Modular construction is by no means a recent development within the built environment. Many of the first European built structures in Australia were pre-fabricated and transported in flat pack...
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Functioning underground communication systems, power supplies and tracking systems are crucial in search and rescue efforts. CSIRO’s Garry Einicke, David Hainsworth and Lance Munday and NTL...
Australia’s rapidly expanding multi-billion dollar mining technology and services industry is leading the drive for innovations to boost productivity and efficiency. As Australian mining...
The twin communities of Boyne Island and Tannum Sands are located just 15 minutes drive south of the Gladstone city centre and have grown in popularity due to their pristine beaches and small town...
Every Easter, Gladstone revels in the spotlight when the much-anticipated Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race comes to town. With one of Australia’s highest boat ownership rates per capita, Gladstone...
Best of Both Worlds. With most Queensland mining towns located far into the state’s dry, remote interior, the industrial centre of Gladstone enjoys a unique and enviable position. Perched on the edge...
According to recent media reports, Queensland’s coal seam gas industry could face a $4 billion carbon tax bill if ‘fugitive’ emissions of methane turn out to be higher than first estimated. Currently...
Performance Based Standard (PBS) 2B vehicles will soon have access to routes between Toowoomba and the Port of Brisbane, Yatala and Heathwood, Colmslie and the Port of Brisbane, plus routes in...
The Queensland Government’s lifting of the uranium ban in October came as a welcome surprise to a resources sector lagging in the doldrums. Premier Campbell Newman said sustained public debate and...
The Federal Government’s Energy White Paper 2012, released in October, sets out the Government’s position on energy policy issues affecting the nation and provides a strategic policy framework for...
