Congratulations Adam Fletcher, Alex Court, Alex Warren, Allan Garland, Andrew Hutchison, Ben Willis, Brad O’Toole, Ciaran Treanor, Damien Benbow, Dan O Hanlon, Gary Mace, Henry Ralphs, Jay Gaul, Jerry Liutaki, Joabie Meuleman, John Meuleman, John Wakeman, Leo OIdridge, Luke Hutchison, Mitch Casey, Mitch Vaughan, Nigel Drought, Ollie Sefuiva, Omair Ali, Pat Finlay, Penelope Stewart, Rob Weston, Rory Grant, Simon Body, Steve Bourhill, Steve McKeown, Stuart Campbell, Sven Barthelme, Tane Kiel and Tittu Philip
Ventia’s Environmental Services team brings decades of experience and the latest technology to the delivery of remediation excavation works at Sydney Harbour’s iconic Barangaroo.
Barangaroo is a former industrial site and contains remnants of contamination from the old Millers Point Gasworks and from uncontrolled dumping of material.
The project involves the design, construction and operation of all the critical remediation infrastructure. Not only is the project complex with stringent regulatory requirements, the urban renewal of the precinct is high profile and politically sensitive.
Being an inner-city location means residential exposure, CBD traffic and strict work hours make access challenging for the team. Even with these constraints, over 200,000 of the 450,000 tonnes of contaminated waste has already been excavated, transported and disposed of – 30,000 of which is classified as hazardous and requires treatment before disposal.
The project includes one of the largest and most innovative odour control enclosures ever assembled in Australia. Using ‘first of its kind’ engineering technology, the ‘tents’ will be removed by winching them along tracks using a series of rollers, before they are demobilised in sections, reducing the need for complex and high risk lifting operations.
Delivering innovative ways of working to the Barangaroo Project has been a core focus of the team. This has been achieved by harnessing a range of technologies including computer modelling for planning; real-time machine guidance technology to excavate heavily contaminated areas; CCTV cameras for remote monitoring of progress and safety; GPS truck tracking to ensure every tonne of contaminated material gets to its destination; and an online database and smartphone app to capture the entire materials tracking process.
The team has also been able to collect extensive environmental data and further enhance safety through the use of a new multipurpose drone.
“Being innovative and leveraging the latest in technology has improved safety, project productivity and overall service delivery, and this gives our client a lot of confidence,” said Project Manager Adam Fletcher.
“These technologies represent significant improvements in safety, data accuracy and reporting, and their use will deliver strong benefits to future remediation projects and to the broader Ventia business,” he said.
Pictured main image above: Members of the Environmental Services Team working on the Barangaroo Remediation Project.
Front row (left to right): Alex Warren, Mitch Vaughan, Ciaran Treanor, Andrew Hutchison, Gary Mace, Ollie Sefuiva, Jerry Liutaki, Joabie Meuleman, Henry Ralphs
Middle row (left to right): Allan Garland, Stephen McKeown, John Wakeman, Stephen Bourhill, Dan O Hanlon, Nigel Drought, Adam Fletcher, Pat Finlay, Penny Stewart, Alex Court, Rob Weston, Leo Oldridge
Back row (left to right): Luke Hutchison, Stuart Campbell, John Meuleman, Jay Gaul, Omair Ali, Mitch Casey, Simon Body
Not pictured: Josh Stockton, Neville Mellish, Rory Grant, Scott Meulman, Sven Barthelme, Brad O’Toole, Tane Kiel, Damien Benbow
