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Department Of Mines And Energy, Queensland
The Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS) was a Ministry (government department), department of the Government of Queensland, Queensland Government which is responsible for the state's Energy industry, energy and Water industry, water industries. The department's head office was at 1 William Street, Brisbane. History The Department of Energy and Water Supply was established on 3 April 2012, as part of a series of changes to the machinery of government after the Liberal National Party of Queensland, LNP's win at the 2012 Queensland state election, 2012 election. The department took on some functions of the Department of Environment and Resource Management and the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, which were both dissolved. In 2017 the department was merged with the Department of Natural Resources and Mines to form the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy. See also *Queensland Government#Queensland Government departments, Departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Street, Brisbane
William Street is a small, relatively quiet road in the uptown part of the Brisbane central business district. The street is historically significant to the city's early development as a penal colony. The first convict buildings were built along William Street in 1825. Geography The street's northern end starts at the intersection of Queen Street and the Victoria Bridge. Parallel to this road on the western side is the Riverside Expressway and to the east is George Street. Major intersections with William Street are (from north-west to south-east): * Queen Street / Victoria Bridge, Brisbane * Elizabeth Street * Margaret Street * Alice Street History In 1851, the United Evangelical Church opened on William Street; it was used by many denominations. The Queensland Museum was once situated in William Street in the building now known as the Old State Library. Heritage listings William Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * William Street: William Stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal National Party Of Queensland
The Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP) is a major political party in Queensland, Australia. It was formed in 2008 by a merger of the Queensland divisions of the Liberal Party and the National Party. At a federal level and in most other states, the two parties remain distinct and operate as a Coalition. The LNP is a division of the Liberal Party of Australia, and an affiliate of the National Party of Australia. After suffering defeat at its first election in 2009 the LNP won government for the first time at the 2012 election, winning 78 out of 89 seats, a record majority in the unicameral Parliament of Queensland. Campbell Newman became the first LNP Premier of Queensland. The Newman Government was subsequently defeated by the Labor Party at the 2015 election. History Background Since the 1970s, the Queensland branches/divisions of the National Party and Liberal Party had found themselves in frequent competition with one another for seats in Queensland. The Liberal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Energy In Queensland
Queensland's energy policy is based on the year 2000 document called the ''Queensland Energy Policy: A Cleaner Energy Strategy''. The Queensland Government assists energy development through the Department of Energy and Water Supply. The state is noted for its significant contribution to coal mining in Australia. The primary fuel for electricity generation in the state is coal with coal seam gas becoming a significant fuel source. Queensland has 98% of Australia's reserves of coal seam gas. An expansion of energy-intensive industries such as mining, economic growth and population growth have created increased demand for energy in Queensland. Early energy development in the middle of the 20th century facilitated the extraction of fossil fuels and distribution of natural gas and oil in pipelines from the south-west of the state, under the leadership of Joh Bjelke-Petersen. In 2006, Queensland became the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in Australia due to its reliance on coal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government. The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Natural Resources, Mines And Energy
The Department of Resources is a department of the Queensland Government in Australia. The department is responsible for regulating mining, and resources in the state. The department's headquarters are at 1 William Street, Brisbane. Structure The department is the responsibility of the Minister for Resources Scott Stewart. The department works across three key areas: * Land and property * Mining and resources * Mapping and data These responsibilities include place naming in Queensland. The department also operates the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying. See also *Government of Queensland *Geological Survey of Queensland The Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ) is the Australian state of Queensland's government body responsible for the management of geoscience knowledge. It is a unit within the Government of Queensland's Department of Natural Resources, Mines and ... References External linksOfficial site Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Mining in Queensla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Natural Resources And Mines
The Department of Resources is a department of the Queensland Government in Australia. The department is responsible for regulating mining, and resources in the state. The department's headquarters are at 1 William Street, Brisbane. Structure The department is the responsibility of the Minister for Resources Scott Stewart. The department works across three key areas: * Land and property * Mining and resources * Mapping and data These responsibilities include place naming in Queensland. The department also operates the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying. See also *Government of Queensland *Geological Survey of Queensland The Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ) is the Australian state of Queensland's government body responsible for the management of geoscience knowledge. It is a unit within the Government of Queensland's Department of Natural Resources, Mines and ... References External linksOfficial site Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Mining in Queensla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Employment, Economic Development And Innovation
Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) was the Queensland Government department for employment, economic development and innovation for the state of Queensland. It was established on 26 March 2009. Following a change of Government on 24 March 2012, the department was split into multiple agencies as part of the machinery of government changes. Functions of the former Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation are now administered by the following departments: Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning; Queensland Treasury and Trade; Department of Education, Training and Employment; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Department of Natural Resources and Mines; Department of Energy and Water Supply; Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts; Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing; Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Queensland State Election
The 2012 Queensland state election was held on 24 March 2012 to elect all 89 members of the Legislative Assembly, a unicameral parliament. The Labor Party (ALP), led by Premier Anna Bligh, was defeated by the opposition Liberal National Party (LNP), led by Campbell Newman. It is only the sixth time that Queenslanders have ousted a sitting government since 1915. The ALP was attempting to win a ninth consecutive election victory, having won every general election since 1989, despite being out of office between 1996 and 1998. Katter's Australian Party contested its first election. Before the election, it held two seats whose members had been elected as LNP candidates. Labor suffered one of the worst defeats of a state government since Federation, and the worst defeat of a sitting government in Queensland history. From 51 seats in 2009, it was reduced to only seven seats, suffering a swing of 15.6 percentage points. The LNP won a majority for the first time in its history, j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machinery Of Government
The machinery of government (sometimes abbreviated as MoG) is the interconnected structures and processes of government, such as the functions and accountability of ministry (government department), departments in the executive (government), executive branch of government. The term is used particularly in the context of changes to established systems of public administration where different elements of machinery are created. The phrase "machinery of government" was thought to have been first used by Author Stuart Mill J.S in ''Considerations on Representative Government'' (1861). It was notably used to a public audience by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a radio broadcast in 1934, commenting on the role of the National Recovery Administration (NRA) in delivering the New Deal. A number of national governments, including those of Australia, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom, have adopted the term in official usage. Australia In Australia, the terms ‘machinery o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South East Queensland metropolitan region, which encompasses a population of around 3.8 million. The Brisbane central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about from its mouth at Moreton Bay, a bay of the Coral Sea. Brisbane is located in the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor Range, Taylor and D'Aguilar Range, D'Aguilar mountain ranges. It sprawls across several local government in Australia, local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane, Australia's most populous local government area. The demonym of Brisbane is ''Brisbanite''. The Traditional Owners of the Brisbane a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 William Street, Brisbane
1 William Street is a skyscraper in William Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. At , it is the third-tallest building in the city and 12th-tallest building in Australia as of 2022. The modernist style office building is located in the Brisbane CBD, in close proximity to Parliament House. The building was developed for the Queensland Government as part of their plan for a renewed Government Administrative Precinct and to meet accommodation demands. It was completed in October 2016 with over 5,000 government staff moving in over six weekends. History of the site The site was formerly bisected by Short Street and comprised a number of different allotments and uses. Buildings occupied the area as early as 1854 and it was used for a variety of functions including; manufacturing, warehousing, shipping, housing, and electricity generation. The Queensland Government began purchasing the properties in the 1960s as part of their Government Precinct development scheme and began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Industry
The water industry provides drinking water and wastewater services (including sewage treatment) to residential, commercial, and industrial sectors of the economy. Typically public utilities operate water supply networks. The water industry does not include manufacturers and suppliers of bottled water, which is part of the beverage production and belongs to the food sector. The water industry includes water engineering, operations, water and wastewater plant construction, equipment supply and specialist water treatment chemicals, among others. The water industry is at the service of other industries, e.g. of the food sector which produces beverages such as bottled water. Organizational structure There are a variety of organizational structures for the water industry, with countries usually having one dominant traditional structure, which usually changes only gradually over time. Ownership of water infrastructure and operations * local government - the most usual structure wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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