Sydney Build Expo

2 mega tunnel boring machines, Betty and Dorothy, break through at Sydney Olympic Park. 💥 As Sydney Metro construction heads west, two mega tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have arrived at Sydney Olympic Park to complete the first two tunnel entries for the future station. TBMs Betty and Dorothy have now  excavated approximately 857,500 tonnes of material, to complete the first leg in the journey. They have installed more than 32,600 concrete precast segments along the way to line the new tunnel walls.   Sydney Metro West will double rail capacity between Greater Parramatta and the Sydney CBD. Fast and reliable metro services will make it easier to travel around western Sydney, link new communities to rail services and support employment growth and housing supply Video credit: Sydney Metro / Jo Haylen

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Melbourne Build Expo! 🙌 Due to the huge success of Sydney Build, we have proudly launched Melbourne Build. Melbourne Build take places October 22nd & 23rd, 2025 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Join 12,000 construction professionals from Victoria for an unmissable event!

#SydneyToday. Get ready for a new line and SIX stations opening on Sydney Metro today. 🙌 Sydney Metro’s extension is Australia’s biggest public transportation project. The Chatswood to Sydenham line opens today after the regulator gave the $21 billion project the green light to open. The new metro line is made up of six underground stations including Crows Nest, Victoria Cross, Barangaroo, Martin Place, Pitt Street, Waterloo and new platforms at Central and Sydenham. An estimated 200,000 passengers are expected to travel on the Sydney Metro network today.

#SydneyThisWeek. Sydney’s newest waterfront precinct opens! ❤️ From this week, Sydneysiders can enjoy and access Sydney’s newest waterfront precinct ahead of Barangaroo’s first transport link opening in August. The area around Barangaroo Station has been opened. The area includes new footpaths, over 200 new trees and plants, new streetlights and bike parking. New seats around the precinct have been installed, as well as new bus stops close to the station entry and taxi facilities.  Next to the Nawi Cove station entrance, a piece of history can be found with a cast iron inlay of the historic Barangaroo Boat. When metro services start later in August, this key part of the city will be unlocked with fast travel times across Sydney. Images credit: Sydney Metro

#FutureSydney. Plans for Sydney’s TWO tallest ever skyscrapers. ✔️ Sydney’s skyline could be transformed with 2 new skyscrapers at the northern end of the CBD. Plans have been put forward by Lendlease and Dexus for 318 metre and 310 metre towers. The proposed development from Lendlease, named the O’Connell Precinct is for the taller 72-storey office tower. Located on O’Connell, Spring and Bent Streets the tower would accommodate 9000 workers. The proposal from Dexus is named ‘Pitt & Bridge’ and is to develop a 310 metre ‘green and global premium office tower’ with 90,000 sqm of office space and ground floor retail. The current skyscraper limit in Sydney is 200 metres. But provisions could be made to allow buildings taller than 300 metres. A City of Sydney spokesperson says this forms the first major planning review of the CBD in 45 years. Premier Chris Minns has said ‘he would like to see the buildings up and running’. Rendering: Showing the proposed tower from Dexus.

Incredible new hotel with cascading garden roof gets green light to go ahead in Sydney ✔️ Developers the Anson Group have secured development consent for a new hotel at 136 Hay Street in Haymarket. The stunning hotel designed by BVN will have a lightwell running through its middle with a sloped garden roof. The 16-storey mixed-use development will comprise 4 basement levels, ground floor retail, a 318 bedroom hotel and a terrace restaurant.

With a record-breaking 24,727 visitors, 613 exhibitors filling 7 halls at ICC Sydney, endless festival vibes and an incredible buzz over the two days, Sydney Build 2024 was truly something special. 🌟 🗓 Save the dates for Sydney Build 2025: May 7th & 8th We can't wait for you all to join us again!

Parkline Place. A 39-storey tower being built above the new Pitt Street Station 💚 Parkline Place is a commercial tower under construction immediately above the northern entrance of Sydney’s new Pitt Street metro station. The station entrance will have a glass veil allowing natural light to flood the concourse. Designed by Foster + Partners, the 154m tower features 3 vertical blocks with curved corner glazing. ‘A vertical recess in the facade continues seamlessly through the full height of the tower and is centred directly on the entrance veil’ Completion of the tower being delivered by CPB Contractors is due later this year

Latest progress on Harbourside. The world-class redevelopment of Darling Harbour’s waterfront✔️ Harbourside Shopping Centre at the northwestern area of the Darling Harbour precinct (next to the ICC Sydney) has been demolished. It is making way for a new world-class retail, residential commercial workplace and entertainment precinct. Designed by Snohetta and Hassell, the new development will feature 265 residences and penthouses ‘representing the purest expression of luxury waterfront living’ across a 43-level tower. The $2 billion, 87,000 sqm mixed-use development from Mirvac will feature over 6,000 sqm of public realm space and 27,000 sqm of workspace.