History

  Transfield’s Historical Milestones document twenty significant aspects of the company’s history during the last fifty years. They are not just the record of a successful construction company; they also illustrate its contribution to Australia’s...
Yan Yean Water Treatment Plant

Yan Yean Water Treatment Plant

Transfield undertook the Yan Yean Water Treatment Plant project in joint venture with United Utilities (formerly North West Water). This Build, Own Operate and Transfer project at the Yan Yean Reservoir on the outskirts of Melbourne was Australia’s first...
Walsh Bay Redevelopment Project

Walsh Bay Redevelopment Project

The Walsh Bay Partnership (WBP) between Transfield and Mirvac was formed in 1997. The NSW Government entrusted WBP with the task of rejuvenating Walsh Bay and breathing new life into the rapidly deteriorating areas of the precinct including three of the five...
Townsville Power Station

Townsville Power Station

The Queensland Transmission and Supply Corporation selected Transfield from a field of 30 bidders to provide the 160 megawatt Townsville Power Station in Queensland’s north.  Transfield signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement with Queensland Transmission and Supply...
Sydney Airport Rail Link

Sydney Airport Rail Link

Transfield and Bouygues established Airport Link Co. Pty Ltd in 1995 to develop Sydney’s Airport Rail Link. The Rail Link was Australia’s first Private Finance Initiative (PFI) rail project, involving expenditure of $762 million. The project involved...