Regional traffic control, run from local depots since 1993

Where ECTC came from

East Coast Traffic Control started on the Sunshine Coast in 1993 and the head office is still there, at 3/30 Maud Street, Maroochydore. The business grew north along the Bruce Highway, opening depots in Hervey Bay, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns so that each region had its own crews, utes and manager rather than a team sent up from the coast.

New South Wales came next. In late 2022 ECTC acquired the assets of an established traffic control business in Young and re-employed its team, which gave the company a base in the South Western Slopes and Central West and long-standing council clients including Hilltops Council and Weddin Shire Council. Depots at Dubbo, Wagga Wagga and Tumbarumba followed in the Riverina and Central West. In 2025 ECTC launched on the Gold Coast and Northern NSW and opened a Mid North Coast depot at Coffs Harbour.

The result is the footprint on the locations page: 13 depots from Cairns to the Riverina.

How ECTC works: the depot model

Every depot is run by an Area Manager who lives in the region, answers their own mobile and is responsible for the crews, the equipment and the client relationships in that area. When you book a job, you deal with that person, not a call centre. The Area Manager confirms the crew, arranges the Traffic Management Plan (TMP) or Traffic Guidance Scheme (TGS) with our planning team, and is the one you call if the job changes.

Depots hold their own fleet and equipment. In 2024 ECTC rolled out 30 new Toyota Hilux Workmates across the network, and in 2025 added cone deployment trucks and utes in the Northern Rivers. In 2025 ECTC crew members completed Truck Mounted Attenuator (TMA) driver training and licensing, so high-speed TMR and TfNSW work can be staffed and protected without subcontracting.

The model matters most when things go wrong. Flood and cyclone response, from the 2022 NSW floods to ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper in Cairns and Cyclone Alfred in the Gold Coast hinterland, works because the crews are already in the region, not four hours away.

Part of TIP Group

ECTC is part of TIP Group (Team Invest Private, ASX: TIP), listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. For clients that means the governance, risk management and reporting disciplines of a listed group sit behind a regional contractor.

Day to day the business is led by Greg, Chief Executive Officer, and David, Managing Director. Greg announced the Young acquisition in 2022 and set the direction that has carried ECTC into New South Wales: regional Australia, local employment, and long-term relationships with local and state governments, utility providers and civil constructors.

The people side

ECTC's motto is "Good People Deliver Good Service", and the company hires locally wherever it can. Traffic controllers and TMIs are recruited in the regions where the depots are, and Area Managers are locals too. The reasons are practical: people who know the roads set up better jobs, and crews who live nearby can be on a flooded causeway in an hour.

The company recognises that effort. In March 2025 ECTC held its first Excellence Awards Night in Rockhampton, with Traffic Controller of the Year, Rising Star, Customer Service, Extra Mile and Leadership awards, and years-of-service awards for 5, 10 and 15 years with the business. A dedicated WHS and Wellbeing Manager visits remote crews, covering heat safety, hydration and the compliance software crews use for daily checks and incident reporting.

ECTC also puts money back into the towns it works in: sponsoring the Young Cherrypickers girls' under-14 rugby league team, the Hope Vale athletics team in Far North Queensland, and supporting ANZAC Day parades across Central Queensland.

Clients and approvals

ECTC works for civil contractors, councils, state road authorities, utilities and event organisers. Clients named on this site include Ventia, Aurizon, Century Cranes, Colas Qld, Loftus Contracting, Durkin Construction, Pavement Management Services, NQ Asphalt, Shadforth, Queensland Rail, Hilltops Council, Rockhampton Regional Council, Livingstone Shire Council and Gladstone Regional Council.

ECTC is an approved supplier to Local Government Procurement (LGP), LGCA and Local Buy, which lets councils in NSW and Queensland engage us under existing panel arrangements. Our plans are prepared to the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) and Transport for NSW (TfNSW) requirements, and the business is ISO certified for quality, safety and environment. Details are on the safety and compliance page.