But just who is the executive and what is his background?
Colin Cassidy is an experienced senior executive who has worked in local and state government and industry sectors for almost 40 years.
Mr Cassidy began his career with the then Moreton Shire Council (now Ipswich City Council) as a town planner in 1981 and worked there for almost 10 years.
From there he spent five years as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Queensland, delivering lectures in planning theory and practice subjects as part of the Bachelor of Regional and Town Planning.
In 1991, Mr Cassidy joined the Queensland state government in the Department of Local Government, Housing and State Planning, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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The Gladstone Raiders and Raidettes will be out to impress when they take the field in the 47th annual Battalion Carnival, for what is rumoured to be the last time this weekend.
For 50 years rugby league teams from around the region have been battling for the 47th Battalion Memorial Trophy since the competition commenced in 1971.
Gladstone Raiders coach Brian Pengelly said they had assembled a strong side that had trained well.
“We have a good mix of players from across all of the region’s clubs,” he said.
“We have to go into the carnival confident and with the young side we have selected, the players are ready and keen to put on their best performances.”
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Reforms to superannuation laws will aid in the campaign for increased private-sector funding of infrastructure in Northern Australia according to Queensland Senator Susan McDonald.
Announced this week by the Federal Government, the Your Future, Your Super reforms include a performance test and are designed to ensure the superannuation system cuts waste, makes fee structures more transparent and improve confidence in domestic assets.
In addition, the government has added Australian unlisted infrastructure and unlisted property as specific asset classes covered by the performance test.
Senator McDonald said this would ensure the changes did not discourage Australian superannuation funds from investing more in domestic assets.
When the varied financial position of Central Queensland Local Government was put under the microscope of the Auditor-General, Rockhampton and Central Highlands councils were revealed as the only financially stable entities.
The analysis by Auditor-General Brendan Worrell found one-third of Queensland councils were at “high risk” of not being financially sustainable and 70 per cent spent more than they earned in 2020.
The report ranked councils financial sustainability measures and risk.
Gladstone, Livingstone and Woorabinda councils were all found to have average asset sustainability ratios less than 50 per cent, considered to be high-risk.
In his report into the audit, Mr Worrell studied the finances of 77 Queensland councils, highlighting the impact the COVID pandemic had on council finances.
Queensland electricity heavyweights were among discussions about the acceleration of the state’s clean energy future on the first day of the Energy Futures Summit at Central Queensland University in Gladstone.
Energy companies Stanwell, CleanCo and Powerlink took part in three frank panel discussions, alongside unions, educators, environment groups and Traditional Owners about the transition away from coal fired power.
Renewable job creation and the retraining of a fossil-fuel skilled workforce were also on the agenda at the Energy Futures Summit. Next Economy CEO Dr Amanda Cahill hosting the Energy Futures Summit at Central Queensland University Gladstone Campus. Picture: Photopia Studio