" Eureka” or “I have found it!” is said to be the word uttered by the Greek mathematician and inventor, Archimedes (287-212 BC), when he discovered a way to determine the purity of gold by applying the principale of specific gravity.
More to the point and – given the powerful almost magnetic hold gold has on most people – perhaps not so surprising, Eureka is a place name and a significant signpost in the folklore of Australian history.
The Victorian goldrush of the 1850s attracted thousands of adventurers from all over the world. As the rich veins of ore around Ballarat eventually played themselves out, dissent grew amongst the miners.
In 1856, a small group of armed men built the Eureka Stockade. Their aim was to reform unjust laws and to establish a government of constitutional monarchy.
The then colonial government hastily despatched troop reinforcements. In the bitter skirmishes that followed, some 20 odd so-called “rebels” and four soldiers were killed. Very few if any of the survivors were ever prosecuted in the ensuing court trials. Indeed, many apparently went on to prosper in other careers. Neverthess, Eureka has remained an e n d u r i n g i f somewhat ambiguous icon for almost 150 years of the country ’s continuing development.

A new landmark rises above the Yarra River
Today, the name soars high in an altogether modern context above Melbourne’s skyline on the strikingly new Eureka Towers.
When completed by the end of 2005, it will be the tallest skyscraper in the southern hemisphere and the world’s tallest residential complex (at least for a short period of time until it is ’soon surpassed by another building on Australia's Gold Coast).
Located at Riverside Quay in Southbank on the cosmopolitan city’s Yarra River, Eureka Tower’s slim but elegant profile is already a landmark in Australia’s most European metropolis.
Victoria is Australia’s smallest mainland state but its 5 million residents make it the most densely populated. Melbourne alone has a three million population which includes the largest Greek population outside Greece, substantial Italian communities and significant numbers of Asians. Melbourne justifiably earns its position as Australia’s capital for cuisine and culture.

Extensive use of PROMASEALfi fire collars

Project Value at Eureka Tower is A$500m and when complete it will contain 556 apartments. Residences will occupy levels 11 to 87. The two lifts servicing the
uppermost observation decks will be the fastest in Australia, travelling at nine metres per second, taking just over 30 seconds to reach the top from
the ground floor lobby.
Eureka Tower is a joint venture between major developer/builder Grocon, the Fried Family and Katsalidis Group. As the Grocon Group is one of Melbourne’s major concrete manufacturers, floor beams of prestressed concrete and floor
slabs of reinforced concrete comprised the majority of structural components.
Various PROMASEAL® fire collars were used in wall systems throughout the project.
The special Eureka Wall System was designed specifically for Eureka Tower and
incorporates Promat’s PROMASEAL ® IBS™ rod as a deflection head. This wall system was designed to provide high levels of acoustic performance and its usual fire resistance properties.