Back to the Origin... Legion Drilling Returns to Victoria!
Legion Drilling is finally back in regional Victoria with one of our crews and a Geoprobe & CPT rig permanently based in Wodonga, which will also be our launchpad for larger Geotechnical and Sonic drilling rigs.
Legion Drilling was born in Melbourne over 20 years ago, where it grew to become a leader in the environmental and geotechnical drilling market. The introduction of Geoprobe rigs in Australia represented a revolution for the contaminated land industry, enabling the collection of high-integrity samples avoiding cross-contamination issues. This led to Legion (Numac at that time) opening offices in Sydney and Brisbane, with the latter rapidly becoming the company headquarters and a central hub to support the mining and environmental industries in QLD. The early adoption of sonic and direct sensing technologies in the first half of the 2010s also contributed to Legion's success and its growth in regions like the Bowen Basin, Nth QLD and the Hunter Valley.
Then, COVID hit. As a company with crews and trucks frequently travelling interstate, the border restrictions impacted the entire organisation. At the same time, in early 2021, we experienced the transition from Numac to Legion Drilling following a buyout of all company assets by Numac’s long-time General Manager. This, combined with the challenges of COVID, forced a difficult decision that had to be made: to close our Melbourne office and relocate all rigs to NSW and QLD. While this led to spectacular growth in these states, it also meant losing many long-standing connections in our home state VIC.
Now almost 5 years later, we are back in Victoria! We have permanently established a crew and a multi-purpose Geoprobe 77/78 rig in Wodonga. From this new base, we will provide better support to our clients in Melbourne, regional VIC, NSW and the ACT, where our Geoprobe will be able to assist with the following methods:
Solid and hollow stem augering
Continuous push tube sampling, piston sampling
SPT & Shelby tubes
Cone Penetration Testing (CPT), DMT, Seismic CPTu, VST, HPT, MIP, LIF-UVOST, etc.
Air rotary
Installation of wells, VWPs and other instruments
In-situ injection of remedial amendments
The depot will also serve as a base for larger rotary and sonic rigs mobilising to sites in VIC and regional NSW. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any upcoming jobs in the area.