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Maloney Field Services
(Australia) Pty Ltd

2,100 landholders – this was the
number of individual landholders
affected by the Wimmera Mallee
Pipeline Project (‘WMPP’). During the
peak of this massive project, Maloney
Field Services had a team of 15 land
access consultants and land acquisition
managers backed by a support and
administrative team liaising and
consulting with landholders throughout
the Wimmera Mallee region in Victoria.
MFS negotiated 299 Easement
Agreements together with a further
1,800 Access Agreements and purchased
21 freehold sites. These sites and
agreements accommodated some
8,000 kilometres of pressurised pipeline
replacing over 18,000 kilometres of
inefficient earthen channels.
‘The negotiation of these agreements
took the best part of 3 years’ said MFS
Director Jamahl Waddington. ‘Our
role encompassed all aspects of the

land acquisition including undertaking
Assessments of Compensation, all
liaison and consultation with affected
landholders, preparation and registration
of all easements and other required land
tenure together with the preparation of
a comprehensive Construction Line List
document detailing all cautions, special
conditions and restrictions for each
property affected by the project.’ ‘We
were first engaged for a 10 year project
which was then condensed from 5 years
down to 3 years. Due to the crippling
drought in the Wimmera Mallee region,
timeframes moved constantly and
essentially we were working on 5 different
major projects at any one time.’
A project of this size and complexity
showcases MFS’ ability to co-ordinate
land acquisition programs on any scale.
Whilst the vast majority of MFS’ personnel
have now been redeployed to other major
projects around Australia, the WMPP
stands testament to our ability to work

as part of a successful project team to
deliver projects of all sizes. Our dedicated
team of land access personnel, project
managers and directors, our project
support team and administration together
with our property valuers, combine to
deliver a complete land acquisition service
for a range of clients for a range of
projects in all parts of Australia.
MFS was established in 1970 and since
this time has grown into the largest
specialist provider of land access services
around Australia. MFS headquarters
remain in Adelaide with presences in
Melbourne, Newcastle, Brisbane, Darwin,
Gladstone and Roma. MFS undertake
land and easement acquisition for water,
gas and slurry pipelines, transmission
powerlines, railways, wind farm and
renewable energy projects, fibre optic
projects, roads and expressways.
Companies amongst our major clients
include Santos, Origin Energy, BHP, AGL
and Epic Energy.

NATIONAL LAND ACCESS AND VALUATION SOLUTIONS
SERVICES
Management & Co-ordination of Land Acquisition Programs | Acquisition of Land & Easements
Landholder Liaison & Negotiations | Valuations & Assessments of Compensation
Paralegal / Document Control | Community and Stakeholder Relations

LOCATIONS
Adelaide | Melbourne | Brisbane | Newcastle
Darwin | Gladstone

Maloney Field Services (Australia) Pty Ltd
Adelaide Head Office: Level 2/135 Fullarton Rd, Rose Park SA 5067,
P: 61 8 8333 2722 | www.maloney.com.au
Contact: Jamahl Waddington | M: 0402 148 160

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