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Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has raised the accommodation bar for miners with plans for resort-style beachside living for her Galilee Basin projects.

As analysts discuss the impacts of a tightening labour market, Ms Rinehart has snapped up a prime piece of coastal real estate near Bowen which will be developed into a village for workers. “My brief was to design something with a beach side village feel where people want to live long term,� said consultant Reuben Kooperman, who drew up the concept plans. “This is a cut above the average transportable mining home that is for sure, just the real estate itself makes it unique.�

The plans for Murray’s Bay village show rooms for about 200 workers, a cafe and boat shed with shared water sport facilities. “This is a beautiful bay where our future port and rail staff can live,� said Mrs Rinehart. “We want to make this a project where staff want to stay, with families too.�

Stellar Recruitment Director Shaun McCambridge says it’s a canny move. “She is giving herself the competitive edge, she is putting herself on the map,� he said.

Mr McCambridge said quality accommodation was one way employers could hope to stand out - in a market place where employees hold all the cards.

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MACKAY businesses hoping to capitalise on one of the world’s largest undeveloped coal provinces have embarked on a trade mission to Mozambique.

The northwestern Tete province in the African nation is thought to be sitting on 23 billion tonnes of coal, which although known about for decades has been undeveloped because of civil war.

Some analysts say the nation could challenge Australia’s dominance in coking coal exports to Asia over the next two decades, but much infrastructure still needs to be built.

While Brazilian miner Vale and Rio Tinto’s newly acquired Riversdale Mining both have projects that are expected to start producing coal next year, no port terminal has been built, a railway is still being constructed and there is just one road out of town.

Mackay businesses are keen to explore what role they can play in providing expertise and services to the expanding province.

Four industry representatives are currently in Mozambique to find out for themselves.

“This trade mission allows us to see what opportunities there are in this new market which has been described as the Bowen Basin 35 years ago,” said Mackay Area Industry Network’s (MAIN) Karen McIntyre.

“We believe what’s needed stretches right across the board from education to training through to manufacturing and construction - the full gamut.”

Ms McIntyre said MAIN managing director Narelle Pearse was on the trade mission to report back to other members about joint opportunities.

“Our role is to save companies the expense by checking out the opportunities and reporting back to members.”

“Potentially there is the opportunity for MAIN to facilitate building a shed from which half a dozen companies can work out of in Mozambique.”

“What makes this exciting and unique is that this province is out the development stage and so it means building opportunities from the ground up.”

“Some analysts say the nation could challenge Australia’s dominance in coking coal exports to Asia over the next two decades, but much infrastructure still needs to be built.”

$81B investment in coal towns and beyond MORE than $81 billion in projects are on the table in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions - representing a 36 per cent spike in investment over the past six months.

The results are contained in the latest Regional Development Register put together by the Regional Economic Development Corporation (REDC).

Port infrastructure investment has more than doubled since December, with $17 billion worth or projects added to the register including major upgrades at Abbot Point.

Mining projects have roared by into life, with a 22.8 per cent increase in investment over the past six months.

Some of the key projects for the region include the $850 million underground expansion at BMA’s Broadmeadow mine and Xstrata’s proposed $700 million Sarum open cut and underground mine near Collinsville.

REDC CEO Narelle Pearse said

the results indicated investor confidence was soaring, and was expected to continue to rise.

“We are now seeing projects being announced regularly and after providing the major banks with the true story about the economic stability of the region we should begin to see even more investment heading our way,” she said.

The retail sector also has significant expansion plans including: • $220 million Caneland Central redevelopment • $250 million Northern Beaches Central expansion • $50-60 million Mt Pleasant Shopping Centre expansion • Homemaker Centre, Holts Rd • Bunnings, Holts Rd • Porters, Rural View • Marian Town Centre • Woolworths, Ooralea • Woolworths expansion, Andergrove

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THE future of mining in Queensland is a moving feast, and this is a fascinating time in our state’s history.

The Department of Mines website has a very handy interactive mapping tool that an insider was good enough to show me recently.

At the click of a button, the state becomes a patchwork of borders and dots - all indicating projects at various levels of development from exploration permits to coal seam gas wells to operating mines.

There are two new coal basins that could heave into life with some of the biggest mines the world has seen.

Despite the floods, and debate over the carbon tax and proposed mining tax, confidence within the sector is high.

The Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region just reported $81 billion in investment over the past six months - up by more than a third since December and driven largely by mining expansion (page 2).

Gina Rinehart was in Alpha recently to celebrate the first coal from the Galilee Basin being mined, trucked out and then shipped off to Korea for testing in power stations (page 1 and 6).

She also unveiled plans for Queensland’s first remote operations centre for her Galilee

projects - which would see the mines run from a Brisbane control centre.

For workers, there is the allure of 5-star beach living at Murray’s Bay - which could signal the beginning of a new era of companies seeking worker loyalty not just through big pay packets but excellent conditions.

And the big pay packets are only going to get bigger, according to the latest report from Stellar Recruitment (page 11).

All this new development has some people concerned - and quite reasonably.

Central Queensland graziers are facing the possibility of six new rail lines zig zagging through prime pastoral land (page 7).

The Mining Minister recently stepped in to stop an application for an explorer to look for coal through residential pockets in Toowoomba - despite the fact the activity was largely speculative (page 8).

Queensland now, more than ever, needs good, consistent policy that manages to keep up with opportunities as they present themselves.

It will require governments to act with the vision to allow investment and growth in mining and industry, without compromising anything else Queensland holds dear - like its farming and grazing lands.

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350-strong picket at Moranbah MORE than 350 miners formed a picket line in Moranbah last week, as tensions between the unions and mining giant BHP Billiton escalated over a new workplace agreement.

There has been rolling strike action at all seven BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Bowen Basin mines over the past month, and more could be on the way.

The next round of talks between the two parties is in Brisbane next week (11,12 July), and BHP Billiton has labelled the ongoing industrial action as irresponsible.

“The unions’ decision is inexplicable and inconsistent,” a spokesperson said.

“They remain unable to explain to the company the reason for the current action.”

Mr Pierce said the explanation was simple.

“This latest protest shows how frustrated employees are with BHP’s attitude towards their claims in the agreement - particularly job security.”

“The message to BHP corporate should be there is huge support for this in the coalfields and it should be taken seriously.”

“I think BHP have got their overpaid propaganda machine whipped into a frenzy and they are churning out these nonsense responses at the press of the button.”

BHP maintains it has done everything it can to resolve the issue.

“We have offered additional meeting dates to the unions, we have put our wages offer on the table (5 per cent a year for 3 years) and we will continue to d o everything possible to further accelerate negotiations, resolve outstanding concerns and finalise an agreement as soon as possible.”

The rising hostilities have not stopped the union contemplating more industrial action.

Mr Pierce said the last round of talks achieved very little.

“We had a very constructive meeting on the first day and just when we thought we were getting somewhere, the next day it was like we never had those talks.”

“They are playing some sort of silly corporate game and it is frustrating.”

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More strike action in the Surat WITH BMA miners on strike in the Bowen Basin, a group of Surat Basin miners could walk off the job next month.

Negotiations between the union and employer New Hope Group have broken down at the New Acland mine near Oaky.

“The New Hope Group have traditionally had similar HR advisors to Xstrata,” said CFMEU representative Shane Brunker.

“They got in and introduced five-year workplace agreements before John Howard lost power, and those are now set to expire early next year.”

There are 226 workers at the New Acland mine, and according to Mr Brunker 76 of them are on individual AWAs. But they now overwhelmingly want a return to collective agreements.

