The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed a bipartisan Parliamentary Committee’s recommendation to reject legislation proposing a ban on coal mining in the Galilee Basin.QRC chief executive Ian Macfarlane said the legislation was written by the Greens to write off future jobs, investment, exports and royalties for all Queenslanders. “I urge all Members of Parliament to vote against this B...
Gladstone Ports Corporation will have a major role to play in this year’s Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race, which starts tomorrow. GPC acting chief executive officer Craig Walker said they were proud to provide the venue for Gladstone’s Easter celebrations, including being the finish line for the annual race. “Facilitating the installation of a temporary 100m pontoon at O’Co...
The Brisbane-based indigenous energy company behind a 1000-megawatt hybrid power plant in North Queensland hopes construction on the project can begin within the next 18 months. Shine Energy said it was committed to helping Australia transition to a renewable future with the construction of the power plant at Collinsville. When finished, the Dhalgan Energy Park will be Australia’s first ...
Senex Energy has sealed a sales deal which will see gas from its Project Atlas development used to manufacture building products in Queensland. The agreement to provide up to 3.25 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas to south-east Queensland manufacturer CSR Limited represents the first domestic gas contract from Project Atlas, 20km south-west of Wandoan. CSR will use the gas in its three south-...
The business community has challenged local politicians and candidates to declare their support towards the immediate opening of the Galilee Basin for coal mining. Townsville Enterprise has partnered with the Queensland Resources Council and 20 North Queensland businesses to issue an open letter declaring ‘enough is enough’. It is addressed to all local Members of Parliament, ca...
Whitehaven Coal’s planned Winchester South coal mine near Moranbah will deliver hundreds of coal mining jobs and boost the Central Queensland economy for decades, CFMEU Mining & Energy said today. CFMEU Mining & Energy Queensland President Stephen Smyth welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement that the $1 billion project would be declared a co-ordinated project, streamlin...
Aurizon is targeting anti-coal protestors illegally trespassing in the rail corridor with a new public safety campaign. The rail business says train drivers living in Queensland’s regional communities are at the heart of the ‘Don’t put your life on the line’ campaign. An unnamed North Queensland train driver has spoken out about the devastating impact of near misses and the...
Twenty-five years ago, two Townsville teachers set out to tackle the high drop-out rate in Year 11 and 12 STEM subjects such as physics. They decided that a key problem was that students simply ‘couldn’t see the point’ of much of the complex material involved. The pair went on to launch The Engineering Link Group (TELG), and its programs have since reached more than 4000 students an...
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