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Whitsunday Paradise The developers behind Whitsunday Paradise made an alternative proposal similar to the first infrastructure agreement, but this time sewer cost offsets are set at 30 per cent rather than the original 100 per cent. But it is recommended this alternative proposal is declined as well. The developers made 304 submissions to the council and some of them are recommended for support, such as the width of certain roads and the staging of bulk earthworks. The Whitsunday Paradise estate is located 10 minutes' drive from Bowen. Picture: Supplied Heritage register The Hook Island...

Anglo metallurgical coal business chief executive Tyler Mitchelson said the mining giant had explored every aspect of risk management in its underground mines, as well as automation and remote operation. “As the largest underground metallurgical coal miner in Australia, we will continue to leverage our scale to find new ways of addressing safety risks, drawing on international best practice and technology development, to ensure our systems and processes extend beyond current industry best-practice,” Mr Mitchelson said. “We have proactively responded to learnings from the Grosvenor incid...

Premium Content Subscriber only Eight first responders who helped save five men horrifically injured in the Grosvenor Mine disaster are seeking compensation claims for potential post traumatic stress disorder. CFMEU Mining and Energy Queensland president Stephen Smyth stated this information during a public hearing for the Inquiry into the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2020. The bill proposes to introduce presumptive workers compensation for first responders and other eligible employees in Queensland who are diagnosed with post-traumatic stre...

Premium Content Subscriber only The largest cohort of apprentices are taking their first steps in a career in mining as recruitment ramps up for additional trainees. Nine apprentices from the greater Mackay area are part of the cohort of 60 to take up positions on completion of BMA's Work Readiness Program at Emerald TAFE. The 2021 intake has almost 60 per cent female representation, 23 per cent Indigenous representation and more than 85 per cent are from regional Queensland. Summer Aprile is an apprentice plumber originally from Mackay and will take up a position at Hay Point. Having wo...

Anglo American has applied to re-enter an underground mine near Moranbah where five workers suffered horrific burns in an explosion.