On a hat-trick: Diesel fitter young gun wins another gong
The 22-year-old diesel fitter is racking up a brilliant record as one of Queensland’s most impressive workers and he could soon be crowned the state’s best apprentice.
The 22-year-old diesel fitter is racking up a brilliant record as one of Queensland’s most impressive workers and he could soon be crowned the state’s best apprentice.
As Queensland looks to capitalise on emerging industries such as critical minerals and aerospace, one policy expert with extensive experience in Europe says more women at the top is the secret ingredient.
From keeping miner lungs clean of dust to cleaning solar panels, these businesses prove why Central Queensland is at the forefront of mining. Read why they are now finalists in the 2022 Queensland Mining Awards.
A Queensland firm on the verge of entering operations at a Bowen Basin mine site has developed world-first technology that will be a giant leap for the state’s burgeoning critical minerals play.
Moranbah desperately needs a new hospital, but this week’s budget pledge of support is big on promise and short on detail. Some Central Queensland leaders are sceptical the project will ever come off.
It has been years in the making and now it is finally happening. The heart of Queensland’s coal mining community will get what its leaders have fought to get for more than a decade. Here’s what is in the budget for Mackay Isaac Whitsunday.
The full benefit of the mammoth $2.9bn Urannah project for Mackay, Isaac and the Whitsunday has been revealed with new job projections unveiled. And the proponents say it will also deliver benefits for the Great Barrier Reef.
It has been a busy few days for the heroes at RACQ CQ Rescue, with nine call-outs over the long weekend and then another at Eungella on Monday afternoon. SEE THE PHOTOS AND VIDEO
From business identities, councillors to political candidates, the race for who will take the Whitsunday mayor’s seat is heating up. Six people have declared their intentions to run, each with different platforms. Meet them here.
An Australian-first agave farm and distillery in the Whitsundays will power ahead with plans to capitalise on our insatiable thirst for the spirit with the final ticks needed to make it a reality.
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