“Put it this way, 75 of the 76 are CFMEU members, and you even have some non-union people saying they should have the choice to come off.”

Mr Brunker said they have been negotiating with New Hope for eight months, and the sticking points are similar to those in the BMA dispute in the Bowen Basin.

“It is about rights to representation at work, and proper consultation for big changes to things like work rosters and new technology.”

Workers have now unanimously voted to hold a strike ballot - which will decide if protected action goes ahead.

The ballot will be distributed in early July.

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Fumes subside under new blasting rules GAS fumes will be minimised under new shot-firing guidelines soon to come into effect in Queensland mine sites, according to the Mining Minister Sterling Hinchliffe.

“All explosions generate gases and it is accepted that post-blast fume events will never be fully eliminated,” he said.

“However, I am pleased to report the

new draft shot-firing guidelines have been developed and are with the mining industry for consultation.”

Earlier this year two BMA mine sites were banned from blasting for more than a week, after two separate incidents involving toxic fumes.

“Workers were exposed to gas fume

events during blasting operations at two Bowen Basin coal mines in March,” Mr Hinchliffe said.

“The government took swift action and suspended operations at those mines until management could demonstrate that risk to workers was at an acceptable level.”

A steering group was also formed - comprising government, industry and the union - to develop new shot-firing guidelines.

Their recommendations include new guidelines for the preparation of blasting operations and exclusion zones, with a focus on weather conditions; for all blast operators to have nationally-approved competencies; and to ensure there is consistent data recorded from fume events.

Industry is still providing final feedback to the draft guidelines, and the the Mines Inspectorate will be holding seminars across Queensland next month to promote awareness.

Meanwhile, the research arm of the Mines Department - known as Simtars - is looking for funding for a new fume monitoring system.

The portable system uses natural light to measure pollutants in blast fumes, and could lead to a better understanding of fume types and behaviour.

Counting sheep easier than miners KEEPING count of the number of Queensland’s mine workers - and where they live is a notoriously difficult task.

The nature of the industry with its rotating rosters and transient workforce makes surveys of any type difficult, let alone the biggest survey in the country - the census.

The census provides a snapshot of Australia every five years, and on Tuesday 9 August mine workers are being implored to make sure they are accurately included.

“Miners can be very difficult to get their information on census night,” said field director David Nauenburg.

“Some are working different hours, or they’ve just come off a long shift and the

last thing they want to do is fill in the form.”

But Mr Nauenberg said even more important than filling in the form, was filling it in accurately.

“The key for fly-in fly-out (FIFO) and other non-resident workers is to make sure they answer correctly the question about their home address.”

“If you live away from home for more than six months a year - that is in an accommodation village or similar - then that is your address for the purposes of the census.”

The data collected in the census is how local communities receive state and federal government funding for a large range of services.

Many Bowen Basin towns have police

and healthcare services that are stretched because non-resident worker numbers are not accurately recorded in the official data.

This year, the census has even employed the assistance of resource companies to help make sure their workers are accurately counted.

“Some mine personnel will actually help distribute the census material, and you will also be able to get hold of your copy at accommodation villages, hotels and the like,” said Mr Nauenberg.

Special arrangements have even been made for minerals explorers that don’t necessarily want people to know where they are working, to ensure employees can be counted.

Miners also have the option of completing the census online.

FAST NEWS Rocky’s transport hub closer Funding is imminent for stage one of developing an intermodal transport hub in central Queensland.

Over the past 12 months the push to establish a dedicated hub for rail and road freight has gained momentum.

January’s floods saw the issue moved to the top of pile, and now $25,000 in funding from mining giant Xstrata has been secured for a prefeasibility study.

Another big announcement is expected shortly.

CQ Intermodal Logistics Hub (CQILH) chair Frank Munnich said the group was now looking for members.

“We are getting enquiries from all over the region from people wanting to know what is going on and how to be involved,” said Mr Munnich.

“We think it is time to develop a membership base, and there will be no fixed fee.” .....................................................................

More housing & faster More affordable housing in Moranbah will be fast-tracked to help improve supply in the mining town.

Development of 104 hectares of council-owned land at the Belyando Estate will now go ahead more quickly, with the assistance of the Urban Land Development Authority (ULDA).

The ULDA is currently finalising a release process, which will decide which buyers will be given first rights.

“This process will be an important step in addressing affordable housing concerns,” said Isaac Regional Mayor Cedric Marshall.

“It will give households of a set income level, as well as local residents who intend to be owner/occupiers for at least twelve months, the first opportunity to purchase a home when they are released onto the market.”

The ULDA has also approved the stage six development application of the Issac Views estate.

It means owner BMA can now start building up to 350 new homes for its employees in the region.

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THE GOOD LIFE: The plans for Murray’s Bay will no doubt be a drawcard for workers if the project goes ahead

“When two jobs are being compared, then accommodation is one factor that may tip the deciding point in their favour.”

“It is certainly something that will help.”

Chris Jury was the chief operating officer of the Mac Services Group before starting his own specialist accommodation business Castra Consulting.

He says the whole concept of how companies house employees is changing.

“What you had in the bad old days was people building construction camps with no thought for the long term,” he said.

“Once construction was over, it was just handed back to operations with a

‘here you go, this is what you’ve got for the next 30 years’.”

“Those days are certainly gone, but there will still be some legacy items.”

Mr Jury said most greenfields projects were now looking at a suite of accommodation options - instead of the traditional cookie cutter approach.

“It is about getting the mix right, so you have a range of options that will appeal to lots of different people.”

“For example, a 25-year-old mining engineer doesn’t want a 4-bedroom home with a massive yard he has to mow on the weekends.”

Mr Jury said mining accommodation would continue to improve - but not to expect a flurry of 5-star hotels in a town near you.

Mr McCambridge agrees.

“It has already come a long way, but whether people are going to rush out and compete to have the best accommodation I am not so sure.”

“But already many villages have pools, tennis courts, plasma screens and in the West you even see the odd golf course.”

Ms Rinehart’s two Alpha coal projects are the most advanced in the Galilee Basin - but are still a long way from proceeding.

Alpha mines to run from Brisbane

ALL IN ONE: Hancock’s HQ will include FIFO facilities and the remote operations centre

MACHINE mining is coming to Queensland, with mining magnate Gina Rinehart unveiling plans for the state’s first remote operations centre (ROC) for her giant Alpha and Kevin’s Corner coal projects in the Galilee Basin.

Rio Tinto was the first miner in Australia to set up an ROC in Perth, and for the past 12 months has run its entire Pilbara iron ore operations - including 11 mines, two ports and railway - remotely.

Now consultant Reuben Kooperman,

who project managed the Rio Tinto job, has drawn up a series of concept plans for the two Hancock Coal projects in Queensland.

“I am very familiar with this building type, and the IT fit out that is required to run it,” said Mr Kooperman.

“We have designed the ROC with the capacity to start with 30 operators supported by 250 people in the administration building.”

“When the projects are at full capacity there could be as many as 50 operators.”

The ROC would be part of the compa-

“To have a dedicated, integrated FIFO (fly-in fly-out) facility adjacent to a HQ is an Australian if not world first, and the idea is that people and cargo can travel directly to the Alpha site.”

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ny’s Queensland headquarters building, to be built in the Brisbane airport precinct.

In another first, the building would also include private airport facilities for workers.

“To have a dedicated, integrated FIFO (fly-in fly-out) facility adjacent to a HQ is an Australian if not world first, and the idea is that people and cargo can travel directly to the Alpha site.”

