The landmark signing of a memorandum of understanding between multiple partners signals the progression towards Gladstone becoming âthe hydrogen capital of the world.â
By the year 2030, it is anticipated thousands of people will be employed in the renewable hydrogen industry in Gladstone and CQ, and exports generating billions of dollars will flow through Queenslandâs biggest and busiest multi-commodity port.
Global hydrogen heavyweight, Japanâs Sumitomo Corporation, has partnered with Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC), Gladstone Regional Council (GRC), CQ University (CQU) and the Australian Gas Industry Group AGIG to develop Australiaâs, and the worldâs first hydrogen ecosystem. Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water Minister, Member for Gladstone Glenn Butcher oversees the signing of the memorandum of understanding for the Gladstone Hydrogen Ecosystem project by (l to r) Gladstone Mayor Matt Burnett, Gladstone Ports Corporation acting Chief
“It was very small, like a mozzie bite.”
Those were the words of Gladstone and Banana Shire Director of Medical Services Dr Dilip Kumar after receiving the port city’s first AstraZeneca COVID vaccination on Wednesday morning.
Despite calls to pause the AstraZeneca rollout due to a few people experiencing blood clots, the emergency physician said he had complete confidence the vaccine was safe.
“It is very safe, the benefit far outweighs the risk from the vaccine and the risk is very minimal,” he said.
Dr Kumar said the Therapeutic Goods Administration used world leading clinical testing methods and everyone should be confident of the AstraZeneca vaccine’s efficacy.
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“I’m not giving up, I will not let this rest.”
Those were the words of retired accountant Ian Paterson, when he was advised by the Queensland Right to Information and Privacy Unit, it would not provide him an extended copy of CCTV footage of an alleged incident involving himself and Neville Butcher.
Initially, Mr Paterson was provided a copy of 15 seconds of CCTV footage captured on October 21, 2020, at the Boyne Island Community Centre early voting booth, following a request to the RtIPU.
Not satisfied with the footage he was provided as it stopped a split-second before the alleged incident, Mr Paterson then applied for CCTV of 10 minutes before and after the initial footage he was provided.
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Subscriber only A video of an alleged incident between Gladstone MP Glenn Butcher s father Neville and a One Nation volunteer during early voting in the 2020 Queensland election cuts out right at a critical moment. On October 21, One Nation volunteer Ian Paterson said he was confronted by Neville Butcher at the Boyne Island Community Centre polling booth. Mr Paterson said the pair exchanged words, before he alleges Neville Butcher put his hand on his chest and pushed him, resulting in the One Nation volunteer falling over backwards. He reported the incident to Tannum Sands police, which resulted in an investigation being conducted by a Rockhampton Detective.
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Subscriber only The evolution of Gladstone as a renewable hydrogen powerhouse is exceeding benchmarks with the $4.2 million project s plant months ahead of schedule. Hydrogen Park Gladstone will be an Australian first, delivering up to 10 per cent renewable hydrogen into the gas network to feed about 770 customers. The Palaszczuk government has invested $1.7 million into the project, Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Minister Mick de Brenni said, to drive the hydrogen industry forward and create highly skilled jobs in regional Queensland. The Hydrogen Park Gladstone project will be the first in Australia to blend renewable hydrogen into an entire city gas network for residential, commercial and industrial customers, he said.