The Client

INTREC Management

The Challenges

Flying our drone, in close proximity to large
overhead powerlines and the M1 freeway

The Outcome

Aerial and ground Images and video documenting the
 build from a dirt patch to completion

Creative Kicks was engaged by INTREC for Holmesglen Institute to undertake the construction of a world-class training facility at their Drummond Street Campus in Chadstone. The Victoria Tunnelling Centre (VTC) is an Australian-first, providing Holmesglen with a state-of-the-art facility to educate and skill thousands of students in underground construction and tunnelling.

The project involved the design, construction, installation and commissioning of two full-sized replica tunnels within the new Centre, created to the exact specifications used by Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel. The first of which is a replica Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), and the other a replica Tunnel Boring Machine-created tunnel. Features such as high capacity drainage and a cross passage were implemented to mimic high-risk environments and allow simulated shotcrete operations. Additionally, two multi-purpose engineering workshops (one wet and one dry) were constructed, along with front of house facilities including amenities and an entrance hall.