Works have commenced on the $500m upgrade of the Bruce Highway south of Townsville through the Haughton River floodplain.
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With global concerns on climate change, resource use and pollution continuing to become more prevalent in society, infrastructure sustainability is more important than ever before. The term sustainability is often associated with environmental benefits alone, however, there is far more to it.
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On this ANZAC Day may it be a day of reflection and gratitude. Lest we forget.
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Happy Easter from all of us at Topo! We hope you have a wonderful mini-break filled with friends, family, hot-cross buns and and lots of Easter chocolate!
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South East Queensland has experienced significant rainfall over the past few weeks and it’s likely that the intensity of rainfall depth recorded on your site may have exceeded the design criteria of your drainage and sediment controls. This possibly may have caused Environmental Harm or water pollution provisions and will have triggered your Duty to Notify. Do you know what to do if that’s the case?
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One way to view the health of the waterways near our homes and projects is via the Healthy Land and Water report cards for river systems. Comparing the results, both over time and in consideration of the levels and type of development which are occurring in the waterway’s catchment, can provide some interesting insights.
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The focus of the erosion and sediment control industry has always been to minimise soil loss and sediment export from site. Did you know that by reducing the sediment export from site you will also significantly reduce a lot of other nasties entering our waterways?
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In last few months we have introduced you Kyle and Ben, but there are 5 of us in Topo. We endeavour to catch up with the remainder of the team in the upcoming months and learn more about them. Starting with Steven. Did you know…
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At Topo we are big believers that knowledge transfer is critical to our industry’s evolution. We love to share our experience and learnings through training courses and our online resources. Another really great way to get information shared through industry is by presenting at conferences.
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You may have heard one of us from Topo or possibly the regulator mention General Environmental Duty (GED) with regard to sediment control. But did you know that it also applies to the noise and vibrations we emit?
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Our training courses are kicking off next week! One change we have made this year is adopting new technology to improve the experience and materials provided to the attendees.
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Dispersive and sodic soils can be problematic for construction activities, and should be identified early so the management of the soils can be incorporated into project planning. It is now often a development condition that an approved dispersive soils management plan be established prior to commencement of operational works.
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