Members of Mackay and Whitsunday councils have spoken out against a 100 per cent FIFO workforce for Queensland coal mines.
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Queensland parliamentary committee will investigate the use of FIFO
A Queensland parliamentary committee will review the use of fly-in fly-out and long-distance commuting for work in the State’s regional areas.
Further redundancies to come for Wollongong Coal’s Russell Vale coal mine
More jobs are to be cut from Wollongong Coal’s Russell Vale coal mine.
West Wallsend Coal Mine to shutdown in 2016
Glencore’s West Wallsend coal mine will wind down operations in 2016, months before originally planned.
Premier Colin Barnett hits back at critics of mining work camps
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett’s response to the negative backlash from the Government allowing mining work camps at the Wheatstone project is to “get over it”.
Will mandatory drug and alcohol testing be reinstated on Australian construction sites?
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is calling for mandatory drug and alcohol testing on Australian building sites.
UGL wins $120 million contract for Santos GLNG
Santos has awarded UGL a $120 million contract for services at the Curtis Island LNG Facility.
Moreton Bay Rail Link
Lead Company: Thiess
State: QLD
Summary: An upgrade and extension to QLDs existing rail system.
Project Progress: Ongoing
Employment throughout the life of the project: 8,000
Total Planned Investment: $1.147 billion
Rio Tinto and Alcoa JV step aside to make way for Australia’s largest national park
Rio Tinto and Alcoa JV have abandoned plans to construct a bauxite mine at WA’s Mitchell Plateau, instead the area will be part of Australia’s largest national park.
MFM and Wesley Mission launch the Rock Solid Suicide Prevention Program
Mining Family Matters (MFM) and Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Networks have partnered up to create a new program aimed at preventing the suicide of FIFO workers.
