Tag: Moranbah 4744
Mine death inquest to resume
The inquest into the death of a coal miner will resume in north Queensland today.[MORE]
Lucas stresses mining town infrastructure needs
Queensland's Acting Premier says it is important for mining towns to have proper facilities.[MORE]
Work underway on ammonium nitrate plant
Construction of a $935 million ammonium nitrate plant in Moranbah, in central eastern Queensland, is on track, according to project developers.[MORE]
Govt awards 45yr gas pipe licence
The Queensland Government has awarded a company a 45 year licence for a major gas pipeline in central Queensland.[MORE]
Miner probes truck crash
Mining company Macarthur Coal says it is investigating an accident at one of its central Queensland mine sites, in which a dump truck ran over part of a vehicle on the weekend.[MORE]
Inquest into mine worker's death adjourned
The inquest into the death of a mine worker in Queensland's central highlands last year has been adjourned.[MORE]
Fears aired over Moranbah house prices
There are predictions the average price of homes in Moranbah will rise to as much as $700,000.[MORE]
Forum spotlights mining's social impact
The social impact of mining on regional communities will be discussed at a meeting in central Queensland today.[MORE]
Company chiefs speak at mine death inquest
A coronial inquest into the death of a mine worker in Queensland's central highlands last year will today hear evidence from senior mine officers.[MORE]
Inquest told shuttle car should have been realigned
Questions have been raised at a coronial investigation in Mackay about the experience of the team working on the day that a miner was killed at a central Queensland mine.[MORE]
Victim's colleagues to speak at mine death inquest
A coronial inquest into a central Queensland mining death will today hear evidence from two of the victim's colleagues.[MORE]
Mine death inquest hears safety review worries
An inquest has heard more could have been done to prevent the death of a central Queensland coal miner.[MORE]
Mine death inquest to hear more evidence
A senior miner will continue giving evidence today into last year's fatal mine accident in Queensland's central highlands.[MORE]
Deadline looms for say on mining projects
The public has until tomorrow to comment on four major mining and infrastructure projects in the central highlands.[MORE]
Four Queenslanders honoured with bravery awards
The heroic actions of four Queenslanders are being recognised in the latest round of Australian Bravery Awards.[MORE]
Planning underway for CQ Community TV
Proponents of a central Queensland community television station are hoping to have it on air within a year.[MORE]
Explosives plant too close to town: conservation group
The Mackay Conservation Group is concerned about the proximity of a planned billion-dollar ammonium nitrate plant to Moranbah.[MORE]
Housing planned for chemical plant workers
The Isaac Regional Council says 80 houses will be built for workers in Moranbah as part of a planned ammonium nitrate plant.[MORE]
Huge chemical plant slated for central Qld
An ammonium nitrate plant costing almost $1 billion will be built in the central Queensland mining town of Moranbah.[MORE]
Bligh outlines 40pc coal export lift
The Premier has announced plans for a new coal port in central Queensland that would increase the state's coal exporting capacity by 40 per cent.[MORE]
Mine death inquest adjourns
The inquest into the death of a contract worker Jason Blee at a central Qld mine last year has adjourned.[MORE]
Contractor gives evidence at mine death inquest
A miner who raised the alarm when a co-worker was pinned between a shuttle car and a wall in a central Queensland mine has given evidence at a coronial inquest. [MORE]
Inquest hears of events leading up to mine death
The driver of a shuttle car that crushed a miner against the wall of a central Queensland mine has told a coronial inquest a series of events could have led to the death.[MORE]
Mine company breached safety systems, inquest told
The miner's union has told an inquest into last year's death of a worker on Queensland's Central Highlands that the mine was not acting legally under two safety management systems.[MORE]
Union criticises safety standards at miner's death inquest
The CFMEU has criticised the safety standards of Anglo Coal at a coronial inquest into a central Qld mine fatality. [MORE]
