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Mining Story

With years of experience working across some of Australia’s most remote mining operations, we understand the challenges of limited connectivity. Our team designs and delivers custom point-to-point network infrastructure that overcomes cellular black spots, ensuring reliable visibility, communication, and security across even the most isolated sites.

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Remote Mining Services

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Security

Our dual camera security units are designed for wide area protection, providing expanded coverage across fence lines, site sheds, and large lay down areas delivering greater visibility and stronger site security.

Independent Cameras

Dual independent 4K AI cameras deliver superior control and coverage.

4K Resolution

4K camera technology captures every detail in ultra-high definition.

AI Enhanced Detection

Advanced AI human and vehicle detection cuts false alarms by up to 96%

Off Grid

Our systems provide 3 days of backup to keep your site protected, rain or shine.

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Time Lapse

Built for Australia’s toughest conditions, our Hybrid System delivers 4K imagery with integrated live streaming. Access everything through the Blackbox Dashboard for instant visibility, reliable performance, and complete project control from anywhere.

4K Resolution

Bring your projects to life with true 4K clarity.

110 degrees Coverage

Get the full picture with 110º ultra wide lens & optical zoom.

Live Streaming

Keep your team informed, with live streaming.

Rapid Intervals

With capture speeds up to 100× faster than a DSLR.

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Overwatch

Overwatch gives you complete control and visibility. Featuring powerful 25× optical zoom and advanced AI detection, this PTZ camera allows clients to remotely monitor, track, and focus on key areas of their site in real time.

25x Optical Zoom

Bring the site to you with a powerful 25× optical zoom.

Camera Control

Full pan tilt and zoom camera control giving you complete oversight of your site.

AI Enhanced Detection

Advanced AI human and vehicle detection cuts false alarms by up to 96%

Active Tracking

AI powered PTZ tracking automatically follows people and vehicles in real time

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Gate Camera

Our License Plate Camera System automatically detects, captures, and records every vehicle entering or leaving your site, providing real-time visibility, accurate access logs, and greater visibility.

Automatic Vehicle Detection

AI powered recognition accurately captures licence plates for every vehicle entering or leaving your site.

Access Logs

Instantly view and track vehicle movements for improved oversight and accountability.

Enhanced Security

Strengthen perimeter control and visibility by monitoring all vehicle access points 24/7

Vehicle Type Filtering

AI powered vehicle type filtering automatically distinguishes between cars, trucks, and heavy machinery

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Site Monitoring

Designed for complete project accountability, our Site Monitoring solutions combine live streaming, long-term video recording, and time-lapse imagery, helping you track progress, review incidents, and manage variations with reliable visual evidence.

4K Resolution

Bring your projects to life with true 4K clarity.

110 degrees Coverage

Get the full picture with 110º ultra wide lens & optical zoom.

Live Streaming

Keep your team informed, with live streaming from your desktop or mobile phone.

Long Term Video Recordings

Monitor what matters on site with continuous, high-quality video recording to ensure nothing on site goes unseen or undocumented.

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Case Studies

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Hitachi EX3600-7
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Hitachi EX3600-7

BUMA's open-cut mining credentials plus a line introducing the EX3600-7 as a 360-tonne class hydraulic mining excavator, one of the workhorses of large-scale coal operations.

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Howard Smith Wharves Ferry Terminal
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Howard Smith Wharves Ferry Terminal

Built during the Great Depression beneath the Story Bridge, the Howard Smith Wharves sat largely dormant for decades before being transformed into one of Brisbane's premier riverside dining, events and lifestyle precincts. The Brisbane City Council-driven redevelopment revitalised the heritage wharf buildings and cliffside parklands while adding new hospitality venues and a boutique hotel.

