09/11/18
A Dynamic Civilex Project – Part 1
It’s Trivia Friday and we have a special Who Am I? I am 26 metres long by 3.5 metres wide and I weigh two tonnes. I bring information to life…
07/11/18
We’re Hiring!
Join our team! Civilex is looking for experienced, self-motivated and team-oriented Senior Surveyors and Surveyors. If you’re wanting to work for a dynamic civil construction company on a diverse variety…
01/11/18
It’s Movember!
Our construction group – Civilex, Conset, and Grampians Excavations – is participating in its third Movember fundraiser. And this year we’re raising $5,000 for the Movember Foundation. We’re growing a…
31/10/18
We’re Hiring!
Join our team! Civilex is looking for Leading Hands to fill these shoes. If you’re wanting to work for a dynamic civil construction company on a diverse variety of projects…
30/10/18
Western Roads Upgrade – Civilex Works Commence
The $1.8 billion Western Roads Upgrade is underway. The project comprises eight high-priority road upgrades with a comprehensive 20-year rehabilitation and maintenance program covering more than 260 kilometres of road…
29/10/18
NAWIC Victoria Awards For Excellence
Civilex attended the NAWIC (The National Association of Women in Construction) Victorian Chapter 2018 Awards for Excellence at the Pullman Melbourne Albert Park. The night showcased the achievements and industry…
24/10/18
Civilex Checks in at Avalon Airport
Civilex has been awarded a contract with Avalon Airport to upgrade the existing carpark which will see approximately 500 extra car parking spaces created. This upgrade coincides with Avalon Airport…
17/10/18
A Top Performer
A toddler playing contentedly in his backyard sandpit pushes his Tonka trucks around in the soft sand. He’s only three years old, but he can easily differentiate the truck names…
12/10/18
Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Road – Stage 1 Works Commence
The Minister for Roads and Road Safety Luke Donnellan was greeted by Director, Safe System Road Infrastructure Program Regional Roads Victoria Bryan Sherritt and TAC Lead Director Road Safety Samantha…
09/10/18
Where Aspiration Meets Inspiration…A Career in Construction
Our construction group – Civilex and Conset – is participating in the Melbourne West Jobs Fair on Tuesday 9 October 2018 at the Sunshine Convention Centre. The Australian Government is…
04/10/18
Melbourne Jet Base #tbt
It’s #ThrowBackThursday and we’re going back to 2016 when Civilex won the contract to Hutchinson Builders for the Melbourne Aviation Precinct Melbourne Jet Base. The first in Melbourne, the Private…
27/09/18
Building Safer Roads: Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Road
Civilex has been awarded safety improvement works on a 20km-stretch of the Geelong-Bacchus Marsh Road, running from Heales Road to Little River Ripley Road. Forming part of the Victorian government’s…
25/09/18
Dynamic Duo – What Makes A Great Team?
What makes a great team? Communication? Having a common goal? Everyone contributing? Mutual support? Diversity? Strong leadership? Being organised? And what about keeping things fun? Probably all of these things…and…
20/09/18
Caulfield Grammar School #tbt
It’s #ThrowBackThursday and Civilex is revisiting the 2016 works completed for Caulfield Grammar School. The project included the redevelopment of the school’s road and carpark network – 25,000m2 – while…
18/09/18
Acknowledging Safety at Civilex
The health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees, subcontractors and the communities in which we work are integral to the way we operate. It’s a core value of the Civilex…
17/09/18
Supporting Grassroots Junior Soccer
Civilex supports many local sporting clubs in Melbourne’s west, and one of the longest relationships we are honoured to be part of is the Altona City Soccer Club. Aside from…
14/09/18
Thank you for Showing Your True Colours
Happy Friday Everyone! It’s a week since the Civilex team came together for Footy Colours Day 2018 – 3 sites, 3 BBQs and it’s our 3rd year of participation! So…
10/09/18
Roads Australia Industry Luncheon with Duncan Elliott
Civilex members attended Roads Australia Industry networking luncheon last Thursday 6 September at Metropolis, Southbank with special guest speaker Duncan Elliott, CEO North East Link Authority (NELA). Duncan shared the…
07/09/18
We’re Hiring!
