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Renewable Energy Industry Profile Townsville & Dry Tropics 2018
RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY PROFILE TOWNSVILLE & DRY TROPICS 2018 For decades, north Queensland has relied on electricity generated in the south-east of the state – but now the picture is starting to change. Three new solar farms have been switched on it to the rest of the state. If all proceed, they in the Townsville & Dry Tropics region1 this year, could generate more than 15% of Queensland’s and another 12 large power plants – driven current electricity needs. by the wind, sun and water – are planned or under construction. This renewable energy boom is already creating new jobs, supporting local businesses and These clean energy projects will be able to providing benefits for local communities. provide electricity for the local area and export As the sunniest city on Australia’s east coast, Townsville is poised to become Queensland’s renewable energy capital. The Townsville & Dry Tropics region is blessed with an years to come, north Queensland could even export abundance of solar, wind, hydro and biomass resources, electricity to neighbouring countries. which can be sustainably harnessed to generate The map at right provides a current snapshot of the affordable clean energy. region’s large-scale renewable energy industry. It shows The area has some of the best solar energy resources in known renewable energy projects that are already the world, and solar farms here generate 25-50% more operating, under construction or currently being electricity per unit than most other countries. This gives planned. We can expect to see many more projects like us a competitive advantage on the world stage, so in these proposed in the future. -
Factsheet 19 – Why Are Dinosaur Fossils Being Found in the Outback?
Factsheet 19 – Why are dinosaur fossils being found in the Outback? Quirky fact : Australian Curriculum Links Year Subject Curriculum Links The Muttaburrasaurus 5 Science ACSHE081 was the first dinosaur 6 Science ACSSU094, ACSHE098 in Australia to be 7 Science ACSSU111, ACSHE119 cast and mounted 8 Geography ACHGK050 on display. Science ACSSU153, ACSHE134 Background Information Sauropods The discovery of dinosaur remains dates back to 1865 when Sauropods are very large plant-eating dinosaurs with long James Sutherland unearthed an ichthyosaurus on the Flinders necks and tails. Since 1932, the fossil bones of several River. The pieces of vertebrae were sent to the Museum of individual sauropods have been found in the Flinders region Victoria where their discovery was briefly noted in 1867. While of Queensland. They probably belonged to Austrosaurus. waiting on the museum’s findings, Sutherland continued to The remains of an Austrosaurus Mckillopi were discovered uncover a more complete specimen, including a skull and by the McKillop family on Clutha Station west of Richmond, many more vertebrae. Again, these were sent to Melbourne in 1932, and were dated to be 100 million years old. Half of for further study. Despite a second paper in 1869 describing a cervical (neck) vertebra from another sauropod was found the new material, it was not until 1984 that Dr Mary Wade of the Queensland Museum published the finding of two skulls near Hughenden. It is similar to the vertebra of Brachiosaurus, present in the material. Other palaeontology discoveries in a huge sauropod with long forelegs found in Africa and the area include: North America. -
South West Queensland
SOUTH WEST QUEENSLAND REGIONAL TRANSPORT PLAN 2019 © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads) 2019. http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence. You are free to copy, communicate and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the authors. The Queensland Government supports and encourages the dissemination and exchange of information. However, copyright protects this publication. The State of Queensland has no objection to this material being reproduced, made available online or electronically but only if its recognised as the owner of the copyright and this material remains unaltered. The Queensland Government is committed to providing accessible services to Queenslanders of all cultural and linguistic backgrounds. If you have difficulty understanding this publication and need a translator, please call the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) on 13 14 50 and ask them to telephone the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads on 13 74 68. Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in preparing this publication, the State of Queensland accepts no responsibility for decisions or actions taken as a result of any data, information, statement or advice, expressed or implied, contained within. To the best of our knowledge, the content was correct at the time of publishing. The Department of Transport and Main Roads acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land and waterways. We also acknowledge their ancestors and Elders both past and present. The Department of Transport and Main Roads is committed to reconciliation among all Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned, images in this document may contain or represent deceased persons which may cause sadness or distress. -