Mrs Rinehart said aside from the safety benefits of running the projects remotely, the ROC would also mean some employees would not need to relocate for the job.

“Some families can stay in their Brisbane and surrounding area homes, without the stress of “fly in fly out” and being away from their families, friends, pets and city conveniences,” she told invited guests at a lunch in Alpha last Sunday.

Go north young man - says Rinehart MORE needs to be done to promote investment and migration to northern Australia, according to mining magnate Gina Rinehart.

Mrs Rinehart hosted a lunch for 100 invited guests at Alpha in the heart of the Galilee Basin on the weekend, to watch the first coal from her trial mine loaded on trucks to be sent for testing in Korean power stations.

The chief of Hancock Coal told the crowd that tax breaks through meaningful rebates would draw city dwellers north, and a special economic zone with less restrictions would drive investment in the region.

“We could and should see a vibrant northern Australia with an exciting ‘Go North Young Man’ attitude,” she said.

Mrs Rinehart said Canberra did not recognise how much potential investment was being lost overseas.

“When our investment appeal and confidence should be at its highest, today’s policies have meant exploration is being dis-encouraged in Australia and our exploration investment is back to 2003 levels - ie pre-boom,” she said.

“Where is Australian exploration investment heading? Off shore to the long term detriment of our country, and billions and billions of dollars are being invested instead in West Africa, Brazil and elsewhere.”

Mrs Rinehart is well known for her campaigning against the carbon tax and proposed mining tax, and says the “left wing media” label her as acting in greedy self-interest.

But at a gathering that few media were invited to, Australia’s richest women gave a personal explanation.

She said she had worked very hard to look after her children and grandchildren, and while she could have stopped and enjoyed the spoils of her wealth she has chosen instead to continue to invest in Australia.

“I have received not one cent for employing people over years to enable our company to explore, study and put in the building blocks for this Queensland project to enable it to progress towards development,” she said.

“For the cost of building this trial mine alone I could have bought myself a beautiful new private jet.”

“But you’ve seen these trucks and shovels out there, who would be paying the wages of these contractors if I had spent that on a luxurious private jet and two pilots instead?”

Many guests had travelled from Asia to Alpha for the lunch, and Mrs Rinehart stressed the importance of that trade partnership that Australia needs to work to keep.

“We have to continue to earn our position as a major trading partner with Asia, because I’ll tell you something and that is, if our costs get too high in Australia, Asia will buy elsewhere...

We all need to remind Canberra of this.”

“Let’s make others want to invest in our country and let’s work for change to policies limiting our north so that people want to live here and want to invest here too.”

GALILEE BOUNTY: The first coal from the Galilee Basin is now firing the furnaces of Korean power stations

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6 lines, 5 companies & 100 graziers Sorting out the Galilee train wreck CENTRAL Queensland graziers are increasingly concerned about the number of proposed rail lines stemming from Galilee Basin mines which would criss-cross prime pastoral land.

There are six rail lines proposed for the region which, if all given the go ahead, would effect 100 landholders who have formed a coalition called the Corridor to Coast Galilee Network (C2CGN).

Last week those graziers met Queensland’s Coordinator General and department chiefs for two days of talks.

While Hancock Coal has just started trucking coal from its Alpha test pit, the longer term future of the Galilee Basin reserves hinge on the development of a mine-to-port rail system.

Hancock Coal is the most advanced of all proponents in the region, with its rail line through to the Abbot Point coal terminal near Bowen already declared an “infrastructure facility of significance” by the state government.

Clive Palmer’s Waratah Coal also has a railway proposal heading in the same direction to the same place, and Indian miner Adani has another two rail proposals on the table.

In Adani’s modelling, one line would run to Abbot Point, but take a more northern tack than the Waratah or Hancock lines; the other would head back east to Moranbah, and would actually cross over all other proposed lines to Abbot Point.

Established miner BMA also wants to run another line from its Goonyella mine in the Bowen Basin to Abbot Point, running parallel to the existing northern missing link.

Finally, there is the East West Iron Boomerang project which would link the Bowen Basin to the Pilbara and set up a pig iron steel industry.

Grazier and C2CGN John Burnett said if all the proposed lines were given the go ahead, some of Queensland’s most valuable

pastoral land would be rendered useless.

“All the companies are happy to have a shared line - provided that their line is the one that is used,” he said.

“So they are happy to build the line and have other users pay to use it, they just don’t want to be the one having to pay for access.”

Mr Burnett said affected graziers believed the Adani line to Abbot Point was the most suitable, as it had the least environmental and commercial impacts.

“There are two key issues here, too many railways and they are built in the wrong place,” he said.

“That’s why we need government involved to say where the line should go and which is the most suitable system.”

Mr Burnett said agricultural opportunity also needed to be considered if new areas were opened up with rail and port access.

“If we can get a road, rail and supply corridor connected on the western side of the Belyando River, there is the potential to open up a whole new agricultural area.”

“In the 70s there was s survey done that revealed there was 550,00 hectares of land that was suitable for farming in that area if the produce could be transported out.”

“In a world that is short of food the government needs to look at the long term potential of a multi-use rail corridor that could deliver all sorts of produce to the civilised world.”

“All the companies are happy to have a shared line - provided that their line is the one that is used.”

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Biffo over new FIFO research

A heated argument has broken out over the validity of new research into community feeling about non-resident workers in the Bowen Basin.

The QUT study has found communiSUPPORT OR OPPOSITIONamong TO NEW MINING PROJECTS BY PROPORTION NONty support Bowen Basin OFresidents RESIDENT WORKFORCE for mining projects drops off as the ratio of Figure 7 non-local workers increases.

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However, the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has slammed the study as push polling masquerading as research.

The research took into account the views of 559 people who worked in various sectors including mining, community groups, local councils, state government departments and small businesses.

It found that across the board, support for mining fell as the number of non-resident workers increased.

While 61 per cent of respondents supported new projects if less than a quarter of the workforce was fly-in fly-out (FIFO) or drive-in drive-out (DIDO), only 45 per cent supported projects when the non-resident ratio increased to between a quarter and a half.

More than 82 per cent of respondents would oppose projects which had a heavy reliance on FIFO/DIDO workers - that is, more than 75 per cent of the total workforce.

“That is the fundamental finding,” said researcher leader and QUT head of Justice Kerry Carrington.

“There is a strong positive in all of this, the respondents have made it clear they are not anti-mining, in fact they are pro-mining but they are saying there needs to be an equilibrium or balance point for local communities.”

But QRC chief executive Michael Roche said the research relied heavily on the views of targeted groups.

“This is one of the dodgiest surveys I have seen in a long time,” he said.

“As reported by local media in April, Bowen and Collinsville residents were being urged by a local action group to contribute to the QUT online survey with the aim of ‘securing better resources and infrastructure for the region’.”

“As a result, QUT has presented the responses the promoters wanted to hear.”

But Professor Carrington has defended the research methodology, and said aside from newspaper advertisements inviting residents to take part, researchers also individually invited many community groups and used online FIFO family websites to seek respondents.

“The most amazing thing about this data was that it was stable and consistent across the board.”

“When we cross tabulated the responses we found that regardless of whether it was from resource workers themselves or community workers the results were largely the same.”

Professor Carrington also returned fire at the QRC. “I find their response bizarre, and also worrying because unfortunately it does not give one much faith that they are serious about concern for mining’s social licence to operate.”

The study contained very few views from non-resident workers - with only 27 filling the survey.

