Construction has been completed at the Casba multi-storey residential development in vibrant Waterloo. Waterloo in Sydney’s inner city was chiefly known as a rough-and-ready suburb dominated by its housing commission tower blocks. The 2006 census reported Waterloo was one of NSW’s top 20 most socially disadvantaged areas. Since then, Danks Street Waterloo has been transformed into…
Congratulations to NSW Public Works for winning at the Australian Institute of Project Management achievement awards. The project management achievement awards recognise and celebrate excellence in project and program management. NSW Public Works was awarded the NSW construction/engineering project (under $100 million) of the year for the Cessnock Correctional Centre redevelopment project. About the project The project…
Woolacotts Consulting Engineers has been appointed capital consultant by NSW Health Infrastructure on a $351 million portfolio. Since May 2013, the Woolacotts team has been responsible for the review of structural and civil engineering for several NSW hospital projects, procured using a finalise design and construct contract. Our role is to ensure that…
Woolacotts Consulting Engineers provided the engineering design for the winning submission for the new Gosford Regional Performing Arts Centre and Conservatorium. The building, designed by architects Perumal Pedavoli, was part of a design competition run by the Central Coast Regional Development Corporation. The design was chosen by an independent panel for its innovation, energy efficiency, design and…
With a history of hundreds of school, college, and university projects completed, Woolacotts Consulting Engineers continues to power ahead in the education sector in Australia. Woolacotts has been engaged to provide the civil, structural, and hydraulic engineering design for several vocational college upgrades. Cooma TAFE will receive a new carpentry workshop, customer service and student support facilities, while…
Woolacotts Consulting Engineers is helping SARM Architects to deliver a bold solution for a new centre at Marist College. The Montagne Centre will contain a multipurpose hall, including a including a stage, rooftop playing field, associated amenities, and a three storey teaching facility. The creative design meets the client’s requirements in a limited space, and Woolacotts…
Woolacotts Consulting Engineers has been awarded another Victorian prison project. Loddon Prison is a medium security facility near Castlemaine. It accommodates 280 prisoners serving short, medium and long-term sentences for a range of offences, as well as prisoners with disabilities or other complex needs. The prison replaced Castlemaine Gaol, which serviced the goldfields and surrounding towns since…
Woolacotts Consulting Engineers has been awarded two education projects in Western Australia to provide structural, civil and geotechnical engineering consulting services. Cape Naturaliste College is located in Vasse, 240 kilometres south west of Perth. Known for its natural beauty, tourism and wine industry, the area continues to attract local development. Set on eight hectares, the college will…
Designed by Woolacotts Consulting Engineers, the new Qantas widebody jet maintenance bay is now up and running. Woolacotts was engaged to design hardstand areas for the maintenance and washing of 747 and smaller aircraft at the Qantas Jet Base in Mascot. “The runoff from washing planes cannot simply flow into stormwater,” explains Clare Woods,…