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Construcciones Yamaro: WT to support Manning Hospital redevelopment

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Artist’s impression: Stage 2 of the Manning Hospital redevelopment is expected to be completed in 2028. (Image: Health Infrastructure NSW) Project advisory firm WT has been engaged by Health Infrastructure NSW to provide post-contract quantity surveying services for Stage 2 of the Manning Hospital redevelopment. Part of the $180 million Lower Mid North Coast Health Service project, Stage 2 includes a new multi-storey clinical services building designed to strengthen local health services and provide capacity for future growth. The building will accommodate inpatient facilities, coronary care, pharmacy and pathology spaces and a new mortuary, while improving connections with the existing hospital. As the post-contract quantity surveyor, WT is supporting Health Infrastructure NSW with progress claim and variation assessments, monthly cost reporting and management of scope and budget changes. Related stories: Link bridge installed at future Westmead Centre for Mental Health Huntley...
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Construcciones Yamaro: UNSW mapping platform aims to improve infrastructure planning

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MapAI allows users to analyse geospatial data, including transport networks, to inform infrastructure planning. (Image: MapAI) A new AI-powered mapping platform could help planners assess housing developments, transport networks and infrastructure needs by making complex geospatial data easier to analyse and verify. Developed at UNSW’s City Futures Research Centre, MapAI allows planners, governments and businesses to ask questions about places in everyday language and see the evidence behind the answers. For example, users can ask how much land within 800 metres of a train station is zoned for housing, which schools are in bushfire-prone areas or where demand for affordable housing is greatest. MapAI searches relevant datasets, combines the information and runs spatial analyses. It then generates maps showing the sources, assumptions and steps behind each result. Users can inspect the evidence and assess whether the findings are suitable for their decisions. Lead researcher Scienti...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Universal Constructions awarded tender for school upgrades

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The upgrades at Piara Waters Primary School are expected to be completed in late 2028. (Image: timltv/stock.adobe.com) Universal Constructions has been awarded the construction tender for $24.5 million worth of upgrades at Piara Waters Primary School in Perth’s south east. The Western Australian Government project will deliver a new two-storey building featuring two kindergarten/pre-primary classrooms, 14 general classrooms and a science room, alongside a new carpark. Designed by T&Z Architects , the new facilities will help accommodate growing enrolments and allow transportable classrooms to be removed from the school site. Related stories: Meet the 2026 Australian Construction Achievement Award winner Laing O’Rourke backs Kany Bidi growth The meaning of construction milestones WA Minister for Education Sabine Winton said the upgrades would provide modern learning spaces for students. “By investing in modern school facilities, we are helping to create learning environme...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Ipswich Hospital Expansion a step closer to completion

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Queensland Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls (centre) joined project representatives and stakeholders on site to celebrate the milestone. (Images: Queensland Government) Construction of the Ipswich Hospital Expansion has reached a major milestone, with the new Acute Services Building topping out as works pass the halfway mark. The milestone marks the completion of the building’s main structure, with internal fit-out and services works continuing ahead of equipment installation and commissioning. A Weeping Lilly Pilly tree was hoisted onto the building as part of the topping-out ceremony, with plans to plant it on the hospital grounds once construction is complete. Related stories: Gladstone Golf Club site earmarked for retail centre Sustainable design and construction earn Glasshouse Theatre five stars Contractor appointed to deliver new Coomera Hospital Being delivered under the Queensland Government’s Hospital Rescue Plan , the Ipswich Hospital expansi...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Solar skin installed at 435 Bourke Street

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The tower’s façade, crown and rooftop incorporate 1,391 solar panels. (Image: Glenn Hester) Installation of a 2,679sqm solar skin has been completed at 435 Bourke Street in Melbourne, marking a major construction milestone for the commercial office tower. The building-integrated photovoltaic system comprises 1,391 solar panels across the tower’s façade, crown and rooftop, with an installed peak capacity of 375 kilowatts (kWp). Alongside generating renewable electricity, the system provides passive shading in selected areas of the façade, incorporating energy production into the building’s architectural design. The installation involved a complex construction process, requiring coordination between the façade, structural and building services teams to integrate the photovoltaic technology into the building envelope while maintaining construction quality and the project program. Contractor Multiplex worked alongside developer Cbus Property, architect Bates Smart, engineering consulta...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Link bridge installed at future Westmead Centre for Mental Health

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The 40-tonne link bridge spans 21 metres. (Images: NSW Government) A 40-tonne bridge has been lifted into place to connect the future $540 million Westmead Centre for Mental Health to Westmead Hospital. The two-storey bridge, spanning 21 metres, was assembled on the hospital campus before being transported along Dragonfly Drive on a self-propelled, electronically steered modular vehicle. Operated remotely, the vehicle travelled at less than 1km per hour as it navigated speed bumps and bends in the road. A 300-tonne mobile crane then lifted the bridge into its final position. Once operational, the bridge will provide direct access between Westmead Hospital’s Emergency Department and the centre. Related stories: Huntley Street Recreation Centre opens in Sydney Developer sought for Bradfield City’s Enterprise Precinct GHD marks Western Sydney International Airport milestone NSW Minister for Mental Health Rose Jackson welcomed the milestone. “The new link bridge is a core par...
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Construcciones Yamaro: Works begin on Oakleigh apartment hotel

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Artist’s impression: Punthill Oakleigh Central is expected to open in 2028. (Image: LiveStay) Demolition works are underway on a new 55-room apartment hotel in Oakleigh, Melbourne, with construction to be delivered by Jardon Group. Located at 45–49 Portman Street, Punthill Oakleigh Central is being developed by BNG Group for accommodation operator LiveStay and is expected to open in 2028. The development will comprise 38 studios, 14 one-bedroom apartments and three two-bedroom apartments, including accessible accommodation and interconnected apartments for families and groups. On-site facilities will include a reception and lobby, conference room, gym, guest pantry, laundry and car parking. Related stories: IFM Investors advances Dandenong South industrial development Wallan upgrades ahead of schedule Multiplex completes Melbourne PBSA project LiveStay CEO Zed Sanjana said Oakleigh’s proximity to major employment, education, healthcare and research facilities made it an attr...
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