John Holland

Did you know that the Rozelle Interchange Project has seen a workforce of more than 20,000 people since construction commenced in 2019? 🦺🤯❗

That’s a country town’s worth. 🏘

Together they’ve been heads-down designing, building and fitting out this massive underground interchange.

The Rozelle Interchange team has delivered more than 24 kilometres of interwoven and overlapping tunnels, four cut and cover structures, 12 bridges and two ventilation facilities.

It’s an incredible feat of complex engineering and it’ll soon be open to motorists, transforming Sydney for generations.

To the entire Rozelle team – thank you. 🙌

Congratulations to our Sydney Football Stadium team for taking home gold at the 2023 Master Builders Association of NSW Excellence in Construction Awards!



The stadium scooped top honours in the category of Public Buildings $300 Million & Over. 🏟



The project was recognised for exceptional delivery amid significant external challenges, including COVID-19 and weather events, ensuring it could open the gates in time for a busy sporting season.



The stadium was celebrated for its incredible structural design and the social and environmental legacy it will leave for generations.



More than a year on from its official opening – the Sydney Football Stadium team continues to kick goals!

Welcome to Miami!

We've just celebrated another fantastic milestone from the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3 project!

With more than 270 cubic metres of shotcrete and 400 soil nails used, the Miami retaining wall has reached structural completion!

It’s the first of two major retaining walls being delivered to support the widening of the Gold Coast Highway to make way for the trams and eight new stations.

Almost six kilometres of utilities works have been delivered by 41 crews so far, with the upgrade and relocation of essential utilities continuing along the Gold Coast Highway.

And it’s all backed by a workforce of more than 600 people – most living locally!

Some exciting news from this year’s NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure & Construction Forum!

🤩 Mollie Bonham, an electrical apprentice in our amazing Rail Services team, has been recognised as Apprentice of the Year. An incredible achievement!

🏆 The good news didn’t end there. The soon to be completed $3.9 billion Rozelle Interchange Project took home the NSW ICC Project of the Year Award. This is superb recognition for a project that will leave a proud legacy of community engagement.

We’re thrilled to be recognised for our hard work and commitment to transforming lives!

Aidan Morris was just 16 when he joined the Rozelle Interchange Project as a school-based trainee in 2020.

He soaked up the skills and experience of those around him, explored different roles, and has now established a career path in tunnelling.

Aidan’s had incredible exposure to one of Sydney’s biggest and most complex projects, with the Rozelle Interchange now on the road to completion.

“I’ve seen it go from digging out the tunnel to laying the pavement and final finishes.”

Read more: https://brnw.ch/21wErIf

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Meet Gurpinder Mand – a Site Engineer on the game-changing Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Far North Queensland.

Starting out with John Holland as a graduate engineer in 2020, Gurpinder quickly honed her skills before a leap of faith landed her a role on one of the nation’s most exciting renewable energy projects.

“I realised that this was more than just a job. It was about the people and the opportunities for development in an interesting environment.

“It’s been an amazing experience and I have learnt so much professionally but also personally. There’s a real sense of community and camaraderie out here.

“We’re converting an old gold mine into a renewable energy resource that will help this community for generations, so I get a lot of satisfaction from that.”

Her advice to new graduates is to challenge yourself and when an opportunity presents itself, grab it and go for it!

Congratulations to all our winners from last week’s NAWIC VIC Awards – Lucas Martínez from Melbourne Water’s Hobsons Bay Main Upgrade Project and Maria Terzakis and Tracey Mitchell from CYP Design & Construction.

🥇 Lucas collected the Industry Ally Award for his championing of gender diversity.

🥇 Maria claimed the Design Award for her role in an electromagnetic shielding solution that protects sensitive equipment and environments along the Metro Tunnel corridor.

🥇 Tracey won the Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Assurance Award, and was recognised for creating a safe and inclusive space for women in blue-collar roles to share the experiences, concerns, and challenges they face at work and in their personal lives.

Alexia Karatzikos also picked up a Commendation in the Tradesperson or Apprentice category.

Congratulations to all winners and nominees!

We’ve just celebrated a major construction milestone on Genex Power's Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project, with the completion of the main access tunnel for underground works. 🚧

The 1.5km tunnel serves as the main access point to the power station cavern. It means our teams can safely carry out further excavation and fit-out works, including the installation of two pumped hydro turbine units.

Well done to our Kidston team! The project remains on track for energisation in the second half of 2024.

We've just marked the start of construction at Waterloo Collective – a $900 million join venture between Mirvac Residential and John Holland to transform Waterloo!

EGM Building David Lehmann joined Mirvac's CEO Development Stuart Penklis and Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore AO for a ceremony which included the unveiling of artwork by Gadigal, Wiradjuri and Yuin artist Nadeena Dixon.

When completed in 2026, the Waterloo Collective will provide a mix of commercial and residential buildings, including affordable and social housing, and student accommodation.

It’ll all be underpinned by world-class public transport through Sydney Metro's new Waterloo Station when the City & Southwest line opens to passengers next year.

