The first of four Strong Choices “virtual town hall” teleconferences organised by the State Government will get underway this evening with residents from the Darling Downs and western Queensland invited to take part.
The State Government says the removal of “prescriptive” reliability standards from electricity distributors on July 1 will save $2 billion over the next 15 years and put downward pressure on electricity prices.
The Electrical Trades Union is calling on the State Government to hold a referendum on the proposed sale of government assets, including Tarong Power Station and the Meandu coal mine.
Member for Callide and Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney has released feedback form asking Queenslanders to choose from three options for the future of the State: raise taxes and charges; reduce services; or investigate the sale or lease of government assets.
Work began at the weekend on a $26.3 million construction project at Tarong which should pump at least $7 million into the South Burnett economy.
Stanwell chairman and former Queensland Senator Warwick Parer, AM, died on Friday night at the age of 77.
The Electrical Trades Union has slammed Treasurer Tim Nicholls’ planned community consultations over State Government debt as a “tour de spin”.
Two more of Stanwell’s massive new Hitachi dump trucks have been hauled into the South Burnett
The restarting of Unit 4 at Tarong Power Station is one step closer following the removal of the cracked rotor and its transportation to NSW for repairs.
Queenslanders are being asked for their ideas on how to reduce the State’s $80 billion debt.
Energy Minister Mark McArdle has re-confirmed the State Government’s intention to sell Stanwell and CS Energy after the next election “if they get a mandate”, the Electrical Trades Union said today.
The State Government has welcomed the decision by the Federal Court of Australia to dismiss an Electrical Trades Union-led application against Stanwell Corporation.
The Federal Court has dismissed an application by four unions that threatened to stall the Tarong restart
The Electrical Trades Union has responded to criticism by KCCI president Rod Steele
Kingaroy Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Rod Steele is angry that a union is challenging the restart of the two mothballed power generating units at Tarong.
The ETU is challenging in court the decision by Stanwell to restart its two mothballed power generating units at Tarong
There’s a lot of work ahead of us, but it’s all really good positive work, says Dennis Franklin
Stanwell today announced plans to return Tarong Power Station’s two mothballed power generating units back into service.
South Burnett community groups that want to apply to the Tarong Community Partnership Fund for assistance for their projects have only a short time to get applications in.
Stanwell Corporation is weighing up either repairs or replacement as the best option to repair “minor cracking” detected in the turbine of the mothballed Unit 4 at Tarong Power Station.
