Engineering, Penshurst School

Penshurst Public School Redevelopment

Woolacotts Consulting Engineers are proud to be involved in the new Penshurst Public School redevelopment. Woolacotts have been engaged to provide Structural, Civil and Hydraulic design consultation on the project, which will see the new school opened by 2021. The redevelopment has been organised in response to the forecast population growth within the Penshurst area,…

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Newport To Avalon Shared Path

Woolacotts Consulting Engineers have been engaged to provide civil engineering services on the shared path project from Newport Beach to Avalon Beach. The project being provided by Northern Beaches Council has been backed by almost $3 Million in funding from the NSW Government, and is due to be completed by the end of 2019. Rob Stokes…

Bondi to City Cycleway

Cycleway to link Bondi to Sydney CBD

The City of Sydney is providing a new two-way cycleway to connect Bondi Junction to the Sydney CBD. Woolacotts Consulting Engineers have been engaged to provide Civil Engineering services for this project, which is due to begin construction in 2019. The cycleway is proposed to be located along the westbound lane of Moore Park Road,…

Profile: our civil engineering team

Civil engineering is one of the foundation engineering disciplines at Woolacotts and is based on more than 80 years of experience. Our Civil team undertakes a variety of Community Infrastructure projects, including public domain upgrades, roadworks, cycleways, parks etc plus civil engineering associated with building projects, including flood assessments, stormwater drainage, bulk earthworks, roads, car…

New era of learning by Dominik Scythe (resized)

New era for learning spaces

NSW is facing increasing demand for educational facilities to match the growing population.  To cater for this demand, existing schools are being remodelled and new schools being built in developing areas. As part of this major expansion project, Woolacotts has provided engineering design for the following schools: Randwick Public School expansion Rainbow Public School expansion…

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Still cycling

The provision of new cycleways is important in promoting sustainable travel methods and maximising the safety of cyclists and local communities have been trusting Woolacotts to design this infrastructure for years. I was looking over our records and astounded in the growth of civil and traffic engineering appointments we’ve had in recent years, said Clare Woods,…

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Wild about the zoo

  The Woolacotts engineering consultancy team has again been trusted by Taronga Zoo to redevelop the existing Elephant enclosure.  The enclosure is temporarily housing giraffes until their new enclosure is completed. Taronga Zoo is located on the beautiful foreshore of Sydney Harbour and has significant space constraints.  Designing specialist spaces for more than one use is now…

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It opened with a roar!

The Centenary Theatre at Taronga Zoo has opened its doors and showcased the first film Wild Squad Adventures. Our engineers all scrambled to be involved with the structural, civil and hydraulic engineering design of a new theatre designed to inspire wildlife conservation.  The complex curved structure and constraints of the site challenged our engineers and…

Banksia Serrata Candles native to Sydney

100 years in the making…

Construction has just completed on a new coastal walking track engineered by Woolacotts. Malabar Headland, in the heart of the Sydney metropolitan area, has a long history of contested control and administration meaning the area was off-limits to the general public. On 19 January 2016, a key portion of land was transferred to the people…

100-years-old

Happy centenary Taronga

Together with TKD Architects and Kane Constructions, Woolacotts Consulting Engineers has been helping Taronga Zoo celebrate its Centenary year of operation.   An inspiring new multi-sensory theatre marking the centenary of the zoo is in the final stages of construction. Our engineers all scrambled to be involved with the structural and civil engineering design of a new…