Mulwala Munitions

Thales Group

Sector: Industrial, Manufacturing

  • >25,000Total Workhours
  • 40Total Workforce At Peak
  • 880tHazmat Removed, Including Mercury and Activated Black Carbon
  • 16,000tBricks Recovered for
    Re-use
  • Live Environments
  • Enviro Controls & Monitoring
  • Mechanical Demolition
  • Cranage & Rigging
  • Long Reach Demolition
  • Concrete
  • Waste Transfer

Unique Attributes

  • Ex-munitions manufacturing site involved various risks associated with residual quantities of explosives and propellants, as well as asbestos contaminated materials – requiring significant water suppression measures and conservative mechanical demolition methods
  • Recycling and reuse of water to reduce impacts on local flora and fauna
  • New methodology developed to test rubble for explosives contamination prior to any disposal
  • Site specific water filtration system contained risk of hazmat breaching into the storm water drains that flowed directly into nearby Murray River

Key Challenges

  • Structural demolition of 43 redundant buildings and supporting infrastructure, including two 12m high asbestos contaminated brick boilers (inside boiler house) and two 36m high chimney stacks
  • Project undertaken at height of COVID-19 pandemic involving strict cross-border controls (between Victoria and NSW)
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