Construction of an Inland Highway running through mining towns such as Clermont, Emerald, Biloela and Charters Towers, amongst others, has been announced by the Queensland Government. The Highway is...
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Approval has just been given to build the Carmichael coal mine, north of Clermont, by the Queensland co-ordinator general. Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney made the announcement in Parliament this morning...
The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council will receive $495,000 to improve facilities at the Blackall Airport in preparation for an increase in mining activity in the Galilee Basin. The funding...
Gina Rinehart’s Alpha Coal Project has cleared another hurdle after yesterday’s Lands Court decision to uphold government approvals for the project, subject to strict conditions around water...
After last week’s announcement that 5,000 hectares of horticultural land near Bowen has been removed from the proposed Galilee Basin Mining Development Area, Isaac Mayor Anne Baker is asking...
Senior representatives from GVK Hancock, North Queensland Bulk Ports and Adani will be in Bowen next month to speak at the Bowen Business Information Forum (BBIF). Whitsundays Marketing and...
More than 200 scientists have written a joint letter to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority urging the Chairman to reject an application to expand the Abbot Point coal terminal near Bowen. A...
Incomes are higher and unemployment is lower in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin communities than in non-mining regional areas according to a new study. The study, undertaken by KPMG for the Minerals...
