New! BYDA integrates with Weave
Cohga is excited to announce that Weave now integrates directly with Before You Dig Australia (BYDA), delivering seamless, bi-directional interaction with this essential national service.
Cohga’s Weave can now assist with protecting underground assets, boosting compliance, and opening new pathways for cultural heritage protection.
BYDA provides free access to information about underground utilities such as gas, water, electricity, and telecommunications. Through a simple online enquiry, anyone planning excavation works can identify potential risks, prevent costly damage, and ensure safe, compliant digging practices.
Benefits of Integration
For enterprises such as local councils that manage extensive underground assets, integration with BYDA through Weave offers clear advantages:
- Asset Protection & Cost Savings – reducing the risk of strikes, outages, and expensive repairs.
- Safety, Compliance & Community Confidence – safeguarding workers, the public, and essential services.
Novel Approach to Heritage Management
Cohga has also taken this further by extending BYDA integration into our Indigenous Heritage Management System ACHRIS. This novel application enables heritage checks to be embedded in the BYDA process, helping applicants understand potential heritage implications at the earliest stage. The result is greater awareness of cultural heritage obligations, reduced risk of accidental harm, and stronger protection of Australia’s unique cultural assets.
Summary
With Weave’s integration to BYDA, enterprises can protect their infrastructure, strengthen compliance, and extend their services in new and innovative ways.
