2600 coal jobs crushed: Mining giant scraps $1.5bn Valeria project
Thousands of Qld coal mining jobs have been crushed with news Glencore will no longer be proceeding with its major Valeria Coal mine project.
Urannah project still alive despite funding cut
THERE is still hope for the mammoth $2.9bn Urannah project west of Mackay despite a dramatic funding cut in Labor’s first federal budget.
It’s Official: Andrew Willcox Declared Federal Member
It's been almost four weeks since the election and on Wednesday, June 15 at 1pm the seat of Dawson was finally declared and Andrew Willcox was officially offered the top job as our new Federal Member.
Andrew’s First Week
The new Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox MP, spent last week familiarising himself with his new role, attending orientation and training in both Canberra and Brisbane.
WILLPOWER: Andew Willcox retains the LNP hold on the electorate
Our much-loved Whitsunday Regional Council Mayor will now become the Federal Member for Dawson following a successful election campaign which saw him receive 48,652 (60.4 per cent) of the votes, followed by his nearest contender Labor Candidate Shane Hamilton with 31,962 (39.6 per cent of votes).