More than 2,000 jobs will be created in Western Sydney following a $508 million investment from the Albanese Government in two major capital works projects that are critical to Australia\u2019s national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two projects \u2013 part of the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) plan \u2013 include the redevelopment of base facilities and the construction of new explosive ordnance storage at Orchard Hills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hansen Yuncken has been contracted to deliver upgrade works to Defence Establishment Orchard Hills, including for security and infrastructure and new training and working facilities at a value of $298 million, with expected construction completion in early 2029. This project is expected to create 600 direct employment opportunities for engineers, plant operators, and construction tradespeople.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ADCO Constructions will provide guided weapons and explosive ordnance storage buildings at a value of $210 million, with construction expected to be completed in late 2027, creating 300 direct jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are also indirect supply chain employment opportunities for 1,400 personnel in roles including steel and concrete production, material supply, fabrication, office fit-out, design, and logistics. The two projects are expected to contribute around $500 million directly into the NSW and Western Sydney economy by providing business for local subcontractors, suppliers, materials, labour and services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two separate contracts include Indigenous workforce, apprentice training and women in construction targets, as well as procurement commitments, designed to ensure significant economic benefits flow to the local community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Orchard Hills base currently employs approximately 700 people, including contractors and Defence personnel. This work, part of the Government\u2019s commitment of up to $21 billion under the GWEO plan, support the commitment in the 2024 National Defence Strategy<\/em> to increasing Australia\u2019s guided weapons and explosive ordnance capability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Defence Industry, the Hon Pat Conroy MP:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Albanese Government is delivering a defence future made in Australia and creating thousands of well-paid jobs for locals with this major investment in infrastructure that is critical to our national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is part of the Albanese Government\u2019s commitment to establish a sovereign missile manufacturing industry which will make Australia more self-reliant and ensure the ADF has what it needs to keep Australians safe.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" More than 2,000 jobs will be created in Western Sydney following a $508 million investment from the Albanese Government in two major capital works projects that are critical to Australia\u2019s national security. The two projects \u2013 part of the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) plan \u2013 include the redevelopment of base facilities and the … Continue reading “Huge jobs boost for Western Sydney with $500M investment from Albanese Government”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37107,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37106\/revisions\/37107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}