Posted
on 16 December 2020
Source: CoreLogic
The volume of finance secured for the purchase of property experienced a strong rebound in the September quarter, following the initial shock to demand for housing in the first two months of the June quarter.
The latest ABS housing finance data shows the volume of finance lent for the purchase of property increased 5.9% in the month of September, taking the quarterly increase to 20.0%, the highest quarterly growth rate on record. It follows a 10.9% contraction in housing fi...
Posted
on 16 December 2020
SOUTHERN DOWNS REGIONAL COUNCIL MEDIA STATEMENT: 27 November 2020
Southern Downs Regional Council considered its ongoing cooperation with the Emu Swamp Dam project at this week's Ordinary Meeting, and after working through a number of matters arising from a request from the Granite Belt Irrigation Project (GBIP), voted in favour of supporting the project to access Council land for a pipeline investigation and approach the Queensland Government to purchase a parcel of land.
As the pr...
Posted
on 16 December 2020
Source - Des Houghton, Courier Mail
In a drought-scarred landscape in western Queensland, near Roma where I grew up, Trevor Kehl gazes over an inland lake twice the size of Lang Park.
It is not really a lake, but a storage pond holding 300 million litres of water. Kehl gets the water for free, as part of a deal with Senex, a Brisbane-based natural gas explorer and producer helping to provide reliable power as the nation transitions away from coal.
Kehl said a 10-year partnership with ...
Posted
on 27 October 2020
Source: Matthew Newton, Toowoomba Chronicle
SENEX has taken a Final Investment Decision to increase its gas production near Roma by 50 per cent, investing at least a further $30 million in the region.
About 50 construction jobs are set to be created in the multimillion-dollar expansion of the natural gas processing facility at the Roma North development, drilling of wells and construction of supporting infrastructure.
The expansion is expected to be finished within the next year...
Posted
on 16 September 2020
Source: Lloyd Taylor, CEO, GBIP
Spring has brought a flurry of activity to the region.
While producers are busy in the paddocks, Granite Belt Irrigation Project has taken a significant step towards breaking ground with the commencement of the final phase of water sales to local irrigators, this week.
An important milestone for the Project, we expect the agreements with irrigators to be finalised by the end of next month. The completion of the water sales will then allow us to valid...