“I would have preferred more non-resident workers, we tried everything but they are a hard demographic to capture because they are constantly on the move,” said Professor Carrington.

She said a separate study would now be undertaken to focus on the opinions of non-resident workers.

Coal explorer told Bowen Basin Safety Conference Toowoomba a no go

Participants were asked to rate their support for, or opposition to, potential new mining projects in their community, depending on the percentage of non-resident workforce the project expected to

hire (Figure 7). Very few respondents (only 21%) were opposed to new mining projects with nonresident workforces of less than 25%. Sixty-one per cent supported new mining projects anticipating a non-resident workforce of 25%, and 35% strongly supported mining developments with this proportion of non-resident workers. The strength of support diminishes significantly thereafter, with

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A ministerial rejection of a mineral exploration permit that covered a Toowoomba suburb has sparked renewed vigor in opponents of coal explorers in the region, and a cautionary warning from the mining lobby.

The Queensland Mines Minister Sterling Hinchliffe last week stopped an application

by Civil and Mining Resources to explore for a coal in areas that included residential pockets of Toowoomba.

“While there is very little chance this exploration would turn up viable resources, [local member] Kerry Shine has stressed to me the importance of community certainty.”

“That’s why we’ve ended speculation here and now.”

That action has the Toowoomba Coal Mine Action Group hoping the Minister will step in and stop a coal exploration permit that has already been granted for the Kingsthorpe and Gowrie Junction areas.

The group met Mr Hinchliffe after protesting outside the Surat Basin Mining Expo in Toowoomba last week, but were told the rejection would have no bearing on their case.

“Until he can give us those guarantees we will keep fighting,” said the group’s Jim Wiltshire.

The entire mining exploration process is currently under review.

Mr Hinchliffe said exploration permits that had already been granted would continue to be valid, but would be closely scrutinised if they ever progressed to an application for mining lease.

“Limits on exploration already exclude areas close to people’s homes and the success rate for exploration is historically very low,” Mr Hinchliffe said.

“But there are community concerns and that’s why I’ve directed senior mines staff to investigate if guidelines for exploration near populated urban centres need to be changed.”

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) chief executive Michael Roche has welcomed confirmation that current permits would remain valid, and believes the current system is rigorous enough.

“The bottom line is that applying for a permit in a more populated area is most likely an exercise in futility, reinforced by the fact that the Minister has the power to reject a mining lease application not considered in the public interest,” he said.

Mr Roche said what was needed was better communication with residents and landowners.

“The danger in substituting good process with populism is that resource investors start running for the door when governments begin changing rules on the run.”

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Welcome to Shift Miner Magazine’s Ladder Our dedicated recruitment section For employees It’s the place to go to search for jobs that are relevant to your skills set and industry experience.

Your message will be in front of your target audience - tradespeople, engineers, supervisors and skilled operators.

We’ve listened to your feedback, and we know you want a dedicated jobs section.

Don’t waste your time with expensive advertising campaigns that don’t work in publications that don’t target the mining community.

Ladder will bring you what opportunities are on offer in the region, and further afield.

Take your message directly to the people you want working for you.

For employers It’s the place to go to find the skilled workers you need to keep your project on track.

For enquiries call 4921 4333.

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SHIFT The greenskins guide to getting in MINER ladder

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THE mining industry is widely seen as lucrative, and people are constantly looking to break into the industry, or switch into it from another line of work.

Those with skills like electricians and boiler makers are in high demand, but for those with little or no experience - how do you break into a highly competitive industry?

Last year, former BHP Billiton recruitment manager Jody Elliot set up The Resource Channel - a website which provides information for job seekers in the oil, gas and mining industry in Australia.

Ms Elliot has now launched a free online guide for job seekers looking for those elusive entry level positions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We identified a complete lack of accurate and accessible information from the industry for the many, many people who express interest in entering the sector, but are quickly rejected for not having the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;right experienceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? said Ms Elliot.

According to Ms Elliot, much is written about the need for skills, but little or no advice is provided to the average job seeker about entry level positions in the industry,

which is what prompted her to create â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Inside Guideâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Below is an excerpt from the guide, with some handy hints on landing your first job in the mining sector.

1. Decide the specific location and stick with that to start. If you can, be smart about the location and choose one that is not typically preferred. Live as close to the location as possible.

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2. Decide the exact entry level position and stick with that to start.

3. Obtain the training or tickets you require to do the job you have selected.

4. Think about the requirements of role and location youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve selected and seek other like-type jobs local to you that demonstrate those requirements, e.g. shift work, hard labour, 12 hour shifts, remote location etc.

5. Consider four or so weeks in the location you have selected - do your homework ahead of time and know who you want to see. Most people put themselves up in a hostel where they can pay nightly should they score a role working on site during that period. This typically works very well.

6. Target suppliers to the industry - the smaller players often struggle to find

good people - and avoid applying to the majors until you have some experience.

Too many people think all they have to do is apply, and the job will appear. For example, if you are an electrician who has mainly done domestic and some industrial work, apply to Compass or ESS who look after the campsites.

7. As much as people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to hear it, stick with the job giving you that entry level experience for at least 12 months. Nothing looks worse than a â&#x20AC;&#x153;job hopperâ&#x20AC;?.

8. Always remember to conduct yourself professionally. This is sometimes the most overlooked and yet the most powerful impact on being selected - or not as the case may be.

To read the full guide head to www.theresourcechannel.com.au

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those with skills like electricians and boiler makers are in high demand, but for those with little or no experience - how do you break into a highly competitive industry?â&#x20AC;?

Mastermyne is a publicly listed, leading provider of specialised services to the Australian coal mining industry, operating in over 13 locations and employing over 700 staff across QLD and NSW.

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Show me the money: CQ miners best paid TIPS FOR EMPLOYERS WANTING TO RETAIN STAFF WHAT

WHY

Pay above market rates for management and supervisory roles

Good managers build good teams and workplaces with a positive culture - this attracts other good people and improves staff retention

Be creative with your remuneration

Good remuneration doesn’t just have to be big wages, although that’s part of it.

Site allowances, vehicles and good accommodation will all add to the value an employee puts on their remuneration

Offer training and career development

Allow your employees to climb the career ladder it means they won’t have to look elsewhere

Flexible rosters

On the east coast, the most common roster is 10 days on 4 days off - but the most popular roster is 7 on 7 off or 8 on 6 off

WHAT YOU AND THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU EARNS Position

Queensland open cut client

Queensland open cut contractor

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Western Australian comparison

General Manger

300 - 380

n/a

300 - 380

n/a

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Mine Manager

220 - 280

220 - 300

240 -320

220 - 320

250 - 300

Mining Engineer (3 -5 yrs)

130 - 150

130 - 150

145 - 170

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Mine Geologist

120 - 150

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Mine Surveyor (3 - 5 yrs)

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170 - 200

170 -200

170 -200

170 - 200

160 - 180

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195 - 220

195 -220

195 - 220

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120 - 130

110 - 130

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120 - 130

110 - 130

110 -125

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120

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110 - 120

110 -120

110 -120

110 -120

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115 - 140

105 - 116

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Source : Stellar Recruitment 2011 Salary Guide N.B. All remuneration indicated is for taxable income - which is typically base and superannuation and does not include site allowances and bonuses n/a - means there is not enough data to report * - means a similar role - but not exactly the same

MINERS in central Queensland are the highest paid in Australia, according to a report by a leading recruitment agency.

The Stellar Recruitment 2011 salary guide analysed the taxable income of workers Stellar have placed into positions over the past 12 months across all levels of the mining sector.