Join our team! Civilex is seeking to fill multiple Surveyor roles. If you want to work for a dynamic civil construction company based at our new Spotswood head office then…
06/09/18
Show Your True Colours
It’s Footy Colours Day on Friday 7 September and our construction team is participating in its 3rd year running with an ambitious target – raising $20k – for kids living…
05/09/18
Civilex Adds to its Excavation Plant
Civilex has increased its plant through the purchase of four new excavators from Komatsu Australia. The recent additions now bring our overall numbers of heavy plant to 110. The new lineup……
03/09/18
Civilex Wins Major Works at Murra Warra Wind Farm
Civilex awarded major works on the Murra Wurra Wind Farm. Civilex will complete the previously published early works stage 1 package and will now stay on in the regional north-western…
31/08/18
We’re Hiring in the Wimmera Region!
Recently the Civilex business acquired a majority shareholding of Stawell-based Grampians Excavations. Now we are looking for great people to fill a variety of full-time roles and work in our…
31/08/18
Civilex Running all the way with #teambulldog
Our construction group Civilex-Conset-Grampians is joining Team Bulldog in the Melbourne Marathon this year to fundraise for and support our community partner the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation. We invite all…
30/08/18
Wellbeing is Our Focus
Feelings of wellbeing are fundamental to the overall health of an individual, enabling them to successfully overcome difficulties and achieve what they want out of life. Past experiences, attitudes, and…
29/08/18
Supporting Women in Engineering
When you were a child do you remember being asked: So, what do you want to do when you grow up? It’s a question commonly posed and often receives a…
23/08/18
Construction Law Conference…Best Enjoyed in 2030
The 7th Society of Construction Law Annual National Conference was appropriately called Best Enjoyed in 2030…The Future of the Construction Professions only for the fact that the August conference was…
22/08/18
We’re Hiring!
Join our team! Civilex is seeking to fill two roles – Senior Estimator and Estimator. If you want to work for a dynamic civil construction company based at our new…
16/08/18
Bayswater Grade Separation #tbt
#ThrowbackThursday We’re stepping back to 2016 with Civilex’s heavy bulk earthworks project in Bayswater where Civilex deployed 50 pieces of earthmoving equipment with over 75 personnel that worked around the…
09/08/18
Show Your True Colours with Civilex
Civilex is participating in its third Footy Colours Day event on Friday 7 September. In 2016 we raised $550 but blew that completely out of the water in 2017 with…
03/08/18
Happy Jeans For Genes Day
Happy 25th anniversary to Jeans For Genes. Jeans For Genes is a major fundraising campaign for Children’s Medical Research Institute (CMRI). Over the past 25 years, Jeans For Genes has…
31/07/18
Acknowledging Safety at Civilex
The health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees, subcontractors and the communities in which we work are integral to the way we operate. It’s a core value of the Civilex…
27/07/18
What ‘Christmas in July’ has to do with Culture
What is it that makes a company a great place to work? On the surface a lot of us tend to focus on the brand value of an organisation, closely…
26/07/18
Join Our Team
We’re hiring! Civilex is seeking to fill the role of Training and Compliance Coordinator. If you want to work in a dynamic civil construction team based at our new Spotswood…
25/07/18
Our New Line Up
2018 may be half over, but with some exciting announcements to share at Civilex it feels like just the beginning. We are delighted to announce a new era for our…
23/07/18
Murra Warra Wind Farm: Project Launchpad
Leading Melbourne-based civil contractor Civilex is currently working in the regional north-western Victorian township of Murra Warra creating the launchpad for one of the highest performing wind farms in the…
20/07/18
Flexing Our Community Muscle in the West
From the outset, Civilex’s core business has always been in the civil construction space. Our company name alone gives that much away. But what may not be so evident from…
19/07/18
Improving Cyclist Safety
The health and economic benefits of cycling are well known and ditching the car to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle and to be kinder to the environment has been…
18/07/18
Line Up With Us
We’re lining up to help support Jeans For Genes a not for profit organisation with an important cause. In Australia, 1 in 20 kids faces a birth defect or genetic…