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Brisbane City Council ANZAC Square
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ANZAC Square

Blackbox was engaged to capture long-term time-lapse documentation of the fourth and final stage of the Anzac Square restoration project, beginning in May 2018. As a joint initiative between the Queensland Government, Australian Government, and Brisbane City Council, the project delivered significant upgrades to one of Brisbane’s most important public spaces. Our time-lapse systems recorded the transformation as new pathways, staircases, and a lift improved accessibility; new landscaping and memorial screens were installed; heritage lighting was enhanced with LED technology; and key memorial areas were revitalised for exhibitions, events, and interactive visitor experiences. The result was a clear visual record of the restoration process, capturing the craftsmanship, heritage sensitivity, and community value embedded in this iconic upgrade

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Indooroopilly Riverwalk
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Indooroopilly Riverwalk

The Indooroopilly Riverwalk is a 790-metre elevated pedestrian and cycle structure over the Brisbane River, delivered by the Georgiou and Brady Marine & Civil joint venture for Brisbane City Council and completed in June 2021. With separated lanes, viewing platforms overlooking the iconic Walter Taylor Bridge and connections to the Jack Pesch Bridge and Indooroopilly Station, the project won the CCF QLD Earth Awards top prize in 2022.

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Mining Video Production
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The Shovel Walk

AE Civil engaged Blackbox to capture the complex relocation of a Komatsu 4100XPC, one of the world’s largest mining shovels, with a payload capacity of up to 108.9 tonnes, as it was transported 8.86 kilometres through Moranbah. Our team documented the entire operation through a combination of time-lapse, drone, and on-ground video, showcasing the extraordinary engineering and logistics required to move a machine of this scale. The journey involved constructing temporary bridges over roads and rail lines, coordinating multiple teams, and executing a meticulously planned transport sequence. Blackbox provided a detailed visual record of the operation, highlighting the precision, safety, and collaboration behind this impressive feat of heavy-equipment relocation.

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Heart Of Willoughby

Heart of Willoughby- Progress update

Blackbox was engaged to document the transformation of Club Willoughby into the new Heart of Willoughby precinct ,a major redevelopment led by Hyecorp and unanimously approved by the Sydney North Planning Panel. Our time-lapse and video production services captured the demolition of the 52-year-old building and the construction of the state-of-the-art mixed-use development, including the new three-level club and Hyegrove Willoughby, a luxury retirement living community featuring 126 apartments and premium lifestyle amenities. The footage provided a clear visual record of progress and showcased the scale and community impact of this landmark project.

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Port Rail
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Port Rail Transformation

The Port Rail Transformation Project is the cornerstone of the Port of Melbourne's push to move more containers by rail and take trucks off inner-western Melbourne roads. Delivered by Seymour Whyte, the project built a new rail terminal interfacing with the Swanson Dock East International Container Terminal, including two new sidings capable of handling 600-metre-long trains, plus the new Intermodal Way road connection.

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Shiploader
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Malaysia Ship Loader Transportation

Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal (WICET) is an industry-owned, privately funded coal terminal in Gladstone and one of Australia’s most significant export infrastructure projects. Blackbox was engaged to provide end-to-end visual documentation, including time-lapse, video production, and professional photography throughout the build. A standout milestone was the transportation of the massive shiploader, manufactured in Malaysia specifically for the project. To capture this pivotal moment, our team travelled from Brisbane to document every stage of the move, from the intricate loading process in Malaysia, to its journey by sea, and finally its arrival and positioning on-site in Gladstone. The result was a comprehensive visual record that showcased the scale, engineering expertise, and coordination behind one of WICET’s most defining components.

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Liebherr 9600 Build - Curragh mine
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Liebherr 9600 Build - Curragh mine

McKellar assembled a Liebherr R 9600 at Curragh Mine in Central Queensland's Bowen Basin. The R 9600 is Liebherr's newest 600-tonne class mining excavator and one of the largest digging machines in the world. Assembling a machine of this size on site is a major project in itself, involving weeks of heavy lifts and precise coordination

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Brandon Mast
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Brandon Mast Replacement

The existing mast was built in 1959 and stands at 198m tall. As part of BAI Communications' commitment to proactive network reinvestment, it was replaced with a new 236m guyed mast designed to be more resilient against challenging weather conditions such as tropical cyclones. Blackbox captured the demolition and build of the new mast.

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R 9800
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R 9800

The Liebherr R 9800 is the company's flagship 800-tonne class mining excavator and one of the largest digging machines in the world.

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Granville Harbour

Granville Harbour Wind Farm

The wind farm’s 31 turbines produce around 400,000 gigawatt hours of clean, renewable energy every year. This is enough electricity to power around 46,000 homes, almost every household in the North West of Tasmania.

