Brisbane’s 226-million-year-old tuff rock has been used throughout the city’s various construction projects, but it also hides a destructive past.
Holden ‘not aware’ of interest in test track as a future quarry asset
The sale of Holden’s Lang Lang Proving Ground in Victoria is fuelling community speculation that it will be turned into a quarry – a claim which Holden denies.
Former site sees first snowfall
A former quarry in China has been rehabilitated into an indoor snow centre after six years of construction.
Quarry to reprocess concrete for car park refurbishment
A former quarry will play an important part in Campbelltown Council’s plans to reconstruct local car parks with recycled concrete waste.
Toowoomba Council pushes forward Bridge Street Quarry rehabilitation
Toowoomba Regional Council is proposing to introduce a new advisory committee as part of its ongoing bid to rehabilitate an idle quarry into a world-class tourist attraction.
Steels manufacturer celebrates 40th anniversary
Bisalloy Steels is this year celebrating its 40th birthday, having proven the long-term competitiveness of high performance quenched and tempered plate steel products.
Construction industry forum plots industry recovery
The Australian Construction Industry Forum has released a set of key industry-backed recommendations for where stimulus activity could be directed in the building and construction industry.
First-ever concrete runway in Antarctica pitched by Australian Government
The Australian Government has advanced its plan to build a paved runway near its Davis research station in the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica.
Alex Fraser: A year in review
In 2019, Alex Fraser Group, one of Australia’s largest recycled aggregates producers, officially flicked the switch on two glass recycling and sustainable asphalt plants at its Laverton site. Damian Christie spoke to Peter Murphy about the site’s recycled aggregate operations on the first anniversary of the opening.
Five-year plan spells out ambitious bid for more influence in education, advocacy
The IQA’s Strategic Plan for the next five years – 2020 to 2025 – is designed to transform the Institute for the next decade. IQA President Shane Braddy discusses the Institute’s future goals and objectives.