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Premium Content Subscriber only Work is underway on $11.5 million worth of safety upgrades to the Peak Downs Highway, north of Clermont. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the Wolfang Road intersection would be upgraded, along with three sections of the highway, between Tea Tree Creek bridge and Myall Creek crossing. “The highway is being strengthened and widened, making it safer for oversized and over-mass vehicles, as well as regular road users,” Mr McCormack said. “Two heavy vehicle stopping bays will be up...

Queensland Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said traffic volumes were expected to increase on the Peak Downs Highway. “Just over 3km of road will be widened to 9m, with one-metre shoulders, to increase separation between heavy vehicles, caravans and light vehicles,” Mr Bailey said. “Widening three sections will enable safer overtaking opportunities, so drivers don’t take unnecessary risks. “We’re also tackling fatigue for heavy vehicle drivers by upgrading two informal stopping bays.” The Peak Downs Highway upgrades north of Clermont will improve safety for all mot...

Premium Content Subscriber only A proposed mine tipped to strengthen regional Queensland's economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic has reached a crucial next stage. Stanmore Coal announced during its latest quarterly update the amended Environmental Impact Statement for the Isaac Downs project had been finalised. The Department of Environment and Science is now preparing the assessment report. Stanmore Coal estimates mining approvals will be finalised by mid-2021, with construction to start in the second half of the year. The $90 million Isaac Downs open-cut mine is expected to s...

Premium Content Subscriber only An emotional father resorted to violence after hearing his son was “king-hit” from behind at a Central Queensland pub. Timothy John Bird, 45, was at Moranbah’s Black Nugget Hotel when he was told by his 22-year-old son that he had been king hit from behind, Lawyer Carly Guilfoyle told Moranbah Magistrates Court. Bird, an operator at Peak Downs Mine, confronted the man, which broke into a fight in the carpark of the pub. Police prosecutor Sergeant Kevin Ongheen said police were called to the pub at 12.30am on December 18 and saw the defendant a...

  Harrup Park Country Club has released designs for the Great Barrier Reef Arena to Mackay Regional Council to gain approval for the $10 million project. Harrup Park Great Barrier Reef Arena Mackay Regional Council released the decision notice for the $10 million Harrup Park Great Barrier Reef Arena in early December, which is expected to be shovel-ready in 2021. The document outlined conditions required to sign off with rules ranging from bus routes to garbage collection, and the number of bike racks and carparking spaces available.   'Paddock to bottle' distillery The "paddock to ...