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Our Wollongong office opened in 2006. We provide consulting services to major industry and mining, transportation, water and wastewater, developer and state and local government clients throughout the Illawarra region.

Living and working locally means that our teams are able to develop closer working relationships with our clients. We understand the local context in which projects are undertaken including the local drivers, stakeholders and the particular issues and challenges for projects in the Illawarra region.

Recent company mergers with Hassall & Associates, Cameron, Chisholm & Nicol (NSW) and the Wollongong-based, yet national, Meyrick & Associates team have strengthened GHD's position in architecture, strategy and evaluation and infrastructure and agricultural economics.

While the Wollongong team delivers the full suite of GHD's services through our local office, we source specialist skills and additional resources when required on particular projects from our Sydney, Parramatta and Artarmon offices as well as the Nowra, Wagga Wagga and Canberra offices. We manage these additional resources from our local base meaning costs are appropriately controlled and solutions are matched to local requirements and expectations.

All services

Our team provides a wide range of services to both public and private sector clients, with experience in:

  • Buildings, architecture, civil structures and materials technology
  • Water and wastewater
  • Public infrastructure including roads, rail, water, dams, marine and social projects such as hospitals and aged care
  • Environmental management and engineering, contaminated sites and pollution control, natural resources and hydrology, waste management
  • Sustainability, greenhouse, CSR and climate change
  • Geotechnics
  • Mining, manufacturing industry, agriculture and energy
  • Economics, strategy and evaluation
  • Urban development, planning and stakeholder engagement
  • Asset and risk management
  • Project management
  • Industrial electrical & automation

For more information, contact:

Dean Parker
T: +61 2 4222 2300 | F: 61 2 4222 2301 | E: Email GHD in Wollongong

Location address
Suite 3. Level 3
200 Crown Street
Wollongong NSW 2500
Australia

Postal address
PO Box 5047
Wollongong NSW 2520
Australia

Dendrobium Mine Hydrogeology

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The Illawarra region contains some of Australia's best coking coal resources. These have been mined since the 1880's, providing coal for both export through Port Kembla and for use in the steelworks (now operated by BlueScope Steel).

To maintain supply for steel making, BHP Billiton is developing the Dendrobium Coal Mine. This underground mine will recover coal from the lowermost 3.2m of the 9m thick Wongawilli Seam by longwall mining methods (see an individual chock in the panel to the right) at a rate of up to 5Mtpa ROM for 30 to 40 years. Coal from the Wongawilli Seam is an essential component of 'Illawarra Blend' premium coking coal, which is known for its specific steelmaking qualities.


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Manufacturing Facility Upgrade

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Interface Australia is Australia’s largest manufacturer of carpet tiles for residential, commercial and industrial use. The company engaged GHD to assist with a major upgrade of its manufacturing facility. 

It was important to the client that any upgrade was arranged so as to minimise disruption to ongoing plant operations.


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SRLE Roofing Project

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A GHD project team from our Wollongong office has been working with Wingecarribee Shire Council to provide engineering support to assist in the delivery of the Southern Regional Livestock Exchange (SRLE) roofing project located in Moss Vale, NSW.

The AUD4.8 million project incorporated a number of environmental initiatives including thermal insulation, solar panels, and a rainwater harvesting and re-use system that is expected to save 1.8 million litres of water annually.


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Bega Bypass

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In May 2009, the Labor Member for Eden-Monaro, Mike Kelly MP, announced that GHD would partner with the RTA for the Concept and Detailed Design of the HW1 Princes Highway Bega Bypass.  Since then work on the design, geotechnical investigation and review of environmental factors for the bypass has progressed significantly, with documentation for construction tender having been completed.

The project includes 3.6 km of two lane rural highway, three bridges connecting communities with the Bega township, four reinforced soil retaining walls and three intersections.  The purposes of the project are to accommodate B-Double movements and to create the potential for reduced crash rates in the area by creating better transport pathways for local communities and highway users.


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Oceanlinx – Port Kembla Wave Energy

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GHD was commissioned to design the electrical interconnection and control system for a 300kW wave-to-energy system in Port Kembla, New South Wales.

The wave to energy conversion is based on a parabolic wall to reflect and focus the incoming waves, oscillatory wave chamber and turbine. Later commissions included a review of the basis of design and gap analysis.


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David Kinniburgh

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David Kinniburgh is the Sydney Operating Centre Manager, responsible for our business in Sydney, Artarmon, Parramatta, Wollongong, Dubbo and Orange. David has worked with GHD for 14 years and has strong experience ranging from concept development to detailed design and construction management, predominantly in the transportation sector. Previously, he was the manager of GHD Tasmania and GHD’s Victorian Manager for Transportation and Municipal Engineering.

Position: Operating Centre Manager, Sydney
Tel: +61 2 9239 7224

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Dean Parker

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Dean Parker is the Manager of GHD’s Wollongong Office, having established the local team in 2006 following several years spent with GHD’s Mining and Industry Group in Sydney as a Principal Mechanical Engineer.

