News

Rogue Racing reward sponsors
01-Oct-2012

Our sponsored power boat, Rogue Racing, won the Standard class in the Blackwood Classic 250. The race is a 3 day time trial covering approximately 250 kilometers of the Blackwood River. It is the longest power dinghy race in the world. They led f..

Rural Subdivisions continue
27-Sep-2012

Porter Consulting Engineers has successfully completed several rural residential and special rural subdivisions in the southwest and is now working on "Dandalup Springs" in North Dandalup, where there is an emphasis on management of drainage and ..

Consultancy Panel Success Grows
15-Sep-2012

Porter Consulting Engineers has again been selected on the City of Rockingham Consultancy Panel for a further two year period. The Consultancy Panel PCE is currently on includes: City of Armadale City of Gosnells City of Rockingham City ..

Regional LandCorp Projects delivered on time and on budget
03-Sep-2012

As part of LandCorp Regional Development Assistance Programme (RDAP) PCE has successfully completed another two Regional projects in Rocky Gully and Wagin. This adds to the list of projects already completed in Dowerin, Badgingarra, Bencubbin, Da..

Industrial Sector Busy
31-Aug-2012

Porter's has recently completed civil and traffic input to the Port Kennedy Industrial Estate and the Rockingham Industrial Zone subdivision guide plans as part of a multi disciplined design team assembled by LandCorp. We have assisted LandCorp ..

Very large "Car Park".
22-May-2012

PCE has successfully completed and fast tracked a 30ha sealed laydown area for LandCorp. The project was designed and constructed within 5 months of Porter's being commissioned...

PCE takes on new staff
31-Jan-2012

We welcome Doug Eames, Senior Civil Designer, who has over 10 years experience within the consulting industry and Jamie King who has joined us as a civil construction engineer. Jamie has a local government background. Both are very talented and e..

LandCorp RDAP grows again
14-Nov-2011

Following on from the previous appointment and due in part to the great working relationship with the current project team, PCE was awarded the additional RDAP projects in the following regional towns: Borden Cunderdin Dwellingup Kendenu..

Consultancy Panels Grow
12-Sep-2011

PCE has been re-appointed to the City of Gosnells' Consultancy Panel. The Panel contracts PCE is on includes:: - Department of Building & Works - Landcorp - City of Gosnells - City of Armadale - Town of Cambridge - City of ..

Michael Collins joins PCE
28-Mar-2011

Porter Consulting Engineers welcomes Michael. He is an engineer with experience in land development engineering with a special interest in traffic engineering...

LandCorp Regional Development Assistance Programme (RDAP) grows
10-Jan-2011

The LandCorp RDAP has expanded to now include 4 additional sites and Porter Consulting Engineers has been appointed Lead Engineer on all 4 projects as well as providing the Engineering Consultancy services for 3 of the projects. The new sites are in:..

Lancelin Sewage Vacuum Pump Station Commissioned
30-Sep-2010

Porter Consulting Engineers was appointed as engineers to design the sewers in Lancelin North in 2003, and after many years of design investigation, negotiation and construction, the Lancelin Vacuum Sewage Pump Station was commissioned in Septemb..

David Porter finalist in WA Professional Engineer of the Year
18-Sep-2010

David was one of six nominations for the 2010 Engineers Australia WA Professional Engineer of the Year award. His nomination recognized not only his involvement in the engineering field for over 35 years, particularly in local government and communi..

LandCorp RDAP Projects
14-Sep-2010

PCE has been engaged by LandCorp to undertake the Lead Engineer role for 12 Regional Development Assistance Program (RDAP) projects throughout the southern half of the state. The projects involve subdivision development works at sites in: - Badging..

Brad Harris wins Scholarship
13-Sep-2010

Brad has won one of three scholarships offered Australia wide by Consult Australia to attend a three day residential management course focused on business excellence for Engineers held at the University of Melbourne's Business School...

GK Watters Local Government Engineering Excellence Award
12-Mar-2010

In association with the Town of Claremont, Porters has again won the GK Watters Local Government Engineering Excellence Award for 2010 for the Lakeway Drive-In development. The project consists of 40 residential lots and was also the winner of 2 ..

Fellow of IPWEA
28-Oct-2009

Brad Harris joins David in being made a Fellow of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia. This acknowledges his contributions to the Institute and local government in Western Australia...

UDIA Development Awards
05-Sep-2009

The Lakeway Drive-in site won two awards at the 2009 UDIA Awards for Excellence, including the prestigious Best Residential Development Under 250 Lots. This quality, private sub-division located at Narla Road in Swanbourne converted an old drive-..

South Hedland Town Centre
10-Jul-2009

Porters has been appointed as traffic engineers to assist the LandCorp design team with the master planning and initial re-development of the South Hedland Town Centre. Port Hedland is a strategic and rapidly expanding centre in the Pilbara regio..

IPWEA - Certificate of Appreciation
05-Mar-2008

Porters has been honoured by the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (WA) with a Certificate of Appreciation for “… continuous and ongoing support of the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (Western Australian Division) fo..

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Lakeways Mount Claremont

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