While there were exceptions to the rule, the wage range for different skill sets in the Queensland mining sector were slightly higher than other key mining states New South Wales and Western Australia.

Upper management positions remain the highest paid employee bracket in central Queensland.

The general manager of a mine can earn between $300,000 and $380,000 per annum (pa), while mine project managers are earning between $220, 000 and $320,000pa in both underground and open cut operations.

People working in the health, safety, environment and training division of a mining business can earn between $90,000 and $250,000pa - depending how far up the ladder they sit.

Engineers employed in the various parts of a mining business are getting paid from $120,000 to $175,000pa.

In reality, this is more likely to be a starting salary, given most mining companies require upper management to have an engineering background.

In the trades categories, diesel fitters and electricians are in the highest demand and are consequently the best paid.

A heavy duty diesel fitter in open cut mining can earn from $110,000 to $130, 000pa and electricians are earning up to $140,000pa - with the highest paid being those that work underground.

Boiler makers can ask for between $110,000 and $120,000pa, while plant operators in an open cut mine will earn between $115,000 and $140,000pa.

The highest paid jobs are back in head office.

A chief financial officer can earn up to a million dollars a year while top tier general mangers can ask for a quick half a million and not be embarrassed.

The salaries used in the guide did not include bonuses or site allowances, which can be as high as 50 per cent of the employee’s taxable income.

Wages forecast to go up Stellar Recruitment has also forecast in its latest wages guide there will be significant upward movements in mining and construction wages over the next 12 months.

“Stellar Recruitment believes that the resources and infrastructure industries will soon experience a continuation of upward movement in salaries offered by employees,” the report read.

“Employers in the Australian resources and infrastructure industries are experiencing an ever increasing demand for people.”

“Companies will have to create more innovative attraction and retention strategies as the demand for skilled candidates further exceeds the supply of candidates.”

Stellar says the most notable shortages are in the engineering and geology fields, as well as the electrical and mechanical trades.

However, the company did offer some advice on how to attract and retain good people - and it seems money talks.

It suggested employers pay above market rates for key management and supervisory positions.

Stellar said employing good people into senior positions would see a flow-through effect with staff lower down the chain.

“Reputable mangers are likely to attract strong candidates in lower level positions,” the report read.

“People with a proven background and those with highly regarded credentials are likely to set up the project team right from the start and create a pro-active culture and drive performance - therefore reducing staff turnover.”

Another way that businesses can attract good people is by offering more flexibility in rosters.

According to Stellar, the most common fly-in fly-out (FIFO) or drive-in drive-out (DIDO) roster in Queensland is 10 days on 4 days off; however, the most sought after roster is seven days on and seven days off or eight on six off.

Clear training and career progression pathways are attractive to potential employees, according to the report.

Why not consider a career in health and aged care? · Flexible work rosters · Excellent career prospects · Industry leading pay · Across all mining areas · Seeking medical officers, including Rockhampton, Mackay, Gladstone, midwives, nurses, carer’s, Allied Health Professionals Bundaberg and Yeppoon

MERCY HEALTH and AGED CARE Central Queensland Limited

Go to www.mercycq.com/careers or call our recruitment team on (07) 4931 7478

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WEEKEND OF MADNESS

The Moranbah BMX Club held its annual “Weekend of Madness” racing carnival recently. For more information go to our Sports section on the backpage of this edition.

Dustan and Venna Baggow

Michael Kyle

Matthew O’Donnell enjoys a cupcake before racing

Mens Pro-Open rider Peter Little

Kira, Cameron and Zoe Jaenke

Maddona and Chelsea McLeod

Paige English and Sarah Ditton

Nelson Borg

Cooper Jackson

Jackson and Pat English

Tammy Comerford and Dale Danielson from Bicycle Connection (Mackay)

Holding a social event you want photographed? Call the Shift Miner office on 4921 4333 to let us know. You can also give our office a bell if you’d like a copy of any of the photos in this edition.

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CAN’T TOUCH THIS

The Blackwater Touch Association held its grand finals recently.

For a full break down of the results check out our backpage of sports.

Winners of the mens C Grade

Runners up in the Mens C Grade

A junior player makes a break

Winners Men’s B Grade

Runners up in the Men’s B Grade

Kaitlyn Rogers and Nyomi Webley

Suzanne Martin and Joanne Truelson

Alysia and Jeff Busk, Ryan and Clarice

Kimberley and Deb Burchard, Jenny Napper, Tarni Anderson and ‘Popaliscious”

Clarice and Ryan

Fabiana Koti, Annette Baker, Shirley Pidgeon and Cheryl Cochrane

Laureen Fenner and Julie Lyall

Megan Walker and Olivia Hamilton

Courtney Brown, Taylor Bean and Taylah Grant

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D.T, Mackay It might be illegal soon but if it undetected in mine tests what does that matter? F.R, Emerald People should grow up and take some responsibility. This sort of thing just endangers lives. If you do it on site you are a bloody idiot. R.D, Moranbah Our front page story on divorce rates in the mining industry was heartening

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IN GERMANY - The national Green party has called for a government investigation into the levels of potentially dangerous chemicals in sex toys.

“Consumers must be protected when it comes to sexual health.

Feigned embarrassment or false taboos should not prevent information getting out and checks being done,” said one German MP. According to the German Greens, recent studies have shown that plastic sex toys contain chemicals which may upset the hormone levels in women, cause infertility and diabetes.

IN FRANCE - Police near Paris have arrested a serial foot fetishist who lured foreign women back to his apartment with the promise of a warm bed, but instead pleasured himself on their feet.

He allegedly approached women at night after the last train had boarded and offered them a place to sleep.

Upon returning to his apartment he would inform the women he was in fact a chiropodist and begin massaging, sucking on, and eventually masturbating against their feet.

A complaint by a South Korean tourist led police to lodge an inquiry which revealed that several women had been accosted in similar fashion between 2008 and 2011.

IN BRITAIN - A group of professional bell ringers were locked inside a church tower after a local senior citizen became fed up with the racket they were making.

The man, believed to be in his 70s or 80s, confronted the group and threatened to damage their cars before bracing the door to the bell tower with a piece of wood, locking the bell ringers inside.

Fortunately the group was discovered a short time later by a member of the church, after they were heard banging on the door.

A spokesperson for the local police said the incident would not be investigated.

IN SWEDEN - Residents of a retirement home received a rude shock when a moose jumped through a glass window, knocking over furniture and flower pots.

The retirees at the home had just finished lunch when the moose burst through the three-panel glass window, and began wreaking havoc in the dining room, before getting caught between a set of doors.

Once police were able to open the home’s doors the moose escaped into a nearby park.

No-one was injured during the incident, aside from the moose, which received cuts from the glass window.

“The national Green party has called for a government investigation into the levels of potentially dangerous chemicals in sex toys.”

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How can I confront her and find out for sure if she’s being unfaithful?

Craig, Emerald There’s a few things you need to ask yourself here, Craig. Number one, why on earth are you getting home before your girlfriend on the weekends?

My girlfriend might go clubbing and get home at 5 a.m., but you won’t find me at home in bed crying like a regularly beaten stepchild. I, like most men, would be attending a predawn cock fight, or an unlicensed boxing promotion held on a rudderless river barge.

The second question you need to ask yourself is why are you so closely monitoring your girlfriend’s phone in the middle of the night? Her head hitting the pillow is your signal to go out and do whatever you want. Take her car and visit that strange South American bar where people throw poison darts at human targets, or head to a local gentleman’s club and pretend to fall down the stairs with

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Craig, Don’t you think it’s possible that you’re being a little paranoid? I’m sure you often

the hope of receiving a private dance by way of compensation.

