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âGet a steak into you, put some tomato sauce on it, maybe mushroom sauce.yum!â
That was Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormackâs response to activists calling for Rockhamptonâs iconic Beef Australia event to be canned.
Launched in Australiaâs Bicentennial year, 1988, Beef Australia, Rockhamptonâs flagship triennial event, has injected countless millions of dollars into the regionâs economy and advanced the nationâs beef industry throughout its 33 year history.
But People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has labelled Beef 2021 âa gruesome eventâ. PETA People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokeswoman Emily Rice has called for Beef Australia 2021 to be canned, labelling the festival âgruesomeâ. Picture: Supplied
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The nation âowes Gladstone a debt of gratitudeâ for helping keep Australiaâs economy turning during COVID, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack says.
With limited impact from the pandemic, the regionâs agriculture and resource industries continued to power ahead, Mr McCormack said, contributing billions to the economy.
The Nationals leader was in Gladstone on Tuesday, to announce $10 million in funding for a hydrogen knowledge centre and the beautification of Auckland Hill.
Mr McCormack said the port city had been an âeconomic powerhouseâ helping drive export income and provide valuable economic contributions.
âThis nation owes Gladstone a debt of gratitude for what it has done through COVID,â he said.
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THE NEXT phase of Greater Springfieldâs $12 billion development hub could soon be one step closer to getting underway.
Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack last week met with key stakeholders Springfield City Group, who called for Federal funding for the 120-hectare IDEA project.
About 20,000 jobs are expected to be created by 2026 as the group moves to develop the cityâs own âSilicon Valley.â
Several shovel-ready projects are reportedly set to be introduced in phases as part of the five-year plan.
Last weekâs sit-down with Deputy Prime Minster McCormack comes following SCGâs recent submission of blueprints to the National COVID-19 Coordination Advisory Board.