Rork Projects has announced the launch of a new regional Victorian office, to service growing client demand and deliver on an increasing number of project opportunities in the regions. The decision follows a major migration of the population to the regional areas, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics reporting that Greater Melbourne experienced its highest net loss of residents from …
Rork are helping GIVIT to the Community
Rork Projects team in Sydney took the initiative to avoid land fill and give to those in need by auditing and rehoming an entire floor of furniture from one of our recent projects at Darling Park Tower 2. We are incredibly proud to partner with the charity organisation GIVIT, who are helping us to deliver our agreed waste management and …
From standing alone to standing together
By John Paul Janke I’ve always had a special connection to NAIDOC Week; it holds such special memories for me. In the 1970s, I remember gatherings and street marches in Cairns with my family and when we moved to Canberra in the late 1970s – attending many community and public events across National Capital. Back then, NAIDOC had just expanded …
Gold Creek School Smoking Ceremony
This week, the Rork Projects Canberra leadership team took part in an official Smoking Ceremony to kick off their partnership with the ACT Government and Gold Creek Senior School, for a new school extension. This $6M project sees an expansion of the school facilities to house a further 200 students, increasing the capacity of the Gold Creek Senior School to …
Rork + Raiders NAIDOC partnership
Rork Projects are very proud to announce that this year we are partnering with the Canberra Raiders to sponsor their NAIDOC Match Day in Round 16. Rork Projects was founded in Canberra and so it is particularly significant for us to partner with this iconic, local sporting team. A key shield in Rork Projects’ Indigenous Engagement Strategy is Influencing a nation, whereby …
COMING SOON: 191 Stratton Terrace, Manly
Rork Projects are proud to announce a major milestone in their partnership with DeMartini Fletcher, with the signing of an Early Contractor Involvement agreement for a significant new build project at 191 Stratton Terrace, Manly in Southeast Queensland. We have been engaged to complete the design and provide a GMP contract for 43 luxury apartments including basement car parking and …
RORK CELEBRATES FIVE YEARS IN QUEENSLAND
With a total of 110 projects, 65 clients, 20 staff, 623 subcontractors and 128,500 hours worked on site – this month Rork Projects celebrates five years in Queensland. In May 2016, founding partners Brian and Angela O’Rourke were joined by their first Brisbane recruit, Business Development Manager Pepe Ianniello, where the three of them worked out of a small office …
RORK PROJECTS – Master Builders Association Award Nominee 2021
Rork Projects are proud to have been announced as finalists for not one, but three categories in the 2021 Master Builders Australia and Asset Construction Hire Excellence Awards. With the nominated projects being delivered during the challenging year that was 2020, we are applauding our team, and the efforts they have put in in delivering high quality projects for our clients. Rork Projects have …
Reconciliation Series launched
On Tuesday 25 May, Rork Projects joined the Property Council of Australia to launch their inaugural Reconciliation Series in Brisbane, with a bit of breakfast and basketball. Rork’s co-owner John Paul Janke joined Brisbane Bullets CEO Peter McLennan, CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program’s Tiarne Shutt and Gadens Brad Marland for an important discussion about reconciliation – where we are, what we’re doing, and how we as businesses and individuals can …
NEW: Rork + PCA Reconciliation Event Series
As we approach the 20th Anniversary of the official Reconciliation Week in Australia, Rork Projects are proud to announce their partnership with the Property Council of Australia for a new event series. ‘The Reconciliation Series’ will be held across the East Coast capitols Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. Whilst 2021 marks twenty years of Reconciliation Australia and almost three decades …