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Breakfast Creek Green Bridge - Delivery
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Breakfast Creek Green Bridge

The Breakfast Creek / Yowoggera Bridge makes it easier for you to walk and ride between the inner city and northern suburbs. Spanning 80 metres across Breakfast Creek, the bridge links Newstead Park to the Lores Bonney Riverwalk.

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Brisbane Metro Depot, Rochedale
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Brisbane Metro Depot, Rochedale

The Brisbane Metro depot is the operational heart of the Metro network, housing, charging and maintaining the fleet of battery-electric Metro vehicles.

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Victorian Heart Hospital
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Victorian Heart Hospital

The Victorian Heart Hospital at Monash University's Clayton campus is Australia's first standalone specialist cardiac hospital, a partnership between the Victorian Government and Monash University that opened in 2023.

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Buildcorp Mast Climbers
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High Risk Safety Monitoring

As part of Buildcorp’s dedication to safety and their ‘1, 2, 3 It’s On Me’ initiative, they approached us with a unique challenge. Our goal was to design and implement a custom safety monitoring solution and deploy it on building maintenance units (boats) for one of Sydney’s tallest buildings. The system was developed to actively monitor mast climbers and team members operating in high-risk areas, providing real-time visibility and improving on-site safety. Working closely with Buildcorp, we engineered a tailored solution that seamlessly integrated into their safety framework, helping their team to reduce risk, respond faster and reduce operational overheads.

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Rozelle Interchange Time lapse

Rozelle Interchange - Bridge Removal

The Rozelle Interchange is a complex underground motorway in Sydney, Australia, that connects the M4, M8, and future Western Harbour Tunnel, while also including the Iron Cove Link. Constructed as part of WestConnex, the project opened in late 2023 and has a large parkland on its surface called Rozelle Parklands, which includes walking and bike paths and green space

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St Helena Tunnel
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St Helena Tunnel

The St Helena Tunnel is a twin-tube road tunnel that forms part of the Pacific Highway near Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The 434-metre-long (1,424 ft) tunnel under St Helena Hill in the locality of Ewingsdale was built as part of the 17-kilometre (11 mi) Tintenbar to Ewingsdale upgrade.

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One Sydney Harbour
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One Sydney Harbour

One Sydney Harbour is Lendlease's flagship residential development at Barangaroo, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop. Its towers rise more than 70 storeys above the harbour, making the precinct home to some of the tallest and most exclusive residential addresses in Sydney.

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Bakery Extension and New Equipment Installation
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Bakery Extension and New Equipment Installation

George Weston Foods, the company behind Tip Top and some of Australia's best-known bakery brands, invested in a major extension of its Slacks Creek bakery in Logan, south of Brisbane. The works expanded the site's production and packing capability, with upgrades spanning new facilities, distribution areas and automated packaging and handling equipment.

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Logan City Special School
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Logan City Special School

Logan City Special School, which caters for students from early childhood through to Year 12, received a $9.5 million two-storey learning centre delivered by Fleetwood Australia for the 2021 school year. The building houses eight flexible learning spaces, a therapy room, staffroom, kitchens and a covered set-down area to improve access for families, with an undercroft allowing four more classrooms in future.

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YSL Paramatta BTQ
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YSL Paramatta BTQ

Specialist fitout contractor Ramvek delivered the Yves Saint Laurent boutique at Parramatta, bringing a global luxury brand experience to one of Sydney's fastest-growing retail precincts. Luxury retail fitouts are among the most exacting builds in construction, where imported finishes, bespoke joinery and brand-mandated detail leave no margin for error.

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Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre
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Taiora QEII Recreation and Sport Centre

Built on the site of the original QEII stadium and pools, constructed for the 1974 Commonwealth Games and destroyed in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Taiora QEII brought a much-loved facility back to East Christchurch. Delivered by Apollo Projects for Christchurch City Council in a 15-month build and opened in May 2018, the centre features five pools including a 25-metre 10-lane competition pool, a 120-metre AquaSphere hydroslide (a New Zealand first), spa, sauna and a comprehensive fitness centre. An estimated 22,000 people came through the doors on opening weekend.

