Project Manager Gary McMillan said crews had everything but the kitchen sink thrown at them throughout the construction.
“We had Covid-19 restrictions throughout 2021/22, a one in one-hundred-year rain-event in 2022, procurement and resourcing pressures, and the challenges of working through multiple private properties over a corridor more than100km long throughout which we had great support from local landowners,” Gary said.

“It has been a massive team effort to get to the end - from planning and design through to the crews on the ground and our external suppliers – there’s been incredible commitment from everyone involved.”
Gary called out the SEQ Transmission Lines team for their efforts over two-and-a-half-years.
“The teams led by Kenny Gold and Co-Ordinated by Shane Coonan went above and beyond at times – the team racked up 52,774 hours on the job working away from home,” Gary said.
“And it wouldn’t have been possible to achieve this project without the support on the ground of Rob Pataki and Charley Taplin.”

“It was a long stint for these travelling crews who had the support of crews from Gayndah, Biggenden, Childers, Toowoomba, Maryborough, and Bundaberg to help tie it all together.”
“We can never promise our infrastructure won’t from time to time be impacted by animals or environmental conditions, but this project is an $80million investment in our rural network and has significantly improved the security and reliability of supply to customers in the Burnett region.”