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Statement on the fishing industry's compensation claim - Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) has always been keen to provide compensation to commercial fishers as required for the loss of access to fishing grounds caused by the Western Basin Dredging Project. GPC’s estimate from fisheries data of the total annual gross revenue from the commercial seafood harvest in the Western Basin is around $350,000 to $400,000. read more ...

Cutter suction dredging resumes - Thursday, January 26, 2012

The cutter suction dredge Al Mahaar and three backhoes are in operation in the Western Basin. In consultation with the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) and the Dredge Technical Reference Panel, normal dredging operations resumed at 10.15am today. read more ...

Cutter suction dredging stopped - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

As part of the adaptive approach to manage the dredging project, a voluntary suspension of cutter suction dredging is in place. Before 6pm this evening cutter suction dredging operations were stopped. Turbidity levels in the Gladstone harbour have been affected by the king tides currently occurring. read more ...

GPC’s Port of Gladstone and Port Alma are at Maritime Security Level 1

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Apprenticeships

Each year we employ apprentices in the Mechanical, Electrical, Carpentry, Plumbing and Refrigeration fields.

Traineeships

We are committed to offering training opportunities for local youth. Our youth development project provides local young people with on the job skills they require for a promising career.

We also host the Gladstone Industries’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Youth Employment Program, which sees the placement of program trainees with a host of employers in the Gladstone area including the Port of Gladstone. A privately owned Gladstone-based recruitment and human resource and industrial relations consulting company is contracted by GPC to employ the trainees and an Indigenous mentor.

Work experience

We operate two work experience programs, a Work Placement Scheme and a Vacational Placement Scheme. Our Work Placement Scheme gives high school students an opportunity to view, first hand, the many and varied career opportunities available throughout GPC, while our Vacational Placement Scheme allows university students to gain valuable work experience.