A business owner told
The Observer that Gladstone Regional Council advised it was too hard to change the contract for the light poles. Councils are meant to support the community, I thought, and our product uses aluminium produced locally at Boyne Smelters, the man said. The business owner, who asked not to be named, said his company submitted its tender through a wholesaler, to a contractor, in August 2020. The contractor has been successful in winning the tender for the job, he said. Everybody seems to want to use us except we ve got this hurdle at council. We knew it would be difficult to get something across the line if we weren t cheaper and a better product and it turns out we are cheaper and a better product.
Police are appealing to the public to be on the lookout for a white transport truck that has allegedly been harassing a learner driver on the Bruce Highway.
A Queensland Police spokesman said the predominantly white transport truck was last seen about 12.15pm heading south-bound on the Bruce Highway.
“The last report was the truck was seen near the Kroombit Tops National Park turn-off heading south,” the spokesman said.
“The truck driver has allegedly been tailgating a learner driver.”
It is understood the truck driver has been flashing his lights and attempting to overtake the learner driver.
The spokesman said police would like to speak with the truck driver and are appealing to the public to help locate the pantech style truck.