It’s gold for Batemans Bay Bridge!

John Holland had some fantastic wins last weekend at the 2023 Crane Industry Council of Australia’s National Conference.

Recognised for exceptional lift planning and operations, the Batemans Bay Bridge Replacement Project took home the gold for ‘Project of the Year’ and received the ‘People’s Choice’.

The project involved replacing the 70-year-old Princes Highway Bridge over the Clyde River by constructing a new 330m bridge and demolishing the existing bridge. The team developed innovative methods to reduce the impact to the environmentally sensitive area and resulted in improved road traffic, connectivity, and navigation.

A big shout out to all the incredible teams involved who have been recognised for their innovation and effective risk mitigation leading to a great outcome for the client and community!

🎶 Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa-Waterloo! 🎶



With Sydney Metro's new Waterloo Station on the fast-track to completion, the community was recently given a special look at the world-class station infrastructure.



More than 1,500 people poured through the gates to get a glimpse of the future of public transport.



Waterloo’s four lifts and seven escalators are commissioned and ready to move passengers between street level and the platforms which sit 25m below ground.



It was an opportunity for the community to hear from those who helped deliver the station, but also experience some of the incredible artwork and architecture. There was truly something for everyone!

Waterloo Station will open its doors to passengers next year.

Meet Eid Yusofi – a graduate engineer in John Holland's Rail and Transport team.

As a Gen Z worker, Eid was looking for a career in an organisation where he could grow and contribute long-term. He wanted a job with purpose.

After securing a summer internship with John Holland thanks to our partnership with CareerSeekers, Eid was given an opportunity to work on some of Melbourne’s biggest projects – and he hasn’t looked back.

“Me and my parents were on the train to the city, around the Metro Tunnel Project. I contributed to those projects and can be really proud that I can help transform Melbourne.

“The thing with John Holland is it gives you an opportunity. It doesn’t matter your background. I feel welcome in an environment that is gaining more and more diversity.”

Eid spoke to the Herald Sun: https://brnw.ch/21wDTYK

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We’re excited to announce that the first section of pipeline for the Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Centre has now been installed 👷💧

Three sections of PVC (plastic) pipe were laid on John Street, Cabramatta, marking a critical milestone in the delivery of treated water and wastewater for the Western Sydney Growth Area.

Just over 40km of new pipeline will be installed for the project between Lansdowne and Wallacia. This will consist of two separate pipelines - a treated water line, installed using steel pipe, which will carry high-quality treated water to the Nepean River and a brine pipeline, installed using PVC pipe, which will transfer waste product to our existing wastewater network at Landsowne.

This is exciting progress in the delivery of this project, and we’ll keep you posted as construction progresses!

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It's all smiles as the milestones keep rolling in on Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3! 🚉📣

Recently the team celebrated the first of five concrete pours underway on the first section of newly installed track.

Since the rail was delivered last month, the team has been busy working on the welding and electrical components, and now it's being safely locked into position with 100 cubic metres of concrete near Broadbeach South Station.

A vision of things to come!

From major hospitals to community health clinics, John Holland's Building team is delivering a record number of much-needed health infrastructure projects. 🏥🦺✔️

EGM Building David Lehmann said: “Healthcare is a very specific market and we’re working in complex environments. Many hospitals are operating while we’re working, and we deliver thanks to some of the best healthcare capabilities, teams, and leaders in the industry.”

Read more about our phenomenal growth in healthcare: https://brnw.ch/21wDN5I

With so much exciting progress being made on the Rozelle Interchange, friends and family from across the project were recently treated to a day of fun!

It had everything – a sneak peek of the tunnels, facepainting and even an animal farm.

This was a special opportunity to celebrate the project’s achievements to date and thank some of the incredible people who are bringing it to life.

And with the project in its final stages we’re excited for the months to come!

When it comes to maintaining rail networks – having the right equipment is critical.

That’s why we always looking to grow our plant capability to ensure we’re delivering value for our customers nationwide.

John Holland was the first rail contractor to operate track laying machines – known as PEMs and LEMs – in Australia in 2009.

As our EGM Rail & Transport Steve Butcher told Rail Express, the delivery of another 14 PEM XL track machines this year means we continue to lead the industry, owning the largest fleet of PEMs nationally.

Find out why John Holland is the leading partner for complex rail construction and maintenance work: https://brnw.ch/21wDEwC

There’s no better time to have a chat about what’s going on inside your head then while someone’s cropping what’s on top.

At Sydney Gateway, our team has enlisted the services of the Walkabout Barber to provide mobile barber services while encouraging open and honest conversations on mental health.

It’s a classic ‘win-win’ – helping our people deal with any wellbeing challenges they might be facing while providing an opportunity for a First Nations business to participate in the project.

To date, the Sydney Gateway team has spent more than $23 million with 32 Aboriginal businesses delivering services such as spoil transfer, plant hire, traffic control, cranage, cleaning, security and training.

In fact, we’ve already exceeded the NSW Government’s Aboriginal Participation in Construction (APiC) targets with 30 per cent of the project still to deliver.

