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The Team David Richardson General Manager Laurell Ison Media Sales Manager Beth Walker Graphic Design

Jill Poulsen Editorial The Surat Basin News will publish every month and will be delivered via the four dominant newspapers of the region: the Chinchilla News,Western Star, Dalby Herald and Toowoomba Chronicle. It will reach the homes and offices of those living, working and playing in the Surat Basin and Toowoomba, connecting the business and mining communities throughout the booming region. Plans are to make the newspaper more frequent as the development increases. Surat Basin News is not a necessity. It was born out of a passion for Australia's fastest growing communities — a passion for a region of unbridled potential and a future of vast economic growth and opportunities.The newspaper, professionally designed and regionally topical, will be a must read for anyone associated with the exciting Surat Basin. Surat Basin News will allow local businesses to network and communicate with everyone in the 300 sq km basin, providing unprecedented access to new clients and markets. It will give a revealing insight into major industry while lifting the veil on current and proposed developments. It will be there for each and every announcement shaping the region's future while profiling the colourful characters that define our communities. With the Surat Basin region receiving national attention, Surat Basin News has gone online to ensure our readers in every corner of the country has the latest news sent directly to them. View our previous editions on www.issuu.com/suratbasinnews Regular updates on

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•Surat Basin News takes it to the next level, story page 5. •Miles is often referred to as the heart of the Surat Basin and with good reason. Few towns could relate to the development of Miles - readthe full story on pages 5 and 6.

pages 14-19 •Comprehensive report released on development in the Surat Basin. Details Page 22. •What’s in it for us? Budget breakdown on Page 26. •Skytrans needs your feedback. Page 28.

pages 18-23 pages 24-28 •CMS expands into towing. Full story page 34. •The Surat Basin News joins Santos on a site tour. Find out what happened - page 35. •Haymans opens in Chinchilla. Page 38.

•This month’s installment of Face to Fcae. Page 44 •Out and About with the TSBE - page 45. •Jesses announced as Indigenous Apprentice of the Year. Read his story on page 47.

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ore than 8,000 people are expected to flood the gates of this year's Surat Basin Energy and Mining Expo. Organisers have been buoyed by the amount of national and international interest being shown in the annual event. The two-day expo, held at the

Toowoomba Showgrounds on June 19 and 20, has quickly gained the reputation as being one of the region's premier industry events. It is expected to inject $6 million into the Toowoomba economy. Organiser Bob Carroll from Australian Events said interest in this year's event had certainly outstripped previous years.

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"Our registration for delegations is up by about 30 per cent," Mr Carroll said. "We have more than 500 companies represented this year. "We are still fielding about three or four calls a day from companies who are interested in attending." Mr Carroll said two highlights at the event would be the forum on

day one and the luncheon on day two. "This year we are introducing an industry forum in conjunction with Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise," he said. "One of the guest speakers will be the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines Andrew Cripps. "Last year we introduced the underground luncheon which

was a great success. "We will be holding a similar function again this year." Mr Carroll said the expo, in its third year, had kept growing in stature and size. "The Surat Basin is being recognised both domestically and internationally," he said. "We are anticipating this year's expo to be the biggest yet."

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The heart of the Surat Basin struggles with two-speed economy

The top of the triangle he entire Surat Basin region has been a hotspot for economic activity in recent years but the flame burns particularly brightly in the Chinchilla - Miles Wandoan triangle.The town of Miles at the apex of this triangle is arguably the hardest hit of all with six major developments all placing great strain on the town's development.Within a 50km radius there is Yancoal's Cameby Downs open cut coalmine, QGC, Origin and Arrow Energy coal seam gas, Powerlink's Columboola to Wandoan transmission line, Metro Coal underground coal gasification,

Cockatoo Coal and Xstrata Coal. As well as the major companies, the town of Miles is teeming with sub-contractors carrying out construction activities. All it takes is a trip down the main street or 18km down the Leichhardt Highway towards the new airport development to see this is a town bursting at the seams. Every fortnight without fail,

Western Downs Regional Council has to deal with one or more material change of use applications to convert dwellings into dongas or units while camps are springing up outside town. Rachel Kerwick from the town's chamber of commerce said the town was booming however not all businesses were sharing in the largesse. "At 5am there is a huge queue outside the bakery with people looking for coffee and breakfast at the start of their day," Rachel said. "But there are also derelict shops on the main street." She said the boom was asymmetrical and while young and usually male gas workers spend up big in the bakeries, pubs and motels, there is not a great deal of joy for the

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Not a home for Miles around hat is great news for investors and home owners but not so good for ordinary people wanting to find a place to live in town. Cecily Brockhurst who manages the town's Murilla Community Centre sees at firsthand how the strain tells on the town. "I had 70 people on my waiting list for public housing but there is nowhere for them to go," Cecily said. "With a wonderful effort from local people who found spare rooms and unused accommodation we

got it down to 30 on the waiting list." Cecily said it meant some young people were forced to live at home with parents or leave town altogether. "It's all too hard, if you look on realestate.com the cheapest rents are $800 a week," she said. "People working outside the gas can't afford that." People in Miles could see this happening years ago but say the WDRC have not done enough. "Murilla Shire went into amalgamation with plenty of money in the bank," Cecily said. "We didn't get our fair share back. Rachel Kerwick said WDRC needed be

more proactive and supportive and approvals were taking too long. "It is being held back by bureaucracy that says housing is not their core business," she said. Western Downs Regional Council mayor Ray Brown has resisted a hurried solution to housing pressures and said largescale development was neither practical nor economically feasible. "It would be lovely to have everything overnight but someone has to pay for it," Cr Brown said. "We've got $116 million to spend on water sewerage just for Chinchilla and Miles in our 10-year plan, but you just don't pull that out of your back pocket." WDRC released its Affordable Housing Strategy in 2012 which involved the creation of a new housing trust. In July 2012 QGC gave $5.7 million to the trust to meet its social impact obligations but Cecily said the money is yet to benefit Miles. "Twelve months on there are still no projects on the ground," she said. Origin's APLNG also have social housing requirements to fill but rather than give the money to Council they formed a partnership with not for profit housing provider Horizon

THE FACTS Miles is 350km west of Brisbane, 45km west of Chinchilla, 140km east of Roma According to the ABS the population of MilesWandoan has dropped from 4029 in 2007 to 3890 in 2012 (Qld jumped from 4.1m to 4.4m in same timeframe) Of the people in jobs (Census 2011) 31% are managers 15.5% labourers 11.4% machinery operators and drivers 9.4% technicians and tradies  9.1% clerical and administrative 8.7% professional 7.5% community and personal service workers 5% sales staff 32% of the population (one in three) lived at different address 5 years ago (Qld average 36.4%) Housing. In May APLNG's $2.05m nine home development in Miles opened at Eleanor Street. Horizon HousingCEO Jason Cubit said the seven of the nine properties would be rented at a significant discount from market rent: two bedroom homes at $200 per week and the three bedrooms $300 per week. Cecily Brockhurst said she was delighted with the development but much more needed to be done. "Nine houses is not enough," she said. "I'd love Campbell Newman to come out here and see and listen to people displaced by the industry." Both Cecily and Rachel stressed it was

not all bad news. "We've got a lovely new start-of-the art hospital upgrade incorporating aged care facility," Cecily said. "The school has a multi-million dollar trade facility and a very pro-active principal." Rachel said the chamber was developing a Miles Ahead program to engage business and State Government support and also a community investment plan to provide strategic direction for the community plans. "I see the gas as a positive development and it means there are plenty of opportunities for young people to stay in Miles," she said. "But they need places to live."

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Hopper hopes bill gets passed Q ueensland’s arm of Katter's Australia Party is pushing to create new laws that would ban drilling for coal seam gas on "prime agriculture land". KAP state leader and member for Condamine Ray Hopper introduced the bill to Queensland Parliament last week, saying fertile farming areas needed to be protected for future generations. "A number of these wells are being constructed in the very productive agriculture areas of Queensland," he said. Queensland is expected to develop between 30,000 and 40,000 gas wells as the coal seam gas industry continues to grow.

Mr Hopper said the growth of gas would cause "significant issues" for farmers and graziers if underground water sources were contaminated during extraction. Community concern that farming land may be under threat from gas projects has been long-discussed in south-west parts of Queensland. The State Government is currently developing the Darling Downs regional plan which will cover six council areas in the region. The goal of the plan is to "resolve land use conflicts arising from agricultural and mining activities" and address infrastructure and environmental issues.

