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Continuing our great relationship with Timberlands Pacific, we were asked to undertake the project of upgrading and repairing a major river crossing on Eastern Creek Road, Scamander. Combining Giraffe Civil and Brett Carlson Building ‘s experience our first step was to create stable footings to be then tied into the above concrete slab to addContinue reading “Timberlands – Eastern Creek Road Causeway”

Giraffe Civil Contracting have a been bulk hauling clay from four different quarries around the north of the state to Austral Bricks, Longford for over 20 years. Controlling all mining leases and permits for Austral Bricks, Giraffe excavate, blend, haul and stockpile approx. 50,000 cubic meters per year.

Giraffe Civil Contracting working under VEC Civil Engineering won the tenders to de-stump approx. 8kms of old growth & plantation. with also picking up other work along the way, with Access roads to pump stations, turbines etc. all roads meeting Forest Practice Codes with drainage and gradient requirements. Pictures below: East Diddleum Access road toContinue reading “Tas Irrigation’s Pipeline – Camden Hill”

Giraffe Civil Contracting have been awarded numerous contracts from TasWater to handle and remove Bio-Soilds from sewerage lagoons around Tasmania. From Liquid form to semi-solid form using our Environmental Licences/Permits to transport the material to licenced agricultural grounds around Tasmania. Seen below is our 30,000L Vacuum Semi-Tanker to remove and transport bio-soilds      Continue reading “Bio-Solid Removal – TasWater”

Giraffe Civil Contracting was awarded the tender to stop the ocean eroding the picnic area bank at the Old Pier Beach at Bridport. Looking at a few options to control this with retaining walls, rocks etc. We decided to install Geotextile Sand Bags supplied by GeoTas which are specifically designed and manufactured nonwoven, needle punched,Continue reading “Bridport Old Pier Beach Erosion Control”

Giraffe Civil Contracting working alongside Mike Hammersley on a cable logging road in Springfield, North-East region of Tasmania. Our Doosan DX225 excavator was busy forming up roads, constructing log truck turning holes and passing bays as well as construction of a timber retaining walls to control bank erosion and potential landslip hazards.      Continue reading “Timberlands Pacific – Springfield Cable Road”

Giraffe Civil Contracting were awarded the tender for the construction of TasWater’s  Access Track to the bottom of the Isandula Dam, Ulverstone TAS The access track was to meet all Forestry Tasmania’s codes of practice, making what was in some places a 60% gradient hill-side into a desired gradient of 15-20%  by cutting and benchingContinue reading “TasWater – Isandula Dam Access Road”

Giraffe Civil Contracting were involved in the Northern Tasmania’s Small Towns Water Upgrade Program. Mathinna upgrades started in January 2018 and was completed by March 2018, Giraffe Civil were contracted under Water Industries Solutions to dig and lay the new water services in and through the township, covering a distance of approx. 2km’s.