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Emerald Hill Track Slew

The construction of a 4,455 metre Track Slew between 488.600 - 493.055km, including the construction of four new culverts and the relocation of three existing signals.

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Memorial Avenue Upgrade, Kellyville

Daracon has been awarded the upgrade to Memorial Avenue, Kellyville which will help to manage current traffic as well as allow for the expected increases in traffic due residential and commercial development in the area.

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Newcastle Station Public Domain

Renewal and activation of the former Newcastle Railway Station was a priority project for the Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation (HCCDC).

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Lachlan's Line Bridge

Commissioned by the NSW Governments’ development agency, Landcom, the pedestrian and cycleway bridge is believed to be the first of its type in the world.

The bridge is a 178m overall length, variable diameter helical steel truss bridge, curved on plan, spanning from the new Lachlan’s Line Residential Precinct on its western extremity to the North Ryde Commercial Sector and Metro Station on its eastern extremity. It traverses both Delhi Road and the M2 Motorway.  

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MR195 Cessnock Road Flood Access (Testers Hollow)

The MR195 Cessnock Road Upgrade at Testers Hollow project involves the construction of a 670m roadway between Cliftleigh and Gillieston Heights. The project is required in order to minimise the impact on the community during flood events, in which the existing road can flood for an extended period of time.

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Paperbark Playspace

Daracon Landscaping was awarded the landscape package to construct the Paperbark Playspace in the historic Gardens Precinct of Parramatta Park, it is a new all inclusive playspace designed for the Western Sydney Parklands and Parramatta Park Trust and was funded by the NSW Governments ‘Everyone Can Play’ Program.

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Newcastle East Public School

Daracon was awarded the contract for the Redevelopment of Newcastle East Public School Playground which involved removal of contaminated material.

The NSW Department of Education had previously identified the potential for contamination at Newcastle East Public School caused through the replacement of existing roofing and contaminated fill material in past projects.

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Central Gardens All Abilities Playground

Daracon Landscaping were awarded this very competitive open tender from Cumberland City Council in mid 2019. The newly constructed all abilities playground sits with a protected nature reserve located in the Western Suburbs of Sydney.

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Scone Airport Airside Infrastructure

Daracon was engaged by Upper Hunter Shire Council for the Scone Airport Airside Infrastructure Upgrade to ensure the airport’s compliance with safety regulations and allow for the construction of a new terminal building, hangars and Warbirds Visitor Aviation Attraction.

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Kooragang Island Waste Emplacement Facility

The Kooragang Island Waste Emplacement Facility was previously used by BHP Newcastle Steelworks as a landfill site from the late 1960’s up to 1999 when BHP ceased operations. The NSW Government took possession of the site in 2002 and has been undertaking progressive capping and related environmental improvement works to close the landfill.

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Jesmond Shared Path Bridge

Daracon was a awarded the construction of a 34m shared path bridge over Newcastle Road, Jesmond to replace the existing signalised surface-level crossing on Newcastle Road. 

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Lachlan's Line Soft Landscaping

Daracon Landscaping were awarded the soft landscaping package for the Lachlan’s Line Bridge in early July 2019 to enable the specified plant species, numbers and sizes to be available for when planting works would begin in April 2020. 

The former  industrial site has been developed by Landcom to accommodate 2,700 new residences to cater for over 5,000 people. The project forms the northern end of North Ryde Station Precinct, located between North Ryde and Macquarie Park Stations. The newly installed bridge is the fist-of-its-kind with a double helix design, 170m long with over 2,700 steel plates welded together of brightly painted blue steel, weighing 335 tonnes.

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Knights Centre of Excellence

Located on the corner of Bavin and Perth Road, Broadmeadow, NSW. Previously the area has been utilized for cricket and junior Rugby League matches but in recent years it has been rarely used as a consequence of it becoming waterlogged after rain events due to inadequate site grading and drainage. 

The project involves the construction of 3 full-size Rugby League fields, 2 mini fields along with 2 private and 1 public carpark and the upgrade of existing Bavin Road.

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Scone Bypass

The Scone Bypass project involves the construction of a 5.5km two lane highway bypass of the A15 New England Highway (NEH) to the west of Scone, through the Kingdon Ponds floodplain.

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Gowrie Gates Bridge Replacement

Affectionately known by Singleton locals as the ‘Hole in the Wall’, the Gowrie Gates Bridge Replacement project involved us replacing an existing twin steel, transom top rail underbridge that carries the Main Northern Rail Line (over the New England Highway). This project was a joint-funded project with ARTC/RMS. 

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Beaches Development

Located in the beachside town of Catherine Hill Bay, Daracon has thus far constructed 395 lots of a total planned 550 residential lots for this development. Works have included extensive rehabilitation, earthworks, and all lead-in infrastructure works within the former Coal & Allied mine site.

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Lee Wharf Seawall Upgrade

Located within the Honeysuckle Precinct Area, adjacent to Newcastle CBD, the Lee Wharf 4 and 5 project involved placing rock revetment along existing sheet pile walls to upgrade and stabilise the sea wall. We were required to ensure it was structurally suitable to support future urban development.