter River at Hexham.


The girder access platforms attach to both ends of each girder before installation and combined with a headstock walkway system and access tower, there's no need for crews to work at heights to unhook the lifting chains from the top of the girder.


The girder access platform is now being used for the construction of several new bridges on the Black Hill to Tomago section of the project.

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🌉 We're not just building roads, bridges, tunnels and railways, we're building a culture of equality. 🙌🏽



In the world of construction, we're all about turning plans into reality, and we've celebrated International Women's Day during the last two weeks in various ways across our sites to better understand what that means at @johnhollandgroup

👷🏽‍♀️ Our Cairns Water Security Stage 1 project team hosted the local Mayor of Cairns Regional Council Amy Eden for a guided site tour with female construction workers.

👷‍♀️At our Torrens to Darlington (T2D) project in Adelaide, our team hosted a networking event to hear from female leaders and discussed how to accelerate action on change in the industry.

👷🏽‍♀️At Melbourne's Flinders Gate office we heard from guest speaker Sarah Holdsworth - researcher at RMIT University's School of Property, Construction and Project Management about how far the industry has come... and still has to go.

👷‍♀️At Belmont near Newcastle, the team at our Desalination Plant project hosted a panel of female leaders to talk about their achievements in the construction industry and how we can inspire more women to see themselves in it.

👷‍♀️Our Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 enabling works team hosted a visit from the Parramatta Women's Shelter where local women and children can receive care, resources, and support they need during hardship.

👷🏽‍♀️ Our Upper South Creek team in Southwest Sydney hosted a female high school student from Bonnyrigg who experienced what it was like to spend a day on a construction site.

👷‍♀️ Our West Australian Rail Services team celebrated with morning tea and a talk from Aideen Gillies - a senior female leader from the Port Hedland office, along with recognition of long service awards for two team members.


Here's to more progress on bringing better equality to our industry, one pair of steel capped boots at a time!



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🏥 As a first-year electrical apprentice on our Shoalhaven Hospital Redevelopment, Georgia O'Neill is loving the steep learning curve she's getting every day on the job.

Georgia's entry into the construction industry was assisted by My Gateway - a training and recruitment organisation focussed on supporting trades apprentices, and she's now hosted by Heyday5.

👷🏽‍♀️ Already enjoying the satisfaction of watching this complex building project come together, Georgia says the hands-on work includes wiring up new sections and installing lighting or outlets.

"There’s also a real sense of pride in knowing that the work we’re doing will have a lasting impact on the community."

🙌🏽 We're celebrating all the women we have working in a range of roles and across dozens of @johnhollandgroup projects this International Women's Day and hope to inspire more women to see themselves in the industry.

Georgia's advice is simply to believe in yourself, and the rest will follow.

"Trust that your skills are just as valuable as anyone else's. Most importantly, stay persistent, challenges will come, but your dedication will help you succeed and advance in this rewarding field."

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🤔 Ever wondered what it's like to be a junior engineer working on delivering the nation's biggest public transport network? 🚇

Alisa Milaor loves what she's doing at our joint venture on the Sydenham to Bankstown project for Sydney Metro.

👷🏽‍♀️Alisa manages subcontractors in electrical, hydraulics, mechanical and fire services, handles procurement issues and provides support with design challenges.

"I started my career in engineering consulting but I always knew I wanted to be where the action is. Within my first month at @johnhollandgroup I realised this was the place where I could truly make a difference.

"I love the fast pace and energy of each day. I thrive on the new challenges that come my way. There's a good balance between site and office work and the great team around me makes every day so rewarding," she said.

👷🏽‍♀️As we celebrate the women we have across many roles and dozens of projects, the advice Alisa has for others looking to make a start in construction is simply: "You don't need all the answers to succeed in construction. Focus on your strengths, keep pushing yourself and trust that confidence will come with time and experience."

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We're still buzzing after being 'Free to Be' building PRIDE in the construction sector at the @sydneymardigras 🌈

Did you see our @johnhollandgroup truck hosting the @bldgpride float crew?

Big shout out to @stacyfarrar for driving the truck with navigation by our Executive GM Infrastructure Rob Evans.

We believe everyone benefits from a work culture that values different identities and perspectives, and we want to help bring more positive change to the industry for all!

@cirenity

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🔨 Is that a giant mirror ball hammer or just the latest in mega construction tools? 🤔

🏳️‍🌈 With the @sydneymardigras just hours away, this is a sneak peek of the @bldgpride float atop our @johnhollandgroup truck for this year's parade - with a number of our crew marching alongside.

🥾 The theme this year is 'Free to Be' and our participating PRIDE Network members and LGBTQIA+ allies will be hard to miss in the crowd with their focus on Freedom in Construction - expect to see a construction crew of rainbow hi-vis personal protective equipment including vests, hard hats and boots.

👷🏼‍♂️ Hats off to Indigenous social enterprise @thesuppliesmob who supplied the hard hats for the parade crew!

🌈 We value our long partnership with @bldgpride and wish everyone a happy and safe Mardi Gras Festival! 🤩

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With no prior experience in the construction industry, undergraduate engineer Sharifeh Hazarei has landed on one of the biggest public infrastructure projects in Australia.

Taking an internship with @johnhollandgroup has meant she's working with the team that's delivering the @t2dproject in Adelaide.

Sharifeh is one of more than 155 interns we have supported in the last five years through social enterprise @CareerSeekers

She says working on industry specific document management and inspection safety systems, obtaining quotes for services and products are part of her daily tasks.

"Five years from now I hope I have a wealth of experience on construction projects, having taken on diverse roles within the industry.

"I'm keen to develop and improve my skills in communication, planning and project management so one day I can be a project manager on a big construction job!"

We can't wait to see what Sharifeh does next on her career journey!

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