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Wilkie Creek coal workers

Southern Qld coal mine reopens

A fossil fuel operation resumed production under new ownership in Queensland’s Western Downs region. New Wilkie Energy (NWE) recently reopened the Wilkie Creek coal mine, 121km northwest of...

Westwood coal train wreck

Employer charged for Central Qld coal fatality

A state-run company was formally accused of neglecting health and safety obligations, resulting in death. The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) recently filed three charges after a...

Westwood coal train wreck

Central Qld coal transport ends in tragedy

A routine resources delivery across Central Queensland’s Rockhampton region tragically ended in a workplace fatality. A Margate family is grieving the loss of a 49-year-old man whose life was...

Train carrying sulphuric acid derails in north-west QLD

A two-kilometre exclusion zone has been set after a freight train carrying about 819,000 litres of sulphuric acid derailed 20km east of Julia Creek, on Sunday. All 26 carriages were derailed in the...

Oversize Does Matter

Assessing the future transport challenges for mining in Queensland is a complex task with the majority of planning relying on information from a variety of sources. There are several variables...