Heat Sparks Record Power Use
Yesterday’s extreme heat set new records in Queensland with demand on the electricity transmission network reaching an all-time high for March.
Tarong Unit 2 Re-Start Postponed
Hopes that all four units at Tarong Power Station will be back online this year have been dashed
Drivers Toast The Good Times
A very special get-together was held in Yarraman at the weekend … a send-off for truck drivers who lost their jobs in December in controversial circumstances after a change in contractors at Tarong Power Station.
Teelah Fire Still Burning
QFES advised on Wednesday evening that fire crews are still at the scene of the Teelah fire but no homes are at risk and the ‘Advice” message has been cancelled
Michael Accesses Export Market
The departure of a large green shipping container at noon today from a yard in Kingaroy will mark the start of the South Burnett’s latest export industry.
Unit 4 Almost Ready To Roll
Tarong Power Station’s Unit 4, which was placed in cold storage 18 months ago, is on track to return to service this month.
Quarry Wins Tarong Contract
A Yarraman business has won a large contract to supply material to the Black Creek Dam diversion project currently underway at Tarong power station.
Stanwell Looking At Kunioon ‘Options’
The stalled Kunioon coal mine development near Kingaroy – put on hold in 2010 – is still an important part of the Stanwell portfolio, visitors to the corporation’s Tarong North Power Station were told this week.
Tarong To Resume Apprenticeship Intake
Stanwell Corporation has announced that Tarong Power Stations will be resuming its apprentice intake program next year
MP Sponsors Petition On Asset Sales
The Electrical Trades Union and the Not4Sale campaign have thrown their weight behind a petition sponsored by Bundamba MP Jo-Ann Miller calling for a referendum on asset sales by the State Government.
‘Virtual’ Forums Start Tonight
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.
$26m Project To Boost Local Economy
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.
Huge Trucks Head To Meandu
Two more of Stanwell’s massive new Hitachi dump trucks have been hauled into the South Burnett
Cracks Found In Tarong Turbines
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.
‘Fattening Pigs For Market’: ETU
The Electrical Trades Union says the State Government has been “fattening pigs for market”, preparing Stanwell and CS Energy for privatisation.
LNG Provides Glimmer Of Hope
The processing of liquid natural gas in Queensland for export could become a trigger for Stanwell to fire up one or both of its mothballed power generating units at Tarong Power Station.
Charity Golf Day Raises $2500
A bumper field of 97 contestants turned out at the Kingaroy Golf Course recently to take part in the Tarong Power Stations Annual Charity Open Golf Day.
Algal Bloom Disperses
Water releases from the Meandu Creek Dam and the recent cold snap have begun to disperse an algal bloom detected in Meandu Creek.
Alert Issued On Meandu Creek
A suspected algal bloom has been detected in Meandu Creek downstream from the power stations at Tarong and landholders are being advised to keep stock away from the area.
Meeting Calls For Stanwell Changes
Anger at Tarong Power Station job cuts and the cancellation of Stanwell Corporation’s 2014 apprenticeship intake boiled over at a public meeting held at Nanango RSL tonight.
