The State government delivered on its election commitment this week to legislate against 100 per cent fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workforces on large resource projects near regional communities. Minister for State Development Anthony Lynham sys the Strong and Sustainable Resource Communities Bill … [Read more...]
New legislation introduced into Parliament aims to provide landholders and resource companies with greater certainty when negotiating conduct and compensation agreements and make good agreements. The Mineral, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Bill looks to streamline and improve negotiation … [Read more...]
Two new regional engagement officers, one based in Roma and one in Dalby, will represent the GasFields Commission on the ground in the Surat Basin. The Commission says it’s made regional engagement its number one priority and have equipped Commission staff to be fully mobile and responsive to … [Read more...]
The awarding of leases to Glencore for the $7 billion Wandoan Coal project has the greenies army polishing up the protest placards. The activists say they are gearing up for all-out resistance against the prospect of a massive coal mine in the Surat Basin. The project would spark about 1300 … [Read more...]
Mining giant Glencore has the been granted the first mining leases for the Wandoan coal project, 10 years after the application was made. Natural Resources and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham has approved the grant of three 27-year leases over 30,000 ha for Stage 1 of Glencore’s proposed $7billon … [Read more...]
A resource company case study project to rehabilitate former mining land shows that site rehabilitation is achievable with Environment Minister Steven Miles today singing the praises of mining companies. “Glencore Australia is progressively rehabilitating its Newlands coal mine in central … [Read more...]
The Land Court's decision to reject the proposed expansion of the New Acland coal mine has been welcomed by AgForce but has sent shivers through the spines of many workers and businesses in the region. AgForce General President Grant Maudsley says the Land Court's rejection of mining leases and … [Read more...]
Landholders and resources companies are a step closer to having a new independent umpire to help resolve disputes over their negotiated agreements following legislation introduced into State Parliament. Minister Natural Resources and Mines Anthony Lynham told Parliament that the new Land Access … [Read more...]
Investment and jobs are the two words the State Government are using to describe the announcement today of a major project for the region. Arrow Energy is moving ahead with its proposed expansion of its Tipton gas project near Dalby, potentially doubling output for domestic and export … [Read more...]
Reports this morning that Glencore mining will receive its mining lease for the Wandoan coal project within weeks, re-igniting the $6 billion thermal coal project, east of Roma, and creating about 1,300 jobs in the construction phase. The Wandoan project stalled in 2013 when the coal market … [Read more...]
