Kerrs Creek · Central West NSW

Earthmoving that goes where the job is — rail, civil and rural contracting.

Down To Earth Contracting Services runs plant and people across four demanding sectors — rail infrastructure, utility-scale solar, civil works and rural properties — from a base in the Central West.

Rail Corridor Works Solar Farm Construction Civil Contracting Rural Contracting
Plant float truck loaded with machinery at dusk on a Central West property
What we do

Four sectors, one operation

Excavator drilling along a corridor trench on a civil site
01 / Rail

Rail Corridor Contracting

Vegetation control and mulching along rail corridors, machinery mobilised for excavation and clearing work, and mobilisation support for regional rail work. RIW-certified and rail-medical cleared to work track-side.

Rows of solar panel mounting racking installed on site
02 / Solar

Solar Farm Construction

Site prep, trenching and footings, ground-mount pier drilling and post installation for utility-scale solar sites — setout, drilling, concreting posts, and reinstating spoil around the array.

Mini excavator working freshly cut ground on a civil site
03 / Civil

Civil Contracting

Site cuts, drainage, trenching and footings, pad preparation and materials cartage for civil sites across the Central West. Machinery and truck float mobilised to site as required.

Posi-track loader digging a drainage trench on a rural property
04 / Rural

Dam Clean Outs

Dam clean outs, fire breaks, slashing and drainage work for Central West properties, plus land clearing and weed and shrub mitigation. Straightforward earthworks, priced and scheduled around the realities of a working farm.

Tray truck loaded with an excavator at sunset
05 / Cartage

Plant Float & Materials Cartage

Plant float and materials cartage between sites — steel, pallets, gear — with truck capacity that scales up for bigger loads.

Sector focus

Rail-ready, not rail-curious

We've done the compliance work most local contractors haven't — so a rail corridor job can mobilise without a certification delay holding it up.

  • RIW (Rail Industry Worker) card current
  • SARC — Safely Access the Rail Corridor — completed
  • Rail medical passed
  • Capability statement and pricing schedule available on request
Sector focus

Solar farm piering & site prep

Ground-mount arrays need consistent, accurate pier work at scale. We run site prep, trenching, footings, post-setting and concreting as one sequence, mobilised straight to site.

Auger drilling a pier hole into the ground, view from the cab
  • Site prep and setout
  • Trenching and footings
  • Pier drilling to spec
  • Post supply and concreting
  • Spoil spreading and site reinstatement
Sector focus

Rural earthworks and property upkeep

Central West properties need work that fits around stock, weather and the season, not a generic job list. We take on the earthworks a working farm actually needs, scheduled around it.

Posi-track loader with slasher attachment in a paddock
  • Dam clean outs and desilting
  • Fire breaks and slashing
  • Land clearing, weed and shrub mitigation
  • Drainage and farm access tracks
Get in touch

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Tell us about the job

Send the scope, location and rough timing and we'll get back with pricing — for rail, solar, civil or rural work.

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