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Developing a regional solution to maintaining a skilled and flexible workforce across the mining and agricultural sectors

Tackling issue head on s the Western Downs agricultural industry faces the problems of maintaining a solid workforce, a steering committee is tackling the issue head on. The committee was formed for the Agrifood National Regional Initiative, which aims to develop regional solutions to maintaining a skilled and flexible workforce across the mining and agricultural sectors. The initiative is one of four programs being held Australia wide. The committee, comprised of

agricultural and mining figureheads and led by Macalister grain grower Rob Taylor, will meet once a month for the next year to discuss potential solutions to the problems. Mr Taylor said there was work to be done by both workers and employers. "It's about up skilling the workforce, and cross skilling so someone can move across both sectors," he said. "And with the employers, it's about lifting their skills so they become the employer of

choice." Mr Taylor said it was currently difficult to keep casual labour working on farms across the Western Downs region. "We've got to sell ourselves, and explain our remuneration package better than we do," he said. "It's not about what you get at the end of the week - it's all the extras we throw in." But the program is not all about recruiting more permanent farmhands. "We've also got to make it a better area to live in

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When the going gets tough Advance Injune work tirelessly to keep on top of issues affecting their town he town of Injune has been at the epicentre of coal seam gas development for at least three years and the strain has been showing, though there are signs of improvement. Every month a group of citizens gather in the old RSL rooms at the Injune Hall to discuss the problems. "The issues have been going on a long time," says Puddy Chandler, a landholder who lives nearby and who has a passionate interest in the affairs of her town and district. For ten years Puddy has been the president of the local progress association, managing the meeting, discussing the problems and being a fearless

advocate for the region. But she admits she sometimes feels she cannot cope with the workload. "Advance Injune needs a grant to employ someone who can stay across all the issues," she said. "The volunteers can't do it by themselves." The cause is plain to see. Injune is at the bottom end of Santos GLNG's 420km pipeline to Gladstone and everywhere you look there are camps, B-double trucks and workers in fluoro gear from all over the world on their way to their next assignment. Origin's APLNG also has major tenements in the area. The town of 400 people 90km north of Roma that once relied on its status as the "Gateway to the Carnarvons" is finding life

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tough in the fast lane. The issues at Advance Injune represent a formidable laundry list of strained infrastructure. The small hospital struggles to deal with a never-ending flow of patients not only from town but from the camps and the Director of Nursing often works 16 to 20 hour a days to keep up. The airfield on the edge of town has been shut for over 12 months.The crumbling airstrip was destroyed by larger planes flown in by the gas companies and their suppliers.The companies initially said they would fund an upgrade to the airport but backed away preferring to put money in Roma and Miles airports. Maranoa Regional Council has been left to pick up the tab to at least restore the airport to small planes and ensure the flying doctors can land safely. They will also install an AVDATA system to monitor usage so the companies will pay their fair share. The Council has also put an AVDATA system into the town's standpipe. Water

pressure got so bad in town, the only time someone could reliably take a shower was at 2am. But since May 1, the AVDATA system has cut off the flow to the companies and people can finally wash again. A royalties to the region grant will ensure an upgrade to the sewerage system by late this year. The Department of Community Services run social housing but Puddy speaks of complaints

about inefficient bureaucracy. "We have nurses who arrive at the hospital desperately needing a place to stay," Puddy said. There is short term stock available but officers make it difficult by telling them they need to move out quickly if more deserving cases arise. Looking down a packed agenda, she is sometimes not sure if Injune is advancing but Puddy Chandler is no quitter.

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WESTERN DOWNS REGIONAL COMMUNITY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE What is the RCCC? The Western Downs Regional Community Consultative Committee (WDRCCC) is one of three community committees established in the areas in which Origin on behalf of the Australia Pacific LNG Project conducts their operations. The WDRCCC was formed in 2011 and is an advisory body which operates within an agreed Terms of Reference, which is a formal agreement to ensure community interests and views are well represented.

Role of the committee The role of the committee is to support open communication between community members and Origin. They are an important avenue for us to capture feedback and encourage input from community stakeholders regarding our Project. The WDRCCC meets quarterly to discuss social issues within our Project and to share ideas and develop potential solutions for these issues. The committee provides ideas and guidance to our Project about the best ways to allocate community investment funds to meet local needs. Committee members can also raise issues at meetings on behalf of local organisations or individual community members.

Committee members Membership consists of 12 nominated representatives from a broad cross section of the community and two representatives from our Project. Members include representatives from local and state, government departments, welfare groups, local Chambers of Commerce and the general public. Their membership is voluntary. Members were nominated by local business and community organisations to represent a specific topic, interest group or geographical area within the Western Downs Regional Council area. Origin also advertised for general community members to nominate themselves to be part of the committee.

Outcomes One of the recommendations arising from the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first meeting was the creation of a role to liaise directly with local businesses to help them navigate through the Projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s procurement process. We then appointed a Regional Supplier Liaison Officer in December 2011 to liaise directly with businesses. To date, the WDRCCC has provided valuable suggestions on community engagement, community investment and affordable housing initiatives which have been implemented. In relation to the housing initiative, the committee reinforced that accommodation was a critical issue for Miles. We addressed this issue by developing and completing the Miles Affordable Housing Project, in conjunction with not-for-profit housing provider, Horizon Housing. The official opening of the nine new affordable homes occurred in March this year which is a good outcome for the local community.

How you can get involved We encourage members from the wider community to submit items for discussion at upcoming meetings. Discussion items can be sent at any time by emailing: contact@aplng.com.au or posting to: Western Downs Community Committee, Reply Paid 148, Brisbane QLD, 4001.

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Not coming to the party just yet THREE months out from the election the Federal Opposition won't yet commit to a national Royalties to the Region program. Speaking exclusively to Surat Basin New during a recent visit to Roma, Opposition Deputy Leader Julie Bishop acknowledged the Queensland Royalties program and a similar one in her home state of Western Australia. JULIE BISHOP Shadow Foreign Minister

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Opposition deputy leader Julie Bishop speaks at AgForce's "Advancing Rural Queensland" conference in Roma.

"The Coalition will have a number of positive policies that will be supporting infrastructure and development of the north," Ms Bishop said. "I'm not in a position to reveal the details of the policies because Tony Abbott will do that with Warren Truss (leader of the Nationals) but we will certainly have a policy on developing northern Australia, we will certainly have a water management dams policy, we will have a trade policy (and) we have an infrastructure policy." Ms Bishop said because many Coalition members

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came from regional and rural Australia, "you can be assured" there would be a focus on supporting the regions. The Shadow Foreign Minister was in Roma to be the keynote speaker at an AgForce conference where she spoke of the Coalitions commitment to free trade. "Signing free trade agreements (FTAs) with China, Japan and South Korea will be a priority for our government if elected on September 14," she said. "New Zealand started negotiating an FTA with China in 2005, the same time as Australia - there's was signed in 2008 whereas ours is still in Minister Emerson's in-tray." Ms Bishop said Craig Emerson called New Zealand's agreement a "trophy" in 2009. "But now he has realised at last they got it right," she said. Ms Bishop said the Coalition wouldn't let 'ideological issues' get in the way of signing FTAs. "Labor does want to put an Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) clause in the FTA because they think it would allow someone Korea protest against their cigarette plain packaging law," she said. "It is a disgrace - the government is putting its own interests ahead of our export industries." Ms Bishop said the ISDS clause should be considered in free trade agreements on a case by case basis. "Currently we are losing market share and are not competitive against the US which has a trade agreement in place with Korea," she said.

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CARAVANS are usually synonymous with grey nomads exploring the state, but there'll be one caravan travelling the south on another mission. An off-road caravan for use by doctors, nurses and indigenous health workers will be roaming central and southern Queensland from August. Although it will be based in Gladstone, the clinic on wheels will find its way to as far west Emerald, Roma and Miles. QGC will fund the fit-out of the caravan in a partnership with Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, which represents 26 community-controlled health services across the state. Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council chief executive Selywn Button said he looked forward to seeing people benefit from the service. Mr Button added with the solid partnership that has now been established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders will be able to access vital goodquality, comprehensive primary health care services. QGC managing director Derek Fisher said that the clinic would strengthen health services across the state. "This service is demonstrating how companies can work with indigenous peoples and organisations to improve outcomes for communities," Mr Fisher said.

Roma’s double edged sword hese days it's more common to see a yellow shirt than an Akubra when you're walking down the main street of Roma. The oil and gas boom has bought many opportunities to the town, but it's also proved to be a double edged sword and has changed the face of the town. But prominent local developer and business owner Stephen Merrick said the positives of the boom which has sped up a slow local economy, far outweigh the negatives, "To put it in perspective I used to be a cabinet maker here years ago and back then if we were booked out for a week in advance we were doing pretty well," Mr Merrick said.

"Now local builders are booked out for six to eight months in advance." But Commerce Roma President and business owner Gary Schefe said while some industries were doing well, a lot of businesses on the main street weren't seeing direct benefits of the boom. "Where the indirect benefit comes is that hopefully people in Roma are on a better wage and might be inclined to spend more in the local shops," Mr Schefe said. But he said the boom had led to increased rents and this, combined with a rise in rates for those owned their own premises, was pushing some people out of the market. He cited the loss of local bus Freight Company Kookas this month as a prime example of

" We ' v e g o t t o p r o m o t e t h e area to people as a great place to have a business and a great place to live."

STEPHEN MERRICK Local developer and business owner

“ To p u t i t i n p e r s p e c t i v e I u s e d t o b e a cabinet maker here years ago and back then if we were booked out for a week in advance we were doing pretty well.” this, as the business closed down due to rising rental costs. Developer and business owner Justin Garvie said the challenge for Roma will be making sure town continues to grow after the end of the gas boom. "We've got more

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infrastructure, more housing and more businesses so it's no good if in five years' time we go back to the way things were before," Mr Garvie said. "We've got to promote the area to people as a great place to have a business and a great place to live."

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Editorial THIS edition's stories from Miles and Injune show some of the strains this region faces due to rapid large-scale development. The Surat Basin News supports the development of the region and the prosperity it brings but not at all costs and not without associated planning. The lack of public housing in Miles is of particular concern with at least 30 families desperate for a place to live at the time of writing. Efforts to build additional houses are lost in Council regulations and excuses that the sewerage and water systems are not ready. If as Mayor Ray Brown is hinting, it could take five to ten years for essential infrastructure to be put in place, then this is an absolute disgrace. Western Downs and its predecessor councils have had years to see that the boom was coming and to sit on their hands and say we cannot do anything about it is not an option. WDRC need to be lobbying at the highest level and getting in the faces of Campbell Newman and Jeff Seeney to ensure our towns get the quality infrastructure they need in the timeframe they need it. Ten years time will be far too late.