Even if you don’t leave the house, you can scour every disturbing nook and cranny of the internet for new and exciting pornography. I recently discovered a Japanese site where robots force topless women to continually make origami swans at knife point.

I think the real issue here lies not with the fact your girlfriend might be cheating on you, but with your obvious disturbing lack of masculinity.

You see, Craig, all the things you’ve read about women wanting “sensitive new-age guys” and “good listeners” is nothing more than a fabrication created to sell manicures and bikini waxes to gullible men such as yourself.

What a woman really wants is man who will take away her outside privileges as punishment for preparing a substandard roast meal. My girlfriend recently bought the incorrect type of mustard while shopping, as a result I made her sit in the car with the windows up for four and a-half hours so she could think about her error.

You need to take control of your relationship, if you continue to act the way you are your girlfriend probably will start cheating on you (if she hasn’t already).

The next time she tells you she’s going out to have coffee with the girls I advise you to immediately disrobe, throw your clothes at her feet and exclaim, “Not with all this ironing to do you’re not!” You can then experience what is perhaps every man’s dream, drinking a beer naked while your girlfriend irons the clothes you were just wearing.

Frank

get text messages during the night and spend time out with the boys, it doesn’t mean you’re cheating on your girlfriend.

If you really can’t get the thought of her being unfaithful out of your head I would sit down and have a chat with your girlfriend, explain why you’re worried, I’m sure you’ll discover you were making a big deal out of nothing.

Susan

If you have a question for Frank and Susan Email Us at: franksusan.shiftminer@gmail.com

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NOW ON!

5 minute fiction

by Bernard S. Jansen

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The crew vehicles were parked in a row, silent. No-one was doing the prestart checks or complaining about the mud and rubbish left inside by the last mongrel crew. The safety board showed two days since the last injury. It hadn’t been touched since the day North Creek Mine had been shut down.

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The mine had been the biggest part of Ted’s life; his whole life, really. He had lost that, when the front gates were closed and locked, fifteen days ago. Head office had chosen to shut the place down, and he’d found out on the same day as everyone else.

1. Sexual drive 2. Crops up 3. Supermarket lane 4. Secreting

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6. Pastry delicacy (3-2-4) 7. Caught on 8. Become stale 11. Storybook monster 15. Not changed 17. Protester

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LAST EDITION’S SOLUTIONS E N L I S T E L A I A S I D E S H O P S L T E V E R Y T I N D R L O N G P B S C H A L E T S A R R O N T I B I A K T E L A R C T I C N U N D R E D G E

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Ted stood in the muster area, as the sun began to dawn, as he had hundreds of times before. Today he was alone; there was no shift change. There was no oncoming crew bantering and rustling with crib bags and drink bottles; there was no offgoing crew tired and dirty handing over achievements and concerns; there were no engineers or planners or superintendents, all in a mild panic, trying to find out why things hadn’t gone to plan, chasing precious paperwork, and passing on newer, grander plans.

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He’d taken it hard. He held it together, until he was alone, and then he cried like a baby. He felt ashamed, to bawl like that.

He hadn’t been able to sleep last night. In the early hours of the morning, he came back to the mine, to have one last look around; to say goodbye, properly. In the dark, he cut his way through the boundary fence. He walked the corridors and buildings and paths. He breathed in the smell of mud, diesel, grease, rubber and smouldering, heating coal as he roamed his mine.

He touched the wheels of the mammoth rear-dump trucks, parked in rows on the go-line. He gathered memories.

As he walked through the plant, the wind blew in gusts, howling through the structure and the conveyor gantries and in and around the yard machines. Ted had never before heard that sound in the plant. The plant had roared when it was running, and during shut-downs the sound of the machines was replaced by rattle-guns, hammers, grinders, cranes and men.

Now, the plant was silent, and the wind took its turn to be heard.

Through the early hours, Ted walked, and thought, and comforted himself with familiar sights, and saw some things around the mine he’d never seen before.

He’d gone to the muster area just before the dawn. He stood and watched lightening sky and listened to the crows as they fought over what was left in the bins.

He heard footsteps then. He stepped around the corner to avoid getting caught.

“There you are, Ted,” called a familiar voice. The footsteps quickened.

Ted went back and saw David, his overburden superintendent, and the closest thing he had to a friend.

“G’day.”

David smiled. “Saw you before, lurking around,” he said. “I’ve been on a bit of a farewell tour myself.”

They stood quietly together and looked around. Then Ted said suddenly, “I’d do things differently, you know, if I could do it all over again.”

David nodded, and grunted.

“I pushed, and pushed, for tonnes. That was my job. But I pushed until something broke.” He sighed.

David said nothing.

Ted went on, “I said safety was the number one priority; but I didn’t want people to believe me, and they didn’t. I pushed tonnes, tonnes and tonnes. But I couldn’t squeeze the volume through this place that it needed to turn a decent profit.”

“But you tried.” Ted grunted.

They stood together in the cool quiet and the minutes passed. Ted could hear the clock on the wall ticking. He read the signs posted on the walls, as if for the first time.

A few tears escaped from Ted’s eyes. He wiped them quickly with his shirtsleeve before David could notice. He didn’t like to blubber; he just felt so depressed, like his life was over. His career was in tatters. He’d had little effect on production, he’d lost control of costs, and now two men were dead and a third would never walk again.

Ted hated who he was. He hated that he was crying about his mine and his career, and not about the men whose lives he had risked, and lost, and wrecked. He hated that he was crying at all.

Ted spat into the dirt. “I’m going home, before the rent-a-cops catch me.”

David nodded. “Me too.”

They shook hands, promised to keep in touch – both knowing that they wouldn’t – and walked away.

Bernard S. Jansen is 33, married has three young boys. He lives in Emerald, works as an engineer at a local coal mine and is active in his local church. Read more of Bernard’s writing online at surgebin.blogspot.com or email him at bernard.jansen@gmail.com GOT AN IDEA FOR A STORY? Let Bernard know - email him at bernard.jansen@gmail.com or hop on his blog surgebin.blogspot.com

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Bait shop Banter GLADSTONE

MACKAY

She’s been blowin’ in Gladstone too - 35 knots and counting last week.

The weather means Pat’s Tackle World is looking more sparkly than usual.

“Yep, there’s been no-one in the shop all day, which has meant we have got into the cleaning,” said Gary.

Despite the recent winds, fishing in the region has been pretty good.

The hot water outlet is still throwing up barra, and and there is plenty of bream and flathead in the creeks.

Salmon is biting in the Narrows, and there are some snapper around.

“They’re not very big and they are very sporadic though,” said Gary.

He says all fishermen should be aware the snapper ban has been lifted, but new bag limits imposed.

“The new rules are four snapper per person, and only one over 70cm.”

The wind has been blowing dogs off chains and keeping forlorn fisherman indoors for the past weeks or so, right up and down the coast.

There had been no blue water reports at Nashy’s Compleat Angler late last week, and Aaron was hoping the weather might turn around early this week.

“About the only option has been creek fishing, and the bream and flathead have This monster was hooked on a recent trip to Fraser Island.

Tide Times

July

MACKAY Gladstone

Mon 4 Tue 5 Wed 6 Thu 7 Time Ht Time Ht

Time Ht

YEPPOON Despite the weather, some Capricorn Coast fisherman have been out amongst it, and the rewards have been handsome.

