The Morning Bulletin. Moving to Rocky from Townsville four years ago, I had a sense of trepidation, only knowing the bull statues on the drive through on my way to Brisbane and vague stereotypes of cowboys and bogans. Upon arriving here I was blown away, not only by the warmth of the people and the comparative lack of crime, but the diverse nature on offer from the parched bush through to the rainforest of Byfield and the white sands of Great Keppel Island. It was an amazing privilege to step into the newsroom of a proud newspaper steeped in 160 years of history.
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he Morning Bulletin has pulled together a list of exciting multimillion-dollar projects in the pipeline, due to break ground or throw open their doors around Central Queensland in 2021. From the arts, to sports, roads, health, defence, manufacturing, education and training, tourism and water security, there s plenty of big projects around the region that will generate employment and keep the economy ticking over.
Rockhampton Museum of Art The scaffolding is coming down, windows are going in and soon the crane will come down at the construction site for the $31.5 million Rockhampton Museum of Art on Quay Street. Jointly funded by local, State and Federal Governments, the completed structure will be six times the size of the existing Rockhampton Art Gallery, providing a home for the city s impressive art collection while delivering significant benefits to the community, generating tourism, economic benefits, and opening up new opportunities for local artists.
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THROUGHOUT the year various developments for a wide range of uses have been approved for the Rockhampton region.
The Morning Bulletin has looked into the records of developments approved by Rockhampton Regional Council this year and below is a shortlist of the interesting projects.
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THE YEAR 2021 is shaping up to be the year of Rookwood Weir after a huge update was provided by the Queensland Government following an inspection of the project site on Thursday morning.
Located 66km southwest of Rockhampton on the Fitzroy River, the $352.2 million water infrastructure project promises to provide 76,000ML water underpinning agricultural, industrial and urban growth while driving new economic and employment opportunities for the region.
Jointly funded by the Australian and Queensland governments, and delivered in partnership with Sunwater, the Rookwood Weir will provide for more than 200 jobs during construction – with at least 140 of those to be sourced from Central Queensland.