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Back to budget

Howard Hobbs Member for Warrego

Campbell Newman Premier of Queensland

Scott taking electorate concerns to Canberra e stand ready to restore hope and provide strong, stable and accountable government our country needs The Federal Budget was the focus of last month's Parliamentary sittings and I represented you during this important time on the calendar. I took your concerns to Canberra speaking on aged care issues facing the electorate, fought for graziers and took the cattle crisis head-on with Shadow Minister for Agriculture John Cobb, supporting the National Disability Insurance Scheme and sifted through the Budget papers. I have long-fought for Warrego Highway funding and last month's Budget allocated funds for this important link which snakes its way across the Maranoa. In this Budget, the Warrego Highway - between Toowoomba and Miles - was allocated $317.5 million.This figure is about half of what is required with works projected at $635 million to upgrade this section. This is a good downpayment but I will not rest until the Warrego Highway is properly funded and upgraded. The Warrego Highway is no longer a route used by farmers to transport their goods for sale.This highway is now a major transport corridor with wide loads, trucks, road trains and cars all jostling for space on this deadly road network. Unfortunately $2 billion was also slashed from the dedicated Regional

Infrastructure Fund, which Labor said would help redress the imbalance between cities and the bush. Labor has turned its back on regional families, farmers, businesses and communities and only a change of government in Canberra will put the nation back on track. The Coalition will abolish the mining tax and the carbon tax, providing immediate and substantial relief to electricity

COMMENT Bruce Scott MP Federal Member for Maranoa

and gas prices. Families and pensioners will also benefit by fully retaining the income tax cuts and fortnightly pension and benefit increases associated with the carbon tax.This will allow households to plan

their futures with confidence. This commitment is fullyfunded and will be offset by equivalent reductions in government spending. With the Budget detailing even more deficits in coming years and the debt ceiling of $300 billion about to be breached, Australia is facing a Budget emergency. Australia cannot keep running up record debt and deficits. This is the fundamental difference between the Coalition and Labor:We believe that governments, like families and businesses, have to live within their means. We will make further announcements about spending and savings after the release of the pre-election economic and fiscal outlook. The Budget decisions the Opposition leader Tony Abbott announced last month are about building a strong and prosperous economy.

We stand ready to restore hope and provide strong, stable and accountable government our country needs A strong economy is the key to almost everything we wish for as a nation: It means more jobs, higher wages, greater government revenue, better services and, ultimately, stronger and more cohesive communities.The Coalition stands ready to end the chaos of Labor and provide the strong, stable and accountable government our country needs.We offer Australians a clear choice between Labor's chaos and Budget mismanagement and the Coalition's readiness to provide our country with a plan, experience and policies Australia needs.

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State Budget update he 2013-14 State Budget is focused on growing the economy, rebuilding Queensland and making our communities more resilient, and has a particular focus on the regions. In fact, more than 75 per cent of the Government's capital expenditure will take place outside of Brisbane. Just as we are working hard to rebuild damaged infrastructure - our roads, our water treatment plants, our bridges - we are also working hard to rebuild the State's finances, because management of our finances is linked inextricably to our capacity to deliver better infrastructure and services. We've increased the education budget by 6.6 per cent to $11.4 billion, which includes $537 million for our Great Teachers = Great Results program, ensuring funds are allocated to schools in the state and the Surat Basin that need it the most. Last year the Government pledged $200 million to help clear the maintenance backlog at Queensland state schools. This year we're spending a further $100 million as

part of our Fixing Our School Fund, ensuring students across the Surat Basin are learning in better facilities. The health budget has also increased by 4.5 per cent this year to almost $12.5 billion, meaning better health services in the Surat Basin. The Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service will receive $568.3 million in 201314 to deliver public health services, including expanded maternal and child health services under the 'Mums and Bubs' initiative. The 2013-14 State Budget also includes $29.3 million towards the upgrade of the Warrego Highway between Roma and Mitchell as part of a $315.8 million overhaul of the highway. In line with our commitment to creating more resilient communities, we're also providing millions of dollars to make communities in the Surat Basin less susceptible to flooding. The Maranoa Regional Council alone is receiving $3.4 million to help protect community infrastructure. Under the Royalties for the Regions program, $19.9 million is being provided for a range of projects in the Western Downs and Maranoa Council areas, including:

COMMENT Campbell Newman Premier of Queensland

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$1.29 million for the Miles Water, Sewerage and Recycled Water scheme $700,000 for the Chinchilla washdown bay $8.5 million to seal or widen Fairymeadow, Goombi, Wallumbilla North, Bennetts School and Beelbee Roads $2.02 million to upgrade Weranga North, Mary and Joseph Roads

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$2.18 million for the Roma Sewerage Plant augmentation • $160,000 for the Injune Water augmentation project • $5 million to build a levee in the Roma flood mitigation project We will also spend $30 million to further support Queensland's resources and exploration industries. This $30 million, made possible by the first successful competitive cash bidding process, will fund a number

of priority initiatives designed to support mineral and energy-related exploration and make Queensland more attractive for resource investment.The Budget aims to support growth in the Surat Basin region while continuing the fiscal repair task begun in last year's Budget. Rebuilding the State's finances is vital if we are to deliver the services that Queenslanders expect and deserve.

The 2013-14 State Budget also includes $29.3 m i l l i o n t o w a r d s t h e u p g r a d e o f t h e Wa r r e g o Highway between Roma and Mitchell as part of a $ 3 1 5 . 8 m i l l i o n o v e r h a u l o f t h e h i g h w a y.

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Agricultural land and infrastructure planning top priorities COMMENT

Cr Ray Brown

t's been an extremely busy month with the State Government formalising new policy drafts and frameworks and one of the developments to look out for is the implementation of the Darling Downs new Regional Plan including the Western Downs and Surat Basin. Under this plan, the specific areas of concern to Western Downs Regional Council are the Priority Agricultural Areas (PAA) and the Priority Living Areas (PLA).The PLAs are two kilometre exclusion buffers around towns of in excess of 200 people. But of greatest concern to Council is identifying and ground truthing PAA's.These are significant areas that have been identified by map but actually do not meet the regulations stipulated by the State Government, so a lot more ground truthing needs to be done.This is a significant issue for the protection of prime agricultural land for our rural sector, development of our towns, securing our region's energy reserves and quarantining allotment areas in the Surat Basin. I certainly welcome the State Government's program and its aim to adopt it by the end of this year, but these issues will need to be addressed before the regional planning scheme can be released for public comment. Council took the opportunity to discuss the regional plan with the Deputy Director-General of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning during her recent visit to the region as well as the impacts of the energy sector and development on the region's infrastructure. Council also

Mayor, Western Downs Regional Council

Peter Voser CEO Royal Dutch Shell, Andrew Faulkner CEO Arrow Energy and Ray Brown Western Downs Regional Mayor at the APPEA Conference, Brisbane Convention Centre. Picture courtesy of Arrow Energy.

learned there are mooted changes to the Social Impact Management Plans which will affect most of our towns and communities. The energy industry shone in the spotlight when in excess of 3,400 delegates from more than 30 countries representing 850 companies converged on the APPEA Oil and Gas Conference in Brisbane last month to network and discuss innovative technologies in the global energy market.The conference presented new insights particularly in the monitoring of

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was Fly In Fly Out (FIFO) and how it affects rural and regional communities throughout Australia. A major emphasis was on making sure that infrastructure was intact or upgraded to cater for FIFO personnel. With a significant portion of the workforce engaged in the resources industry choosing to be FIFO ultimately means these workers need to be catered for whether in construction camps or housing across our towns. At the conference I was able to discuss the concerns other

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The LNP have set about rebuilding Queensland elcome to the mid year Surat Basin News. June is the month of Budgets for State and Federal Governments and a mixture of good news and bad news for the hip pockets. The Queensland State Budget has been delivered against the backdrop of Labor's debt, and a $2.5 billion damage bill from the summer natural disasters. However there are some bright spots in the budget for the Warrego Electorate. The LNP have set about rebuilding Queensland and increasing the resilience of communities and this is no easy task, and we will do this whilst on the journey back to financial responsibly. The reality is that Labor's deficits are now catching up with us. In 2005 before the

debt binge a Queensland teenagerleaving school would have done so with a State debt burden of $3 900. A Grade 9 student who will be leaving school at the end of 2016 at the point when the debt is finally stabilised will commence their adult life with a State debt burden of $16 000. So that is the bad news. Now onto some of the good news and highlights for Warrego. The Roads have been a big winner across the Electorate with an estimated $240 million to be spent on Highways and State Controlled Roads. Since September 2012 over $10 million has been provided to Warrego Electorate Schools.The mismanagement of previous maintenance funding left a backlog of $292 million across the State.This years Budget allocates a further $100 million to fixing

Road

COMMENT Howard Hobbs MP Member for Warrego Shadow Minister for Local Government and ATSI Partnerships

our schools, bringing the total additional funding under the Newman Government to $300 million over three years. The Agricultural Sector across the State will be supported with an injection of $5 million to fight against Cattle disease and $11.5 million for a Drought Relief package. State wide hospitals are set to share in a record $12 billion health operating budget and $82.8 million for Rural and Remote healthcare. This all follows on from the increased Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) doubling the 15 cents per kilometre to 30 cents per kilometre where a private care is used for transport, and doubled the accommodation subsidy from $30 to $60 per person where the patient and their carer or escort stay in accommodation. Cost ($m.)

