The impact of seasonal trends across industries
Skills shortages
The National Skills Commission released its 2022 Skills Priority List, an annual report that highlights occupations that are in shortage and also predicts...
Stanwell and Anglo American in green energy deal
Anglo American’s steelmaking coal business in Australia will be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy from 2025, as part of a 10-year deal...
Coal tax ‘disaster’
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has called for cool heads and common sense to prevail over politics as Australia’s race to secure reliable, affordable...
Mackay takes off as it joins Bravus’ FIFO network
Bravus Mining and Resources is excited to announce Mackay is joining its regional Queensland fly-in, fly-out network for the Carmichael mine.
Available from December, two...
Fresh batch of barra coming to Awoonga
Gladstone Area Water Board (GAWB) completed its new $12 million hatchery at Lake Awoonga earlier this month.
The new multi-species, purpose built fish hatchery, Aquaculture...
Qld government sacks Mackay Hospital board
The board of Queensland's troubled Mackay Hospital has been sacked after a scathing report found inadequate care contributed to the deaths of three babies...
Gala raises $11k for LifeFlight
Lifesaving services will be continuing thanks to a welcome fundraising boost from the South Burnett community.
The 2022 RACQ LifeFlight Gala Dinner in Kingaroy...
Apple import concern
The Granite Belt’s hundred-million-dollar apple industry could be at risk if the Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has not implemented a high...
PM touches down in flood devastated NSW
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has touched down in central west NSW to see for himself the devastation caused by flooding, as some communities wait...
US gay bar shooter facing murder charges
The man suspected of opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs is facing five charges each of murder and committing a bias-motivated...
Funding commitment for Mount’s mine
The long-awaited re-opening of the Mount Morgan mine is closer than it has ever been, thanks to a funding commitment from the State government,...
Indonesian earthquake ‘kills 162’
A powerful earthquake has killed more than 160 people in Indonesia's West Java province, with rescuers searching for survivors trapped under the rubble amid...
Council reduces senior management numbers
The Central Highlands Regional Council has endorsed a significant organisational realignment, trimming its senior management positions from 25 to 20.
The decision, made at council’s...
