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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Tunnelling paused after large sinkhole opens in sporting oval in Melbourne’s north-east

Tunnelling has paused on Victoria’s $26bn North East Link after a large sinkhole emerged near the project’s two boring machines at a sporting field in Melbourne’s north-east.

Pictures on social media show the large hole at A J Burkitt oval in Heidelberg. It is about 5 metres deep and measures about 8 metres by 8 metres, according to the State Emergency Service.

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