23 22 McConnell Dowell | Built Environs Reconciliation Action Plan | Innovate McConnell Dowell’s scope involved the design and construction of approximately 481 km of 12-inch diameter high pressure gas transmission pipeline and associated pipeline facilities including two mainline valves and a midline scraper station. The pipeline transports gas from existing offshore and onshore gas reserves in the Northern Territory and will supply this gas to Incitec Pivot’s Phosphate Hill plant located south of Mt Isa and other users. The Northern Gas Pipeline Project was constructed in 2017 in very remote arid lands roughly stretching between Tennant Creek and east to the Queensland border lands. The project achieved 36% First Nations participation and also the substantial value of contracts provided to the local supply chain over the life of the project. Case Studies McConnell Dowell was engaged by Jemena under an exclusive ECI agreement to design and construct the Northern Gas Pipeline, opening up the Northern Territories gas reserves to industries in Mt Isa, Queensland. Northern Gas Pipeline Project The landscaping contracts were for the Cherry Street and Werribee Street level crossing removals in Melbourne’s west. Hayden Heta, Wamarra’s Managing Director and a proud Wiradjuri man, explained the importance of securing the contracts with WPA... “Being awarded Cherry St and Werribee St LXRP Landscaping packages with Western Program Alliance is a real turning point for Wamarra. “These packages of work allowed Wamarra to recruit additional Aboriginal employees, providing genuine training and development opportunities. “The projects were also an opportunity to showcase the diverse skillset of our Aboriginal workforce. “The support from WPA allows us to fulfil our commitment to providing meaningful careers to Aboriginal people. We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity provided.” Wamarra is a Wiradjuri word meaning “to build”. In a first for their business, Wamarra, an Aboriginal owned and operated Victorian-based civil contractor, was awarded two landscaping contracts on the Level Crossing Removal Project by the Western Program Alliance (WPA), led by McConnell Dowell. Growing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses Wamarra worker working on the Yarning Circle at Werribee Street Level Crossing, VIC Adrian Wildner with Colin Saltmere an Indjalandji-Dhidhanu Aboriginal Corporation Traditional Owner and former Prime Minister the Honorable Malcom Turnbull, visiting site to celebrate the 36% First Nations participation outcome on the project.
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