Carnarvon Highway (Mungindi - St George), Mungindi, rehabilitate pavement Moonie Highway (Dalby - St George), 14km east of Alton, rehabilitate pavement Dalby - Kogan Road, Braemar Creek, replace bridge and approaches Moonie Highway (Dalby - St George), 8km south of Dalby, rehabilitate pavement Warrego Highway (Morven - Charleville), various locations, rehabilitate pavement Warrego Highway (Roma - Mitchell), various upgrades Warrego Highway (Roma - Mitchell), 11km west of Roma, rehabilitate pavement Warrego Highway (Roma - Mitchell), 2km west of Roma, rehabilitate pavement Warrego Highway (Roma - Mitchell), 24km west of Roma, rehabilitate pavement Warrego Highway (Roma - Mitchell), 52km west of Roma, rehabilitate pavement Warrego Highway (Roma - Mitchell), 59km west of Roma, rehabilitate pavement Warrego Highway (Roma - Mitchell), 69km west of Roma, rehabilitate pavement Warrego Highway (Mitchell - Morven), 11km west of Mitchell, rehabilitate pavement Carnarvon Highway (Roma - Injune), 34km north of Roma, rehabilitate pavement Jackson - Wandoan Road, Jackson, rehabilitate pavement Roma - Taroom Road, Roma, rehabilitate pavement Moonie Highway (Dalby - St George), Dalby, rehabilitate pavement Warrego Highway (Helidon - Morven), upgrade various sections

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Chief Executive Queensland Resources Council

Shaking off the dust

s the debate surrounding coal rail transport in southern Queensland lurches from sensationalist claims to highly dangerous publicity stunts, it is worth noting the response of the coal industry and its transport service providers. As I reminded a Greens-led Senate Standing Committee inquiry into air quality, industry's first response to concerns was to assure the relevant communities and their elected representatives that their views were being treated seriously and action would occur to address them accurately and transparently. The South West Users' Group is comprised principally of three coal mining companies with operations west of Toowoomba along with the infrastructure providers engaged in exporting coal from Brisbane Aurizon, Queensland Rail, Queensland Bulk Handling and the Port of Brisbane. The group has committed to the development in coming months of a comprehensive dust management plan. Implementation of elements of that plan is well under way. In February, the group commissioned the Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts (DSITIA) to conduct a comprehensive dust monitoring program at six stations along the South West and Metropolitan rail corridor between the Darling Downs and the Port of Brisbane. A seventh station in Brisbane not adjacent to the coal rail corridor was established as a control measure. DSITIA operates up to 40 air quality monitoring stations across Queensland with 30 out of the 40 stations reporting air pollutant levels in near real-time to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) website.

The Coal Dust Monitoring Program is designed to measure dust emissions of primary concern. In March and April, measurements have been collected at all seven sites for so-called Deposited Dust, which is the visible dust that can cause soiling, loss of amenity and minor health impacts. The composition analysis of the deposited dust will include the percentage of coal dust, other black dust including soot and black rubber, mineral dust, plant and insect debris.

May for one month, coinciding with the departure of the first veneered coal wagons from New Acland. The New Acland mine produces around 60 percent of the coal moved through the south west corridor to the Port of Brisbane. The results of the baseline monitoring are being collated now and will be published on the website of the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection.This should occur by end July.A further report on the second round of monitoring will

significant cost implications for everyone on the supply chain from pit to port. The overarching message we left the Committee is that the Queensland coal industry and its service providers are serious about ensuring that their activities to do not affect the health and amenity of the communities with whom they come into contact. The South West Users' Group has taken the initiative in seeking to address genuine community concerns with independent

Specialised monitoring equipment at four of the sites and at the control site will also obtain measurements of levels of PM10 and PM2.5 particles. The purpose of the baseline monitoring is to establish a benchmark against which the impact of veneering coal from the New Acland mine can be measured accurately over time and across the spectrum of dust particle sizes. Veneering is world-leading dust suppression technology.All coal mines in central Queensland and in the Surat Basin have committed to introducing veneering by the end of 2013. In central Queensland, where the majority of mines are already veneering their coal, the practice has led to dust reductions of up to 90 percent. The next round of air monitoring at the seven south-east Queensland test sites began on 2

also be made public. DSITIA will use these results to recommend a continuous monitoring site or sites where a monitoring station will deliver near real time air quality readings that can be viewed on the Department of Environment's website. This project will cost in excess of a quarter of a million dollars.This is a cost not being borne by taxpayers but by industry, utilising the independent expertise of a Queensland Government agency. We have also been tapping into the experts at the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health here in Brisbane. Veneering has proved itself worldwide to be the most effective means of suppressing dust from coal wagons. As we also documented with the inquiry, there is no significant health or amenity benefit from putting lids on wagons - just

scientific analysis and reporting and with adoption of world-recognised techniques for dust management. Scientists' welcome contribution to GBR.The public commitment of Australian and international scientists to support ongoing protection of the Great Barrier Reef as a place of Outstanding Universal Value on the World Heritage register is a welcome respite from increasingly hysterical claims over the impact of rural and resource exports. QRC agrees that present threats to the reef must be addressed and that a meticulous approach to future development is necessary. In the face of activist distortions and outright lies, our industries' only weapons are facts, evidence and science - and we will deploy those weapons resolutely and robustly. After alarmist predictions from Greenpeace of more than 11,000 coal ships moving through

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the Great Barrier Reef by 2020 when the most optimistic forecast is around 4,000 - and the more likely number is around 3,000 - we are definitely up for scientific input and sensible discussion. As far as the issue of existing port expansions is concerned, the scientists would have noted the Abbot Point Voluntary Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA), which has set a national and perhaps global benchmark for best practice environment management of future projects. The CIA is made up of 16 independent environmental studies, has been peer-reviewed and exceeds UNESCO's current requirements for developments in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Queensland's 11 commercial ports between Bundaberg and the tip of Cape York - some 80 percent of the eastern Queensland coastline were included in the Great Barrier Reef's inscription on the World Heritage register in 1981. In fact, Queensland's rural and resource export industries have been working harmoniously alongside the reef since its declaration as a Marine Park six years earlier. The ports are a vital, working component of the park environment. In 2011-12 the value of exports moved through them was $40 billion, or 78 percent of Queensland's total export volume. The same ports are essential supply lines for almost one million people who live alongside the 2,300 kilometres of coastline under Marine Park control. Ecologically sustainable development was the guiding principle for the park's declaration 38 years ago, and there is no proposal from industry to go back on that commitment made on behalf of all Australians.

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Report prompts a call to action Findings: A

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damming report has highlighted the huge pressures being placed on Western Downs communities similar to those being experienced at Moranbah. The comprehensive report was conducted by leading property advisory consultancy firm MacroPlan Dimasi and was commissioned by the Surat Basin Property Group. The findings of the report were delivered at the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise meeting in Chinchilla last month. Surat Basin Property Group CEO Jason van Hooft said the report was the most comprehensive undertaken into the Surat Basin housing market. "We saw a huge gap in the data being produced in relation to growth figures in the Surat Basin," Mr van Hooft said. "The problem has been planning. "Some planning has been done which is just incorrect. "The thinking and infrastructure needs are simply not there. "The Western Downs Regional Council has allocated resources in the wrong place." Mr van Hooft said the report showed a severe shortfall in the

availability of residential accommodation in the region and it was only going to get worse as coal seam gas projects expanded. "It is no secret the Western Downs Regional Council is struggling with a boom and their resources are being severely stretched," he said. "Places like Miles, Chinchilla and Wandoan need to be the focus. "Not places like Dalby. "Housing shortages are already very evident in Miles, Chinchilla and Wandoan leading to high rentals and high land prices." Mr van Hooft said Miles and Wandoan were already experiencing extreme shortages which have seen prices skyrocket. "A house was only recently rented out in Wandoan for $3000 per week," he said. "A four-bedroom house in Chinchilla is fetching $1000 per week. "If nothing is done we will see immense pressures placed on these towns and communities similar to the cycle Moranbah is experiencing." Mr van Hooft said the situation had the very real potential to become dire if the Western Downs Regional Council and the State Government do not act.

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• Over the next five years construction in LNG capacity is forecast to total $160 billion • Approximately 31,000 workers will be engaged during the construction phase of these projects. • By 2018 global LNG trade will be heavily dominated by Qatar and Australia with a combined total of 50 percent of the global market. • Industry projects suggest there will be a global shortfall in supply of 175 MTPA by 2025. • Australia is building the world's first LNG processing plans fuelled by CSG. • Population growth in the Surat Basin, led by Dalby and Chinchilla, accelerated in the three years to 2010/11 with growth being substantially higher, relative to the size of the local population, in Chinchilla. • Median rents for a four bedroom house in Chinchilla increased by 29 percent between 2010 and 2012.

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BUSINESS Projects update WITH mining investment tipped to have reached its peak in Australia, it has never been more important for mining workers to know what is happening with major projects around the country. Below we list some of the resource and energy projects that are slated to go ahead, feasibility studies that are underway for new projects, those projects that have been publicly announced and those that have moved in to the production phase.

