Jan 14, 2021

Mining industry talks over work camp quarantine plan

The Queensland Resources Council says it is working with member companies to provide feedback on a proposal to use worker camps as quarantine facilities for returning overseas travelers. News Ltd reported today that Queensland Health, police and managers of the proposed facilities – some set up to accommodate workers during the development of the state’s liquefied natural gas industry – were meeting to discuss logistics of the move. It came after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk called for an overhaul on how international arrivals ar...

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Jan 12, 2021

CQ coal terminal rolls out expansion proposal

Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal owners are advancing plans for a four-stage expansion to lift capacity to almost 100 million tonnes per annum. Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure Management has lodged paperwork in the Federal environmental approval process for its ‘8x expansion project’. While timing is subject to market and financial conditions, the first phases are expected to take place...

Jan 08, 2021

Union backs coal-fired power plants against early closure

The miners union says the early closure of Queensland power plants presents a real threat to the coal industry. In Queensland, there are eight 30MW-plus coal fired power plants feeding the National Electricity Market (NEM) including Callide B and C, Gladstone, Kogan Creek, Millmerran, Stanwell, Tarong and Tarong North. Another 18 are solar generated and the rest are gas or hydro. ...

Jan 08, 2021

Queensland faces three-day COVID lockdown

Brisbane is in a three-day lockdown in an effort to stop the spread of the highly contagious UK strain of COVID-19. Until 6pm Monday, people in the local government areas of Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Redlands and Logan will be required to stay at home except: to attend work if you can’t work from home;to buy essentials like groceries and medicine;look after the vulnerable; andexerci...

Jan 07, 2021

Port partnership leads to better science and safety

The CSIRO, has joined with Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) to better understand the environment and improve safety systems. It’s comes in the form of a new water quality and wind monitoring station installed at the Port of Bundaberg. The equipment is located on top of a pylon in the mouth of the river and is expected to collect a more comprehensive data. It’s an upgrade from w...

Jan 07, 2021

Exploration council sets its 2021 forum agenda

The Queensland Exploration Council has set the theme of ‘Exploration Initiatives for the Future’ for its 2021 technical forum. Registrations are now open for the forum on 19 February 2021 which provides a platform for the sharing of the latest information and technology in the exploration field, featuring highly regarded exploration industry experts. It’s followed by a netwo...

Jan 07, 2021

Development breaks to spur CBD investment in Rocky

The Rockhampton CBD is in for a shake up. The city council has introduced a Development Incentive Policy to promote multi-unit development in the area between the bridges crossing the Fitzroy River and the four blocks up to Alma St. The policy builds on development incentives which have played an important part in stimulating the regoin’s economy over the past seven years, said Acting May...

Jan 06, 2021

China coal boycott a stand-off of convenience

Australian coal was being used as a tap to be turned on by Chinese steel mills and power stations when convenient according to one resource analyst. The miner’s union says ships at anchor in the South China Sea are holding Australian coal worth between AUD500 million and AUD700 million. There could be as many as 70 ships that have been held at bay for months on false quality concerns said...

Jan 06, 2021

Weather warning area tightens and moves south

The Bureau of Meteorology’s updated heavy weather warning has shifted south and carries with it predictions of heavier onshore rain this afternoon. It now extends from south of Townsville to Hamilton Island and has constricted eastwards from Charters Towers and Collinsville. The remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Imogen and a coastal trough are triggering widespread rain areas, heavy sho...

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