Feb 24, 2020

International honours for Mackay region water

Water from the Mackay region has claimed a silver medal at international tasting titles over the weekend. The water from the Marian treatment plant received just one vote less than the top drop at the 30th annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting in West Virginia yesterday. Named Ixom Best Tasting Water in Australia last year, the Marian mouthful was competing against waters from around the globe in the Municipal Water (tap water) category of the event. Mackay Regional Council director engineering and commercial infrastructure Jas...

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Feb 24, 2020

‘Encouraging’ coal quality results from Hillalong South

Bowen Coking Coal has reported positive results from initial quality tests on coal from the Hillalong South project, near Hail Creek mine in Bowen Basin. The company said raw coal quality results from samples taken in 2019 were very encouraging and in line with its expectations. . Exploration expenditure for Hillalong is covered under a farm‐in agreement where major Japanese corporation...

Feb 23, 2020

LNP sets sights on mining automation

The State Opposition has announced mining industry policies placing tighter controls on the sector’s roll-out of automation. Queensland LNP leader Deb Frecklington said she would not accept mining companies stripping jobs from regional communities and replacing them with remote-controlled operation centres in a capital city, interstate or overseas. She said an LNP government would re...

Feb 22, 2020

Major tailings structure completed at Mount Isa

An in-house team has completed construction of a 1.6km long, 15m tall tailings dam wall and spillway at Mount Isa Mines. The company said the west wall project was the largest to date to be performed in-house and completed by the Bulk Product Logistics Team at Glencore. The dam wall construction involved significant earthworks using around 400,000 cubic metres of material. Mount Isa Min...

Feb 22, 2020

State approval for $2b Forest Wind energy project

The State Government has granted development approval for a $2 billion wind farm in the Wide Bay-Burnett region. Forest Wind would comprise up to 226 turbines and have the capacity to generate up to 1200 megawatts of electricity. The project could create about 440 jobs during construction and a further 50 full-time jobs during operation if it proceeds, according to State Development, Man...

Feb 21, 2020

Shiploader removal paves way for new works

Auckland Point at Port of Gladstone is entering a new chapter after the decommissioning of shiploaders at Berth 1. Xtreme Engineering carried out the work on the two machines, designed in the mid 1960s, to make way for redevelopment. Gladstone Ports Corporation acting chief executive officer Craig Walker said coal, woodchip and calcite were all significant commodities loaded through Bert...

Feb 21, 2020

Call for feedback on new payment legislation

Small businesses are being encouraged to give feedback on a draft law that would make larger corporations more accountable on payment times. The federal government has opened consultation on the draft Payment Times Reporting Framework legislation that will require businesses with turnover of more than $100 million to publish information about their payment policies. Australian Small Busine...

Feb 21, 2020

Progress on stadium link pathways

Construction work on the Little Fletcher Bridge pedestrian link has been completed in time for People’s Day at Townsville’s new Queensland Country Bank Stadium this weekend. The bridge will link the Stadium Precinct to the rest of the Townsville CBD as part of the new Townsville Waterfront Promenade. Townsville Mayor Jenny Hill said it was an important milestone in the revamping o...

Feb 21, 2020

Sun Metals refinery in recycled water deal

Townsville City Council and Sun Metals Corporation have signed an agreement that could see council supply recycled water to the zinc refinery for the next 25 years. Mayor Jenny Hill said the memorandum of understanding with Sun Metals would potentially help underwrite the council’s investment in a new recycled water facility to be built adjacent to the Cleveland Bay Water Purification Plan...

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