11/07/18
An Undergraduate Journey: Where Civil Engineering Theory Meets Reality
In an era where converting years of academic theory into real life skills is priceless, the part an undergraduate placement plays in respect to the millennial student’s university journey is…
10/07/18
Giving Back: Becoming Adapters with Western Bulldogs Community Foundation
A previous post this year reported that Civilex had joined the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation (WBCF) – a partnership we are extremely proud of. The WBCF is a committed and…
05/07/18
Plant Life at Civilex
As a leading Melbourne-based civil contractor, Civilex invests heavily in its plant. The obvious plant being the usual large, yellow machines used at our various civil project site locations. But…
04/07/18
Civilex Acquires Grampians Excavations
Melbourne-based Civilex acquires Stawell-based Grampians Excavations. The recent acquisition provides opportunities for both businesses to work within the civil construction industry together in both Melbourne and regional Victoria. https://civilexvic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Grampians-Aquisition.mp4 As…
27/06/18
Civilex Recognises its Longest Serving Members
The era of employment for life is now something of the past but is the loyalty to one company over the long term well and truly over just yet? Well,…
26/06/18
International Women in Engineering Day
23 June 2018. A day that sees women from Saudi Arabia granted the right to drive a car in their country for the very first time. It’s also a day…
20/06/18
Oh What A Feeling Toyota!
After 54 years of continuous operation and the production of more than 3.4 million cars, last year Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) shut down its Australian manufacturing plant in Altona. Since…
19/06/18
Join Our Team
We’re hiring! Civilex is seeking to fill three roles – Senior Estimator, Estimator and Project Nominated Authority (Works Inspector). If you want to work in a dynamic civil construction team…
18/06/18
RAAF Base Project Complete
Civilex was engaged by Laing O’Rourke in September 2016 to deliver the major contract for the construction of the Air5428 Pilot Training System Facilities Project. Working within a fully secured…
14/06/18
Estimating Comes To Life
The Civilex Estimating team took some time away from their desks at Head Office last Friday to inspect progress made at Civilex’s portion of the Level Crossing Removal Authority project….
14/06/18
Civilex Joins The Willy Lit Fest Family
Civilex is delighted to sponsor the Williamstown Literary Festival on its special 15-year milestone. As a business located in Melbourne’s west, we are committed to supporting programs that promote and…
06/06/18
Australia’s Best Infrastructure Project
Victoria’s $670M Ravenhall Prison Project was recently named Australia’s Best Infrastructure Project at the Infrastructure Partnerships Australia’s National Infrastructure Awards. These awards are convened by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia each year…
05/06/18
Civil Infrastructure Journey at Melbourne Airport
Next time you’re waiting to catch a plane or farewell a friend take a moment to appreciate the infrastructure improvements and ongoing works currently shaping Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport. Civilex is…
01/06/18
Civilex Graduates: Diversity is the Key
Will commenced with Civilex as an undergraduate and progressed into the Graduate Program in January 2018. Since then, he’s been on location in the surfside township of Lorne gaining exposure…
01/06/18
Civilex Increases Fleet
Civilex has recently increased its fleet with the purchase of four new multipurpose trucks. The new acquisitions, add to the already Civilex owned 105 items of plant, include two new…
29/05/18
Civilex Graduates Tour William Adams CAT
Civilex Engineering Graduates recently visited the impressive William Adams CAT (Caterpillar) Centre in Clayton with Civilex Construction Manager Jen Robertson and enjoyed a tour of the facility where plant is…
24/05/18
Contributing to the transformation of Melbourne’s Rail Network
The $10.9B Metro Tunnel Project is one of the largest public infrastructure projects ever undertaken in Australia. The project will build a new tunnel beneath the city centre, freeing up…
23/05/18
Networking with Roads Australia
Civilex attended Roads Australia’s Industry Luncheon on Friday 18 May and caught up with luncheon guest speaker Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas who has recently handed down the 2018/19 State budget….
