MACKAY is set to undergo a job-creating and lifestyle-boosting revitalisation after the Queensland Government last week declared a priority development area (PDA) on 170 hectares within the CBD and along the Pioneer River and Town Beach.
GLOBAL energy giant Acciona Energy has been selected to transform 1,250 hectares of underutilised state-owned land at Aldoga into a solar energy project that will generate up to 265 megawatts or enough to supply up to 122,000 homes.
THE Australian Government last week announced a commitment of $1 billion for the construction of two high-priority upgrade projects—one between Varsity Lakes and Tugun on the Gold Coast end of the M1 Corridor, the other between Eight Mile Plains and Daisy Hill within the Brisbane urban area.
THE Australian and Queensland governments have formally agreed to canvass options on how to best serve one of the nation's most important ports, with a jointly-funded $1.5 million study to examine improved rail freight connections to the Port of Brisbane from Acacia Ridge.
A $583 million redevelopment of the Lindeman Island resort has been given the green light after the approval of the project's environmental impact statement.
THE Queensland Government last week announced that an agreement has been signed with Brisbane property developers, Geon Property, to revitalise the Albion Station precinct through a $750 million Transit Oriented Development (TOD).
WORK has been completed on the $384.2 million Bruce Highway–Cooroy to Curra Section C upgrade, with the finishing touches now in place on the 10.5-kilometre stretch of four-lane highway between Traveston and Woondum.
THE $250 million North Queensland Stadium has reached another milestone after Townsville City Council last week issued development approval for the construction of the 25,000-seat stadium and associated upgrades to public spaces.
WITH seventeen large-scale solar farms under construction and another 40-plus potential projects, the Queensland Government is calling for feedback on new planning and community engagement guidelines to guide the development of solar projects in the state.
QUEENSLAND Natural Resources Minister Anthony Lynham last week introduced proposed new vegetation management laws to State Parliament, which he said will reinstate a responsible vegetation management and protection framework for Queensland.
SUNSHINE Coast Council's largest construction project will now get under way, after the council last week announced one of Australia's leading engineering firms has been awarded a contract worth around $225 million.
A $120 million upgrade to the Port of Cairns has moved a step closer, after Queensland's independent Coordinator-General last week approved the project's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) subject to conditions.
THE Queensland Government last week announced the shortlisted groups for the two major works packages of Brisbane's Cross River Rail project, following a comprehensive evaluation by the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority of the Expressions of Interest received.