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Kingscliff Public and High School
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Kingscliff Public and High School

School Infrastructure NSW delivered major upgrades to both Kingscliff Public School and Kingscliff High School, completed in August 2024. The Public School received replacement classrooms, a new library, an extended hall with new canteen and a redeveloped street entry, while the High School gained a new library, covered outdoor learning area and purpose-built sports pavilion. The build pushed through the challenges of the 2022 Northern Rivers floods, which stretched construction capacity across the entire region.

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Captain Cook Bridge
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Captain Cook Bridge Bearing Replacement

Captain Cook Bridge bearing replacement works involved extensive maintenance, including the lifting of the bridge deck to replace 6 bearings using 500-tonne jacks. These works, which occurred over an 18-month period, also included strengthening the structure with box girder webs and post-tensioned bars. The project was managed with unique temporary works platforms to access confined spaces, requiring some materials to be manually transported, and included weekend closures to minimize traffic disruption.

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JSRACS New Build
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JSRACS New Build

When John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School consolidated its Beechboro campus into Mirrabooka, it triggered one of WA's most significant private school redevelopments. Delivered under a Hames Sharley master plan, the works included a new two-storey Early Learning Centre carved into the site's slope and the double-storey Bromilow Learning Centre, lifting capacity by more than 300 students to around 1,750.

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Fort Street Public School
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Fort Street Public School

Established in 1849, Fort Street Public School on Observatory Hill is one of Australia's oldest public schools. Its multi-year upgrade, designed by FJMT and built by Lendlease, blended old and new: heritage buildings were restored, the former Bureau of Meteorology building became the school library, and a new Flagstaff Wing with rooftop play areas was added, lifting capacity from around 200 to 550 students. The school reopened on its original site for Term 1, 2024.

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Sunwater
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Clare Weir Remediation Works

SunWater performed preventative maintenance at the Clare Weir on the Burdekin River in late December 2021 in preparation for the impending wet season. The project objective was to place rock protection at the weir toe and construct a water diversion wall to protect the weir from significant river flows in the upcoming wet season.

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Story Bridge Resurfacing
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Story Bridge Resurfacing

The Story Bridge is Brisbane's most recognisable structure, a heritage-listed steel cantilever bridge that has carried the city's traffic since 1940. Brisbane City Council maintains the bridge as one of its most treasured assets, and resurfacing the deck is a key part of keeping it in service.

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Relocatable Home Insitu Build
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Relocatable Home Insitu Build

Ingenia's lifestyle communities offer modern, affordable homes for over-55s, with relocatable homes that can be constructed remarkably quickly on site. This build took place at Ingenia's One Mile Beach community in Port Stephens, moments from one of the region's most beautiful beaches.

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AGL Mildura Solar
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AGL Solar Installation

Blackbox was engaged by AGL to capture the installation of a 1.06MW ground- and roof-mounted solar system at Zilzie Wines, one of Australia’s largest family-owned vineyards. Our team documented the project through time-lapse and on-site video production, showcasing the scale of the renewable energy upgrade and the winery’s commitment to long-term environmental sustainability. The visuals captured the transformation from planning to installation, helping AGL highlight the benefits of solar adoption and Zilzie Wines’ drive to reduce operating costs, improve efficiency, and invest in a cleaner future.

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Wearne
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Wearne

Perched on the Cottesloe beachfront, the redevelopment of the Wearne aged care site delivered new coastal aged-care living with sweeping Indian Ocean views, with construction led by Built.

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Bondi Pavillion
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Bondi Pavillion Upgrade

For over 90 years, Bondi Pavilion has been a central part of life for residents and visitors to Bondi Beach. From theatre to pottery, change rooms to ice rinks, ballrooms to music festivals, the Pavilion has done it all. In June 2020, Buildcorp was announced as the head contractor to carry out works to restore the Pavilion to its former glory, with the project being completed in September 2022. The project’s complexity consisted of major structural, remedial, and civil works as complex as the heritage significance. Sensitively restoring original finishes and finds, which included the Aboriginal mosaic, painted murals, and unearthed graphics, overhauling and adding new services, which include state of art audio-visual equipment.

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Wilson Ave
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Wilson Ave

The Wilson Avenue Affordable Housing project is a seven-storey, 16-apartment residential development at 6-8 Wilson Avenue, Brunswick. Built by Richmond-based Cobolt Constructions, the project provides homes for low-income households, designed around sustainable, community-oriented living with shared amenities including a rooftop garden.