Maranoa Mail
David Littleproud MP View this email in your browser A New Year I hope you had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and you were able to relax with some New Year cheer! A new year means new beginnings and the parliamentary sittings are set to resume in a few weeks’ time. I’ll continue to work hard and be your voice in Federal Parliament and this Coalition Government has real plans to make our nation stronger and to better support you, your family, business and community. What it means to be Australian In the lead-up to Australia Day this week, I’ve found myself contemplating what it means to be Australian. Australian citizenship should be cherished and entering, or remaining, in Australia is a privilege. 1 We need to strengthen citizenship laws so they better align with Australian values. That’s why I strongly support a tougher citizenship test that would strengthen character requirements for any new potential Australian following concerns that Australia’s short-term visa pathways could be exploited by terrorists seeking access to our country. Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has also flagged other reforms for consideration, including dropping the age at which good character provisions apply for citizenship from 18 to 16 years. If young people are breaking the law, I don’t think they deserve to part of our society. At the end of the day, we have secure borders that are envied by most European countries because of this government’s strong stance on border protection. These reforms are really about making sure Australia remains safe and I strongly support any move by this government to make our citizenship rules more robust a priority when we head back to Canberra next month. -
Traffic Management Scheme
Transport and Main Roads Traffic Management Registration Scheme Organisations registered to work on Queensland state-controlled roads Updated 7 September 2021 Registration Company / trading QLD Areas services ABN Company contact details Brief Scope of Conditions Expiry of number name office / depot Description registration on Registration locations registration 0202 Aaction Traffic Deception Bay South East 37 128 649 445 Phone number: Traffic O, S, D 30/11/2023 Control P/L Queensland, 1300 055 619 management Gympie and Wide company Bay Burnett Email address: regions [email protected] Website: www.aactiontraffic.com 0341 Acciona South Brisbane 66 618 030 872 N/A Industry - D 31/01/2023 Construction other Limited Australia Pty Ltd scope 0043 Acquired Brendale Brisbane 45 831 570 559 Phone number: Traffic O, S, D 15/12/2022 Awareness Traffic Metropolitan, (07) 3881 3008 management Management P/L Sunshine Coast to company Gympie, western Email address: areas to [email protected] Toowoomba, Website: Southern Brisbane, Gold www.acquiredawareness.com.au Coast, Gold Coast Hinterland Registration Company / trading QLD Areas services ABN Company contact details Brief Scope of Conditions Expiry of number name office / depot Description registration on Registration locations registration 0278 Action Control Labrador South East 92 098 736 899 Phone Number: Traffic O, S 31/10/2021 (Aust) P/L Queensland 0403 320 558 management Limited company scope Email address: [email protected] Website: www.actioncontrol.com.au 0271 -
Flinders Shire Council 15 Mile Irrigated Agricultural Development Project Initial Advice Statement
Flinders Shire Council 15 Mile Irrigated Agricultural Development Project Initial Advice Statement August 2018 Executive summary The Flinders Shire (Shire) is located in the heart of North West Queensland covering area of 41,632 square kilometres (MITEZ 2018). Hughenden is the main business centre for the Shire, which also encompasses the smaller communities of Prairie, Torrens Creek and Stamford (FSC 2018). Hughenden is situated on the banks of the Flinders River at the crossroads of the Flinders Highway and the inland Hann Highway (FSC 2018 and MITEZ 2018). The Shire is predominantly a grazing area with the major industry being beef cattle production (FSC 2018 and MITEZ 2018). There are approximately 230 rural grazing properties, with a gross agricultural production value of $73.5 M, within the Shire (MITEZ 2018). Despite this, the Shire has experienced negative average annual growth rates over the past decade (-1.9%) with an increasing negative trend in the last 5 years (-3.2%) (QGSO 2018). The Shire is experiencing above State average economic disadvantage, with most major demographic indicators trending below the average for the whole of Queensland. In line with their Guiding Principles, Flinders Shire Council (Council) is committed to taking actions that promote sustainable growth in the Shire and has identified that future development will be in establishing the Shire as an emerging centre for irrigated agriculture. Council consider the 15 Mile Irrigation Project (the project) a key development that aligns with this principle. The project arises from the CSIRO report, Agricultural resource assessment for the Flinders catchment (CSIRO 2013)1 as part of the North Queensland Irrigated Agriculture Strategy (NQIAS). -
Council Meeting Notice & Agenda 15
COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE & AGENDA 15 December 2020 49 Stockyard Street Cunnamulla Qld 4490 www.paroo.qld.gov.au Agenda General Meeting of Council Notice is hereby given that the Ordinary Meeting of Council is to be held on Tuesday, 15th December 2020 at the Cunnamulla Shire Hall, Jane Street Cunnamulla, commencing at 9.00am 1 OPENING OF MEETING 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TRADITIONAL OWNERS 3 ATTENDANCES AND APOLOGIES 4 MOTION OF SYMPATHY • Mr Peter Doyle • Ms Grace Brown • Pat Cooney 5 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES Recommendation: That Council adopt the minutes of the General Meeting of Council held Tuesday, 17th November 2020 as a true and correct record of that meeting. 6 DECLARATION OF INTEREST BEING 6.1 Material Personal Interest 6.2 Conflict Of Interest 7 MAYOR 1 7.1 Mayor’s Report 8 OFFICER REPORTS 8.1 DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE 8.1.1 Operations Report 3 8.1.2 Rubbish Truck Replacement Report 12 8.2 DIRECTOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT 8.2.1 Community Services Report 15 8.2.2 Library Services Report 20 8.2.3 Tourism Report 23 8.2.4 Local Laws Report 29 8.2.5 Rural Lands and Compliance Report 32 8.2.6 Community Support – Strides Blue Tree 34 10.30 First 5 Forever Video Competition Winners announced – Winners to attend to receive awards Morning Tea 8.3 CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER 8.3.1 Finance Report 36 8.4 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 8.4.1 Action Item Register 52 8.4.2 Office of the Chief Executive Officer’s Report 57 8.4.3 Grants Report 63 8.4.4 Project Management Report 66 8.4.5 Policy Report 69 9 LATE REPORTS 10 CLOSED SESSION - CONFIDENTIAL 11 CORRESPONDENCE 11.1 Special Gazetted Public Holiday 132 11.2 2021 QOGM Paroo 141 11.3 MDA Change of Name Consultation 143 12 CLOSURE OF MEETING 155 Ms Cassie White Chief Executive Officer 09th December 2020 General Council Meeting Notice & Agenda 15 December 2020 7.1 Mayor’s Report Council Meeting: 15 December 2020 Department: Office of the Mayor Author: Suzette Beresford, Mayor Purpose The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the meetings and teleconferences that Mayor Beresford has attended. -
The Prehistory of Aboriginal Landuse on the Upper Flinders River
THE PREHISTORY OF ABORIGINAL LANDUSE ON THE UPPER FLINDWS RIVER, NORTH QUEENSLAND HIGHLANDS H. J. MORWOOD Archaeology b Palaeoan tbropology The Unf versf ty of Mew England INTRODUCTION A general theme in Australian prehistory is the development of the distinctive social, economic and technological systems observed in recent Aboriginal societies. Research has demonstrated significant change in the Australian archaeological sequence and general trends of such are shared by numerous regions. Most that have been investigated indicate low density occupation during the Pleistocene and early Holocene with significant increases in site numbers, increased artefact discard rates and dissemination of new technologies and artefact types in mid-to-late Holocene times (e.g. Lourandos 1985). On the other hand, each region has a unique prehistory, range of material evidence and research potential. Our knowledge of Holocene developments in Aboriginal subsistence systems, for instance, is largely based upon the history of cycad exploitation in the Central Queensland Highlands (Beaton 1982), the appearance of seed grindstones in arid and semi- arid zones (Smith 1986) and evidence for increased emphasis on small- bodied animals in N.E. New South Wales and S.E. Queensland (McBryde 1977:233; Morwood 1987:347). The North Queensland Highlands have their own unique contribution to make concerning of Aboriginal Holocene adaptation. Partly this derives from location; the region is a largely unknown, lying in an intermediate position between S.E. Cape York Peninsula (Rosenfeld et a1 1981), the Central Queensland Highlands (Morwood 1981, 1984a), the Gulf country of N.W. Queensland (Hiscock 1984) and the Townsville area (e.g. Brayshaw 1977; Campbell 1982). -
Longreach Info
Nice to know!!! Some interesting information about Longreach and what you can do here. The Longreach Region, Capital of the Outback, incorporates the vibrant towns of Ilfracombe, Isisford, Yaraka and Longreach, each offering unique attractions: The traditional owners of the land are the Iningai people, accord- ing to records there are no known Iningai people in existence to- day. The Iningai people lived along the Thomson River from near Stonehenge to Muttaburra prior to European occupation. Innin- gai Park is a nature reserve that is part of the Longreach Town Common and includes sections of floodplain and waterholes along Gin Creek. Unfortunately, there are no recognized Iningai tradi- tional owners remaining. Several Indigenous families from the Barcaldine and Longreach areas are now the historical custodians of what is left of the Iningai culture; these people are the custodi- ans of the Iningai Keeping Place. Visit world class attractions in Longreach, Qantas Founders Mu- seum, Powerhouse Museum and the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame. Take a Cobb ‘n’ Co ride thru the scrub or a cruise on the Thomson River. Discover Ilfracombe, renowned throughout Australia for its pre- served history, the ‘Great Machinery Mile”, Langenbaker House, and the Historic Wellshot Hotel and Centre. Yaraka, offers an historical railway museum, with Mount Slowcombe a short distance away providing breathtaking views. Emmet has an interesting historical display and revamped railway Experience Isisford, home to “Isisfordia duncani” a pre-historic crocodile fossil housed in the Outer Barcoo Interpretive Centre, camp or fish along the Barcoo or stroll along St Mary’s Street and discover the many examples of pioneering heritage architecture. -
