Webuild, as part of Terra Verde Joint Venture (TVJV), is pleased to announce 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.

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

This contract award marks an exciting milestone for TVJV, not only in project delivery, but in supporting the project’s commitment to engaging in meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned businesses.

For Yurringa Energy, this award is 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 is committed to delivering reliable and cost-effective energy while respecting and integrating Indigenous cultural values into the projects in which it operates.

Founded and headquartered in Melbourne, Yurringa Energy is already supplying energy to some of the biggest infrastructure projects in Victoria, and is quickly growing a national presence, now serving most Australian States and Territories. 

In an Australian-first, in 2024, 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 - an innovative step forward in sustainable infrastructure.

Beyond driving eco-friendly outcomes, this partnership with Yurringa Energy will also 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.”

Yurringa Energy founder and Executive Chairman, Daniel Briggs, said: “To be powering some of Victoria’s biggest infrastructure projects like North East Link and Suburban Rail Loop East, shows the capability of Yurringa Energy to deliver at scale. It's pleasing that Yurringa Energy came out on top through a very competitive tendering process for Suburban Rail Loop East. We’re proudly First Nations owned and we are a leader in providing employment opportunities for First Nations people in our company, but this only happens by having profitable, financially sustainable First Nations businesses. Webuild is a fantastic partner in the Yurringa Energy growth story.”

Once complete, the SRL Project will improve travel efficiency for more than 80% of Melbournians and take more than 600,000 cars off the roads every day. When SRL East opens in 2035, a student living in Cranbourne will save 27 minutes getting to Deakin Uni on public transport. 

Webuild, as part of Terra Verde Joint Venture, is delivering the excavation of two parallel tunnels for nearly 10 kilometres between the future stations of Box Hill and Glen Waverley, the creation of 39 cross passages between them; two station boxes, two TBM launch sites, and one intervention and ventilation shaft. Learn more about the project here.

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