New Building Construction Progress
Follow along week by week as our new Junior Learning Centre and Administration Offices are constructed.
Week 9 - 12: 5th December - 19th December
Progress for our new building is coming along steadily. It has been quite the journey from what it was at the beginning of the year, but we are happy with how far it's come and we can't wait for the future.
▪️Gas, water and electricity are now connected.
▪️The external brickwork and cladding have also been completed.
▪️Walls and windows are being installed, giving us a better idea of the finished product.
▪️The construction team will start on the guttering promptly.
▪️Windows and doors are set to finish this week, meaning the building will be at the lock up stage just in time for the holidays.
Week 1 - 3: 6th October - 24th October
Weather has been breezy the past month, with clear skies to help the build along. We can finally visualise its structure and layout - great progress! Recent developments include:
▪️Completed wall framing, as have most of the steel works
▪️Delivered windows set to be installed in the coming weeks
▪️Established main services under the main driveway with electricity to be added to the main switchboard next week
▪️Completed civil works around the outside of the building ready for concrete paths to be poured.
Week 12 - 16: 23rd July - 26th August
The weather has not been kind to us in the last month, making building progress quite difficult. However, the works that have been occurring include:
▪️Upper-level cement slab has been poured
▪️Drainage works
▪️Landscape preparations
▪️We farewelled rooms PA7 and PA8.
Week 11: 16th - 22nd July
▪️ Lower-level cement slab has been poured
▪️Temporary retaining wall built
▪️Services pipes (water, electricity) roughed in on the upper-level.
Week 7: 18th - 24th June
▪️Screw pile placement discovered a septic tank, which had to be removed
▪️Screw pile placement concluded
▪️Soil replacement to cover screw piles took place
Week 6: 11th - 17th June
▪️Stormwater trenches continued to be dug
▪️The 'envelope' of the building continued
▪️Screw pile placement commenced
Week 5: 4th - 10th June
▪️Stormwater trenches continued to be dug
▪️The 'envelope' of the building continued
▪️The building site area continued to be prepped for screw piles which will be placed in the coming weeks
Week 4: 28th May - 3rd June
▪️60 truckloads of dirt arrived
▪️Trenches for stormwater and sewage were dug
▪️ The 'envelope' of the building was laid out
Week 2 and 3: 14th - 27th May
▪️The site sheds arrived
▪️Site preparation continued
▪️Staff car park asphalt removed
Week 1: 7th - 13th May
▪️The site was secured
▪️Trucks, equipment and site sheds arrived on site
▪️Concrete from around the PA building and the car park was removed
▪️Bollards from the oval removed
▪️Trees removed (for every tree removed, at least 3 will be planted on site in its place)