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Review of Land Use Plan |
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The Statement of Proposals for the review of the Port of Cape Flattery's Land Use Plan is now available for public comment. |
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01 Aug 2008 |
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Chalco sees prosperity in Queensland |
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The Queensland Government today moved a step closer to securing nearly $3 billion of investment from Chinese aluminum giant Chalco. |
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25 Jun 2008 |
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Sponsorship Enhances Learning Opportunities |
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Students at the Karumba State School are being given a helping hand to develop their multi-media skills through recent sponsorship from Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) to upgrade computers in the multi-media lab. |
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13 May 2008 |
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PCQ Supports Jobs for Bowen Community |
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Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) has been working with Girudala Community Co-op as part of lifting awareness of upcoming employment opportunities at Abbot Point. |
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07 May 2008 |
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Bowen Youths Test the Water |
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The children of Bowen State School were this week treated to an educational session in water quality testing, by leading ports authority, Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ). PCQ carried out the programme as part of its commitment to educating young people across Queensland on how to protect the marine environment. |
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24 Apr 2008 |
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Draft Land Use Plan Release |
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PCQ is currently reviewing its Land Use Plan for the Port of Thursday Island, and has prepared a draft document which is now available for review. |
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04 Apr 2008 |
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Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) Sponsors Bowen Show |
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The Minister for Transport, Trade, Employment and Industrial Relations, John Mickel, and Member for Whitsundays, Jan Jarrett, said PCQ’s major sponsorship was an illustration of the State Government’s and PCQ’s faith in the future of Abbot Point. |
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01 Apr 2008 |
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Regional Seaports are Major Economic Contributors |
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A new study has found Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) seaports are major contributors to the Queensland economy, generating almost 4,400 jobs and contributing $1.14 billion to regional economies in the past financial year, equivalent to about .03% of gross state product. |
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21 Mar 2008 |
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Upgrade and expansion for Abbot Point Coal Terminal |
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The State Government has given the go ahead for two new projects worth $163 million at Abbot Point Coal Terminal north of Bowen. |
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04 Mar 2008 |
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Environmental Monitoring Focus of Abbot Point Developments |
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The latest in underwater video camera technology will be just one of the initiatives soon to be used to survey seagrass in marine sites off the Port of Abbot Point. |
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21 Feb 2008 |
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State Government Announces Go Ahead for Northern Missing Link
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Premier Anna Bligh today announced a $27 Million funding package that marks the go ahead for one of the most significant rail infrastructure projects to be undertaken in Australia in the past decade – the Northern Missing Link. |
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15 Nov 2007 |
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Ports hit new highs |
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The Ports Corporation of Queensland's trading ports all had a busy year, led by the word's largest coal exporting port of Hay Point near Mackay, Abbot Point north of Bowen and Weipa. |
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14 Nov 2007 |
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Premier Opens Coal Terminal Expansion |
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Premier Anna Bligh today officially opened the $116 million expansion of the Abbot Point Coal Terminal near Bowen today.
Ms Bligh said the multi-million dollar expansion would boost export capacity from 15 million tonnes to 21 million tonnes annually at Australia's most northerly coal port. |
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08 Nov 2007 |
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Quintell Beach $2 Million Barge Ramp Upgrade Assures Sea Transport Link for Lockhart River
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Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) is investing almost $2 million to upgrade the barge ramp at the remote Port of Quintell Beach. |
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29 Oct 2007 |
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Publication Documents Dredging Environmental Management |
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Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) has published a report documenting the environmental management involved in the $70 million Port of Hay point departure path dredging project.
