Gladstone Industry News

News CONSTRUCTION won’t start this year but a proposed solar farm at Aldoga is progressing.

News AT its peak, QAL will more than double its current contractor workforce for the $600 million in upgrades, resulting in up to 500 contractors per day.

News A CHINESE-owned bulk carrier is still detained and at anchorage off Gladstone, after it was discovered eight crew members were allegedly owed $64,000 in wages.

Business A GLADSTONE business has appealed a supreme court decision that dashed hopes of recovering millions in debt it claimed to have been owed.

Business GLADSTONE was the town on almost everyone's lips at a Queensland Hydrogen Forum this week.

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Business CHINESE companies are taking advantage of financial investment in Curtis Island liquefied natural gas plants, increasing imports from the sites this year.

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Business A GLADSTONE Ports Corporation fourth-year electrical apprentice and world-class tradesman will represent Australia in the WorldSkills competition in Russia.

Business POTENTIAL funding for a Gladstone biorefinery pilot plant was discussed during a recent US trade mission, which focused on fuelling the state's bio industry.

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Environment A LANDMARK study, using data from one of the three Curtis Island liquefied natural gas projects, has found new benefits of using gas as a power source.

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Politics THE Queensland Government has been urged to operate Gladstone Ports Corporation with "full transparency"; following recent controversies involving management.

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Environment A RAFT of changes are being implemented at Queensland Alumina Limited, after it was convicted and fined $130,000 for releasing chemicals into the harbour.

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Business NEW jobs and opportunities are expected in Queensland's resource sector after the announcement of a $15million hydrogen industry development fund.

Business CONCERNS have been raised about the impact a Rio Tinto Yarwun development could have on the region's koala population.

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News The Observer has compiled a list positions that are currently open in the Gladstone region

Business GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has had its biggest year for exports ever, buoyed by record shipments of coal and liquefied natural gas.

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Environment AN ENVIRONMENTAL group is calling for the government to investigate the threat of coal ash in areas near coal-fired power stations.

Business A PLEA for financial relief by coal miners has been dismissed by the Supreme Court, after it ruled in favour of Aurizon in a multimillion-dollar battle.

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Business EXPRESSIONS of interest are open for the purchase or lease of industrial land at a "game changing” Central Queensland industrial park.

Business BOYNE Smelter's safety initiatives will be replicated throughout other Rio Tinto sites as general manager Joe Rea takes on a new role.

Business AS AUSTRALIA moves to put the official stamp on a trade deal with Hong Kong, trade between the port region in southern China and Gladstone has ground to a halt.