Sponsors, bankers and advisers are increasingly seizing opportunities across hydrogen’s value chain.
Japanese trading house Sumitomo Corporation and Queensland state entities – Gladstone Regional Council, CQUniversity Australia and Australian Gas Industry Group – have signed an MoU for the 250-300 tonne Gladstone green hydrogen plant, allowing the project to enter its design phase.
Australian natural gas transmission company APA Group has taken on a new initiative – the first project under the company’s Pathfinder Program – to convert a 43km section of the Parmelia gas pipeline in Western Australia to a hydrogen-ready transmission pipeline.
French renewables developer Neoen is partnering with Australian utilities provider ActewAGL to deliver the continent’s first commercial hydrogen refuelling station to coincide with the rollout of the government of the Australian Capital Territory’s new fleet of 20 Hyundai Nexo hydrogen vehicles.
Land valuations for the Gladstone region have been issued by the Queensland Valuer General, with a decline in value in most localities attributed to the timing of the assessments.
The valuations have been dated October 1, 2020, which was before the Gladstone property market reached its current and significantly higher level.
âThe Valuer-General released land valuations for 28,429 properties with a total value of $3,536,001,969 in the Gladstone Regional Council area,â the Valuer Generalâs department said in a statement.
âThe valuations reflect land values at October 1, 2020, and show that Gladstone Regional Council has decreased by 7.8 per cent overall since the last valuation in 2018.â
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Queensland land values increase for rural communities
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The Diamantina Shire is renowned for its cattle production, many of Australia s largest pastoral companies own land in the shrie.
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Outback Queensland landholders have been left stunned after their land values skyrocketed by more than 150 per cent.
On Wednesday, Queensland s Valuer-General released new land values, effective from June 30, for 25 shires across the state.
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Land values for 25 of Queensland s Local Government Areas have increased after revaluation from the Queensland Valuer-General
The biggest increase is in the Diamantina Shire in Western Queensland, which saw primary production land values rise by 155.1%
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