Construcciones Yamaro, by Armando Iachini

Service Stream’s school holiday program supports working parents by providing a safe, engaging, on-site care option. (Image: KidsCo) Infrastructure and network services contractor Service Stream has introduced a school holiday program to ease pressure on working parents. By Melinda Davis, GM of Empowered Women in Trades. Innovation in construction and infrastructure is usually measured in machinery, systems and engineering breakthroughs. Yet at Service Stream, one of the most meaningful innovations shaping the organisation involves paintbrushes, puzzles and a room of excited children. Melinda Davis, GM of Empowered Women in Trades. (Image: Anna Nguyen Photography) Efforts to improve diversity and inclusion often focus on recruitment strategies, leadership pathways or flexible working policies. While all of these matter, they can sometimes miss the everyday realities that determine whether people feel supported in their roles and able to stay in the organisation or industry. ...

Bojana Zivec, senior project manager at RP Infrastructure. (Image: Bojana Zivec) From Slovenia to Melbourne, Brisbane, Austria and back again, Bojana Zivec has carried the same set of values centred on uplifting others and contributing positively to society. Those values have shaped her career from the beginning and still guide her as a senior project manager at RP Infrastructure. They are also unmistakable in the way she talks about her path through the industry. It started with a decision she made during her high school years in Slovenia. She wanted a career that matched her drive to “achieve great things”, and that ambition drew her towards an industrial engineering degree combining civil engineering and economics. The course was rigorous, the expectations uncompromising. An even split of women and men thinned as the semesters went on. “There was a lot of interest at the beginning, but because it was complex, tedious and difficult, many women dropped out along the way. The per...

The SR500 offers both gas and particle respiratory protection. (Images: Safety Equipment Australia) Evolving construction environments, from deeper digs to increasingly hazardous materials, are pushing contractors to reconsider what constitutes ‘adequate’ respiratory protection under live site conditions. The challenge is that compliance is easily mistaken for safety, as though meeting the minimum standard equates to genuine protection, when in reality their workforce is less shielded than they believe. For Safety Equipment Australia (SEA), that’s not good enough. Respiratory protection in construction refers to the equipment and practices used to prevent workers from inhaling hazardous airborne contaminants created during common tasks such as cutting concrete, grinding, drilling, welding, spraying and demolition. These activities can release fine particulates, silica dust, fumes, vapours and other substances that travel into the lungs and contribute to long-term illness. Effecti...

Artist’s impression: Kingston station. (Images: Department of Transport and Main Roads) Following the award of the design and pre-construction contract in 2025, the ActivUs Alliance has commenced design and construction on the major rail works package of the $5.75 billion Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project. The milestone reflects collaboration between alliance partners CPB Contractors, UGL, Acciona, SMEC and WSP, alongside the   Department of Transport and Main Roads and Queensland Rail. Glenn McIlroy, executive general manager for QLD, WA, SA and NT at CPB Contractors, said the company has a long history of delivering complex rail and transport infrastructure across Queensland. Related stories: Contract awarded for Perth Airport enabling and airfield works ActivUs Alliance awarded Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project Emerging leaders step inside the Warringah Freeway Upgrade “As the state prepares for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games , we’re proud to b...

Attendees will hear the latest insights through panel discussions, case studies and working groups. (Images: GBCA) In March 2026, TRANSFORM will return to Sydney, uniting sustainability leaders and practitioners from across the built environment. It was once said that change is the only constant. For those working in construction and the built environment, that reality is playing out every day on site, in procurement decisions and across planning and approvals. From climate commitments and policy reform to shifting expectations and community needs, the industry is navigating a landscape that is more complex and more consequential than ever before. For Australia’s construction sector, these shifts bring both complexity and opportunity, demanding deeper collaboration and a shared sense of direction that is both innovative and fair for the community and environment. This is where the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) comes in. GBCA is the national organisation behind Green...

Perth’s St Martins Centre, reimagined. (Images: Woods Bagot) A development application has been lodged to transform Perth’s St Martins Centre, reimagining the CBD site as a mixed-use destination with new retail, commercial, heritage and hospitality offerings. Designed by Woods Bagot on behalf of owners St Martins Properties, the proposal centres on adaptive reuse, repositioning St Martins Centre as a diversified and connected precinct that celebrates its history while preparing it for its next chapter. “This project represents a fundamental shift in how we think about urban renewal,” says Woods Bagot principal Eva Sue. “We’re taking three commercial buildings that have served Perth for 50 years and recasting them for future generations through a revitalisation strategy that introduces a diversified user experience.” The architectural vision hinges on unlocking ground-level connectivity. St Martins Lane, a new north-south pedestrian link, will cut through the precinct to crea...