15/05/18
Acknowledging Safety at Civilex
The health, safety and wellbeing of our employees, subcontractors and the communities in which we work are integral to the way we operate. It’s a core value of the Civilex…
11/05/18
Civilex Partners with Western Bulldogs Community Foundation
The Western Bulldogs may be most known as an Aussie Rules football team, but beyond the field, membership numbers and gate receipts there is a committed and engaged community services…
06/05/18
Shining Our Light – Working and Walking for Road Safety
Civilex Improves Road Safety Civilex continues its civil construction work on improving road infrastructure on one of Victoria’s most dangerous rural roads – an 11km stretch of the Melbourne-Lancefield Road…
30/04/18
Civilex Supports National Road Safety Week
We’re supporting road safety and you can too! This week (30 April – 6 May) is Road Safety Week and Civilex is supporting two campaigns and I hope you too…
27/04/18
Civilex Turns 10 – A Decade of Growth
The office was a-buzz as party elves prepared to celebrate Civilex Victoria’s 10th birthday. Giant helium balloons and hanging party lights and pinatas, a Civilex-themed photo booth and retro popcorn…
26/04/18
Grand Opening Party event
“Oh What a Night!” Civilex Victoria hosted its head office Grand Opening Party on Thursday 12 April with special guest Mayor Altair in attendance, along with numerous industry guests, staff…
26/04/18
Team Effort at Surf Coast Trek 2018
With a map, mobile, drink bottle, lunch and snacks packed, our five intrepid Civilex employees delved into one of Victoria’s most beautiful and remote parts to raise funds for worthy…
19/04/18
Civilex wins HMAS Cerberus Naval Training Base Upgrade – Early Works
Civilex is pleased to announce they have been successful in their tender to deliver the Early Works package for the HMAS Cerberus Upgrade at Cribb Point. Civilex will be engaged…
16/04/18
We’re Across Social Media
It’s now easier than ever to keep up-to-date with Civilex news, developments and projects across our social media platforms. We have now included the platforms of Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest to…
13/04/18
Civilex Graduate Development Program, applications close 15 April
The Civilex Graduate Development Program is a unique and flexible 2-year industry program. Designed for Graduates to be exposed to a diverse range of unique opportunities while working with one…
04/04/18
Global Day Of The Engineer
Today, 4 April 2018, we’re celebrating Global Day of the Engineer. A day to acknowledge and celebrate our 50 Civil Engineers! We spoke with one of our up and coming…
26/03/18
18/03/18
Supporting Local Soccer at Grassroots
Civilex continues to be a proud sponsor of the Altona City Soccer Club for some time now, and this team of young soccer players basked in a weekend of fun…
09/03/18
Graduate Expo Month
March is the month to unleash the Civilex Graduate Program Our Graduate Development Program is a unique industry graduate program as it allows our graduates to steer their learning at…
09/03/18
Komatsu Shakes It Up with SmartConstruction
A special thank you to Komatsu President Mr Tetsuji (Ted) Ohashi for visiting Civilex’s new headquarters in Spotswood with Director Andrew Fairbairn on Friday 9 March and providing Civilex with…
03/03/18
Values Launch Event
Staff recently enjoyed a company lunch and Values Launch at Civilex’s new Head Office in Spotswood. Over 200 employees attended the launch on Friday 2 March, with Civilex Business Development Manager…
21/02/18
Civilex Allen Reservoir Dam Milestones achieved, visit by NEW Civilex BBQ Truck
Civilex always work hard to exceed client expectations, and after recently achieving two major project milestones the Allen Reservoir Project Team are certainly testament to this. Milestones achieved were: 1)…
31/01/18
RAAF Base East Sale, Pilot Training Facility nearing completion
Civilex is proud of their involvement in the East Sale RAAF Base Pilot Training Facility project. This benchmark project in the Greater Gippsland region was both dynamic and challenging, and…
20/12/17
Civilex kicks off 2018 with Osars.
