Townsville and Rockhampton chosen as joint FIFO hubs for Carmichael Mine

Sally Gall
Updated October 9 2017 - 7:34pm, first published October 5 2017 - 3:25pm
Hub happiness: Michele Landry, federal Member for Capricornia, Jeyakumar Janakaraj, CEO Adani Australia, and Senator Matt Canavan, celebrating Adani’s announcement that Rockhampton would become a FIFO hub for the Carmichael Mine, along with Townsville.
Hub happiness: Michele Landry, federal Member for Capricornia, Jeyakumar Janakaraj, CEO Adani Australia, and Senator Matt Canavan, celebrating Adani’s announcement that Rockhampton would become a FIFO hub for the Carmichael Mine, along with Townsville.

News on Thursday morning that Adani Australia will make both Townsville and Rockhampton host cities for the fly-in fly-out workforce for the Carmichael Coal project in the Galilee Basin, has been welcomed by both state and federal politicians.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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