Gladstone Industry News

Business MINING giant Rio Tinto has shelved plans to sell its aluminium business, Pacific Aluminium, including the Boyne Smelter Limited and Gladstone Power Station.

News WATCH: Here's how East Shores will look once completed. Included in the project is a cafe, plaza, outdoor cinema, gym, ferry pontoon, floating pool and more.

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News 'As a result of my rushing and tearing I wound up spending 57 days in hospital.'

Business BILLIONS of dollars in projects and more than 1000 tender opportunities were discussed yesterday during the Major Industry Conference in Gladstone.

Business Several Gladstone businesses have closed with up to $4 million in unpaid work owed to contractors as a result of mining companies' extended payment terms

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Business THE refinancing of Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal has been described as the "largest and most significant" of its kind in recent years.

Environment GLADSTONE Area Water Board is exploring opportunities to develop a pumped hydro energy storage project in the region.

Environment GLADSTONE Area Water Board has revealed its concerns about the risk of climate change and its impact on the region's water supply.

Business THE Crime and Corruption Commission has referred a complaint about Gladstone Ports Corporation to another department for investigation.

Business GLADSTONE'S three liquefied natural gas exporters renewed a deal with the Prime Minister to help support the domestic gas supply.

Politics THE Gladstone Ports Corporation's new board has been confirmed by the State Government.

News EXCLUSIVE: THE State Government will today announce the approval of a $260-million plant.

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Business THE rising cost of natural gas has been outlined as one of the key reasons a proposed $1billion Gladstone Energy and Ammonia plant should go ahead.

News GLADSTONE workers will be prioritised for hundreds of jobs in what is being described as a "community" project.

Business A $1 BILLION project, expected to create hundreds of jobs for three decades, has been placed in the fast lane by Queensland's Coordinator General.

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Business THE owners of Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal have received an eight-year respite on debt repayments, which some feared would lead to the facility's demise.

Business NOT suffering a lost-time injury in more than two years has earned Gladstone Power Station recognition in a state award focused on safe workplaces.

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Business Get in fast - you have nine more days to nominate a business for the Best in Business Awards.

Business But one analyst says the lack of gas supply is still holding the industry back.

Business International three-day conference held on our doorstep.

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