Adani Announcement a win for Central Queensland

Published on 06 June 2017

Rockhampton Mayor Margaret Strelow has labelled today’s announcement from Adani a massive win for Central Queensland with the official sign off on the first stage of the Carmichael Mine.

 Mayor Strelow joined Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Adani in Townsville for today’s announcement and said while it was a long time coming, it would provide certainty for thousands of people.

 “This announcement is a game-changer for Queensland and the potential economic benefits for Rockhampton cannot be overstated,” Mayor Strelow said

 “Today’s announcement paves the way for work to begin in the September Quarter which will see thousands of jobs created during construction and over the life of the project.

 “We know that we have a skilled workforce who are well positioned to do this work and our focus is on ensuring Rockhampton can realise this opportunity.

 “Rockhampton has supported this project from day one and we continue to have positive discussions with Adani as look forward to future announcements about the location of the FIFO Hub.

 “We’ve already seen Adani support our region in announcing an $82 million contract with Austrak last week for concrete sleepers for the rail line and I am confident that this is only the beginning of more benefits for Rockhampton to come,” Mayor Strelow said.