Wollongong Seawall

Heritage

Client

NSW Department of Planning Industry & Environment

Location

Wollongong Harbour, New South Wales

Works Completed

Sandstone Remediation, Joint Repointing, Void Filling, Civil Works, Landscaping, Traffic Management

“Very much appreciate MCM delivering this project stone by stone and managing the high-profile public site so well”

– Martin Bergs, Department of Planning Industry & Environment.

Built in the 19th century, the W7 seawall of Wollongong Harbour is a significant heritage asset for the community of Wollongong. Following MCM’s successful remediation of the W8 seawall in 2015 and nearby W2 seawall in 2016, the NSW Department of Planning & Environment subsequently awarded MCM a third contract to restore the W7 seawall in 2018.

Client Brief

To undertake restoration and remediation works to W7 seawall which safeguard the preservation and protection of the historical asset for decades to come.

What We Delivered:

• Careful assessment and specialist experience to ensure the project was correctly resourced and managed to mitigate issues during construction

• A coordinated team of specialist stonemason trades

• Repair and replacement of damaged stone along the 300m seawall

• Repointing of joints

• Concrete, civil and landscaping works

• Seawall stabilisation

• Seamless teamwork and collaboration between all project partners to ensure restoration works completed on time and on budget, without incident and to heritage standards