Green coal: Qld mine giant signs major renewable energy deal
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance operates nine metallurgical coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. It also owns and runs the Hay Point Coal Terminal near Mackay.
Our Journalists
Latest
‘Loved by many’: Fearless hero to be farewelled in special ceremony
A 68-year-old grandfather who went into cardiac arrest and died at a school centenary reunion south of Mackay after pulling a snake off a mate’s leg will be honoured this week.
Stark wake-up call for any public servant expecting a promotion
Public servants acting in a higher role expecting to be promoted have been dealt a stark wake-up call by the Qld Industrial Relations Commission.
Maserati and meth: Beauty worker’s tears over violent drug business
A Queensland beauty worker and mother-of-three cried in court as she was sentenced over her involvement in a violent drug trafficking network which stretched from the Gold Coast to Cairns.
‘Big business, new Uni’: What ex-NRL player would do as mayor
A former Canberra Raiders player turned chicken chain owner and real estate agent has listed the top topics he’s campaigning on in the race to be Mackay’s next mayor.
‘Canegrowers to cash cows’: Farmers’ anger over rate hikes
In a region built on the back of the sugar industry, canegrowers only starting to clawback from “skint” seasons are reeling over rate rises with one recording a jump from $9,000 to $13,000.
Drug driver with ‘cops f*** kids’ face tattoo comatose at wheel
His Facebook profile bears the slogan ‘I do what I want’ and for this troubled Queenslander, that apparently includes meth driving and leaving fingerprints in a stolen car.
New stores, 247 new parking bays and quicker check-ins for Mackay Airport
More than 32,000 people will travel through Mackay Airport in the two week school holidays as it reveals a major expansion for its carpark, new retail stores, better check-in services, and security screening technology.
Bombshell twist no one saw coming in ‘fatal snake bite’
The family of a Queensland man hailed a hero after removing a suspected eastern brown from his friend’s leg have revealed it wasn’t a snake bite that killed him. Now another theory of what may have happened has emerged.
Heartbreaking twist in heroic grandad’s snake bite death
New details have revealed a devastating twist in the death of a grandfather who was fatally bitten by a snake trying to save his mate.
Original URL: https://www.couriermail.com.au/journalists/toby-crockford/page/40