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From public forums to information sessions with landholders, we provide opportunities to ask questions, explore possibilities, and work through challenges together.
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Media release
4 Sep 2026
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Community conversations help inform planning for Taroom Trough
Residents from across the Maranoa and Western Downs came together this week to learn about potential oil and gas development in the Taroom Trough and what it could mean locally. More than 160 people attended the Taroom Trough Information Forums in Surat on 2 September and Condamine on 3 September.
Media release
11 Aug 2026
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Community invited to attend Taroom Trough information forums in Surat and Condamine
Residents, landholders, businesses and community members across the Western Downs and Maranoa are invited to attend one of two free public information forums in early September to discuss potential oil and gas exploration in the region.
Media release
7 Aug 2026
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Strong turnout at community energy forum
Community members from across the Goondiwindi and Southern Downs shires turned out in force at the Queensland Community Energy Forum in Inglewood yesterday. More than 80 local landholders and community members, along with local and state government, agriculture and energy industry representatives came together to discuss the energy future of the region.
Media release
21 Jul 2026
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Regional leaders discuss future of coexistence in the North West
Over 40 leaders gathered in Julia Creek to discuss the future of energy and resources development in the North West last week. The Coexistence Symposium, hosted by Coexistence Queensland, in partnership with McKinlay Shire Council and MITEZ Economic Development, brought together representatives from local and state government, the agriculture and minerals sectors, and regional organisations.