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19 Sep 2007 |
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Coal Terminal Expansion Prompts Highway Road Improvements |
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Major improvements, including the installation of lighting, have now been carried out at the Abbot Point Road intersection with the Bruce Highway north of Bowen. |
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06 Aug 2007 |
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Further Work Starts to Accommodate New Timber Trade at Mourilyan |
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Further earthworks have started at the Port of Mourilyan in readiness for timber log exports through the port. |
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12 Jun 2007 |
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PCQ Board visit Lucinda and Mourilyan |
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Ports Corporation of Queensland’s (PCQ) Board of Directors have just completed a successful visit to the ports of Mourilyan and Lucinda. |
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30 May 2007 |
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Work Keeps Mourilyan At Capacity for Shipping
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Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) has successfully undertaken routine work at the Port of Mourilyan to keep the port’s berth area at its maximum depth for shipping. |
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21 May 2007 |
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PCQ Appoints New Commercial Manager |
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PCQ has appointed a new Commercial Manager, responsible for the ports of Lucinda, Mourilyan, Cape Flattery, Quintell Beach, Thursday Island and Karumba. |
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26 Mar 2007 |
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Abbot Point Expansion Running On Time |
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Some coal could be moving out of the newly created terminal area as early as July or August, although much depends on how quickly a new stacker-reclaimer machine can be commissioned. |
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26 Feb 2007 |
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Jobs for Locals During Construction |
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Construction workers engaged on the Abbot Point project come from all over the country. |
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26 Feb 2007 |
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Progress on Abbot Point Coal Terminal Stage 3 Expansion EIS |
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Queensland’s Department of Infrastructure (Co-ordinator-General’s office) is expected to provide a whole of government response in the next two months on the environmental assessment of the Abbot Point Coal Terminal Stage 3 Expansion and whether it should proceed. |
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26 Feb 2007 |
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Local Businesses See Benefits |
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Industrial development is seen as a key for Bowen to realise its full potential. |
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26 Feb 2007 |
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Security Tightens at Hay Point |
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As a result of continual breaches with boats entering exclusion and restricted water areas, PCQ has requested the Mackay District Police Service to provide increased patrols at the port during the holiday period. |
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21 Dec 2006 |
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Mourilyan Port Development Set to Start |
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A major earthworks project is about to start at the Port of Mourilyan which Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) is confident will ultimately accommodate new trades. |
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25 Oct 2006 |
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Project “Waste” Turned Into Community Benefit |
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The Abbot Point Coal Terminal Stage 2 Expansion being undertaken by PCQ has provided an unexpected side benefit for local schools and community groups. |
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31 Aug 2006 |
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Largest-ever PCQ Dredging Campaign Well Under Way |
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PCQ is currently engaged on its largest-ever dredging campaign, with three separate projects set to remove more than 11 million cubic metres of material. |
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18 Aug 2006 |
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SOS for Lucinda Life Rings |
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An urgent plea has gone out to stop the theft of life-rings from Lucinda’s Inshore Wharf. Six of the vital safety rings have disappeared in the past year alone, including one at Easter and one last month. A similar number vanished from the facility between 2003 and 2005, so the problem is on the increase.
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25 Jul 2006 |
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PCQ Invests $80,000 in Water for Bowen Project |
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PCQ has provided $80,000 to the Water for Bowen project to assist in progressing the project to the next stage. |
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05 Jul 2006 |
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PCQ Withdraws Development Application |
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PCQ has withdrawn its development application for an accommodation camp at Murroona Gardens, Bowen. |
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20 Jun 2006 |
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Abbot Point Stage 2 Upgrade Work Underway |
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Excavation and clearing work is in full swing at Abbot Point as the Stage 2 expansion of the coal terminal gets underway. |
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25 May 2006 |
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Dredging to Boost Port Capacity |
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Larger ships will be able to use the Port of Weipa later this year, after major work is undertaken to widen the busy port's south channel. |
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18 May 2006 |
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Environmental Monitoring Key Focus of Hay Point Dredging Project |
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PCQ will implement one of Australia’s most sophisticated environmental monitoring programs during a $70 million dredging project |
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14 May 2006 |
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PORT OF WEIPA Notice to Boaties - Start of Major Dredging Project |
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PCQ will start a $27 million dredging project in the Weipa South Channel and Inner Harbour in late May. |
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12 May 2006 |
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Public Arrangements for Horn Island Works |
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PCQ has asked for the public’s patience during the upcoming improvement works to marine facilities on Horn Island valued in total at over $2.1 million. |
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11 May 2006 |
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Shipping Departure Path Enhances Hay Point's World Status |
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Work has started on a $70 million dredging project at the Port of Hay Point, which will result in major operational efficiencies in shipping at the coal export port. |
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11 May 2006 |
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PCQ Provides Abbot Point Stage 2 Contact Point |
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PCQ is offering the services of a community and business liaison contact to assist local residents and businesses with any enquiries regarding the Stage 2 Expansion of the Abbot Point Coal Terminal. |
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06 Apr 2006 |
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Green Light for Abbot Point Coal Terminal Expansion |
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Expansion of Queensland’s export coal infrastructure continues following the $116 million approval of the Stage 2 Expansion of the Abbot Point Coal Terminal (APCT), north of Bowen. |
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29 Mar 2006 |
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Shipping Departure Path to Enhance Hay Point’s World Status |
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One of the largest single dredging projects in the southern hemisphere this year will result in a mega channel being created for coal bulk carriers departing the Port of Hay Point for international ports. |
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29 Mar 2006 |
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Public Co-operation Urged at Boat Ramp Facility |
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The port authority for Weipa, Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ), has called for the end to inappropriate use of the washdown facility at the Evans Landing Boat Ramp.
