Nominations are now open for the Australian Training Awards, the peak national awards for the vocational education and training (VET) sector, recognising training providers, organisations and individuals for their contribution to skilling Australia.
The deputy premier and minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jeff Seeney today (April 23) announced the shortlist of five groups to progress to detailed proposals of the Aurukun bauxite resource on the Cape York Peninsula.
Australia’s biggest producer of ginger is set to create more job opportunities in the Mary Valley region, with Templeton Farming Enterprise (TFE) signing a development lease for 223 hectares of land.
Sunshine Coast company Cedar Hill has expanded its horticultural business into the Mary Valley, signing a development lease with the Newman Government for property in Kadanga.
Retailers such as Amart Sports, Hogs Breath Cafe and BCF are all due to open before Christmas this year, with a new supermarket also in the works for Orion Springfield Town Centre.
Amendments to the Nature Conservation Act 1992, the Forestry Act 1959 and the Brisbane Forest Park Act 1977 will help with growing ecotourism and cutting red tape in Queensland.
Regular users and visitors to Webb Park in north east Toowoomba will be able to enjoy improved facilities come July, when a $175,000 facelift of the park is expected to be completed.
The new City Centre task force have thrown their support behind the Mackay Regional Council’s $18.6 million City Centre Public Realm improvement project and the council’s bid for $8.8 million in Regional Development Australia funding to ‘revitalise’ the city centre.
The construction of a 41 megalitre facility is underway and is set to be built alongside Townsville’s biggest reservoir on the hill slopes of Douglas.
Works on the reconstruction of Cooper Street in North Rockhampton began this week (April 15), with crews working to repair damage from the 2011 floods.
