10/06/2026
Ten years ago this week, the floodwaters came.
In June 2016, the Mersey River and Kings Creek broke their banks and swept through the heart of Latrobe. Homes were inundated, farms were lost, and sadly three members of our Latrobe community never came home.
A decade on, we remember them. 🤍
Latrobe is where BridgePro began. These are our streets and our neighbours, the creek where platypus still glide at dusk. So when Latrobe Council entrusted us to build the town's flood protection, it was never just another job.
The original design would have run concrete walls through the centre of town - protecting Latrobe, but cutting it off from the very creek that gives it life. We couldn't accept that. So we worked shoulder to shoulder with the Council, the designers and our own engineers to find a better way: redirecting the floodwaters away from the town centre, protecting 40% more CBD land, and keeping Latrobe connected to its creek and its beloved platypus - all built to stand against a one-in-100-year flood, even as the rains grow heavier.
What does that mean for Latrobe? Families who no longer watch the sky and wonder if tonight the water reaches the door. New land for homes, in a state crying out for it. A town that can keep growing, safely, well into the future.
We were honoured to see the project named Engineers Australia's 2024 Tasmanian Project of the Year, and the 2024 Civil Contractors Federation - Tasmania Project of the Year in the $10-$30m category - but the recognition that matters most is a town that sleeps a little easier when it rains.
That's the truth at the heart of everything we do. We don't just build things. We build the bridges, the wharves, foundations and the infrastructure that keep communities safe, connected and prospering long after the trucks have left and the high-vis is packed away. The Latrobe levee is one of those things. So is every project we take on.
Constructing for Future Generations. We always will. 💙
