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Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by BILL MELDRUM KEPPEL Prince Engineering is on the verge of expanding its wind tower-manufacturing workforce to possibly 300 in the next 12 months after securing a $27 million contract for the AGL Meridian Energy Macarthur wind farm. The contract is the Portland-based company’s largest single contract, and secures the jobs of 150 workers whose future had been hanging in the balance for at least the past year due to a lack of investment by the wind energy … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by ROSS MOIR THE Port of Portland’s 50th isn’t the only significant maritime anniversary in November, with Ken Johnson celebrating 30 years working on the tugs. On November 30, Mr Johnson will have officially spent 30 years as … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by BILL MELDRUM AUSTRALIAN Labor Party candidate for South West Coast John Herbertson believes the opportunities stemming from the renewable energy sector will probably be the major issue in his bid to snare the seat in the pending … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by KRISTY MCDONALD DAIRY Hill Rd, Macarthur residents are on the growing list of locals who are fed up with the lack of attention paid to Western District roads. Russell Timms said he and his neighbours had “had … Continue reading 0 Comments
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by MARK LEE CONCERNS regarding the effects of the Macarthur Wind Farm have been raised by residents on properties adjoining the site of the $1 billion project. Neighbouring woolgrower Annie Gardner has objected to the development for six … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by STEVE ROBERTSON THE consortium building this hemisphere’s biggest wind farm development at Macarthur has pledged that the 140 towers it uses will be Australian-made, meaning Portland’s Keppel Prince Engineering is in with at least a 50/50 chance … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by MARK LEE PLANS to construct the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere were officially announced in Melbourne on Thursday afternoon at an event to launch the 420 Megawatt project. Macarthur landowners were joined by senior politicians … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by STEVE ROBERTSON LOYALTY to his team, their irreplaceable skills and some excellent prospects for new projects this year have led Steve Garner, managing director of Keppel Prince Engineering, to keep his workforce intact despite the company failing … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by Portland Observer MORE than 27 different schools competed at the Heywood Interschool Equestrian Games Day on Friday in excellent conditions for riding. A huge number of riders entered the event with an excellent standard of competition following. … Continue reading
Spectator-Observer Partnership | Originally written by PHIL HOLMES MACARTHUR teenager Jamie Dunn has landed the opportunity of a lifetime, representing Australia at the World Field and Game Clay Target Open Titles in Italy later this year. Dunn, 18, represents the Mt Gambier club … Continue reading
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