Gladstone Industry News

Business Minister for Resources Matt Canavan says Curtis Island's gas liquefaction plant makes Gladstone 'a big part of the story'.

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News THE ground at the Don Cameron Dr site set to become Calliope's new high school will finally be broken with construction work to start.

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Business AUSTRALIA has overtaken Qatar and earned the crown as the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas for the first time in November.

Business NEW Hope Corporation is the latest target for legal action by Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal over the failure of a coal project.

Business EXCLUSIVE: A company with links to Central Queensland that date back to 1888 will take the lead during the construction of Gladstone Hospital's new ED.

Business A GLOBAL engineering firm has joined Australia Future Energy to help it progress its $1billion energy and ammonia project in Gladstone.

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News Gladstone industry took to the volleyball court yesterday in an effort to build awareness for domestic and family violence.

News New data outlines the region's importance economically to the state's resources sector.

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News GEA welcomes announcement of a trial apprentice wage subsidy.

News MULTIPLE job-creating projects are on the cusp for the Gladstone region, ranging from a state of the art abattoir to solar farms and East Shores Stage 1B.

Business One of Gladstone's largest industries has made a change to its payment terms for some suppliers.

Business THE $29.5 million Gladstone foreshore redevelopment is another step closer with GPC asking businesses interested in contracts to come forward.

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Business A SYDNEY-based transport industry "veteran" has his sights set on transforming Gladstone's future with an ambitious $25 billion project.

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News CONTRACTORS fearing a wage cut of up to 10 per cent started a 48-hour strike yesterday at Callide Power Station, QAL and Queensland Nitrates.

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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.