Responsible for the performance of the GHD team and the delivery of projects to clients in the Illawarra region, Dean has twenty years of operational and consulting experience in the management of multi-disciplinary teams. This experience lies across a diverse range of strategic planning, project development, logistics and construction projects in both the private and public sector. Dean’s clients include manufacturing and heavy industry, mining and mineral processing and local government contacts.

Dean has worked with GHD for more than 10 years assisting clients through local knowledge and his extensive contacts in GHD’s global network.

Position: Office Manager, Wollongong
Tel: +61 2 4222 2311

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Tony Colenbrander

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Tony is a geotechnical engineer with more than 30 years of experience in the civil and geotechnical engineering industry. He has had wide experience in a variety of projects, including a major hydroelectric scheme, numerous civil infrastructure developments, roads, earth dams, deep basements and pipelines. He has also prepared many “cause of damage” and “expert opinion” reports for legal and insurance disputes of a geotechnical nature.

Position: Business Group Manager, Geotechnics & Dams
Tel:  +61 2 9462 4829

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Richard Fechner

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Richard has 25 years' experience in leadership of multi-discipline projects across energy, government, defence, infrastructure, ports and industry in Australasia, USA, Europe and the Middle East. Richard has considerable experience in technical due diligence across these sectors and leads GHD’s Technical Due Diligence Review Group. Richard has held senior roles in the private and public sector, is a member of Infrastructure Australia’s Regulatory and Energy Working Groups and the Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering’s Professional Performance Innovation and Risk Project.

Position: Global Technical Leader, Energy & Resources
Tel:  +61 2 9239 7222

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David Chubb

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David has eighteen years experience working as an environmental professional.  He has considerable experience in the development and implementation of large complex environmental approvals, investigation and management projects encompassing a variety of environmental and human health issues. He also has experience across a range of industries and market sectors including water and waste water infrastructure, road and rail projects, mining, waste management and other industrial facilities, power generation and electricity transmission projects.

Position: Business Group Manager, Environment
Tel:  +61 2 9239 7387

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Kevin Brennan

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Kevin has over 18 years' experience in the management, planning, design and construction of major civil, building, transport, and engineering services within Australia and overseas.  He has considerable experience in project management with specific focus on project resourcing, utilisation, project performance, cost control and implementation of procedures. Kevin is very experienced in managing and fostering a collaborative environment between multi-disciplinary teams with complex engineering and social issues.

Position: Business Group Manager, Property & Buildings
Tel:  +61 2 9239 7218

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Steve Kanowski

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Steve is an economist with over 25 years' experience in the transport, infrastructure and resources sectors. He has undertaken projects for major transport and infrastructure operators, transport authorities, development agencies, regulatory bodies and aid agencies such as the World Bank and AusAid as well as numerous private financial institutions. As an experienced transport consultant, Steve brings a breadth of skills gained from numerous transport sector projects (aviation, rail, maritime and roads), particularly those involving project appraisal/economic evaluation, demand forecasting, market analysis and strategic planning..

Position: Business Leader Strategy & Economics
Tel:  +61 7 3316 3151

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Conrad Corvisy

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Conrad is a civil engineer with over 13 years' experience in construction, design, and project management.  Since joining GHD, Conrad has undertaken roles as Project Director on transport infrastructure projects; project management roles for water, building and subdivision infrastructure; and design/study manager roles for various transport and logistic infrastructure studies and design projects. In his operational role as Business Group Manager -Transportation, Conrad is responsible for the client relationship management, business development, and management of the transportation group which comprises rail, roads and highways, traffic engineering, and civil structures teams.

Position: Business Group Manager, Transportation
Tel:  +61 2 9239 7300

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Andrew Porter

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Andrew joined GHD in May 2011 as GHD's Business Group Manager, Water in Sydney. Andrew is responsible for client relationship management, business development and overall management of the hydrology and civil design, water system planning, water infrastructure and water treatment teams.  Andrews’ technical experience lies in designing and delivering demand management initiatives across Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide. Over the last ten years he has developed websites, best practice guidelines and delivered numerous conference papers and technical seminars on this subject.

Position: Business Group Manager, Water
Tel:  +61 2 9239 7258

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Garry Taylor

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Garry is an electrical engineer with more than 30 years experience in the the railway, power delivery and power generation industry in Australia. This has included working in the operational, design and project management areas. Garry has also carried out many due diligence projects and regulatory reviews in the electricity transmission and distribution industry in Australia and South East Asia. In his operational role as Business Group Manager - Energy and Resources he is responsible for client relationship management, business development, and management of the energy and resource group which comprises teams that work in the industries covering, power delivery, power generation, renewable energy, industrial, mining, automation and control.

Position: Business Group Manager, Energy & Resources
Tel:  +61 2 9239 7315

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