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The Defence environment is changing; new challenges emerge daily and threats are dynamic and ever changing. Operations are carried out in an environment of increasing global interaction — where systems are critical, facilities are essential and equipment reliability is vital.

A key servicing challenge is how to make the most efficient and effective use of available assets in training and operations. This demands improvements in the development and function of facilities, in facility maintenance, in equipment reliability and in personnel availability – all within tight budgetary constraints.

GHD has a long history of supporting defence and security in Australia and the South Pacific region through our international single-source network of services. We support sea, land and air capabilities for defence, police, immigration and customs directly and as partners with major contractors.

GHD Defence services incorporate the following:

  • Strategic, project and procurement management
  • Master, airfield and explosive ordnance planning
  • Air, land and maritime forces facilities design
  • Maintenance engineering analysis
  • Specialist integrated logistics support services
  • Technical writing and publications
  • Specialist engineering services
  • Blast resistant design and weapons storage
  • Structured communications systems
  • Contaminated sites including nuclear, radiological, unexploded ordnance and hazardous materials
  • Risk management and assessment
  • Security systems and structures

For further information, contact:

David Pinnock
Tel: +61 8 8111 6600
Email: David Pinnock

ALTC Headquarters

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GHD worked on the new 1200sq m headquarters facility for the Albury-Wodonga Military Precinct in northern Victoria. The buildings incorporate environmentally sustainable design principles to utilise specific aspects of the landscape and the site.

GHD provided full architectural and engineering services for the design and construction of the Department of Defence Army Logistic Training Centre (ALTC) headquarters at Bandiana South. Ecologically sustainable development principles drove the building’s design, which employs an innovative geothermal heating system.

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ALTC Supply Training Wing

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This project comprises alterations and additions to two buildings (a training warehouse and an educational facility) as well as a introduction of a new parachute training facility.

GHD collaborated closely with Australian Department of Defence, the project manager and the users to compile a comprehensive functional design brief, and to create and document a design solution in response to the brief. The scope of works involved complete architectural and engineering design.

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HNA Edinburgh Defence Precinct

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The Edinburgh Defence Precinct is a new facility at Edinburgh in South Australia. The project comprised a generational redevelopment of RAAF Base Edinburgh providing new facilities to accommodate an Army Battle Group and included a redevelopment of Base Support Facilities and infrastructure.

GHD provided design management and integrated design services including Architecture, Interior Design, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire, Hydraulic, Communications and Security Engineering, and environmental consulting, in concert with a range of significant and specialist sub-consultants.

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JLU(V) Warehouse facilities

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The new Soldier Support Warehouse at Bandiana in Victoria assists in consolidating dispersed warehousing into a single location. The warehouse provides 15,000sq m of floor space with over 18,000 pallet places in narrow aisle racking. It offers enhanced operational capability and efficient service provision.

Working closely with the Defence stakeholder team, GHD clarified a comprehensive functional design brief to create and document an architectural, engineering and specialised logistics design solution for tender.  

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RAAF Base Williamtown

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The high security headquarters at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales incorporates many affordable ecologically sustainable development (ESD) features.

After developing the Base master plan and providing various levels of technical assistance for the Base's redevelopment to accommodate the new Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft for RAAF No. 2 Squadron, GHD designed the initial works and the AUD$11million headquarters building.

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Royal Brunei Naval Base Expansion

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The Government of Brunei, Ministry of Defence, engaged GHD and joint venture partners Australian Construction Services and Damit Bakar Consultants, to design, supervise and project manage the Muara Naval Base expansion works. The aim was to extend the existing Naval base to support three new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) and to update the current facilities.

Valued at AUD$150 million, the construction project work was prepared into separate packages and included:

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Tower Visual Simulator

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The School of Air Traffic Control (SATC) is located at the RAAF Base in east Sale in Victoria and provides training facilities for air traffic controllers.

GHD provided architectural and engineering consulting and worked closely with the defence stakeholder team to clarify a comprehensive functional design brief and to create and document a design solution for tender.

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David Pinnock

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With over 30 years experience as an Architect and Design Manager, David has completed projects across Australia and internationally from our Adelaide base.  He has experience across a variety of project types including civil, commercial, education, health, residential, industrial and defence facilities.  He has a particular interest in consular and judicial facility design and a career long commitment to sustainable design.  His commitment to the importance of design has resulted in peer recognition, including industry awards for his Roxby Downs, Brisbane Law Courts and Torrens Lake Walk projects.

Position: Business Group Manager, Buildings
Tel: 61 8 8111 6655

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Geoffrey Beck

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Geoffrey is an engineer and project manager with substantial government and private sector experience in the development and delivery of major infrastructure programs and projects. Throughout a 28-year career, he has built skills and experience in strategic planning, infrastructure development and delivery and contract management working across the three levels of government. His successful management and coordination of multi-disciplinary teams and liaison with government authorities, project sponsors and community groups have maximised project acceptance and approval by all stakeholders.

Postion: Business Leader, Defence Property & Buildings
Tel: 61 2 6113 3213

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