DriveIT NQ is a community-owned, multi-purpose permanent circuit and driver training facility near to Townsville in Queensland which opened in 2023.
The course, which was some 17 years in the making, is run by a not-for-profit association, which incorporates local organisations, clubs, and individuals devoted to the establishment of Townsville’s permanent driver education and motor sport precinct.
Ormes Project Solutions was engaged to Project Manage and Superintend the construction of stages 2 and 3 of the precinct. Stage 2 being a purpose built 2.7km long race circuit completed in early 2023 and Stage 3 an ANDRA standard drag racing strip completed late 2024.
The new facility enhances the capabilities of DriveIT NQ to provide community and motorsport events, driver training and education, and professional motorsport racing.
Ormes Project Solutions Director, Simon Ormes, said “we are proud to be involved in the delivery of another iconic facility for the North Queensland community. The DriveIt NQ project will provide state of the art facilities and services to the entire community – not just those interested in motor sport and reinforces our standing as one of the region’s premier provider of project management solutions.”
Port of Townsville Limited (the Port) is a Government Owned Corporation which manages the Port of Townsville.
The Port is located on Cleveland Bay, approximately three kilometres east of the Townsville city centre in North Queensland. It is a multi-purpose port that handles predominantly bulk and general cargo with a land and sea jurisdiction in excess of 450 km2.
The Port is situated in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area but is outside of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Townsville is a long-established township with a history of urbanisation and industrial activities in the Ross River and Ross Creek drainage system.
The Townsville Port Expansion Channel Upgrade Project (CU Project) is Stage 1 of the Port’s long-term Port Expansion Project (PEP). The PEP aims to create a series of strategic assets that will address current capacity constraints and accommodate future growth in trade over a planning horizon to 2040.
Hall Contracting Pty Ltd was engaged to undertake the civil works including the construction of a 2.2.km rock wall and revetments, creating a 60-hectare reclamation area for material dredged from the channel to be placed. Following the successful delivery of this project, Hall was subsequently engaged to undertake the capital dredging to widen 14.9 kilometres of sea channels over two years and reclamation of 62 hectares of land through beneficial reuse of over 3 million cubic metres of dredged material.
Ormes Project Solutions was initially engaged to undertake the commercial management of the project supporting Hall’s project team in the administration of both the head contract and significant value subcontracts with local suppliers. Over time this engagement transitioned to encompass the overall project management of the works.
Celebrating the successful completion of the project, Townsville welcomed Cunard’s luxury cruise ship, Queen Elizabeth on 14 January 2025. At 294m long, Queen Elizabeth is the largest ship ever to enter Townsville Harbour and a testament to the success of the project.
The Burdekin Macro-Algal Treatment Facility, a groundbreaking project, began construction mid-2023 with a six-hectare site at the Ayr Waste Water treatment plant. This facility is a partnership between the Burdekin Shire Council and RegenAqua and is set to use native green algae to clean wastewater by removing harmful nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen, protecting the Great Barrier Reef, and capturing carbon dioxide.
Construction commenced mid-2023, was completed in late 2024 and included high-rate algal ponds essential for creating the perfect conditions for algae growth and wastewater treatment.
Ormes Project Solutions continued our long standing relationship with RegenAqua and parent company Pacific Biotechnologies (Australia) and provided project management and construction verification services during the construction period.
Hall Contracting was engaged by Fortescue Metals Group to remediate the dredge materials management area at their Anderson Point facility in Port Hedland, Western Australia. Dredging and bulk earth works were undertaken to restore the previous dredging management area ready for future development.
Dredging was undertaken using two cutter suction dredges working together to relocate fines from previous capital dredging projects. Prior to dredging the ponds were flooded with water extracted from Southwest Creek and overburden usable material removed for reuse. The waste fines were relocated by pumping 3km across the stockyards for deposition to a long-term disposal management area. Return water quality was monitored and managed prior to release.
Following the removal of fines by dredging the area was reinstated by placing and compacting stockpiled grit material to provide for future land uses. The total work scope included dredging 600,000 m³ of fines and placement of 800,000 m³ of grits.
Ormes Project Solutions was engaged by Hall Contracting to project manage the works, successfully completing our first project in Western Australia.
Goldtower Business Park offers direct frontage to the Flinders Highway and an approved B-Double intersection. The estate consists of 10 fully serviced industrial-zoned lots ranging from 2,248m2 to 3.2ha in size. With an industry zoning area, various industrial land uses are supported without the need for a development application or a code assessable development application.
With access to major markets, transport links and investment opportunities across various industries, Charters Towers is bursting with opportunities for investment. Located to serve the whole of Queensland and known for its supportive business environment and robust infrastructure, the Region is a logistical hub that continuously expands to cater for the future. The region’s diverse economy is driven by major industries such as beef production, mining, tourism, defence, education, and research.
Ormes Project Solutions was engaged by Goldtower to project manage the delivery of the business park.
The Mt Owen mine forms part of the Mount Owen Glendell Operations Complex located within the Hunter Coalfields in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales (NSW), approximately 20 kilometres (km) north-west of Singleton.
The Eastern Rail Pit (ERP) is an existing, relatively small, mine void of approximate dimensions 350m x 600m. It has a surface area of approximately 17 ha and an average depth of 15m.
Following the completion of mining, the ERP was used as a water storage until 2012, when it was nominated as a Tailings Storage Facility and deposition of tailings from the Mt Owen CHPP commenced.
Tailings deposition continued until 2015 with an approximate volume of 2.3M Bank Cubic Meters (BCM) of tailings stored within the ERP. The current mine plan requires a mine waste dump to be constructed over the footprint of the ERP and in order to allow dumping over the ERP within the required timeframe, relocation of the tailings via dredge to the current West Pit Tailings Storage Facility (TSF) (located approximately 1km to the west of the ERP) is required.
Ormes Project Solutions carried out the project management of the project for Hall Contracting further adding to our credentials in the dredging space.
