Nestled against the southern side of the Noosa National Park, 71 Seaview Terrace is a unique location with uninterrupted views of the Noosa headland and Coral Sea. The block of land has had several owners who fell in love with the location only to discover that environmental constraints by the abutting National Park and […]
Gabul Way Coastal Walkway
Micropiling
Gabul Way is a 300m long walkway joining Nelly Bay and Acadia on the southern edge of Magnetic Island. Prior to the construction of the walkway, pedestrians who wished to walk from the ferry terminal at Nelly Bay to Arcadia would traverse a narrow ledge on the outside of the traffic barrier directly adjacent […]
Bridge Foundation Piles Wunulla Lane
Micropiling
The new bridge spanning Kilcoy Creek at Wunulla Lane was part of the 2013 NDRRA flood restoration program to replace the old timber bridge washed away during the 2013 floods. Although only a single span bridge in a rural setting, the new bridge was required to withstand flood velocities of up to 4m/s and […]
Bridge Foundation Piles Duck Creek
Micropiling
The bridge over Duck Creek is typical of many small timber rural bridges that are dotted around the country in need of replacement. The new bridge was designed as a double span reinforced concrete deck supported on concrete bored piles. The bored piles were to be socketed over 2m into the underlying DW Andesite […]
Backflow Prevention Device
Micropiling
Western Creek drains into the Brisbane River at the John Oxley Centre after meandering through the flood prone Brisbane riverside suburbs of Milton and Paddington. Much of the flooding in the suburbs is due to backflows of water from the Brisbane River along Western Creek causing millions of dollars in damage during major flood […]