
Archived media releases issued by the Leighton Group and reported to the Australian Stock Exchange are listed below.
| Release Date | Description | Group Company | Classification | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||||
| 10 Nov 2000 |
Leighton Open Briefing by CFO on Asian Strategy Please find attached for lodgement a Corporate File Open Briefing with Dieter Adamsas, CFO of Leighton Holdings Limited regarding the Leighton Group’s Asian strategy. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 08 Nov 2000 |
Leighton Properties and AXA to develop prime CBD site Leighton Properties NSW Manager Mark Gray today announced that an agreement had been concluded with AXA Australia Property Management Limited, on behalf of AXA Australian Diversified Property Trust to develop an office tower in the air space above 383 Kent Street. view > |
LPPL | Building and property | New South Wales |
| 02 Nov 2000 |
Leighton maintains strong momentum through diversification At Leighton Holdings Limited 39th Annual General Meeting held in Sydney today, Chairman, Mr MA (Tim) Besley AO, announced that the 2000 fiscal period reflected an excellent result for shareholders and provided a strong platform for growth. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 01 Nov 2000 |
Leighton Fully Indemnified from John Holland / Toyo Settlement We refer to the article which appears on page 21 of today’s Australian Financial Review regarding our 70% owned subsidiary John Holland Group Pty Limited. view > |
JH | Corporate | Head Office |
| 18 Oct 2000 |
John Holland set to share in $1.2bn Alice Springs-Darwin Railway Project The Asia Pacific Transport Consortium this morning signed an agreement regarding commercial terms with the Federal, Northern Territory and South Australian Governments for the construction and operation of the Adelaide to Darwin Railway. view > |
JH | Engineering and infrastructure | Northern Territory |
| 14 Sep 2000 |
Vytel Wins $338 million Telstra Contracts Vytel Pty Limited, a Leighton Contractors operating company, continues to be a significant supplier of telecommunications infrastructure services with its subsidiary Visionstream Australia Pty Ltd, winning Telstra contracts worth $338 million in Sydney and Melbourne to design, maintain and upgrade the carrier’s Customer Access Network. view > |
LCPL | Operations and maintenance | New South Wales, Victoria |
| 12 Sep 2000 |
Nextgen $850 million Network gets Green Light Nextgen Networks today welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Communications, Senator the Hon. Richard Alston, that it had been granted a telecommunications carrier licence, which will enable it to begin the rollout of its 8,400 km network. view > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | Australia wide |
| 08 Sep 2000 |
Thiess Enters Agreement for North Goonyella Coal Mine Sumisho Coal Development Pty Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sumitomo Corporation of Japan) has today entered into an agreement with a consortium comprising RAG Australia Coal Pty Ltd and Thiess Pty Ltd for the sale of its 100% interest in the North Goonyella coking coal project in central Queensland. view > |
TPL | Mining and resources | Queensland |
| 17 Aug 2000 |
Leighton reports 10% increase in operating profit and over $6 billion work in hand The directors of Leighton Holdings Limited today announced a 10% increase in operating profit after tax and minorities of $134.1 million ($121.8 million last year) from a pre-tax profit of $201.4 million. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 14 Aug 2000 |
Leighton Announces the Formation of Vytel - A New Telecommunications Company Leighton Contractors Pty Limited today announced that a new wholly owned company, Vytel Pty Limited, will be based in Melbourne and will consolidate its extensive telecommunications interests. view > |
LCPL | Corporate | Head Office |
| 13 Aug 2000 |
Thiess in $85m Alliance to Raise Central Queensland Dam The Gladstone Area Water Board, Thiess Pty Ltd, Department of Natural Resources’ State Water Projects and PPK Environment & Infrastructure Pty Ltd have joined forces in an $85M alliance to raise Awoonga Dam, in central Queensland. view > |
TPL | Engineering and infrastructure | Queensland |
| 09 Aug 2000 |
$850 million Optic Fibre Network to Proceed Nextgen Networks today announced that it will develop an $850 million national optic fibre network of approximately 8400 km in length extending from Brisbane to Perth via Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide. view > |
LCPL | Engineering and infrastructure | Australia wide |
| 20 Jul 2000 |
Siemens and Thiess Announce New Telecommunications Joint Venture A newly announced Joint Venture between Siemens and Thiess is poised to become one of Australia’s largest providers of complete telecommunication network solutions in a market worth $3B. view > |
TPL | Operations and maintenance | Australia wide |
| 20 Jul 2000 |
Thiess Subscribe $750,000 in Queensland Gas Company's Initial Public Offering Thiess Pty Ltd will subscribe $750,000 in Queensland Gas Company’s (QGC) initial public offering (IPO), a Prospectus for which was lodged with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission today. view > |
TPL | Financial | Queensland |
| 28 Jun 2000 |
Thiess commence operation of the South Johnstone Sugar Mill Thiess Pty Ltd has commenced operation of the South Johnstone Sugar Mill in Far North Queensland, following a Letter-of-Intent from the Mill last Friday. view > |
TPL | Operations and maintenance | Queensland |
| 01 Jun 2000 |
Leighton Asia Awarded A$190 million Worth of new Projects in Malaysia Leighton Contractors (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Leighton Asia Limited, has been awarded three new projects worth a total of A$190 million related to a new coal-fired power station at Manjung in the state of Perak, Malaysia. view > |
LAL | Engineering and infrastructure | Malaysia |
| 19 May 2000 |
Thiess Secures Major BHP Mining Contracts in Indonesia PT Thiess Contractors Indonesia, a subsidiary of Thiess Contractors Pty. Ltd. has entered into a long term contract with PT Arutmin for the whole of mine operations at the Senakin and Satui coal mines in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. PT. Arutmin is 80% owned and managed by BHP, with the balance held by the Indonesian Bakrie Group. This contract is valued at approximately AUD$800M (US$480M) over a five year period. view > |
TPL | Mining and resources | Indonesia |
| 11 May 2000 |
Corporate Update 2000 “At the end of the third quarter of 99/2000, Leighton Holdings had over $4.8 billion of work in hand and the prospect of significantly increasing this level of work by the end of the financial year,” Leighton Holdings Chief Executive Officer Mr Wal King said today. view > |
LHL | Financial | Head Office |
| 06 May 2000 |
Preferred Tenderer for Replacement Research Reactor Announced Please find attached copies of media releases made today by both the Minister for Industry, Science and Resources and ANSTO in relation to the announcement of the INVAP alliance as the preferred tenderer for design and construction of the replacement research reactor at Lucas Heights. view > |
JH | Engineering and infrastructure | New South Wales |
| 04 May 2000 |
Leighton Asia acquires John Holland’s Indonesian Operation and Thailand Rail Project Leighton Asia Limited today announced it had signed an agreement with John Holland Asia Holdings Limited for the acquisition of PT John Holland Constructions Indonesia and 50% of a joint venture with Namprasert Construction Company Limited for a rail project in Thailand. Settlement is expected to be completed by 19 May. view > |
LAL, JH | Engineering and infrastructure, Mining and resources | Indonesia, Thailand |