Work to commence mid January on OSAR Western Package Project. Civilex will commence Early Works mid January on Package 01 : Palmers and Dunning Roads. A Feature Survey, Service Identification…
19/12/17
OUTSTANDING TEAM PERFORMANCE 2017
In 2017, Civilex put in one of the most outstanding team performances seen for FOOTY COLOURS DAY. A second-year participant, Civilex raised our fundraising total from $550 in 2016 to…
15/11/17
OSAR Western package, Netflow Consortium preferred supplier, Civilex is a key player
Barbara Cortese, the star of recent press conference with Premier Daniel Andrews, Minister for Industry & Employment Ben Carroll and Minister for Roads & Road Safety Luke Donnellan. Barbara shared…
14/11/17
Civilex construction of final stages of MAP Jet Base
Civilex have commenced construction of the final stages of the aircraft apron pavements at the futuristic MAP Jet Base with concrete pavements continuing to be placed this month. There is…
02/11/17
Civilex awarded Berwick & Strathmore Railway Station Carpark Upgrade Projects
Civilex is proud to have secured the contract to significantly expand the capacity of both Railway station carparks. The projects will involve constructing new sealed commuter parking spaces that will…
01/11/17
Your moustache makes a difference
Trucker, regent, connoisseur or wisp – no matter the shape or style of your Mo this Movember, your face can inspire donations, conversations and real change. Men are facing a…
24/10/17
Civilex awarded Altona Toyota Product Knowledge Centre Project
Civilex had been awarded the Toyota Product Knowledge Centre Project. Which includes the construction of the PKC driving course, feature roads as well as all civil, excavation, drainage works, landscaping…
10/10/17
Civilex awarded Melbourne Airport Lane Allocation project
A project to design & construct digital lane allocation screens with variable message signs. It’s a significant project for Melbourne Airport, to assist with the management of vehicles arriving to…
05/10/17
Civilex awarded the Allen Reservoir Dam Safety Upgrade for Barwon Water
Barwon Water is Victoria’s largest regional urban water corporation providing world class water, recycled water and sewerage services. This major water infrastructure project marks a significant step for Civilex in…
03/08/17
Civilex Pakenham HCMT Project Bulk Earthworks phase approaching completion.
Works progressing well on the High Capacity Metro Trains Project.
27/07/17
Civilex and The Gordon TAFE : Civil Construction Awareness Day 2017
Major civil contractor Civilex Victoria partnered with The Gordon TAFE who specialise in providing training in the civil and construction industries to bring awareness and insight to 50 local school…
27/07/17
Mount Gellibrand Windfarm Progress Update
The Mount Gellibrand Windfarm is situated 20km west of Winchelsea at the foot of the historic Mt Gellibrand. WCJV’s scope at the project includes 44 132 MW wind turbine generator…
27/04/17
Students at Newport Gardens Primary School plant 100 trees to celebrate Earth Day
The event was an initiative of Civilex Victoria who, together with Kings Landscaping, donated 100 Illawarra Flame Trees to the school and spent the morning teaching students how to plant,…
13/04/17
Civilex partners with WBHO Infrastructure to deliver the Mount Gellibrand Wind Farm
Civilex Victoria is proud to be a part of this exciting new project to develop our country’s natural energy sources. The Mt Gellibrand windfarm is located within the Colac Otway…
17/03/17
Civilex Wins Civil Works at the High Capacity Metro Train Maintenance Facility
On 21 November 2016, the Victorian Government entered into a Public Private Partnership to deliver the High Capacity Metro Trains Project. Under this model, the consortium will be responsible for…
15/03/17
Civilex to Redevelop the Biomedical Science Building at Monash University
Civilex Victoria has secured the Biomedical Learning & Teaching Building (BLTB) Early Works Package at Monash University, Clayton. The package is part of the overall BLTB project which aims to…
