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Local firms picking up early highway work

THREE Clarence Valley businesses are showing it’s possible for local firms to win Pacific Highway contract work even before...

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07th June 2015 9:06 AM

Highway plan gives hope for small operators

GOOD things come in small packages, so a new partnership model will offer opportunities for the ‘little guy’ to get...

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25th July 2015 12:07 PM

It was a full house at the industry briefing at the Grafton Community Centre on Wednesday night.

HIGHWAY HELL: Unpaid workers demand answers

DOZENS of unpaid subcontractors are suffering in silence as government officials continue back-patting over the economic...

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07th Nov. 2017 5:11 AM

AT LEFT: Gerry McMullan, pictured with his wife Kathy, is owed hundreds of thousands of dollars by Ostwald Bros.

Election candidate joins subbies in fight for $7.5m owed

A Sydney businesswoman and councillor has thrown her weight behind the fight to get unpaid Pacific Highway contractors...

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25th April 2018 5:04 AM

Sydney City councillor Angela Vithoulkas had success gaining rent relief for small businesses affected by the Sydney Light Rail project. She's now switched her focus to the Pacific Highway sub-contractors affected by the Ostwald Bros collapse.

How 23 unpaid sub contractors plan to get their $7.5m

A group of local Pacific Highway sub contractors left in the red after a company collapse works on plans to get their...

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28th April 2018 5:04 AM

LET DOWN: The Wave 5 contractors, with Gary and Jo Fenner at front, telling their story of unpaid work for the highway.

Another former MP weighs in behind battling subbies

A former National Party MP backs sub-contractors chasing money for their work on the Pacific Highway upgrade.

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28th May 2018 2:05 PM

ANOTHER BATTLE: Former NSW Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Ian Causley, left, with Member for Clarence Chris Gulaptis at a meeting during the dispute over fishing industry reforms.

Harwood Bridge contract suspended after serious breach

There is an ongoing investigation into a sub-contractor for the Harwood Bridge over a breach of the Fair Work Act

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03rd Aug. 2018 11:08 AM

Large cranes used to lift girders for the new bridge at Harwood as part of the Pacific Highway upgrade.