Townsville City Council has paved the way for a new 39-unit complex on the corner of Stokes and Hale streets in the CBD. The Material Change of Use (MCU) was approved in this week’s full council meeting, however further development approvals will be needed before construction can begin. Planning and Development Committee Chair Cr Les Walker said the development would be a great step...
The rail line is closed between Townsville and Mount Isa today due to floodwaters between Charters Towers and Hughenden, including at Prairie. Queensland Rail regional head Jim Benstead said detailed track inspections in some areas could not take place until water had receded. “We will work to re-open the line as quickly as possible once if it safe to do so,” he said. This im...
The Eloise copper mine is back online after being closed for more than two months due to safety concerns. The Queensland Mines Inspectorate said today that the FMR Investments-owned operation had undertaken work to ensure that the risk of an air blast in the underground operations was within acceptable limits and as low as reasonably achievable. “Based on the work undertaken, the insp...
Red River Resources has announced more high-grade finds at Thalanga in North Queensland as it pushes ahead with its strategy to capitalise on strong gold prices. Sampling at the historic New Homestead workings on the Thalanga Range, 3km from Red River’s Thalanga mill, has returned gold assays of up to 59.8g per tonne. The sampling program was carried out as part of the company’s...
The State Government has filed charges against BMA over the death of a man at the Saraji coal mine near Moranbah in late 2018. Allan Houston, 49, from Gracemere, died on December 31 2018 after the dozer he was operating rolled about 10pm. The Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME) today confirmed it had filed charges in the industrial magistrates court against BMA and a...
Disruptions to the Inlander Service from Townsville to Mount Isa support concerns of a washout on the track near Prairie. The town west of Charters Towers received more than 75mm of rain over the long weekend. The latest service, due to arrive in Townsville from Mount Isa yesterday, was cancelled. Queensland Rail apologised for any inconvenience. ‘Due to flooding which has resulte...
Queensland’s largest road upgrade program will get underway this year, the State Government says. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said shovels would hit the ground in 2020 on major projects along the length of the Bruce Highway as well as on billions of dollars’ worth of upgrades for the M1, Capricorn Highway, Ipswich Motorway and Smithfield Bypass. He said more than 2...
Industrial and civil construction in North Queensland is driving up demand for skilled tradespeople including electricians, plumbers and civil operators, recruitment business Hays says. The region is also seeing continued demand for civil engineers as it gears up for more construction projects. Hays Jobs Report for January to June 2020Â covers the anticipated hot spots of skills in deman...
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