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The sun's not even up yet and it's already warm on Magnetic Island. In Queensland, where the locals famously get up with the chooks, the island's taxi drivers won't be lured from bed till the night-loving possums and backpackers have tucked themselves up for the day. I'm feeling the heat: my chopper departs before first light and there's no way to get to the helipad. The dilemma is solved when the manager of my accommodation – the Bungalow Bay Koala Village – flips me his own car keys with the instructions, "Just stick them under the car mat when you're done." That's so Maggie.

Abbot Point rockets to top as Qld space industry prepares for lift-off We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Abbot Point in north Queensland is firming up as the likely site for a launch facility for small rockets, as the state looks to support the space industry. Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and State Development Steven Miles announced on Thursday that Abbot Point was the frontrunner for the facility, saying it ticked several boxes. An artist’s impression of the potential launch site...

Ports’ new multimillion dollar pilot boat arrives in Bowen Australian Reef Pilots Coxswain Manager John Reinke and Coxswain Nathan Collison on the Mantaray at Bowen Harbour. Picture: Supplied. News Staff writers Premium Content Subscriber only A custom-built pilot boat specifically designed to handle the open seas at Abbot Point has arrived at her new home in Bowen. The $3.3m vessel Mantaray, which has the ability to right itself if she capsizes in heavy seas, has arrived in Bowen after undergoing testing and training in Townsville. Travelling at ...

Advertisement Australia will continue to be a strong supplier of steel-making (metallurgical) coal over the next couple of decades due to its high quality, according to a report recently released by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA). ‘Australian Metallurgical Coal: Quality Sought Around the World’ – the second in the MCA’s ‘Best in Class: Australia’s Bulk Commodity Giants’ series – is an in-depth exploration of how and why Australia is the largest seaborne exporter of steel-making coal. Metallurgical coal is a critical component for steel making and Australia’s quality...

Share on Twitter Chris Jonkers, 67, has been exploring the swamps in the Newnes Plateau in the NSW Greater Blue Mountains for as long as he can remember.  “I just find them fascinating places to visit. [From] my earliest age, I remember going to those swamps and seeing the wildflowers,” he tells The Feed. “They are the lifeblood of the landscape. They’re nature’s kitchen.” Chris and Juile Jonkers are concerned that the swamps are drying up and further mining could make things worse. The Feed Carne West was once one of his most treasured swamps.  “It was so dense w...