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The developer’s complete consultant – 1980s At the beginning of the decade, PT Tomkinson and Associates, now having expanded services with the addition of engineering became “the developer’s complete consultant”. Retaining its Bendigo base, the business also established a wider presence across the development industry including the Melbourne office which now employed 100 staff – …

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In the beginning – 1973 Our story began with humble beginnings in Bendigo, just as the city was experiencing an exciting period of change in the early 1970s.  A town rich in history, it was a time for out with the old and in with the new and a period that saw Bendigo’s township peak …

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We did it! Our team of 20 completed the Around the Bay bike ride on Sunday 6 October. The ride was tough for those who rode 200km, lots of fun for those who rode less, and well worth the effort for all of us. We raised over $9K for The Smith Family and ended up …

Around the Bay in A Day 2019 Read More »

With the first shoots of Spring in the air this week, many of our clients and staff will be involved in finals of junior sporting competitions. We wish you all good luck and remind everyone of the Code of Behaviour that applies – this is kids’ sport and not the AFL, so a great opportunity …

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Innovation, particularly information technology innovation has been accelerating rapidly. Consider for a moment that 40 years ago the first personal computer was invented and just 10 years ago smartphones entered the marketplace. Today, roughly 50% of the world own a smartphone of some capacity. The rapid innovation in computer technology becomes even more incredible when …

Sustainability and Progress Read More »

In today’s world we are surrounded by products and items that have been designed to make our lives easier. From cars to phones and computers, we are surrounded by things that have been created for a purpose and that are supposed to embody the tenets of design (hopefully even “good design”). With the number of …

Searching For The Perfect Bus Stop Read More »

The path to Global Surveyors’ Day was set in motion nearly 3,000 years ago when Egyptian surveyors first utilised surveying techniques to subdivide land around the Nile into plots for taxation purposes. Over the course of time surveyors have remained pioneers of their field, playing a fundamental role in land development, from the planning and …

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