Leigh Creek Township

Department of Infrastructure

Sector: Urban, Public Infrastructure

  • >2,500m³Asbestos Waste Removed
  • >30,840m³C&D Waste Removed
  • 1,000tScrap Steel Processed
  • >31,800Total Workhours
  • >200Total Structures Demolished
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Social Procurement
  • Cultural & Heritage Protection
  • Inground Services
  • Hazmat Removal
  • Strip Out
  • Manual Demolition
  • Mechanical Demolition
  • Scaffold
  • Traffic Management
  • Security
  • Services
  • Enviro Monitoring & Controls
  • Live Environments
  • Waste Transfer
  • Steel Recycling
  • Permits & Authorities
  • Survey – Cultural & Heritage (incl. Archaeological)

Unique Attributes

  • Demolition of 199 residential structures as well as town facilities – swimming pool, caravan park, TAFE, golf club
  • Extensive stakeholder engagement and management – Department of Energy & Mining and Leigh Creek Task Force, Department for Infrastructure, and Outback Communities Authority, Traditional Owners, and the Leigh Creek community
  • Local employment opportunities were created in partnership with the community and Task Force, including preparation and delivery of ongoing training and support programs

Key Challenges

  • Remote Aboriginal community located 450km north west of Adelaide
  • Works undertaken during COVID-19 pandemic, with strict site infection control protocols in place to protect high vulnerable First Nations Australians
  • DELTA Group - Projects