“Around the island a few trout and mackerel have been caught by those braving the conditions,” said Adrian from the Secret Spot.

Findlays Reef is also churning out nice grunter and enormous jew fish around the 20-24 kilo mark.

“Anyone who is getting out there is getting the bag limit.”

Beach fisherman are scoring some nice sized whiting, and surprisingly there are still reports of good sized crabs being caught.

Barra can be found up the Fitzroy River near Thompsons Point, and Hedlow Creek is throwing up good catches of red claw.

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Your weather forecast With Mike Griffin

Fri 8 Sat 9 Sun 10 Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht

0513 0.64 0555 0.67 0014 4.06 0104 3.85 0201 3.61 0308 3.40 0422 3.25 1111 3.42 1158 3.42 0640 0.74 0729 0.84 0825 0.92 0929 0.97 1037 0.96 1708 0.73 1754 0.88 1249 3.41 1349 3.40 1458 3.43 1613 3.55 1727 3.74 2329 4.21

1845 1.08 1949 1.27 2109 1.39 2235 1.36 2353 1.19

0024 5.81 0106 5.66 0153 5.41 0246 5.10 0351 4.77 0506 4.51 0036 1.58 0701 0.81 0744 0.84 0830 0.90 0923 0.96 1025 1.00 1136 0.98 0624 4.40 1248 4.53 1337 4.51 1432 4.48 1536 4.50 1651 4.62 1808 4.86 1246 0.89 1854 0.79 1941 1.01 2036 1.29 2143 1.54 2306 1.67

Mon 11 MACKAY Gladstone

Time Ht

been good,” Aaron said.

“A few queenies are also starting to turn up.”

All creeks are fishing fairly consistently.

1920 5.19

Tue 12 Wed 13 Thu 14 Fri 15 Sat 16 Sun 17

Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht Time Ht 0540 3.21 0058 0.98 0151 0.79 0238 0.66 0320 0.60 0359 0.60 0435 0.65 1146 0.89 0649 3.27 0744 3.34 0832 3.41 0915 3.45 0954 3.46 1032 3.44 1833 3.96 1250 0.80 1345 0.71 1432 0.65 1513 0.64 1550 0.68 1623 0.78

1928 4.14 2015 4.25 2057 4.29 2135 4.26 2211 4.17 2244 4.04

0154 1.32 0257 1.03 0350 0.83 0435 0.73 0515 0.72 0551 0.77 0624 0.86 0737 4.40 0839 4.47 0932 4.54 1017 4.58 1057 4.59 1135 4.56 1211 4.51 1351 0.75 1449 0.63 1539 0.55 1623 0.52 1701 0.56 1738 0.67 1811 0.85 2021 5.51 2112 5.74 2157 5.86 2237 5.88 2314 5.81 2348 5.66

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A jump into warmer minimums Week 1 - After the long run of low single figure minimums overnight temperatures jumped into double figures during the last days of June. Emerald recorded 17 straight days of single figure minimums from 10 26 June. This averaged out at 3.8C, with the coldest minimum a frosty 0.1C. It is one of the coldest run of low minimums on record, but then it warmed to double figures on between 27 - 30 June for most of the Coalfields. This was caused by a large high in the southern Tasman Sea driving fresh to strong winds with squally (gusts over 30 knots) showers onto the Queensland Coast. (see map). Single figure temperatures return overnight during the week with a slight frost risk on the hills and southern parts. This will be caused by a weak high which should sit over the Coalfields allowing light winds and early mist/fog to develop. Then mild /warm sunny days to follow.

Boaties - this will be one of the best weeks’ for fishing.

The weak high over the area should produce light winds early in the week. Then a light to moderate SSW’ly mid week should make almost calm conditions inshore. Be careful of the offshore wind spikes ( 15-20 knots ) from the south during the early mornings.

Week 2 - The SOI has fallen again to +0.6. This is the lowest value so far this year. An upper cold pool out west dumped over 30mm 200km either side of Longreach, just touching Jericho to Eastmere but just missing the western Coalfields. Cloud from the tropics could head south early in the week. If the large high in the Bight moves into the Tasman then fresh winds return to the coast around Tuesday. This combination could produce some rain in the west and squally showers along the coast early to mid-week. If the Tasman high moves east then winds should have a lighter trend later in the week.

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Off Shift - flat broke?

Have a weekend in...

DOGGONE IT! All you need is a spade, a home brew and an unwitting friend...

IT happens to the best of us, the weekend rolls around, you open your wallet in the hope of being greeted with an assortment of crisp currency, and there’s nothing to be seen but moths and cobwebs.

Classic REVIEW

By Justin Carlos

Don’t break down and resort to selling blood and other bodily fluids in an attempt to raise enough money for an afternoon at the pub, there’s plenty of ways to spend your weekend when you’re financially crippled.

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There is a lot more to do at home than you may think, and if you’re creative enough you can easily amuse yourself all weekend long (I know what your thinking but stop right there - you’ll go blind).

Try digging a giant hole in the front yard and then covering it with twigs and leaves.

You can then invite some friends around and bask in the good old-fashioned humour associated with watching a man unknowingly fall into a hole.

Another fantastic way to spend the weekend, and save yourself some dough in the long run, is brewing and distilling your own alcohol.

You’ll be the toast of the neighbourhood as noxious clouds of alcohol vapour permeate from your personal still into your neighbour’s living rooms, signalling your place as party central for the area.

If you’re not the creative type, fear not, the sprawling abyss known as the internet can provide you with hour upon

hour of amusement, no matter what your personal tastes.

A word of warning though, if you decide to have a few alcoholic beverages (from your personal still, of course) at home the internet can become a very dangerous place.

I frequently fall prey to the phenomenon known as EUI (e-Bay Under the Influence).

After a few swigs on grandpa’s old cough medicine I’m mysteriously filled with the devil-may-care attitude of a millionaire, and tend to place my e-Bay bids accordingly.

It is of course extremely alarming in the harsh light of sobriety to discover that you’ve bid $200 for the breakthrough Swedish hair grooming device Über Cömb.

So next time you’re strapped for cash try a weekend at home, you’re sure to discover that going out is vastly overrated, and that the real amusement lies right in your own back yard!

“After a few swigs on grandpa’s old cough medicine I’m mysteriously filled with the devil-may-care attitude of a millionaire, and tend to place my e-Bay bids accordingly.”

Eastwood delivers western perfection IT has been almost 20 years since Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven first hit the big screen and recaptured public fascination with the western genre.

The film is widely considered a classic and earned critical acclaim at the 1993 Oscars, with Eastwood winning best picture and best director, and Gene Hackman taking home the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role.

Arguably the best western ever made, the film centres around William Munny (played by Eastwood himself), a retired gunslinger who is hired by a group of prostitutes from the town of ‘Big Whiskey’ to kill an outlaw who attacked one of their own.

Reluctantly Munny agrees to pursue the men who attacked the prostitute with the hope of using

the bounty to provide a better life for his children.

Munny enlists the help of fellow retired outlaw, Ned (played by Morgan Freeman) to pursue and kill the men who perpetrated the attack in Big Whiskey.

Inevitably they cross paths with ‘Little Bill’, the heavy handed sheriff of Big Whiskey, hell bent on maintaining order at all costs (often through violent beatings of ‘troublemakers’), and deterring anyone from attempting to collect the ‘whore’s gold’.

Eastwood is masterful as both actor and director, gradually unfurling details and rumours about ‘William Munny’, the most violent, coldhearted outlaw in the west.