Imagine being part of the redevelopment of the hospital you were born in? 🏥🚧🦺

That's the reality for Samantha Sculley, John Holland's Site Manager for the second stage of the Ballarat Base Hospital Redevelopment.

It's a hospital close to her heart.

As Samantha told the Herald Sun: "I'm really excited to be contributing to something so important to my local area, a project that will create lasting benefits for the people of Ballarat. That's something I'm really proud of."

Now that's a John Holland job.

There’s something in the water on the Hobsons Bay Main Upgrade – with the project achieving gender parity! 🦺💫

And it’s not by accident. The project continues to push the boundaries when it comes to diversity, flexibility, and sustainability in construction – creating a culture than evens the playing field.

The Hobsons Bay workforce is proudly made up of more than 50 per cent women and is a shining light for the industry, as John Holland pushes for 40 per cent women by 2025.

Read more 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wDg6w

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BIG MACHINES: Did you know that John Holland's Plant team manages more than 4100 assets nationally, including plant and machinery both big and small? 🤯🚆

As a leading end-to-end contractor, our Rail and Transport team has established one of the largest specialist plant and equipment fleets in Australia.

Learn more 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wDfVb

The milestones just keep rolling in for Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3! 🚉🦺🤩

In exciting news, the first section of rail to be used by trams travelling between Broadbeach and Burleigh has just arrived on the Gold Coast, ready for installation.

The rail will eventually form part of the linkage between the existing network and Stage 3 systems. It’ll be installed near the end of Broadbeach South Station on the Gold Coast Highway.

Work continues to ramp up on the project, backed by a workforce of more than 500 people – most living locally. 👥

Stage 3 of the Gold Coast Light Rail project includes 6.7 kilometres of new dual-track light rail running from Broadbeach South Station to Burleigh Heads, eight new light rail stations and five light rail vehicles.

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Meet Georgie Cleveland – Commercial Manager on Stage 3 of the Gold Coast Light Rail Project. 👋

When she was young, Georgie dreamed of being a laywer. Fast forward, and her dream has come true.

After some time in private practice in commercial litigation and wills and estates, Georgie switched to construction law at the suggestion of her then-boss.

Since joining the Gold Coast Light Rail project, she hasn’t looked back.

“I like to see a project through from start to finish and I like the fact that there is a tangible asset at the end of delivery. Each project is unique. You get the opportunity to restart every couple of years and experience new projects, teams, places, and delivery methods. It's always refreshing, never boring, never the same.”

Interested in building a career with John Holland? Check out our current roles: https://brnw.ch/21wCVIn

Strength in numbers and expertise! 👥🦺💯

When our NSW overhead wiring team needed to deliver a mammoth weekend of possession work on three projects across Sydney’s rail network earlier this month – they knew who to call! 📞

Drawing on the strengths and capabilities of our highly skilled overhead wiring teams – based around Australia and New Zealand – the NSW team called on their counterparts in Victoria.

In total a team of around 60 people – including the 12 overhead wiring specialists from Victoria – delivered the Penrith OHW modernisation project, and Bullaburra and Linden maintenance works.

So, what did they accomplish in a single weekend?

✔️ Two critical lifts over Penrith Station including a 30 metre section of steelwork that was lifted and installed over the platform area

✔️ Installed 65 steelwork structures

✔️ Installed foundations and removed ageing structures

✔️ Replaced 1.6km of overhead wiring

✔️ More than 25 machines on site to deliver the work including 18 hi-rail machines.

Our ability to draw on our skilled people from across the country, and collaborate closely with Sydney Trains, resulted in a highly successful weekend.

These works help to create a more reliable network for commuters. Well done to all the team involved!

At John Holland we’re committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, because that's how we transform lives. 💫🦺

Our EGM Rail & Transport Steve Butcher recently sat down with Rail Express to discuss how John Holland is growing the pipeline of talent in the rail industry.

"Women now make up 34 per cent of our rail apprentices, while 29 per cent of our current rail graduates are women, and we’ve just increased on that for our 2024 intake, with women making up 59 per cent of the cohort."

Learn more: bit.ly/3EINUoX

Today is R U OK? Day! 💛

This year's theme, "I'm here to hear," reminds us of the incredible power of listening and being there for one another. 💬

At John Holland, we're passionate about supporting better mental health and wellbeing outcomes, both for our people and the wider industry.

Many of our projects and offices will host guest speakers and share personal stories to inspire us all to consider mental health not just today, but every day. 🗣️✨

Help is always within reach. 🤝💪

There’s never been a better time to spread some festive joy for those who are doing it tough. 🎁🎄🥰

Our incredible Rozelle Interchange team has just raised more than $67,000 and collected over 700 gifts for two charities as part of their End of Year Gift Drive.

The generous donations to The Salvation Army Australia and The Harding Miller Education Foundation are courtesy of our project partners, including Transport for NSW, subcontractors and communities who’ve all dug deep for a wonderful cause.

Together, we’re making the festive season brighter for hundreds of families.

Thank you to all involved! ✨

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