The Colbert Road factory caught fire about 8pm on January 18 and took more than 80 firefighters six hours to bring under control. A watch and act message was issued for Campbellfield, Lalor, Somerton, Thomastown, Dallas, Coolaroo and Roxburgh Park as thick black smoke from the fire moved over the northern suburbs. It is believed
The Victorian Government’s Level Crossing Removal project has announced the removal of 50 of Melbourne’s dangerous and congested level crossings by 2022, with at least 20 of these removed by 2018. This will bring improved traffic flow, safer paths and better connections for pedestrians and cyclists in Victoria. The Western Program Alliance (WPA) is currently
With Utility Locating, Hydro Excavation, Surveying and Road Reinstatement’s stretching from Fitzroy North to the Melbourne Cricket Ground, this will certainly be a project to remember. We are coming to an end of one of our larger projects, which began 4th of March, stretching five kilometres away from Fitzroy North and went right down to
Working with liquid waste isn’t always as glamorous as it’s cracked up to be. Some of our new operators discovered the truth of working at a treatment plant in February. Six of our skilled operators and labourers spent four days in February at a treatment plant in the outer suburbs of Victoria. We enjoy our
A cement spill caused by a machine compressor failure left a compound in Hallam covered in cement dust. CSA Specialised Services were called for an emergency response clean up. On Friday, 8th December we responded to an emergency cement spill located in Hallam. It took thirteen operators and seven of our specialised vehicles to clean
Working in tough and hot conditions, two of our operators undertook a job working around live furnaces operating above 1000 degrees. Once a year we send two of our operators to Viridian in Dandenong to work on a project down in their glass furnace regeneration basement. The job usually takes about a week to complete
An evening of Go Karting fun was organised for CSA staff to raise funds and awareness for the RUOK Day Campaign & Suicide Prevention in Australia. Late in September, to support RUOK day and suicide prevention in Australia, CSA organised an evening of Go-Karting to all its employees. CSA Specialised Services generously donated an evening
With coloured hair, shaved heads, lots of food and drink, prizes and most importantly funds raised to support the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest shave, CSA raised a total of $7,768. On the morning of Tuesday March 14th CSA Specialised Services held a fundraiser to support families facing blood cancer by supporting the Leukaemia foundation’s ‘World’s
A hydraulic pump burst on a main road in Thomastown, resulting in an emergency response from our team to assist in the clean-up. Yesterday we received a call at 10:46 am regarding a hydraulic oil spill across a main road in Thomastown. Our crew of Stephen Howson, Jim Taleski, Petar Stojkovic, John Yu, Morgan Ngatikaura