15/03/17
Civilex Leading the Way in Melbourne Metro Tunnel Project
Civilex are one of the first companies to have secured a contract on the Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel Project. Starting at La Trobe Street on one of Melbourne’s busiest thoroughfares…
15/03/17
Civilex Showing Force at the BRW Triathlon
Congratulations to all staff that participated in the recent BRW Corporate Triathlon. 27 Civilex staff participated in the event with amazing results. It was great to see so many dedicated…
05/12/16
Welcome To Our New Civilex Staff
We are delighted to welcome 23 new staff members to the Civilex business. We are excited about this record month of employment and believe this exceptional growth is a testament…
03/11/16
Sod Turn at Aylesbury Drive Altona. New Civilex Office Development
Today marks a special day for Civilex as we commence stage 1 works at Aylesbury Drive, Altona. This will be the location for the new Civilex office development. The works…
17/09/16
RAAF Base East Sale, Contract Secured
Civilex Victoria is proud to have secured the $25M contract with Laing O’Rourke for the civil component of works at the RAAF Base in Sale. The works include provision of…
29/08/16
Melbourne Airport Jet Base, Contract Secured
Civilex are pleased to have just now secured a substantial project with a new client, Hutchinsons Builders. We are looking forward to commencing works on this project, which encompasses construction…
28/08/16
Contract Secured for Junction Oval
Civilex are delighted to have once again secured a contract with Cockrams, building on our rewarding relationship. The project consists of the construction of a brand new Oval and Car…
03/08/16
Company Turnover
Civilex celebrated a record year within the company in terms of growth and turnover, whilst maintaining a strong profit margin. With staff numbers growing from 60 to 100, we are…
04/07/16
McKimmies Road Shutdown
Civilex are thrilled with the outcome achieved in the McKimmies Road shutdown over the weekend. The complete road rehabilitation occurred between 6:30pm Friday night and 3:30am Monday morning. Civilex have…
01/06/16
Caulfield Grammar Contract Secured
Civilex are delighted to have recently secured a large project with a new client, Caulfield Grammar. We are excited about this project which encompasses two new maintenance facility buildings, creating…
29/04/16
Civilex Eighth Birthday Celebrations
The champagne was flowing when Civilex recently celebrated their 8th birthday. In just eight short years, Civilex have grown into a market leader with an annual turnover of $60M plus,…
23/06/16
New Employees
Civilex are happy to announce four new members to the Civilex Team. Due to rapid growth in our company, we have recently added a new Estimator and Project Manager to…
28/04/16
Eureka Stadium
In conjunction with Pitchcraft, Civilex recently undertook the redevelopment of Eureka Stadium Ovals located in Ballarat, which come 2017, will be used in AFL matches. The revitalised facility boasts over…
24/02/16
Soccer Match – Deakin University
Civilex recently achieved practical completion at the sports oval precinct for Deakin University. Civilex was awarded the head contract to construct a high profile sporting precinct that would cater for…
19/10/15
Conset and Civilex support for the inaugural Bully Zero Australian Foundation
As part of our commitment to the local community, Conset and Civilex management and staff attended the inaugural Bully Zero Australia Foundation Charity Ball. This foundation aims to promote zero…
19/10/15
New office development Conset and Civilex
With the rapid expansion of Conset and Civilex, a new facility is being planned to house the head office and yard. We have recently purchased land in Altona and building…
19/10/15
Civilex announces Melbourne Knights Football Sponsorship
Civilex is pleased to announce our sponsorship of the Melbourne Knights Football. As part of the National Premier League, the Club is well regarded in the sporting community. Joe Bartolo,…