These rumours appear largely at odds with the quiet, retiring widower he has become,

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until the penultimate scene in the film, a saloon showdown between Munny and Big Whiskey sheriff, Little Bill.

Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman play their support roles to perfection, with Hackman particularly brilliant as the vicious town sheriff.

Although Unforgiven can certainly be characterised as a western, the film has a broader appeal which makes it accessible to viewers who may not necessarily be fans of the genre.

This is largely due to Eastwood’s exceptional development of both plot and character, and stellar performances by the entire cast.

If you only watch one western in your lifetime it should be Unforgiven.

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Your Health 115 EDITION. 2011

EXPERT ADVICE For those too busy or embarrassed to ask the important questions about their health So last week we looked at food labelling.

Did it help to start recognising which foods in your cupboard may really not be good for you?

The NOT SO good foods may be so because of their high saturated fat levels and the presence of trans fats.

Normally your entire day should be limited per day to: • Fat 65g • Saturated Fat 20g • Trans Fat 0g If you start looking at the foods in both your cupboard and your fridge you may be very surprised how quickly those totals add up.

Also, aim to have absolutely NIL trans fats in your daily diet.

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Over a medium heat, add the coriander and cumin seeds to a small fry pan, heating for 2 mins or until fragrant, shaking the pan occasionally.

Put paste and beef in a large bowl and stir until coated.

Cover and place in the fridge to marinate overnight.

Heat a large saucepan over a medium heat and then add the beef mixture, followed by the coconut milk, coconut, lemongrass, and cinnamon.

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What’s happening in sport in your town?

Madness continues: Moranbah BMX

Kougarz, Gizzards take out touch final

A Bundaberg BMX rider has left Moranbah with the loot, after winning the open men’s BMX recently.

For the last 25 years Moranbah BMX club has hosted its “Weekend of Madness” carnival in June, attracting riders from as far afield as Burdekin and Maryborough.

Bundaberg rider Kurt Grambower took out the hotly contested Black Nugget Hotel Pro-Open Men’s event, whilst Walkerston rider Natalia Elms won the Pro-Open Women’s.

Moranbah BMX Club President, Paul Powter thanked the army of volunteers for their hard work before and during the event and expressed the Committee’s gratitude towards the sponsors who made the carnival possible.

The club’s next major event will be on the 16 – 17 July when they host the North Queensland zone championship Titles.

Contrary to their names, their were few signs of age or injury in the men’s and women’s teams that won the open touch grand-finals at Blackwater.

The Kougarz overcame the Pearlers in the women’s final with Shanae Grant named the player of the match, while in the men’s the Debasi Gizzards beat the Stingrays.

In B grade, the 15 Girls team beat the Vixens in the women’s and the Tools overcame Downer 7 to 4 in the men’s.

In C grade, men’s the Expendables beat the QES side whilst the Aces beat the Workers in the women’s by just 3 to 1.

Marlene Jackson took out the coveted overall female player of the season award and Matt Tsang was nominated by the referees as the men’s player of the year.

The committee also wanted to thank the referees Mick Callow, Brendan and Cathleen Jones, Tim Steinhardt, John McEffer, Dirk Rollinson, Jason Mahoney, Jeff Saunders and Myles Blunsdon.

Lock it in: Bulls final bound Will Simmons, Cohen Bromley and Hayden Orminton

Nelson Fenlon

Michael Kyle, Melissa Kyle and Thomas Pate

It seems like nothing is going to stop the Dysart Bulls rugby league side as they gallop their way to the final of the Central Highlands competition.

With still around half the season yet to be completed an unbeaten run in the first round means the Bulls have accrued the required points to lock in the finals.

After that, of course, anything can happen.

Although in the last month the team has seemed invincible after a 96 point thrashing of an undermanned - but courageous Emerald Tigers side, followed by a 40 point margin over the Cowboys.

Coach Bill Devine has in the past highlighted the importance of completion rates in rugby league and again raised the issue when the Bulls failed to break the Cowboys defence in the second half of their recent clash.

“It was an unusual game,” he said.

“After scoring 36 points before half time we were only able to run in one more converted try in the second half.”

“We once again fell victim to a poor completion rate.”

“However it was a strong defensive effort by the Cowboys, as we were really putting in the effort in attack.”

Results from the Bulls game with the Clermont Bears over the weekend in the annual Bob Baird Memorial Shield was not available at the time of print.

If your local club has any news or photos it wants added to this page, you can submit your articles to angus.peacocke@shiftminer.com

A Grade Ladies winners Kougarz

Player of the Final Edgar Broome

Men’s A Grade winners

However, it’s unlikely the Colts will be intimidated by the Blackwater playing strip however, with the entire team hitting the field in hot pink jerseys and blue shorts to raise money for cancer research There will also be a charity auction of sporting memorabilia, and an after match functions to further raise money for these important charities.

Further north in rugby news the Moranbah Bulls rugby

Junior grand finalists

side says they have their season back on track after a couple of good wins.

Coach and Captain Kristian Paul says they are optimistic about the season.

“We had a mixed start to the season,” he said.

“But I think we are back on track after stringing a couple of wins together against the Clermont Bush pigs and the Rolleston Roos.”

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Event details

date

venue

start

Rugby league

Emerald v Cowboys

9/7/11

Emerald

Afternoon

Rugby league

Clermont v Springsure

9/7/11

Clermont

Afternoon

Rugby league

Blackwater v Middlemount

9/7/11

Bluff

Afternoon

Rugby league

Bluff v Dysart

9/7/11

Bluff

Afternoon

Rugby

Emerald V Moranbah

9/7/11

Emerald

Afternoon

Rugby

Clermont v Capella

9/7/11

Tieri

Afternoon

Rugby

Blackwater v Colts

9/7/11

Blackwater

Afternoon

BMX

Northern QLD Zone championships

16/7/11

Moranbah

Afternoon

CLUB CONTACTS

PERSON

CONTACT

Dysart Bulls RL

Gavin Reid

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Basilisks doing it for charity

CQ Cruisers

Clinton Saunders

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The Blackwater Basilisks rugby union side will earn every charity dollar they make when they take on competition front runners Colts in the Central Queensland Rugby Union competition this weekend.

The Basilisks took the commendable s step up to A grade this year, after winning the reserve grade premiership twice in the last two years.

However, Saturday will be a real test.

This weekend they take on the A grade competition leaders Colts, who have dominated A grade Rugby Union for the last four years.

Blackwater Basilisks RUFC

Kerry Lee Katchel

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Emerald Tigers RL

Jay Edwards

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Emerald Brothers Cowboys RL

Damon Walsh

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Moranbah Bulls RUFC

Joel Hunter

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Moranbah Raceway

Darby Salmon

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Moranbah Classic & Muscle Car Club

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Rio Tinto Coal Australia is proud to be part of the Clermont, Emerald, Capella, Nebo and Mackay communities.

We support Clermont State High School’s new agricultural programme

Centre of Learning Excellence in a Rural Setting The programme is the first of its kind in the Clermont region to develop vocation training for students to lead into further careers and employment within agriculture.

More than 40 students from the school are now developing skills in agriculture.

We support a range of local projects through the Clermont Region, Kestrel Mine, and Hail Creek Mine Community Development Funds.

For more information about the Funds contact: • Clermont Region Community Relations Specialist Samantha Faint on 0447 599 990, • Kestrel Mine Community Relations Specialist Maureen Tutton on 07 4984 7694, or • Hail Creek Mine Community Relations Specialist Fiona Kruger on 07 4951 6402.

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