Building the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory deep underground will allow researchers to conduct experiments that rely on precise measurements using some of the world’s most sensitive scientific equipment.
The project is expected to deliver economic value to the region of $180.2 million in its first ten years, and support nearly 80 ongoing jobs.
Almost all the laboratory’s construction and fit out will be sourced locally from Stawell and Western Victoria, with 15 full time equivalent roles created during the first phase of work – for geotechnical engineers, earthmoving equipment operators, electrical tradespeople and transport operators.
The project will also provide local education benefits, with its counterpart project in Italy attracting around 8,000 school students each year.
The Commonwealth Government is providing the remaining funds need to construct the lab, which will be 30 metres long, 10 metres wide and 10 metres high.
project is a collaboration between six university partners - led by the University of Melbourne alongside Swinburne University of Technology, the University of Adelaide, the Australian National University, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics.
Funding Source | Australian Government: $5,000,000.00
