‘Conduit for conversations’: Civil construction businesses talk opportunities in Macksville

AROUND 50 business people and civil construction company representatives visited the Dawkins Park landing in Macksville on Thursday 26 February for a Business and Civil Networking Event.

Nambucca Valley Council General Manager Bede Spannagle said Council had organised the Macksville event to provide a conduit for conversations, in the hope to support growing the valley’s economy.

“Council’s event on Thursday was an excellent opportunity for our local civil construction businesses to meet some of the principal contractors so far awarded contracts to remediate landslip sites across our valley caused by flooding in 2022,” he said.

“We have about 90 landslips across the Nambucca Valley requiring remediation and Council has received funding from the NSW Reconstruction Authority to carry out several remediations.

“Representatives from Alliance Construction Group, See Civil, and Ghella/RIX Group joint venture outlined what potential subcontracting work may be available when the companies carry out the works including earthmoving, haulage, labouring, supply of concrete, rock and mixers, concrete testing and more.

“It was great to see conversations starting yesterday and work happening on-ground to begin to repair landslips across the valley.”

Industry Capability Network (ICN) Regional Manager-Northern NSW, Brad Donnan, attended the event to outline for businesses what the ICN gateway provides.

“The ICN gateway introduces businesses of all sizes to projects large and small across NSW, and more generally, Australia,” he said.

“There are a lot of projects happening, so I encourage local businesses to make a profile on Gateway by ICN and keep connecting.”

Projects in the region surrounding the Nambucca Valley include the Glen Innes Hospital redevelopment, the Richmond Valley Solar Farm near Casino, and the New England Renewable Energy Zone.

Council’s next business networking event will be held on 26 March 2026.