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BOOM TIME IN DALBY

"Never in Dalby's history has there been a period of growth like that which has occurred in the last two years. Already we've seen a major hospital redevelopment, a new shopping centre and around 1,000 newly subdivided blocks of land and more is still to come with earthworks at the $100m ethanol plant now underway along with the construction of a 50,000 head feedlot.

The town's economic boom is underpinned by its agricultural productivity and its abundant natural gas and thermal coal reserves. The implications of this rich diversity of resources for Dalby are immense. Billions of dollars will be spent on energy developments in this region over the next 20 years as long as global demand continues.

The challenge for Dalby Town Council is to ensure the town is well placed to share in the wealth of our region with a rich economic and cultural mix, first class amenities, and a lifestyle second to none."    Report by Cr Carl Milford. Extract from March 07 Council Update courtesy of Dalby Town Council.

Recent Developments:

Kogan Creek Coal Mine and 750 MW base load Power Station Arrow Energy gas fired 25 MW power station
Braemar Energex 450 MW gas fired power station
Arrow Energy Coal seam gas project & pipeline to Braemar power station
Dalby Shopping World complex $50m
New 80 bed Karingal Aged Care Facility
Grassdale 52,000 head feedlot
Restoration of Dingo Barrier Fence

Developments in Progress:

Darling Downs 630 MW Power Station (Origin Energy, Braemar)
Liquified Natural Gas Plant - Liquegas, Daandine
Dalby Wambo Events Centre $4m
Ergon Energy $9m refurbishment of central Dalby substation
Dalby Ethanol Plant
Aquatic Centre with indoor heated pool and water slides $5m
Extensions to Dalby's Reverse Osmosis plant to process coal seam water for domestic use (includes a new recycling project to reuse town supply for sports grounds)- $10m
Dalby Hospital upgrade $20m
Residential subdivisions
Proposed Developments:

Ergon Energy $52m base load power generation facility
$3.3m Medical Centre - Goondir Health Services
Combined sporting complex
Civic Auditorium
Dingo Park, Jandowae
Abattoir
Wilga Glen Coal Mine
$350m Rail Link - Tarong Power Station to Chinchilla
Australian Inland Rail Corridor Project - Melbourne to Darwin via Dalby
Rail link to Port of Gladstone to out load coal
 
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