North Queensland electricians took the spotlight at the Master Electricians Australia National Awards for Excellence. Electricians from North Queensland collected three of the eight awards
Queensland’s co-ordinator-general has approved the $6.7 billion China Stone coal project in the Galilee Basin. MacMines Austasia proposes an open-cut and underground thermal coal operation 300km
A Cairns builder’s revolutionary software design has been recognised in the Tropical North Queensland Innovation Awards. Allaro Homes won the Pipeline Innovation Award for its
Focus Pacific Australasia has lodged a development application for Townsville’s first high-end hotel in decades. The plans feature a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel which will stand
Engineering company RCR Tomlinson has gone into administration. McGrathNicol Restructuring announced today that voluntary administrators had been appointed for the firm, which is involved in
Resource Industry Network has welcomed an announcement by mining giant Peabody that it will be implementing 30-day payment terms for its supply chain. RIN represents the resource
A technologist has been prosecuted for carrying out professional engineering services in Queensland while unregistered. Queensland’s Professional Engineers Act requires that any person providing a
A move to ensure large businesses pay small to medium enterprises (SMEs) within 20 days as a condition of future Federal Government contracts is being
A trial at New Acland mine involving a partial switch from diesel to gas to power trucks has been hailed a major success. The trial
The Federal Government has been urged to continue funding for a program aimed at repairing timber bridges throughout Queensland, and the rest of Australia. Local
The North Queensland Stadium construction team is on track to induct its 1000th employee by the end of the year, according to the State Government. Almost
Australian Mines has announced positive results from a bankable feasibility study into the Sconi cobalt-nickel-scandium project, 250km north-east of Townsville. The operation is expected to cost
Queensland’s resources sector contributed $62.9 billion to the State’s economy in 2017-18, a 14 per cent rise on the previous year, according to new figures
The Amrun Chith export facility has won a major project category at this year’s Civil Contractors Federation National Earth Awards. The awards recognise excellence in civil
Hopes for dam and irrigation projects throughout regional Queensland have been buoyed by news of a $500 million-plus increase to the National Water Infrastructure Development
The first works package in Townsville City Council’s recycled water reuse scheme is out to tender. It includes manufacturing and installation of a recycled water
Cairns-based planner Sharon Harwood and the Hinchinbrook Shire Council were among the winners at the 2018 Planning Institute of Australia’s (PIA) Annual Awards for Queensland.
Charters Towers Regional Council says it will push for maximum local involvement and benefits from the Federal Government’s recent $234 million funding announcement to kick
