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“I could not believe it when I heard about this application,” Leanne Brummell, spokeswoman for Don’t Frack the Outback, said.
“This expansion demonstrates the insidious nature of unconventional gas – once a company starts pockmarking the landscape with gas wells, it doesn’t stop.
“Landowners in this region have spent years battling drought, and they will now be forced to negotiate with gas companies over access to water.”
In its referral documents, APLNG says a justification for the expansion includes predictions by the Australian Energy Market Operator of a gas supply shortfall from 2024. Aemo’s most recent “gas statement of opportunities” provided an improved outlook for gas supply, based on the impact of a new import terminal at Port Kembla.
Emergency services were called to a totally involved car fire at Dixalea on Monday morning. Police, fire crews and paramedics were called to the Burnett Highway and Tomlins Road at 2.05am. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said the car was totally involved with fire when crews arrived on scene. The QFES spokeswoman said the vehicle s occupant reported the fire while driving and made it out of the car in time. She said crews extinguished the fire at 3am and left in the hands of police. A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the driver was a man, 41, and was driving a black Mitsubishi Triton.
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Landowners in many Central Queensland areas are set to receive their new land valuations this month, with local economic conditions reflecting mixed fortunes both on the coast and inland.
The Valuer-General’s Property Market report details the CQ areas that were valued most recently - Banana Shire, Rockhampton and Livingstone Shire.
The best overall news from the report was for primary producers, whose land value increased in all three regions, while pockets of the residential market saw rises in Rockhampton and Yeppoon only. Land used for primary production in Banana Shire, Rockhampton and Livingstone Shire all increased in value according to the Valuer-General’s latest report.
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