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The latest products and innovations in the industry supply chain will be on show in the port city on Thursday at the Gladstone Engineering Alliance Supply Chain Expo.
The expo is a sell-out with all 72 stalls booked out by local, state and national operators.
This year’s event is being presented by Australia Pacific LNG, operated by ConocoPhillips.
Gladstone Engineering Alliance general manager Chantale Lane said the April 22 expo, which was free for the public to attend, was a great opportunity for businesses from around Queensland to connect with fellow suppliers, major industry and the wider Gladstone Region community.
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Nine young people from the Gladstone region have been appointed as representatives on the Gladstone Region Youth Council for 2021.
In a general meeting on April 6, Gladstone Regional Council officially welcomed the applicants who are from Gladstone, Agnes Water, Calliope, Burua, Tannum Sands and Boyne Island.
Aaron Yea, Alexa Marxsen, Brooke Assman, Charlise Falconer, Layla Dow, Rommiel Malig, Stella Porter, Tayla Cubis, William Patrick and Gypsy Cantwell have all been appointed.
Community Development and Events general manager Kylie Lee said the youth council would participate in the Mayor’s Youth Breakfast, Youth Ally Pilot Program against domestic and family violence, Youth Week, Volunteer’s Week, Seniors Week and Mental Health Week.
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Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese has endorsed Gladstone Mayor Matt Burnett as the âperfect candidateâ to contest the seat of Flynn at the upcoming election.
Touring Berg Engineering at Callemondah on Thursday morning, Mr Albanese sung the praises of Cr Burnett.
âWhat we see is weâve got a great candidate,â Mr Albanese said.
âWe have got someone who even if he (Ken OâDowd) was running, we think that Matt Burnett makes a better candidate.
âKen OâDowd isnât a bad bloke, but he is part of a bad government that has stopped delivering.
Premium Content Roadworks are underway to upgrade a major Agnes Water and 1770 thoroughfare. In a general meeting on April 6, Gladstone Regional Council voted unanimously to enter a contract with Fulton Hogan Industries to complete asphalt overlay works on Captain Cook Drive, from Agnes Water to 1770. The roadworks will consist of sealing exposed pavement areas, profiling edges and milling unsuitable pavements. The offer made by Fulton Hogan Industries for $914,452.57 will be fully funded by Works for Queensland funding. Fulton Hogan Industries to complete asphalt overlay works on Captain Cook Drive, from Agnes Water to 1770. The submission from Fulton Hogan Industries scored the highest overall, with a detailed conforming tender, council papers stated.