Queensland's Tourism Network
Growing Queensland jobs Queensland’s Tourism Network: Information paper March 2018 1 Introduction Queensland’s tourism network is extensive, consisting of government, industry associations, and over 54,000 tourism businesses servicing approximately 24 million visitors . This paper outlines the roles and responsibilities of the various entities contributing to success in Queensland’s tourism network. Clear roles and responsibilities for the various levels within the network are essential. Unclear roles or failure to adhere to them can lead to fragmentation across destinations and the poor use of resources. Current structure Queensland’s tourism industry comprises the state tourism Visitor Markets organisation, Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ), 13 regional tourism organisations (RTO), numerous local tourism organisations (LTO) and tourism businesses. Leadership is provided by TEQ, the Regional Tourism Organisations & Local Regional Department of Innovation, Tourism Industry Development, and the Commonwealth Games (DITID), Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) and around 18 industry associations within the Local Government Local Tourism state focused on advancing tourism. and Community Organisations Collectively, these organisations in partnership with all levels of government, tourism and aligned industry and commercial stakeholders, aim to build Queensland’s tourism and events Tourism Operators industry, foster innovation, drive industry growth and boost visitor expenditure. Underpinning the industry structure are the Queensland -
SPER Hardship Partner Application Form
Hardship Partner Application State Penalties Enforcement Regulation 2014 section 19AG(2) This purpose of this form is to enable organisations and health practitioners to apply to become an approved sponsor of work and development orders under the State Penalties Enforcement Act 1999 and/or provide advocacy services to SPER customers under the SPER Hardship Program Before completing this form, please read the SPER Hardship Program Participant Pack to find out more about the program and services and to ensure you are eligible to apply. 1. Applicant / organisation details Applicant / organisation name ABN or AHPRA number Address Suburb State Postcode 2. Applicant type Applicant category Sub-category ☐ Non-government ☐ Not-for-profit ☐ For-profit ☐ Government ☐ State ☐ Commonwealth ☐ Local ☐ Health practitioner ☐ Medical practitioner ☐ Psychologist ☐ Nurse practitioner 3. Contact person Name Position Phone number Email address 4. Hardship services that you/your organisation is applying to provide Please tick one or more service types ☐ Apply for work and development orders (please ensure to complete Question 6 & 7) ☐ Recommend hardship payment plans (accredited financial counsellors only) FCAQ number ☐ Recommend temporary hardship deferrals (for up to three months) SPER6002 Version 1 ©The State of Queensland (Queensland Treasury) Page 1 of 8 5. Locations where you/your organisation will provide these services ☐ All of Queensland or Select Local Government Area(s) below: ☐ Aurukun Shire ☐ Fraser Coast Region ☐ North Burnett Region ☐ Balonne -
State Strategic Touring Routes and Tourist Drives)
Guidelines and Criteria Driving Experiences (State Strategic Touring Routes and Tourist Drives) February 2016 Copyright http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads) 2016 Feedback: Please send your feedback regarding this document to: [email protected] Driving Experiences, Transport and Main Roads, February 2016 Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................1 1.1 Background ..................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Driving experiences ........................................................................................................................ 2 2 Eligibility for driving experiences signing ..................................................................................2 2.1 State Strategic Touring Routes (SSTR) ......................................................................................... 2 2.1.1 New State Strategic Touring Routes ..............................................................................3 2.1.2 Existing State Strategic Touring Routes ........................................................................5 2.1.3 Signage Types ................................................................................................................5 2.1.4 Costs for State Strategic Touring Route.........................................................................5