PROJECTS AT COMPLETED/ PRODUCTION PHASE These projects have completed the construction phase and are ready for full-scale commercial production. • Argyle underground diamond mine, Rio Tinto,Western Australia • Cadia East gold mine, newcrest, NSW • Carosue Dam (Red october) gold mine, Saracen Minerals,WA • Chichester Hub hermatite mine, Fortescue Metals Group,WA • Cloncurry copper and gold mine, Xtrata, QLD • Ensham thermal coal mine, Ensham Resources, QLD • Hamersley Iron Brockman 4 (stage 2) hermatite mine, Rio Tinto,WA • Kipper Gas Project (stage 1), Esso/BHP Billiton/Santos, VIC • Kooragang Island project (port expansion), Port Waratah Coal Services, NSW • Meekatharra Gold Project, Reed Resources,WA • Mt Carlton (Silver Hill) gold and silver mine, Evolution Mining, QLD • Murchison gold mine, Silver Lake,WA • Orebody 24 hermatite mine, BHP Billiton,WA • Western Turner Syncline II hermatite mine,Tio Tinto,WA

COMMITTED PROJECTS These projects have received necessary government approvals, have completed the planning stage and have finalised the finance required to begin construction. • Charters Towers gold mine, Citigold, QLD • Dargues Reef (Majors Creek) gold mine, Unity Mining, NSW • Dugald River lead, zinc and silver mine, MMG, QLD • Hera gold, copper and base metals mine,YTC Resources, NSW • Lady Loretta expansion zinc, lead and silver mine, Xtrata, QLD • Longford Gas Conditioning Plant, BHP Billiton/Exxon/Mobil,VIC • Port of Townsville upgrade, Port of townsville Ltd/Xtrata, QLD • Roper Bar iron ore mine,Western Desert Resources, NT • Tomingly (Wyoming) gold mine, Alkane NSW

PROJECTS AT FEASIBILITY STAGE

In April 2013 there were 174 projects that were at the feasilibity stage, with an estimated investment value estimated at $232 billion. While this was three more projects than were at this stage six months earlier, the estimated value was $49 billion lower. Much of the decline can be attributed to the delaying of Woodside Petroleum's Browse and Sunrise LNG projects and Aquila Resources' West Pilbara Project.

PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED PROJECTS These projects are undergoing their first round of feasibility testing after identifying a resource or infrastructure requirement, or are projects that have stalled in the development phase with no clear development path ahead. Some projects can revert back to this stage from the feasibility stage so that alternative developmentn options can be considered. • Abbott Point Coal Terminal, BHP Billiton, QLD • Anduramba Molybdenum,Archer Resources, QLD • Anketel Point port, Fortescue Metals Group/MCC/Aquila Aphrodite,WA • Aphrodite gold mine,Aphrodite,WA • Aurora Bauxite Mine, Bauxite Resources/Yankurang,WA • BAJV Alumina Refinery, Bauxite Resources/Yankurang,WA • Balla Balla project (phase II) magnatite, vanadium and titanium mine, Forge Resources,WA • Balmoral South magnatite project (stage 2),Australasian Resources,WA • Balranald Project mineral sands, Iluka /Resources, NSW • Barrambie vanadium project, Reed Resources,WA • Bauxite Hills mine and port project, Cape Alumina, QLD • Belevedere underground coal project, Vale, QLD

• Belview coking coal project, Stanmore Coal, QLD • Big Hill Tungsten Project, Hazelwood Resources,WA • Browse LNG,Woodside Energy/BP/PetroChina/Shell,WA • Buckland mine, road and port project , Iron Ore Holdings,WA • Butcherbird copper mine, Montezuma Mining Company,WA • Camden Gas Project,AGL, NSW • Canegrass nickel cobalt project, Nickelore,WA • Carrapateena, OZ Minerals Limited, SA • Cash Maple Development gas project, PTTEP Australasia,Timor Sea • Casino Project (CSG), Metgasco, NSW • Cataby Mineral Sands, Illuka Resources,WA • Central Murchison gold project, MetalsX,WA • Central Tanami gold mine,Tanami Gold, NT • Charley Creek uranium mine, Crossland Uranium Mines, NT • Copper Hill copper gold project, Golden Cross Resources, NSW • Cowal gold mine, Barrick Gold, NSW • Crux LNG, Shell/Nexus Energy/Osaka Gas, NT • Darwin Clean Fuels Project, Darwin Clean Fules, NT

• Fisherman's Landing LNG, LNG Limited, QLD • Fusion magnatite, Centrex/WISCO, SA • Goulburn Bauxite Project,Australian Bauxite Limited, NSW • Grosvernor Phase 2 metallurgical coal,Anglo American, QLD • Harday,Aquila Resources,WA • Hazelwood magnesium project, Latrobe Magnesium,VIC • Heemskirktin, Stellar Resources,TAS • Horizon 2 iron ore,Atlas Iron,WA • Iron Valley Project, Iron Ore Holdings, WA • Jellinbah East coal mine, Jellinbah/Marubeni/Sojitz, QLD • Jinidi iron ore, BHP Billiton,WA • Jundee gold mine extension , Newmont,WA • Kalgoorlie nickel project, Heron Resources, SA • Kipper-Tuna-Turrum Gas Project (Stage 2), Esso/BHP Billiton/Santos/ExxonMobil,VIC • Koongie Zinc Copper Project,Anglo Australian, SA • Lake Maitland uranium, Mega Uranium/JAURD/Itochu • Lions Way Pipeline, Metgasco, QLD • Maldorky iron ore, Havilah Resources, SA • Mooshine Magnatite, Macarthur Minerals,WA

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• Moorilda (McPhillamys) gold project, Regis, NSW Moorlands coal, Cuesta Coal Limited, QLD Moranbah South Project coal,Anglo Coal Australia/exxaro, QLD Mount Ida magnatite, Jupiter Mines, WA Mount Pleasant Project coal, Rio Tinto/Mitsubishi, NSW Mt Dore copper, Ivanhoe Australia, QLD Mt Garnet tin project, Consolidated Tin Mines, QLD Mt Penny coal, Cascade Coal, NSW Mt Todd gold mine,Vista Gold, NT New Lenton coal mine, New Hope Coal.MPC • Norwood Coal Mine, MetroCoal, QLD Olympic Dam iron ore, copper, gold expansion project , BHP Billiton, SA Pilbara Independent Rail,Atlas Iron/Aurizon/Brockman Resources, WA Pilgangoora lithium,Altura Mining,WA Project China Stone coal project, MacMines Australia, QLD Ragged Rock magnatite, Magnetic Resources,WA Ranger 3 Deeps uranium mine, Energy Resources Australia, NT Ridley Magnatite Project,Atlas Iron, WA

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• Rover 1 gold project,

MetalsX, NT • SCONI scandium project, Metallica Minerals, QLD • Sherlock Bay nickel project, Australasian Resources/Metals Australia,WA • Silver Lake gold and copper mine, Great Coal/Queensland Nickel, QLD "Sunrise Gas Project,Woodside Petroleum/Conoco Phillips/Shell/Osaka Gas, JPDA "Surat Basin Mail (southern missing link), Aurizon/ATEC/Xstrata Coal, QLD "Talwood Coking Coal Project,Aquila Resources, QLD "Taronga Tin Project,Ausnico, NSW "Thaduna/Green Dragon Copper Project, Resources, QLD "Wiggins Island Coal Terminal (states 2 & 3),Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal, QLD "Wilcherry Hill iron ore mine (stage 2), Ironclad Mining/Trafford Resources, SA "Wilkie Creek thermal coal mine, Peabody Energy, QLD "Wiluna West iron ore project (stages 1-3), Golden West Resources,WA "Winchester South coal mine, Rio Tinto, QLD "Yamarna Gold Project (Central Bore), Goad Road,WA

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Belt-tightening budget

STATE HIGHLIGHTS   

Electricity prices up $268/year. Emergency Management, Fire and Rescue Levy extended to all properties (currently urban only) from January 1, 2014 Insurance stamp duty up to 9% on August 1.

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elt-tightening is on the agenda after state treasurer Tim Nicholls announced a tough no-frills budget this month. Mr Nicholls warned Queensland's economy could not rely on the $60b coal seam gas industry alone. "The ramp up in LNG production will lead to growth in overseas exports of 23% in 2015-16 which will boost economic growth," he said. "While these figures underpin our confidence for the future, we need to strengthen and grow the other pillars of the economy." Mr Nicholls said hopes of an early return to budget surplus were "blown off course" by ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald and the summer of natural disasters in $2.5 billion of damage and over half a billion dollars in lost economic production. "In 2013-14, our focus rightly turns to growth, rebuilding and the resilience of people and communities," Mr Nicholls said. Budget good news included an extra $700m on education, $533m on health and $64m on disability services however electricity prices will rise by a whopping 22.6%, of which the carbon tax is only 3.3%. Almost half of the $268 annual increase is due to the maintenance of the network's poles and wires. Another quarter will cover the cost of reading and assessing home usage then sending out bills, with another 12% related to the generation of power. Rural residents are angry too they will have to pay the fire levy, an additional $90 on top of the existing Rural Fire Levy. The Rural Fire Brigades Association said this was a "fee for service" and would impact on volunteers devoting their time to their local volunteer rural fire brigade. Member for Warrego Howard Hobbs said the budget saw the first full year impact of savings measures implemented last year and a $2.5 billion damage bill from summer natural disasters.

$29.3m towards upgrading Warrego Hwy between Roma and Mitchell. $3.4m to Maranoa Regional Council for flood-proofing $7.34m Royalties to the Region, including $2.18m for Roma sewerage plant, $160,000 for Injune water project and $5m to build Roma flood levee.

