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🚧 Slow down, stay safe, and show kindness this summer! 🚦 This holiday season, some of our incredible teams will be out there keeping the lights on, the water flowing, and our cities moving. While most roadworks pause during busy travel times, you may still spot our crews hard at work. Here’s how you can help them stay safe: ✅ Stick to the temporary speed limits. ✅ Leave plenty of space and avoid harsh braking. ✅ Be mindful—driving too fast can damage freshly laid chip-seal, and going too slow can stick the road to your tires! These hardworking teams are making your journeys smoother and safer—let’s return the favour by being patient, kind, and safety-conscious. 👷 Stay safe, look out for roadworks, and have an amazing summer!

🌟 Downer Giving is empowering our people to make a meaningful difference and help communities thrive. From workplace giving programs to community volunteering, our people are driving positive change. Hear from Veronika Dimitrova, GM of Culture & Capability talk about why Downer Giving resonates with our people and how it shapes who we are as an organisation. #TheDownerDifference #DownerGiving #MakingADifference #CommunityImpact #PositiveChange #EmployeeEngagement

As we wrap up Downer's 12 Days of Christmas, we're reflecting on the profound impact of this initiative and the incredible work of the charities nominated by our employees across Australia and New Zealand. Over the last 10 days, we've had the privilege of supporting a diverse range of causes - from promoting children's wellbeing to providing food, shelter, and animal welfare. By donating over $90,000 to local charities in Australia and New Zealand, we have been inspired to see how our collective efforts make a lasting difference in our communities at this time of the year. We are proud to have made this Christmas season a little brighter for those who need it the most. Children's Cancer Institute, Bravery Box Australia Ltd, Hato Hone St John, Motor Neurone Disease NZ, The Lillian Howell Project (Lillian's), The Spear Foundation, Youth Search and Rescue, Caring Families Aotearoa, The Forgotten Women, Satisfy Food Rescue, Darling Range Wildlife Shelter, Wildlife Victoria, Pet Refuge NZ, Alannah & Madeline Foundation, Backpacks 4 VIC Kids, Starlight Children's Foundation Australia #TheDownerDifference #DownerGiving #EnablingCommunitiestoThrive

Last week, Downer celebrated over 90 women graduating from Thrive - our Trans-Tasman women’s development and empowerment program. The Thrive program is strongly aligned to and enables Downer’s strategy, specifically helping lift gender diversity in leadership roles as well as targeting the development and empowerment of strong, accountable leaders. “I'm exceptionally proud of the commitment of this year's cohort, who have spent the last eight months focusing on their professional and personal development, as well as building a strong network of passionate and supportive women across Downer” – Veronika Dimitrova, GM, Culture & Capability.

Downer’s own Joseph Genrich has been named the 2024 Welding Professional of the Year at the Welding Australia Awards! Joseph, who joined Downer over a decade ago, is now an award-winning Welding Coordinator at our Maryborough Rail Facility. His role has evolved significantly, and today he ensures that welding quality systems meet the stringent requirements of AS/NZS ISO 3834.2 and EN ISO 15085 CL1. Joseph also leads our NATA Accredited laboratory, overseeing both destructive and non-destructive weld testing. "I’m proud to be recognised with this award, but it’s really a reflection of the amazing team I’ve had the privilege to work with throughout my career,” Joseph said. “It’s a great achievement, and I’m grateful for everyone who’s supported me.” Congratulations, Joseph! We’re proud of your hard work and dedication and look forward to the continued success of your journey at Downer. Find out more about Joseph’s achievement here - https://lnkd.in/g9KXH895 #TheDownerDifference #DownerRail #DownerRailLocallyBuilt

An innovative construction solution delivered in partnership with NSW Police will bolster the capabilities of police in the Illawarra region, ensuring officers can continue to support the growing community 👏. As project lead for coordination and construction management of the new Helensburgh Police Station, Downer’s Government & IFM team facilitated delivery of a modular facility built off-site, minimising downtime for NSW Police. 🚔 The modern station will enhance the local force’s operational capacity by supporting up to eight officers compared to three previously and returns a permanent police presence to Helensburgh. Attending the opening last month was a proud moment, and we couldn’t be more excited about the positive impact the new station will have on the surrounding community. 👨👩👧👦 #EnablingCommunitiestoThrive Paul Mahoney Simon Rowe Rob Norton, Joel Horscroft-smith

“People from all walks of life come to these outages and we all have the same key focus to get the job done, get home safely and make a difference to the community while we’re here.” 👋 Say hello to our Zero Harm Advisor Heather Toohey as she tells us what goes into coordinating a major maintenance overhaul, like the one that Downer delivered at AGL's Bayswater power station. Read more: https://lnkd.in/geTyNcy3

✔️ Our #PowerProjects team has reached practical completion of the Wambo Wind Farm Connection project. Downer has been delivering the project on behalf of @Powerlink on a site north of Dalby in QLD. ⚡🔧The job involved dismantling 48km of 132kV transmission line and replacing it with a higher capacity 275kV dual circuit, twin conductor transmission line to connect the Wambo Wind Farm to the transmission network. Commissioning has now commenced ahead of the energization of the Wambo Wind Farm, a new renewable energy development located in QLD’s Western Downs. 👏 Congratulations to our crews involved in delivering another high-quality build that will help enable Queensland to connect to a clean energy future. Luke Sullivan, Gabriel Cohen, Paul Robinson, Tapan Sharma

Major upgrades of RAAF Base Williamtown are now complete, supporting Australia’s Defence air power capabilities and delivering a boost to tourism in the NSW Hunter Region ✈️🌍. Downer delivered the $180M major Defence project for Security and Estate Group as part of the Department of Defence’s National Airfield Program, allowing larger Defence aircraft to take off and land at RAAF Base Williamtown and accommodate larger Code E aircraft at Newcastle Airport, supporting civilian travel 🛫 🏝️. 💪 213,000 tonnes of asphalt placed. 📏 112km of airfield ground lighting primary cabling installed. 🌙 426-night shifts on a closed airfield with nil impact on daily base operations. 🕰️ 771,251 hours worked with 220 people on site per day during the peak of construction. 🤝 4.7% of the work was completed by indigenous owned businesses. 👷 85% of the Project was delivered by local contractors and suppliers. We’re proud to deliver another successful project supporting Defence capability and helping to safeguard Australia's future. For more information: https://lnkd.in/g2a4NxM9 #DownerDefence #defence #defenceprojects #defencecapability #hunterregion #sovereigncapability #TransportandInfrastructure #transport #infrastructure #construction #EngineeringExcellence Jamie Flood Michael Franks Diana Bowden Callum Bollard

Ever wondered what it’s like to work on one of Downer’s major outage jobs? Hear from Liam, Heather, Mandy and Chelsea who are part of the Downer team that delivered the three-month maintenance overhaul at AGL’s Bayswater power station. #maintenace #outage #powerstation