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Subscriber only Following last week s explosion at the Callide Power Station which heavily affected large portions of the state, the local MP has issued an ultimatum. Colin Boyce MP said the State government had two clear options in the wake of the incident - replace the crippled C4 generator and turbine or do nothing. I believe that the Callide C4 generator and turbine are now scrap metal, Mr Boyce said. The damage in the explosion has caused a write-off and there is no rebuilding it. I have been informed that this devastation is the result of a hydrogen explosion inside the generator which has led to the destruction of the generator and the turbine shaft in C4.
Nearly half a million homes and businesses across the state and down into NSW lost power on Tuesday after a generator unit at Callide Power Station near Biloela caught fire and exploded.
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Rumours have emerged of the possibility of former opposition member Deb Frecklington throwing her hat in the ring for a run at federal politics in Central Queensland.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk mooted Ms Frecklingtonâs potential run for the Central Queensland seat of Flynn after a discussion about Rockhamptonâs Beef Australia event in the Queensland parliament on May 11.
Incumbent member Ken OâDowd is set to retire after this term in office.
âI thought the member for Nanango might be spending some time in Gladstone,â Ms Palaszczuk said.
â A little birdie tells me she wanted the preselection for Flynn. I would support that.
Callide MP Colin Boyce has echoed the sentiments of his Liberal counterpart Dale Last and denounced weapons licencing issues primary producers face in Queensland.
The main issue, detailed in separate statements from Mr Last and Mr Boyce, entail weapon license applications being mishandled and in some unique cases vanishing all together.
The pair have been in contact over the past week as both have received numerous complaints surrounding issues with applications for long-held gun licenses.
Mr Last, the Shadow Minister for Police and Corrective Services, said law abiding firearms owners deserved answers.
“This issue has been dragging on for months now and people deserve answers,” Mr Last said. “These system failures are impacting on primary industries and, potentially, could lead to environmental damage.”