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Election notes: balancing mining activity

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 05:28:31 +0000

One Uniting Church congregation has expressed real concern about the legal and property rights of local people impacted by the state government’s establishment of the “Galilee Basin State Development Area”. However, the Queensland government has removed long-standing public rights to object to mines. Previously off-limits areas of western Queensland are being opened up to oil ...

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Letters July 2014

QLD Synod Webmaster — Sun, 06 Jul 2014 00:30:38 +0000

Give a real welcome We read with interest the six ways to be a welcoming church (Journey, June 2014, page 15). We have recently moved to Brisbane and were really looking forward to joining another church family after having left a great congregation in regional Queensland. Our experience has not been very positive, so there ...

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Proposed legislation poses risk to Queensland farmers

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 01:33:52 +0000

Strong concerns have been expressed about some of the provisions in the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Bill 2014 put to state parliament by Hon Andrew Cripps Minister for Natural Resources and Mines on 5 June. The Bill proposes to replace five existing pieces of legislation (which govern the energy and resources sector) with ...

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