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Cockatoo coal buys mine

Monday 01 December 2008

Cockatoo Coal has bought the Baralaba coal mine located in Queensland's Bowen Basin.


QR revenue falls following flood

Wednesday 05 November 2008

Queensland Rail's predicted revenue growth was hampered by the January floods that inundated the Bowen Basin and Central Queensland, QR's chairman John Prescott said.


Asciano contract to shake up QR business structure

Friday 08 August 2008

The Queensland Resources Council has said Asciano’s entry into the Queensland coal haulage market should make Queensland Rail look again at its business structure.


Locomotives hauled to Queensland

Wednesday 25 June 2008

The first new locomotives in the multi-million dollar plan to boost Queensland Rail’s (QR) coal fleet in Goonyella, have sailed into Brisbane.


New structure for Queensland Rail

Tuesday 11 December 2007

THE Queensland Resouces Council (QRC) has welcomed announcement by the Chair of Queensland Rail (QR), John Prescott AC, of a new structure for the state-owned corporation.


Boost for North-West Province

Wednesday 07 November 2007

The QRC and the Queensland Government will commence formal discussions on the development of the Mount Isa-Townsville rail link


Infrastructure talks derailed

Thursday 09 August 2007

THE Queensland infrastructure crisis has reached a new low, with Queensland Resources Council (QRC) chief executive Michael Roche announcing “new wave of industry activism” at an Australian Rail Summit in Sydney.


More coal wagons on the way

Tuesday 31 July 2007

THE Queensland Government has approved a $113 million investment from Queensland Rail to purchase 510 new coal wagons.


Privatise Queensland Rail

Monday 30 July 2007

TO say the Beattie Government has dropped the ball on infrastructure needs for its coal industry would be an understatement. Jamie Wade writes


New wave of industry activism

Thursday 19 July 2007

QUEENSLAND Resources Council chief executive Michael Roche announced “new wave of industry activism” at the Australian Rail Summit in Sydney, accusing Queensland’s rail and port operators of being less than customer focused in recent times.


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