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31 Jan 2006 |
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PCQ Ports Establish Tenth Consecutive Record |
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PCQ regional ports have continued their remarkable collective growth, establishing their 10th consecutive record and breaking the previous record by almost 10 percent. |
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01 Aug 2005 |
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Mourilyan Live Cattle Facility Set to Start |
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Work will start next week on the first stages of development of a new live cattle handling facility at the Port of Mourilyan. |
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26 Apr 2005 |
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New Exporter Sets Up At Port |
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A north Queensland cattle company is about to start building a livestock marshalling facility at the Port of Mourilyan it says will set a new standard for the live cattle trade in Australia.
"Live cattle exports from the Port of Mourilyan have been averaging about 5000 head a year," Mr Lucas said. |
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04 Apr 2005 |
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Temporary Public Restrictions at the Port of Mourilyan |
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Vandalism at the Port of Mourilyan has forced the temporary closure of the commercial area of the port. |
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31 Mar 2005 |
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Smart State Fast Tracks $1B In Coal Infrastructure |
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The Queensland Government is fast-tracking planning for $1 billion-plus worth of North Queensland infrastructure proejcts, to ensure our $8 billion coal export industry can meet future export demand. |
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22 Mar 2005 |
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PCQ Board Visits Abbot Point |
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The PCQ Board of Directors will undertake an inspection of the Abbot Point coal export terminal today as part of a regional trip. |
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23 Feb 2005 |
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Water Pipeline Services Booming Coal Port |
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An additional water supply is now in place at the Port of Hay Point to support the booming coal terminal operations. An $8.74 million water supply pipeline to the port was commissioned today by Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ) Chairman, Leonie Taylor.
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22 Feb 2005 |
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Ports Corporation of Queensland gives $3000 Sponsorship to Western Cape Cultural College |
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PCQ through its port communities program, has given $3000 to Western Cape Cultural College to assist in constructing shade structures... |
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15 Dec 2004 |
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PCQ Proudly Supports Croc Festival |
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PCQ is again a key sponsor of the Croc Festival in 2004, supporting the promotion of a responsible attitude to drugs and alcohol and reinforcement of the cultural heritage in the communities it reaches. |
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21 Jul 2004 |
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Minerals Drive Another Export Record for PCQ |
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The growth of Queenslands bulk mineral sector has driven PCQ to its ninth consecutive trade record. |
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30 Jun 2004 |
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Boat Ramp Arrangements for Weipa Fishing Competitions |
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Wash down hoses on the boat ramp at Evans Landing will be removed for the duration of the two upcoming fishing competition weekends. |
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28 May 2004 |
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Weipa Port Land Use Plan Under Review |
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A plan which deals with the future use of port land in Weipa is being reviewed by PCQ. |
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28 May 2004 |
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Queensland's Bulk Ports Meet New Security Requirements |
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PCQ is the port authority for nine ports throughout the State which deal with international shipping and Maritime Security Plans have been approved for all of those ports. |
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20 May 2004 |
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Evans Landing Barge Operation Arrangements |
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Weipa boaties have been asked to note new arrangements which will be in place with the start of some additional barge traffic adjacent to the Evans Landing boat ramp. |
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09 Feb 2004 |
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Trade Growth Possibilities Emerge for Mourilyan |
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PCQ is confident that the Port of Mourilyan is on the verge of securing several new trading opportunities. |
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15 Oct 2003 |
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Ports Corporation of Queensland – export gateway to the world |
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In 2002/03 PCQ's customers collectively set a new trade record for the eighth consectuive year. The ports handled almost 105 million tonnes of product, with an approximate value of $6.8 billion. |
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05 Aug 2003 |
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Redevelopment Project for Thursday Island Fuel Wharf |
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Major redevelopment work is planned for the Thursday Island Fuel Wharf. The work will be undertaken by the wharf owner, PCQ, following agreements reached with the major user of the facility.
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30 Jun 2003 |
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Study Finds PCQ Ports Ship 3,200 Jobs to Regional Queensland |
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A study has found PCQ seaports are among the biggest contributors to Queensland commerce, generating 3,200 jobs and contributing $720 million to regional economies. |
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18 Apr 2003 |
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PCQ Provides $3000 Annual Sponsorship for Sarina High |
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A sponsorship package to build links between Sarina area students and local industry has been announced by Ports Corporation of Queensland (PCQ).
PCQ, which is the port authority for the Port of Hay Point, will invest $3000 annually in an education sponsorship package for students via the Sarina State High School.
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22 Nov 2002 |
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