RFT260052 Upgrades to Staff Housing 25-26

Brief

1 INTRODUCTION The Central Highlands region is in Central Queensland, Australia. This region encompasses an area of around 60,000 square kilometers, making it just short of the size of Tasmania. It is home to around 30,000 people who live in the regional centers of Emerald (approximately 15,000 people) and twelve other unique communities being Arcadia Valley, Bauhinia, Blackwater, Bluff, Capella, Comet, Dingo, Duaringa, Rolleston, Gemfields, Springsure and Tieri. Our region is rich in minerals and agriculture, thriving on irrigation sourced from water storages on the Nogoa and Comet rivers. We claim the largest sapphire-producing fields in the Southern Hemisphere. Major freight routes through the region include the north-south link between Charters Towers and northern New South Wales—identified as the inland transport alternative between Cairns and Melbourne. Central Highlands region has a 4,550km road network of council owned rural roads and urban street...