Webuild (as part of Terra Verde Joint Venture (TVJV)) has announced that the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL) East Project has signed its largest First Nations business partnership to-date – a social procurement contract with Yurringa Energy for the supply of renewable energy.

The contract marks a major milestone for TVJV in its support of the project’s commitment to engage in strong partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned businesses – with Yurringa Energy being Australia’s first Indigenous-owned energy retailer.

Yurringa Energy is Australia’s first Indigenous-owned energy retailer

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Yurringa Energy has stated that the award serves as a testament to their expertise and capacity to provide ‘pioneering, innovative, and sustainable energy solutions to the construction industry’.

The Aboriginal, Kinaway and Supply Nation certified business was formed and is committed to delivering both reliable and cost-effective energy whilst respecting and integrating Indigenous cultural values into the projects in which it operates.

In 2024, an Australian-first saw Webuild, as part of the Spark North East Link Joint Venture, teamed up with Yurringa Energy, to power its tunnel boring machines (TBMs) with 100% renewable energy.

The partnership aims to foster Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment by creating valuable training and development opportunities.

Marco Assorati, Senior Executive Vice President Operations – Oceana, said:

I am incredibly proud of Webuild’s on-going partnership with Yurringa Energy, and the impact we are making together on some of Victoria’s largest infrastructure projects. Partnerships like this stimulate economic growth and positive social outcomes for First Nations businesses and communities, and I look forward to working together to continue powering change through this city-shaping project.

Once operational in 2035, the SRL project is expected to improve travel efficiency across Melbourne, taking over 600,000 cars off the roads each day. For its part; Webuild is delivering the excavation of two parallel tunnels for almost 10 kilometres between the future stations of Box Hill and Glen Waverley, the creation of of 39 cross passages between them, two station boxes, two TBM launch sites and one intervention and ventilation shaft.

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