THE BURRUM BRIDGE UNDER FLOOD FROM THE LAST HEAVY DELUGE

Repairs to the Burrum River bridge are under way and will be closed for up to 6 weeks for the job as the deck is repaired and resealed. Bruce Highway route will be the alternative  whilst the works are being carried out.It is hoping the bridge will be open again for public use on the 3rd June 2012. Will keep you updated on progress

Henry Sapiecha

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Check these out and congratulations to the Maid Roads Dept and the contractors SGQ,who carried out the works complete with thieir subcontractors and team leaders

WELL DONE

Henry Sapiecha

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Come along to this free community meeting to learn four great ways to help reduce your electricity bill.
We will have experts at the meeting who will be on hand to explain:
> How solar power systems work and whether solar power is right for you.
> How to access the federal and state government incentives.
> Ten common mistakes to avoid when going solar.
> How you can go solar without large upfront costs.

5 reasons to come along:
The knowledge you gain from this free community meeting could help you save energy and money

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1. Protect yourself from rising electricity bills.
By generating your own electricity, you could reduce your electricity usage charges and help protect yourself from rising electricity prices.
2. Go solar now and make the most of the government incentive
The federal government’s solar incentive is set to drop by 33% from 1 July and to qualify for the current incentive, solar power systems must be fully installed before then.
But you need to act now, because to ensure installation in time, we need to receive deposits before 12 May 2012.1
3. Learn the advantages of going solar with a trusted company.
AGL has been a trusted energy company for 175 years, so you can be confident that we will support you from inquiry to installation.
4. We make solar affordable.
With our payment plan, you can go solar by paying only $199 upfront for installation of a 1 kW system, then pay your system off from $2.45 a day over 2 years (total minimum cost of $1,990 or from $1,699 without a payment plan).2
5. Maximise the return for any electricity you feed into the grid.
As a retailer, AGL offers an 8 cent premium on top of the amount payable under the Solar Bonus Scheme, giving you a great return on the electricity you feed into the grid.3

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Launch location When Where

Hervey Bay

Sunday, 22 April 2012
2–3pm.
Hervey Bay RSL
11 Torquay Road, Pialba.

Bundaberg

Monday, 23 April 2012
1.30–2.30pm and 6.30–7.30pm.
Bundaberg Civic Centre
Supper Room, 190 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg.

Maryborough

Tuesday, 24 April
1.30–2.30pm and 6.30–7.30pm.
Maryborough RSL, Heritage Function Room,
163–175 Lennox Street, Maryborough.

To register your attendance,

Call Michelle Hislop on 0447 776 379.

PDF doc of this notice available here

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COLTON MINE & NORTHERN ENERGY

Maryborough Office Manager

T:07 4122 4256

M:0457 888 131

F:07 4121 7486

 rdumbleton@northernenergy.com.au

255 Adelaide Street

PO Box 411

MARYBOROUGH  Q 4650

www.northernenergy.com.au

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BILLIONAIRE Robert Millner’s coalminer, New Hope Corporation, up for sale with hopes of more than $5 billion, said while several third parties had been undertaking ”detailed due diligence” to acquire the company, there was yet no certainty of a deal.

Already this month media reports have highlighted a thinning number of buyers for New Hope, which is 60 per cent owned by listed conglomerate Washington H. Soul Pattinson, controlled by Mr Millner who is non-executive chairman of both companies.

Prospective Korean and Indian buyers have reportedly withdrawn, while China’s Yanzhou Coal is pursuing a $700 million merger with Gloucester Coal. Analysts are sceptical a deal will result.

New Hope gave its first earnings guidance for 2011-12 yesterday, indicating net profit for the six months to January 31 would be in the range of $96 million to 101 million, down about 75 per cent from the $407 million in the previous corresponding period, when New Hope sold Arrow Energy for $326 million.

After stripping out non-recurring items, the forecast first-half profit this year will be about 18-25 per cent higher than in 2011, driven by a stronger operational result with production volumes up 31 per cent to 3.2 million tonnes.

Meanwhile, Gloucester Coal said yesterday merger discussions with Yanzhou Coal were progressing to schedule and it would update the market next week. Gloucester blamed a weak export market for its reported interim net loss of $37 million, down from a $23 million a year ago, despite big rises in production and sales volumes. Gloucester said the market would remain weak for the rest of the financial year, particularly in metallurgical coal. It forecast EBITDA (excluding merger transaction costs) for the full year of between $45 million and $55 million in 2011-12.

New Hope shares were unchanged at $5.72 while Gloucester fell 1¢ to $8.14.

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NEW Hope Coal wound up its public relations offensive on the Fraser Coast recently with a series of meetings and a consultation with Wide Bay Federal Member Warren Truss to discuss issues surrounding the development of Colton coal mine.

New Hope Coal chief financial officer Shane Stephan remained upbeat about the prospect of getting the State Government to give the mine the go-ahead.

The Department of Resource and Environment is examining New Hope’s environmental management plan.

If satisfied with this report, DERM could be expected to usher the proposal through to the next phase of the approval process, as early as February next year.

Even with the prospect of a federal mineral resource rent tax in the offing, Mr Stephan said the Colton mine, 8km from Maryborough, would still go ahead.

“We will be subject to the (tax) but it will not materially change our view of the Colton mine,” Mr Stephan said.

“It has coloured our overall view, but of this project – no.”

Mining giant New Hope remains confident that the first hard coking coal from the mine will be loaded onto railway wagons before the end of 2013.

Local environmentalists said that the mine would have a major impact on the health of local waterways.

It was revealed yesterday that the Colton mine operation will generate about 985M/l of annual discharge into the Mary River.

The quality of this discharge and the mine’s plans to control it, form a key part of the environmental management plan.

” . . . modelling showed discharge contains elements of concern before mixing with the Mary (River),” the environmental report states, in part.

New Hope paid $200 million to buy out owners of the Colton mine lease, Northern Energy.

Mr Stephan said that while DERM continued its deliberations, New Hope urged anybody who wished to know more about the project to phone 1800 266 296 for further details.

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There is no stopping this team when they want to get a job done,

This main road Bruce highway intersection @ Torbanlea is leaping ahead towards completion on schedule

View this teams credentials here >> www.sgq.com.au . At the SGQ helm you have Mr Bob Goodwin

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BURRUM PROGRESS ASSOC NEWSLETTER 003 – February

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Whether you love him or hate him, he hits a raw nerve!

Bob Katter …. Saying it as it is:

THE KATTER ‘KREED’

My great, great, great grandfather watched as his friends died in the Boer War. My grandfather watched and bled as his friends died in World Wars 1&2. My grandfather watched as his friends & brothers died in the Depression of 32. My….more

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