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Rodney Stevens is the senior reporter at The Observer covering local, state and federal politics, general news and motorsport. He began his career in newspapers in 2005 at the Grafton Daily Examiner, going on to cover council, politics, police, emergency services and court rounds. He has worked at The Observer since April 2020, and enjoys making his still and drone photos complement his stories.

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A worker walks through a plant at the Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG) project site, operated by QGC Pty, a unit of Royal Dutch Shell Plc, in Gladstone, Australia, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Gas from more than 2,500 wells travels hundreds of miles by pipeline to the project, where it's chilled and pumped into 10-story-high tanks before being loaded onto massive ships. Photographer: Patrick Hamilton/Bloomberg

How many Shell jobs will be lost in restructure

About 1200 people are employed by Shell in Gladstone and across Queensland.

Gladstone

French farmers unloaded a pile of tyres in front of the city administrative center in Lyon, on February 22, 2021 during a demonstration to protest against the city majority's decision to keep meat off city schools' menu to, the mayor said, "ensure a smooth service at lunchtime during the social distancing enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic". (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP)

Four CQ waste companies shut down and fined $32K

The Department of Environment and Science issued more than $100k in fines to waste businesses.

Gladstone

Architechtural drawings of the new learning centre at Rosella Park Special School (bottom left).

Tenders open for Gladstone region school learning centre

The project requires extensive communications cabling, joinery, construction, plumbing and concreting.

Gladstone

Sen Sgt Craig Stevens with a drug testing kit. Picture: Alison Wynd

Where police are targeting drug-drivers in Capricornia

Queensland Police operation Tango Anaconda will run for four months until June 30.

Gladstone

Baffle Creek Men’s Shed changing lives

The organisation is confident of council approval to erect a new shed through grant funding.

Gladstone

Recreational golfers drive one cart each as they play on a bayside golf course in Melbourne, Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Australia will be placed into an even tighter lockdown from midnight on Wednesday night as governments desperately try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. (AAP Image/Michael Dodge) NO ARCHIVING

Man in Rocky hospital after Yeppoon golf cart incident

Paramedics treated the man, who was reportedly in his 70s, for a significant leg injury.

Gladstone

An Afterpay sign is seen in a store window in a shopping centre in Sydney, Tuesday, February 26, 2019. (AAP Image/Derek Rose) NO ARCHIVING

How Afterpay’s changes impact business and customers

The changes launched this month will not see increased charges or fees for users or businesses.

Gladstone

A 586.5 gram gold nugget is to be auction at Leonard Joel, South Yarra. It is expected to fetch up to $80,000. Picture: Mark Stewart

Connect your business to resource industry ‘gold vein’

Aeris Resources is holding industry events for businesses in Gladstone and Bundaberg this month.

Gladstone

Jordan Rajadurai braves conditions on The Strand as Tropical Cyclone Kimi sits off the coast. PICTURE: MATT TAYLOR.

What CQ can expect from forming cyclone

Current models show the cyclone will track towards the south east later this week bringing strong winds and rain.

Gladstone

Queensland Ambulance Service generic ambulance. Picture: Dominic Elsome

Man taken to hospital after quad bike crash

The man suffered an injury to his hand and was transported by paramedics to hospital.

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