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Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise TSBE is not just about mining and energy. Our name has ‘Surat Basin’ in it but for us at TSBE, this refers to a region rather than just energy and resources. There are many other sectors that contribute to our region having such a rich and diverse economy. We have fantastic retail, manufacturing, health services, education, business and professional services, and the list goes on. However, today I want to focus on the agricultural sector. Did you know that the Toowoomba region is the second most productive agricultural region in Australia and that the sector provides more ‘value added’ beneﬁt to our economy than energy and resources? We are ideally placed to take advantage of what the Federal Government calls the ‘Asian Century’ and the Queensland Government’s stated goal of doubling the value of agricultural food production by 2040. We at TSBE are working closely with USQ to further develop our agriculture focus and strategy so that we can take advantage of the bountiful opportunities that await. Let’s dream – why can’t we become the agri-business capital of Australia? TSBE is an independent, business-driven advocacy organisation focused on linking business with opportunity and ensuring the region enjoys sustainable economic growth into the future. The Surat Basin region is fast becoming a regional powerhouse for Queensland and Australia. With thriving agriculture, manufacturing and transport industries, the region is also experiencing an energy industry boom potentially worth in excess of $200 billion, including over 81 projects expected to be in operation over the next 20 – 50 years. As a united voice for the region, TSBE lobbies all levels of Government on the issues that are important to local business and the community and works to help position the region with advantage to capitalise on opportunities.

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Ursula is busy weeding it out push for better regulation of weed management in the Surat Basin continues as industry experts work to devise solutions to the ongoing and evolving problem. Stakeholder focus groups being held around the region are generating interest and establishing a clearer understanding of how to control the spread of noxious weeds.The meetings, led by Australian Agricultural & Environmental Solutions, are aimed to identify problems and limitations in the current models and compile recommendations for the consideration from regulatory bodies. AA&ES managing director Ursula Keating said engaging the resource sector, landholders, state and local governments and environmental groups is necessary in dealing with the issue.

"A newly established Surat Basin Pest Management Collaboration network has enabled key stakeholders from the region to meet and discuss pest management in mining and CSG," Mrs Keating said. "A key outcome of the meetings thus far is that a combined grass roots effort is required to educate industries on the importance of minimising weed seed spread." She said unless all parties, from major gas companies to local cattle truck drivers, are on the same page, the rollout of weed management strategies will prove ineffective. "Regional councils and key CSG proponents have recently announced funding for the construction of strategic wash down facilities, however education is now required to ensure that these facilities are utilised to their potential," Mrs Keating said.A weed management summit will be held in Chinchilla later this year to

present findings of the stakeholder meetings and formulate a targeted approach to address the problem. "The summit is an opportunity to set a longer term vision for weed management in the Surat Basin with agreed goals and directions," Mrs Keating said. "The Summit aims to foster collaborative and cooperative approaches to weed management and to extend participation in these approaches to the broader community. "It will include guest speakers and hnology displays, including semi permanent and portable wash down facilities."Ursula is also the western Queensland representative on the Executive of the Weed Society of Queensland www.wsq.org.au. The 12th biennial Queensland Weed Symposium hosted by WSQ will be conducted from 15 - 18 July this year.

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Come fly with me S kytrans has been calling on local businesses to give feedback about their preferred scheduling for their proposed Toowoomba to Roma service. The company has put an online survey on their website asking about the preferred times of flights between the two regional centres. In the survey, Skytrans offers six different potential flight times each day on Monday to Saturday and two on Sunday and asks business owners to give their thoughts on which services they be most

likely to utilise. Commerce Roma President Gary Schefe said opening up a flight route between Toowoomba and Roma would be a great thing for the region. "It's good for us to have more connection with as many centres as possible," Mr Schefe said. He said the arrangement could also open up the possibility of more people commuting from Toowoomba to work in the region. "Workers in the CSG industry could live in Toowoomba and fly up here during the week," Mr

Schefe said. The Surat Basin News sought comment from Skytrans about the service but they were unable to respond in time for deadline. The survey is available at www.skytrans.com.au.

THE PLACE TO BE IN THE SURAT BASIN IS…. MILES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT •

Located in the heart of the CBD, this development would be a real asset to the Miles Business precinct DA already in place to build Arcade Double block stretching between Marian and Murilla Street, 2070sqm in total 8 businesses will be able to operate out of the one centre The complex has its own private car parking at the rear (access via Marian Street)

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Idea spreads like a weed he framework and practicality of the Surat Basin's washdowns facility has caught the eye of the North Burnett Regional Council, who has received money to mimic the stations in the electorate. The washdown station, similar to the ones built in Dalby, Chinchilla and Wandoan, will be built next to the Eidsvold saleyards

on Hollywell Rd and NBRC mayor Don Waugh said it something the region could not do without. The facility is being made possible by QGC has provided $100,000 to the council to undertake engineering design and has committed $600,000 for construction. "This facility will be an integral part of our African Lovegrass containment plan," Cr Waugh said. Wash down facilities are

By Jason van Hooft CEO SBPG

crucial to manage the risk of the spread of pest plant species. QGC said it had a comprehensive pest and weed management plan which outlined the processes it required its staff and contractors to follow. The facility will be operated by the council and will be available to landholders, transport and machinery contractors, resource sector workers and the general public.

What if there was a genuine heavyweight equipment rental alternative in the Surat Basin?

SBPG The financial and social impacts of Fly In Fly-Out (FIFO) work in resource regions has been well documented Australia-wide, and the Surat Basin is not immune to this new endemic of nonresident workers. Independent economic body Advance Western Downs (AWD) highlighted that the Western Downs region alone had an estimated 4,180 non-resident workers on shift in 2012 - accounting for 65 per cent of the Surat Basin's FIFO/DIDO population.AWD also found that the number of non-resident workers in the Western Downs could jump to 5,800 by 2017. These numbers will continue to be exacerbated over the coming years as more resource and infrastructure projects kick into gear. Surat Basin Property Group (SBPG) recently commissioned a report by MacroPlan Dimasi, which shows that most projects in the region are expected to have an average 90 per cent FIFO/ DIDO workforce during the construction phase, slightly decreasing once operational. All of the above is a pertinent reminder as to why we need to start planning now to accommodate the Surat Basin's future workforce - both in terms of infrastructure and new housing. Before any work can be done to integrate workers more permanently into our community, there is a desperate need for additional infrastructure - including new roads, electricity and water networks - to support a growing population. It is encouraging to see that the Western Downs Regional Council has allocated $116 million over the next 10 years for the provision of infrastructure in an around Miles and Chinchilla, but I doubt that even this will be enough to cope with the demand that is coming. The current council is under pressure to catchup with what has already occurred in the region and the lack of foresight by previous administrations makes their job even more difficult. At present the potential for new estate planning has been road blocked by an inadequate supply of these essential services, which is a real issue for the future of the area. The importance of high quality, permanent and affordable housing in terms of mitigating the trend towards FIFO/ DIDO practices should not be discounted. If we can provide the infrastructure, release enough land and offer a real alternative to make-shift worker camps, we stand a much better chance of attracting and retaining new workers and families in the area which will make for a better community.

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down to BUSINESS Wandoan State High School makes the most out of training opportunity

Students shoot for the stars ourteen students from Wandoan and Taroom have their sights set on a trade career in the resources sector following a recent Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) Toolkit 4 Schoolkids workshop.

Making use of a recent upgrade at the Wandoan State High School Manual Arts Department, the workshop provided an opportunity for year 10 students to try their hand at common boiler making tasks and completion of the QMEA Apprentice Aptitude Test Training

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Katrina Cann, Aaron Davey (Teacher), Bayden Walsh, Kaleb Davies, Tyzon Keel, Josh Kahn, Jack Henricks, Shaneez Chown from Wandoan State High School.

Program QMEA VET Coordinator Bob Baker presented the workshop and complementary teacher professional development activities, and made special mention of the high level of engagement of the students. "It was great to see the students trying their hand at welding," Mr Baker said. "Hands-on activities such as these ensure students have a genuine understanding of various trades." While in the region Mr Baker also visited the new Miles State High School Trade Training Facility. "These facilities are an important link between schools and industry, and can assist in addressing skills shortage needs within the trades," he said. QMEA Director Roger Atkins said he agreed. "QMEA's role in supporting smaller schools through hands on activities and teacher professional development ensures students make informed career decisions and have the opportunity to consider a career in the resources sector," he said.

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the Commissions’ powers would be formalised on July 1, 12 months after the commissioners were first appointed. "Every other organisation I've been involved with had someone already warming the chair," he said. "But we didn't have one and the government said 'form yourselves into a commission'. "We virtually wrote our own legislation." Mr Stiller said they had got great support from Premier Campbell Newman and his deputy Jeff Seeney.

He then gave a rundown on the portfolios of each of the seven commissioners. They are: John Cotter (chairman), Shane Charles (community and business), Ray Brown (local government), Rick Wilkinson (industry liaison), Steven Raine (science and research), Ian Hallyor (water and salt management) and Don Stiller (land access). Mr Stiller said his portfolio dealt with issues finding the "common good" between landholders and resource companies and it was no easy task.

"I don't think we can go anywhere without communication," he said. "Don't lock the gate, open it and communicate.” Mr Stiller said his job was to facilitate actions.

"It's not our job to regulate that's the government's job, ours is to make it possible" he said. "The bottom line is if there is wells or pipelines on your property, they should become an asset to your title, not a blight."

