http://www.earthmover.com.au daily 1 2009-01-30T02:50:05Z http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-9th/other-top-stories/450-000-fine-for-201cavoidable201d-excavator-death A $450,000 fine was handed down to a transport company at the end of August after the avoidable death of a 30 year-old worker in 2007. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-09T01:55:40Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-9th/other-top-stories/highway-1-duplication-to-extend-23km-west-of-geelong A $220m extension of duplicated road along 23km of the Princes Highway west of Geelong, started last Friday. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-09T01:56:33Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-9th/other-top-stories/sydney-water-wins-project-management-awards Sydney Water’s desalination project and new operational facilities at Potts Hill have won the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) awards. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-09T01:54:56Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-9th/other-top-stories/billions-earmarked-for-new-phosphate-rock-mines Two planned developments will expand Australia’s role in mining rock phosphate. A small player globally in phosphate, with production based on one major mine (Phosphate Hill) in Queensland and Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean two planned northern Australia mines are set to change that. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-09T00:45:06Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/new-equipment/2010/september/line-paint-dies-in-10-minutes Floorsafe, a new chlorinated rubber line marking paint specifically designed for roads, factory floors, parking areas, crossings and steps, is durable and quick drying with excellence adhesion to concrete and bitumen. No publisher stephb News New Equipment Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-09T00:41:41Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/new-equipment/2010/september/one-man-can-operate-100t-terex-crane The latest 100t addition to the Terex Cranes range, the Roadmaster 8000 truck mounted crane, offers low cost of ownership in a wide variety of applications and single man usability. No publisher stephb News New Equipment Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-09T00:40:59Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-9th/obama-targets-new-infrastructure-jump-start-for-us-economy On Monday US President Barack Obama announced a new plan to renew and expand the nation's roads, railways and runways, in a bid to jump start the economy and create jobs. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-09T00:40:09Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-2nd-1/other-top-stories/melbourne2019s-west-gate-bridge-laid-bare-at-scienceworks Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge is certainly not an icon like Sydney’s Harbour Bridge. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-02T02:12:03Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-2nd-1/other-top-stories/earthmoving-plant-imports-up-in-july Shipments of earthmoving equipment into Australia in July, improved appreciably by volume and declined slightly by value, according to the Skelton Sherborne shipping index. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-02T02:08:58Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-2nd-1/other-top-stories/caltex-starts-building-20ml-diesel-tanks-at-port-hedland Caltex Australia will expand its fuel terminal at Port Hedland in Western Australia, in a move set to add much-needed supply capability, to the resource-intensive state’s diesel market. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-02T02:06:37Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-2nd-1/other-top-stories/ccf-national-conference-accommodation-nearly-sold-out The civil Contractors Federation reports that accommodation has almost sold out for the 2010 CCF National Conference in Canberra from October 20 to 24. No publisher stephb 2010-09-02T02:05:31Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/new-equipment/2010/september/these-boots-are-made-for-welding-1 Fashion designers may have rediscovered boots this year on the catwalks of Europe, but for welders, solid, tough dependable boots have always been a vital accessory in a sometimes hazardous environment. No publisher stephb Weekly Top Stories New Equipment 2010-09-02T02:05:28Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/new-equipment/2010/september/atlas-copco-introduces-basic-diesel-generating-sets Atlas Copco has launched a less sophisticated flx version of its QAS range of portable generators to meet the basic power demands of the developing world. No publisher stephb Weekly Top Stories New Equipment 2010-09-02T02:03:40Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/september/september-2nd-1/hochtief-takeover-would-strengthen-king2019s-hand-at-leighton In 23 years of running Leighton, Wal King has taken it from having a market cap of $70m to among other construction enterprises being the world’s biggest mining contractor and having a market cap of $9.2bn. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-09-02T02:01:48Z News Item http://www.earthmover.com.au/news/2010/newswire/august/august-26th/other-top-stories/brisbane-airport-flyover-to-open-early The final bridge segment on the new 750m Brisbane Airport Flyover was installed last weekend, bringing completion of the $327m Airport Roundabout upgrade project one step closer. The Flyover is expected to open its eastbound lanes to cars in October, 13 months before the original scheduled completion date of November 2011. No publisher stephb News Weekly Top Stories 2010-08-25T23:15:25Z News Item