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Kal Tire
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Ultra Repair

Kal Tire engaged Blackbox to produce a video showcasing their Ultra Repair technology, an innovative process that extends the life of large mining truck tyres. Filmed on-site in Moranbah, Central Queensland, the video captured the precision and scale of the repair process, highlighting how this technology helps the mining industry reduce costs, waste, and downtime.

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Gold Coast Turf Club
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Gold Coast Turf Club

The Gold Coast Turf Club's Tracks, Tunnel & Lights project transformed Aquis Park, home of the Magic Millions, into a world-class racing venue. Delivered by BMD Group for Racing Queensland and the GCTC, the multi-million dollar redevelopment installed an all-weather synthetic track, completely refurbished the racing surfaces, added state-of-the-art broadcast lighting for night racing and built an in-field equine tunnel.

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Glenferrie Road over Caulfield Rail Bridge
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Glenferrie Road over Caulfield Rail Bridge

The 110-year-old Glenferrie Road bridge over the Caulfield railway lines needed strengthening to carry heavier vehicles and all classes of trams. SRG Global delivered the works for the Department of Transport Victoria, demolishing the existing footpath, constructing a new bridge deck and reinstating the road with upgraded tram tracks.

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44 Martin Place construction Time lapse

44 Martin Place

Blackbox documented the full transformation of this multi-storey commercial tower as it underwent major structural and architectural upgrades. Our time-lapse and video production teams captured each stage of the renovation, from the construction of a new ground-floor lobby to the full-height atrium penetration that opened the building from ground floor to level 12. We recorded the installation of prefabricated interconnecting stairs, the addition of two new rooftop levels, and the construction of a glass atrium roof that now fills the building with natural light. Throughout the project, our footage showcased complex logistics, structural strengthening, heritage sandstone restoration, new façades, and the careful coordination required to keep ground-floor retail tenancies operational. The result is a comprehensive visual record of a challenging, highly technical redevelopment delivered in a live environment.

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TBM

Airport Link TBM Burial

Blackbox documented one of the most significant moments of the Brisbane Airport Link project, the entombment of the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) beneath the completed tunnels. After the final breakthrough the two massive reception pits, each 14.5 m wide and 16.5 m deep, were excavated by the Thiess John Holland JV using drill-and-blast methods and rock hammers. Our team captured the entire process as the TBMs were lowered into position using a purpose-built steel bridge structure and six 330-tonne strand jacks, before being fully encased in 2,500 m³ of concrete over a continuous 24-hour operation. The result is a detailed visual record of a complex and rarely seen engineering milestone.

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Jenolan Caves Blue Lake
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Jenolan Caves Blue Lake

Jenolan Caves, regarded as the world's oldest cave system and part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, is Australia's most famous show cave destination. Blackbox captured upgrade works to the heritage-listed precinct's visitor facilities, part of a multi-million dollar program to improve walking tracks, boardwalks, lookouts and visitor infrastructure around the historic Caves House and Blue Lake.

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Clients Feedback

“Wanted to say again a big thanks to you all for helping us to get 7x cameras up and running across our sites – great to see a full set on your dashboard and that they’re already capturing plenty of progress!”

Bodey Dittloff , Spark North East Link , Communications Lead

“The Blackbox cameras are great, and work exactly as I had hoped. And if we ever do have an issue or need something done, Blackbox responds quickly. Your service is amazing.”

Laura Inglis, Buildcorp, Project Manager

“We have been very happy with the camera so far and is proving to be quite a useful tool to have.”

Matthew Charles, DWE, Operations Manager

“These look amazing, thank you so much for sending them through! Exactly how I imagined them,I greatly appreciate the quick turnaround”

Casandra, Brisbane City Council, Community and Stakeholder Engagement

“It’s been amazing working with all of you over the years – right from the start, I’ve loved the positivity and enthusiasm and importantly what you’ve been able to capture.”

Samantha Roberts, Crown Resorts, Marketing Manager

“Thanks you very much for your outstanding service in having the cameras installed in two days. Very much appreciated”

Tom Farinola, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Operations Manger

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