Great Keppel Island
Great Keppel Island Great Keppel Island located off the Central Queensland coast within the Great Barrier Reef area, is one of only 28 islands in the area which offer purpose-built tourism resorts. Over a five year period, Douglas Partners provided groundwater, geotechnical and geological services for the GKI Revitalisation Plan. Located 12 km off the […]
Coastal Hazards Mitigation
Coastal Hazards Mitigation Limestone outcrops occur regularly along the Wanneroo coast, which incorporates popular locations such as Two Rocks and Yanchep. These outcrops can become hazardous in an active coastal environment. Douglas Partners was able to help the City of Wanneroo protect the public by undertaking a limestone hazard survey and designing remedial measures. Following […]
Claremont on the Park
Claremont on the Park The ‘Claremont on the Park’ development includes several multistorey residential buildings surrounding the iconic Claremont Football Oval. Douglas Partners was pleased to assist the project team throughout the project, from preliminary geotechnical assessments on the site conditions, detailed geotechnical investigation for multi-storey structures and construction phase support of both the bulk […]
Marketown East
Marketown East Innovative investigation techniques and numerical modelling methods allowed a refined and cost effective mine remediation strategy to be adopted for this ground-breaking project. Marketown East was a groundbreaking project for the Newcastle CBD. Although the shopping centre was a modest four storeys it was over an extensive footprint, much large than any other […]
Elizabeth Arcade
Elizabeth Arcade Built in 1966, Elizabeth Arcade on Elizabeth Street in Brisbane’s CBD was a potential site for asbestos. The owner of the arcade contacted Douglas Partners Brisbane offi ce to arrange an asbestos survey and prepare an asbestos register and management plan to comply with relevant regulations. Elizabeth Arcade in the CBD of Brisbane […]
Harrington Grove
Harrington Grove The key to achieving successful outcomes for land development projects is early and comprehensive land capability statements. Early and comprehensive land capability assessments are increasingly important in achieving successful outcomes to land development projects in Australia. Geo-environmental issues and constraints which are required to be addressed prior to development approval generally include site […]
Reid Highway Duplication
Reid Highway Duplication Traffic volumes on Reid Highway were significantly greater than the capacity of the two lane road between Duffy Road and Erindale Road. Douglas Partners provided geotechnical and pavement advice for a second carriageway through this stretch of highway, incorporating a new bridge crossing both Mitchell Freeway and the Butler railway line. Reid […]
Braeside Borefield
Braeside Borefield Monitoring and maintenance programs are key elements in borefield management. Since 2006, the Douglas Partners’ Groundwater Team has been regularly reviewing the monitoring data for Braeside Borefield near Nebo, North Queensland. The borefield comprises 16 production bores. Since 2006, Douglas Partners has been undertaking performance reviews for the Braeside Borefield, located 120km southwest […]
Kalamunda City Centre Stormwater Drains
Kalamunda City Centre Stormwater Drains As part of several improvement projects to the City of Kalamunda Town Centre, Douglas Partners was engaged to provide geotechnical advice for the installation of a 400 m long section of proposed stormwater drainage pipes and associated manholes. The 400 m long alignment of proposed stormwater drainage pipes was divided […]
City Extra
City Extra Unknown convict mine workings were identified during the installation of piles for the City Extra Apartment Building requiring a rapid response from Douglas Partners to reduce the risk of pothole subsidence and to get the construction program back on track. The City Extra is a $95M residential development consisting of seven floors of […]