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Coal dust a threat xperts are hoping for more stringent controls on air quality throughout the Surat Basin following a Greens- initiated health senate inquiry into the potential risks of coal dust last week. Although the committee is yet to agree on its findings, Greens health spokesperson Richard Di Natale said he would push for tougher regulation and better monitoring of coal dust. Dr Di Natale said not enough had been done to protect Queensland residents. "There is very clear evidence that coal dust is a very serious threat to the health of Queenslanders," Dr Di Natale said. "The mining, transportation and combustion of coal all pollute the air with fine particles that can exacerbate diseases like asthma and lead to very serious conditions such as lung cancer." Dr Di Natale said something needed to be done sooner rather than later. "We are seeing people exposed to potentially harmful levels of coal dust," he said. "We don't have adequate monitoring and we don't have appropriate standards. "It seems state governments across the country are facilitating that and being derelict in protecting public health." The Queensland Resources Council has said mines in the south-west had taken the necessary precautions with coal dust emissions. QRC CEO Michael Roche told the senate committee that the South West Users' Group, which consists of three mining companies in the Surat Basin region, were committed to a dust management plan. The results of air monitoring around the New Acland coal mine will be published in July.

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BASIN Guided tour like no other he Surat Basin News tagged along a gas tour of the Roma fields, but it almost didn't happen. The tour was organised by Santos GLNG for journalists at the APPEA conference in Brisbane earlier this month but with Roma Airport shrouded fog for much of the morning, there were fears the tour would be cancelled. Eventually the fog lifted long enough for the chartered tour to land. A select few international and national journalists were whisked away by helicopter to the Injune fields, while the Surat Basin News joined lesser mortals on a bus to Santos GLNG hub at The Bends.The Bends is 30km north-east of Roma along the resealed and widened Warooby Lane, work which the gas company paid for. For logistical reasons, Santos GLNG wanted to use the Pickanjinnie Road which is closer to all points east but Maranoa Regional Council insisted on the Warooby Lane route which will now be a good local government asset. At the entrance to the massive hub, we were greeted by the proud Italian site manager who called it "the hub of choice". Our bus whisked quickly past the laydown area and camps for contractors until we arrived at the site of the huge hub

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compressor station. The foundation works have been completed with underground piping and construction of the facility in progress. When complete it will receive gas from the CSG fields via the in-field gathering network. The compressed gas will then sent by gas transmission pipelines to Gladstone for export and to the Wallumbilla hub for the

domestic market. The site will also receive the water from the gasfields via a gathering network and up to 10 megalitres a day will be treated via reverse osmosis desalination. Then it was on to the nearby Mt Hope property of Leon and Ree Price where Santos showed off their reverse osmosis plant. The final stop was at the "Armadale" property of Trevor

Kehl who has wells on his property and who spoke openly with the journalists of the pros and cons of his relationship with Santos GLNG. Mr Kehl said while most people would have preferred the industry not to be at their doorstep, nearly all his neighbours have accepted it as a reality. "There are no secrets between

neighbours here, we are all in the same boat," Mr Kehl said. "For the lifestyle I would have preferred the peace and quiet but I think it will get back to that eventually." Mr Kehl who farms 100 head of Braford breeders on 2500 hectares said he had lived all his life in the region and the gas gave him the opportunity to make some extra money.

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Collie brothers doze it easy L ost around the region would know Wayne Collie as the stocky secondrower dashing with surprising agility down the rugby league field. Originally from Surat, the fast footed forward has won footy premierships with the Wallumbilla Red Bulls, Roma Cities and, the way this season is shaping up, potentially the Miles Devils. But off the field the hard-hitting ball runner has just locked into something even bigger than his team's formidable forward pack. He and brother Tim's Condamine-based business,T&W Earthmoving, has just sealed a $25 million deal with QGC to clear, grade and build gas well sites and roads across the Surat Basin for up to three years. Wayne Collie said the resource boom has allowed T&W Earthmoving unprecedented growth, and the number of staff would nearly double for this contract alone. "Before the gas industry came along we were going from job to job pretty regularly, doing a lot of

Condamine -based earthworks company T&W Earthmoving secure major contract with QGC

investment on earthmoving with Surat Basin suppliers to more than $300 million after the award of work to five local businesses last year. QGC Managing Director Derek Fisher said the contract demonstrated QGC's commitment to employing local people and to using local goods and services where possible. "Across our project area, local communities are

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dams, flood repairs, stick raking and tree clearing," Mr Collie said. "We still do plenty of that sort of stuff for landholders, but we're putting on another 38 workers just for this new project with QGC, so that will definitely give

good security to the business." Starting out in 1998 with just one bulldozer between the two of them, the Collie brothers will now employ 85 people and have plans for more major CSG projects.

"Tim and I started out in the Surat area and have since moved to Condamine, and in the last five or six years the demand for earthmoving has been getting really high," he said. The contract brings QGC's

benefitting from QGC's investment in home-grown suppliers of goods and services," Mr Fisher said. "We will be operating in the Surat Basin for decades and we want local businesses to thrive and develop through our presence."

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the next generation in the pipeline installation industry. "I believe that this type of technology will be particularly sought after by the growing CSG sector, which is continually looking for more effective and efficient installation of gathering networks," Mr Campbell said. "We have proven over the last

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Haymans hits Chinchilla riginally a Queensland company, Haymans Electrical and Data Suppliers has come to the Western Downs as part of a national electrical supplier. Haymans Chinchilla opened its doors for trading on March 25 2013 and has already been recognised as offering efficient service and supply to electrical contractors, energy companies, builders and service industries. Haymans Electrical and Data Suppliers sell all electrical products for industrial, commercial and residential markets. Haymans maintains stock profiles for electrical contractors, Austel licenced installers, and general and specialist industries. Products sold must be of quality and with a focus on durability and sustainability to suit the particular installation. John Humphries, manager of Haymans Chinchilla, has extensive experience in the electrical industry. He has recently come from six years of electrical contracting, across a broad range of projects in various areas of Queensland. He has also had a number of years with an international manufacturer in their Queensland operation. John brings his network and experience in

various fields of industry to offer top service and broad product knowledge to Haymans Chinchilla customers. John has worked in the electrical industry for his entire career, and maintains in an extremely busy market such as the Surat Basin it is important to be able to respond quickly to client's needs. "The people here are easy to work with but the area is challenging. Project work is at a constant pace 7 days a week" he said. "We need to have a good variation of stock and the right levels of the right stock to assist our customer base to get the job done, especially when you've got a breakdown on site or the right materials are not there…. labour costs on downtime, production and efficiency lost." With agriculture and gas the primary industry drivers, the stress is on efficiency. Mr Humphries offers cutting edge LED lighting to the Surat Basin region. "One of the big innovations right now is the rapid growth in LED lighting and LED floodlighting in particular" he said. "It's far less expensive to run, with lower heat output than the halogen fittings of recent past years, making it a safer, cleaner, less glaring light.

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Top toilet technology takes off ueensland first in toilet technology will be rolled out across the Surat Basin over the coming months. Vacuum Toilets Australia managing director John Neskudla said the new system of vacuum flushing had outclassed traditional gravity-flush toilets in cost and function. "The main thrust of our operations in the Surat Basin is in the use of this technology in mobile ablutions and accommodation blocks," he said. "The beauty of it is that it can be put in place without any inground pipework at all; it's all done overhead, no gravity required. "So if a company came to a desert site, the first thing they'd do is lay all the gravity piping, then they'd bring the dongers too hook them up, but in my

system they're already connected. "Then it's just a matter of connecting them up to the vacuum unit with a flexible hose and it's operable." The technology has never been available in Queensland until now, but has already been proven to cut down water usage by 90%. After nearly a year of testing at a Melbourne site servicing 1100 people, water usage was down from 29,700 litres a day to 5,280 litres. For those who dread a visit to the loo at their site, they need fear no more as this toilet actually smells better after it is used. When a vacuum toilet is flushed between 60 and 100 litres of air are forced down into the pan by atmospheric pressure, totally refreshing the cubicle with fresh

air. "We have all entered a recently used toilet cubicle; with vacuum toilets, humidity and odours are a thing of the past," Mr Neskudla said. The units can be relocated at any time without digging, each with its own dedicated vacuum pump that can be shared with other units. The waste is delivered to a

septic/biological treatment system, capable of supporting up to 2000 individual accommodation units with no inground work. "Now that is a saving to think about and let's not forget that each man will go from consuming fresh water for toilet flushing, of 27 litres per day, to 4.8 litres per day," Mr Neskudla

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Diesel Electrics still growing Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just the new location thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offering convenience to customers. Diesel Electrics will be opening a new online store soon.

n order to continue to service its expanding and valuable customer base, Diesel Electrics has become the first business to relocate to the new industrial estate in Volker Street, Dalby. Not only did Diesel Electrics take on the mammoth task to build their own custom-built premises but they saw it as an opportunity to ensure their businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sustainability in the ever growing resource and energy sector. Business manager Kellie Wenning said the main requirement for

the new premises was to have an additional drive-thru lane for heavy vehicles and increase the size of thee workshop while not sacrificing our highway access. Diesel Electrics is the first business open in the new industrial estate, located just off the Warrego Highway in the Volker Street Industrial Estate, Dalby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was important to us to be able to continue this great service to our clients and in order to do that we decided to take up the opportunity to expand and build our own

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Customers can continue to enjoy the benefits of our retail showroom as well as improved service from our workshop team which now includes six trade qualified s t a ff . â&#x20AC;? to combine space, suitability and convenience with our good oldfashioned customer service to everyone from farmers to transport, fleet, commercial, manufacturing, everyday Mums and Dads as well as the mining and earthmoving industries,â&#x20AC;? Mrs Wenning said. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just the new location thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offering convenience to

customers. Diesel Electrics will be opening a new online store soon. Diesel Electrics is now open for business at 6 McGahan Street with trading hours of Monday to Friday 8am until 5pm and on call 24hrs 7days a week. Customers can also keep an eye out for the new online store at www.dieselelectrics.com.au.

