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Birdon welcomes new apprentices
Birdon’s newest apprentices have been signed on by Verto – Apprenticeship Training Provider. Jack Paulson and Jacob Worton have started their fabrication apprenticeships through John

NAMJet Waterjets the key to Antarctic Barge Success
Birdon owned subsidiary NAMJet has supplied its signature waterjets to support the Australian Antarctic Research Program. Australia’s new Antarctic icebreaking research and supply vessel, RSV

Passenger Transfer Vessel Success
“Once again, the conditions would have been unsuitable, and no passengers would have been able to come ashore if it hadn’t been for the new

Birdon hosts the Mayor of Denver
Birdon had the pleasure of hosting the Mayor of Denver, Michael Hancock in Sydney last week. Hancock was accompanied by officials and staff from City

Jim Bruce Memorial Golf Day 2019
Every year the Birdon team don their most colourful shirts and get together for a friendly round of golf to raise money for the Jim

Birdon completes maintenance work on Macleay & Manning
Birdon farewelled the Manning on Friday last week. Over the past few months we have been performing maintenance work on two fuel barges, Macleay and

Birdon’s Disposal Manager Welcomes Prince Edward
Birdon’s Disposals Manager, Trent Raines, had quite an eventful weekend! Trent and his family took Prince Edward to Bundeena by boat for the 60th Anniversary

Birdon announces USD 390m (AUD 575m) in new US Army and Coast Guard contracts
Total contract pipeline for the group, including Australia, extends beyond AUD 700m The Birdon Group, headquartered in Port Macquarie, has firmed its reputation as one

Creative Problem Solving
Meg Teasdell is Birdon’s Tender Manager. Meg’s creative approach to problem solving is an integral part of our tender process, and one of the reasons


Birdon’s 78th Work Placement Student
Birdon recently accepted our 78th work placement student. Britney came to us from Hastings Secondary College – Westport Campus and experienced a week as a

Ex-HMAS Tobruk Dive Site Open
We’re excited to be able to advise that the Ex-HMAS Tobruk dive site will open to recreational divers on Monday the 25th February, 2019. Since
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