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Login to follow WHEN Gladstone was reeling from the closure of the city's biggest employer, the meatworks, in 1962, the announcement of Queensland Alumina Limited raised community spirits. After competing with 11 other locations, the port city was chosen as the site for a refinery to process significant alumina deposits discovered at Weipa, far-north Queensland. Gladstone was favoured as a site due to its deep water harbour and the proximity of rail access. Information provided by QAL shows the refinery was built by a consortium of organisations - Comalco, Kaiser, Alcan and Pechiney. ...

Login to follow WHEN Gladstone was reeling from the closure of the city's biggest employer, the meatworks, in 1962, the announcement of Queensland Alumina Limited raised community spirits. After competing with 11 other locations, the port city was chosen as the site for a refinery to process significant alumina deposits discovered at Weipa, far-north Queensland. Gladstone was favoured as a site due to its deep water harbour and the proximity of rail access. Information provided by QAL shows the refinery was built by a consortium of organisations - Comalco, Kaiser, Alcan and Pechiney. ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Gladstone Ports Corporation says it is aware of dead fish washing ashore in waterways inside its jurisdiction this week. GPC responded after Nathan Fitzpatrick sent in photo evidence of the dead fish washing ashore in an estuary off Hopper Rd, at Barney Point on Tuesday. "This is my daily route to work and I take a lot of notice of my surroundings and environment on my daily walks," Mr Fitzpatrick said. "This area is usually teeming with many species of bird life and various aquatic animals. "I have much love for our local flora and fauna and it was very u...