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Local drivers are playing with fire ocal farmers, car and truck drivers are putting their machinery and their lives at risk by using a dangerous and highly flammable refrigerant gas to charge airconditioning units in vehicles. Anthony Wenning from Dalby auto-electrical business, Diesel Electrics, has warned locals to be

wary of the serious risks of fire or explosion under the hood or inside the passenger compartment if using a hydrocarbon instead of the correct refrigerant. "The hydrocarbon might seem like a good idea, as it's being marketed as a cheaper alternative, but air con systems in motor vehicles are not designed

to use a hydrocarbon refrigerant that is highly flammable.These hydrocarbons are similar to what supplies the fire in your backyard barbeque,” Mr Wenning said. He said he was concerned that mechanics without appropriate licensing and private owners of motor vehicles who work on their own vehicle engines are not made aware that a flammable gas may be present in the air conditioning system. "Fire and explosion can occur if the flammable hydrocarbon refrigerant leaks and is ignited. The risk is higher when the nonflammable refrigerant in the air conditioning system is replaced by a flammable refrigerant without the knowledge of the service personnel,” he said. "You don't want a scenario where you have a leak in your air con system and your machine is near an open flame such as a lit cigarette, or someone welding or grinding, or a naked flame in a coal seam gasfield." Mr Wenning said that the other concern is that that most manufacturers and Insurance companies will void a vehicle

ANTHONY WENNING Diesel Electrics

“ Yo u d o n ' t w a n t a s c e n a r i o w h e r e y o u have a leak in your air con system and your machine is near an open flame such as a lit cigarette, or someone welding or grinding, or a naked flame in a coal seam gasfield.” warranty and your insurance if you are using the wrong refrigerant. "No vehicle manufacturer has endorsed or authorised the use of hydrocarbon refrigerants in current production mobile air conditioning systems and no professional or technical association has approved the use of hydrocarbon refrigerants. Vehicle warranties are voided for any air conditioning system that has been charged with hydrocarbons.Vehicle manufacturers only recognize HFC-134a (or R134a) as acceptable for use in their current mobile air conditioning systems. Mr Wenning said there were three things you should do to make sure you are not at risk:

1) Ask what gas do you use? They should say HFC-134a (also known as R134a) 2) Ask if their business is licenced. A reputable automotive air conditioning service should have the Australian Refrigeration Council tick of approval - the 'Arctick' should be displayed with their licence number. 3) Ask to see the technicians licence. It is a photo ID card similar to a drivers licence. "Vehicle owners who are worried that their vehicle has been charged with hydrocarbon, can ask a trained service technician to assess their vehicle using sophisticated refrigerant identifiers," he said.

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places and page 45 page 46 page 48 Face to face

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Joe Barnewall, Langano Business Strategists; Danielle Downs, Downs Micro Systems and Paul Niehus of Australian Events. PAGE 44

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Ma rc o Wa n nd ers ha s travelled half way around the wo r l d t o e nd up wo rking in the Surat Basin. We c au g h t - u p with Ma rc o to find out how he got here . Where are you from? Born in the Netherlands, raised and educated in New Zealand then relocated to Australia in 1996 for better career prospects. Where do you live and what made you move there? I moved to Toowoomba from Adelaide. At the time I was looking for a change in life. I knew the senior managers,Troy Campbell and Warren Willmington and asked if there were any businesses looking with someone with my skill set, and here I am today! Do you have family in the area?

I have very supportive parents and part of the reason for my move was to be closer to them. How did you first get involved in this industry? I first started my career with Shell in New Zealand to pay for my university fees to become a teacher. After six months with Shell they offered me a career within the oil and gas sector and would pay for my education through internal. I then left Shell to join the Santos Team in Australia working in various procurement roles around Australia.

From Santos I joined Easternwell working in the Commercial team for two years before taking on the role as General Manager for Camp Management. What do you love most about your job? I love to work in a vibrant and energetic company that is constantly growing. Never have I worked in a place where everyone is so passionate about their job. What do you see as the biggest challenges in your role? As a General Manager, you are faced with challenges every day, and we are yet to

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Marco Waanders find one that we can’t overcome. What do you do in your spare time? Have you seen my Blue Ray Collection? It’s bigger than Blockbuster. Also I enjoy travelling and the V8 Supercars and fine dining.

Where is your favourite place you have ever visited? Hard to narrow one down as I have visited many lovely places, however Toowoomba is a modern city with a country feel, so I enjoy it here.

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Tree change suits Chevez t is a long way from his beach-fringed home on Palm Island in North Queensland's tropics, but Chevez Morton is fast getting used to life in the country. Chevez recently joined the team at Murphy Pipe and Civil's Chinchilla Maintenance Yard, where he is working on his first year apprenticeship to become a diesel mechanic. It's a first for Chevez, and also a first for Murphy Pipe and Civil,

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“ I t 's b e e n a r e a l d r e a m o f m i n e t o become a mechanic, particularly on diesel engines, so I took this opportunity with Murphy Pipe and Civil and it is working out really well for me - I'm loving it.”

as he is the first person to undertake an apprenticeship under the pipeline company's Indigenous Participation Plan. Just like any apprenticeship, Chevez will work through his four-year term alongside experienced tradespeople and carry out all the necessary theoretical modules require for his trade qualification. "Growing up, my father was a groundsman and carpenter, but living on an island, he loved tinkering around with the many outboard boat motors that required maintaining, and I would love just sitting there watching him repair them," Chevez said. "It's been a real dream of mine to become a mechanic, particularly on diesel engines, so I took this opportunity with Murphy Pipe and Civil and it is working out really well for me I'm loving it.

"All the mechanics in the Yard have been really helpful and every day I am getting heaps of hands-on training with every type of diesel engine you can imagine.” While work life in the Chinchilla Yard is panning out well for Chevez, he said he had also adapted very quickly to living in a country town. "I'm from a big, close-knit island family, but have spent many years boarding and studying at Marist Brothers College in Ashgrove, so being away from my family has not been too big an issue,” he said. "I love living in the Zeller Street Camp, the food is really great, but nothing like Mum's home cooking back on the island.” Chevez said he planned to visit his family back on Palm Island when on his break, but in the meantime he was content to soak up the country air in Chinchilla.

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A dream come true for Jesse R oma boy Jesse Johnston is one step closer to achieving his dreams when he was announced as the winner of Manufacturing Skills Queensland (MSQ) Indigenous Student of the Year Award. The Award was presented to Jesse last month at the 2013 Manufacturing Awards night for his outstanding achievements in vocational education and training in the manufacturing skills industry. Jesse, who is undertaking a diesel mechanic apprenticeship with Santos GLNG, said the Award

was confirmation that his career aspirations were coming true. "This is a major accomplishment in my life and I'm so honoured to receive this reward - it makes me want to continue to challenge myself and puts me a little closer to achieving my goals of becoming a diesel mechanic," Jesse said. "I hope I can inspire other young people to follow their dreams and know that great things can be achieved through hard work, dedication and the right training." Jesse commenced work with the Santos GLNG Project as a school-based trainee in 2010. In partnership with Golden West

JESSE JOHNSTON Winner of MSQ Indigenous Student of the Year Award

My traineeship with the Santos GLNG Project gave me an insight into what it would be like to work as a mechanic

Apprenticeships, Jesse undertook hands-on training with the project to maintain and service mechanical equipment as he completed his Certificate II in Engineering. Once he completed Year 12, his hard work and dedication as a trainee paid off and he was able to secure a diesel mechanic apprenticeship with Santos GLNG. "My traineeship with the Santos GLNG Project gave me an insight into what it would be like to work as a mechanic," Jesse said. "It allowed me to combine my interest in the engineering industry with my love of mechanical work and the handson experience I gained has really helped me to fast-track my career." Santos GLNG Aboriginal employment adviser Che Cockatoo Collins said he was incredibly proud of Jesse's achievements and hoped other Indigenous students would be encouraged to build their skills

MSQ Indigenous Student of the Year Jesse Johnston with his Santos GLNG Mechanical Supervisors Peter Stronskyj (left) and William Baker (right).

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ueensland State of Origin legend Chris Close is watching this year's series of Australia's greatest sporting rivalry from a rather different setting than he is used to. A member of Queensland's first ever Origin team, a two-time Man of the Match and a longtime team manager, Close is one of the newest residents at QGC's Kenya gas field. Having lived in Cunnamulla as a young lad, "Choppy" Close returns to the western regions working in land access. The hard-hitting former threequarter said as well the result on the scoreboard, watching the first game from a workers camp was an unfamiliar experience. "I've got to say... It was quite foreign to me to be stuck out in the wilderness watching a TV and not being at the game," Close said. "But to be quite honest there's a lot of benefit of watching the game with other people that you haven't done before; you get to see the whole spectrum of what Origin means to the supporters."

Since his 14 appearances in the Maroon jersey, Close has not only been in managerial roles for Queensland and the Gold Coast Titans but has had an extensive career in the resource sector. Working in sales for a gaming company led to the star centre buying a hotel in Rockhampton, which led to jobs in the coal mines of Tieri and Moura. "I worked at the Titans for

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