$2b big battery project in Central Qld set to switch on by 2028
A UK company says a massive project on remote land south of Gladstone will generate enough electricity to power 200,000 homes per annum.
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53 per cent water price spike shocks farmers
Farmers are demanding answers after a 53 per cent price rise on a Central Qld’s council irrigation charges has increased water costs by tens of thousands of dollars.
Fate of ‘critical’ $8.6m project on underdeveloped Qld island decided
The date and cost of a crucial piece of infrastructure needed to propel the future development of the beautiful Great Keppel Island, off the Central Qld coast, can be revealed.
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