Queensland newsbriefs

AAP General News (Australia)
12-22-1998
Queensland newsbriefs

ASSISTANCE

BRISBANE, Dec 22 AAP - Disaster relief will be more accessible to rural producers after
amendments to security arrangements for assistance schemes announced today by Treasurer David
Hamill.

Previous security arrangements required rural producers to provide security in the form of
a mortgage over all landed assets.

But Mr Hamill this requirement had caused problems with commercial lenders and inhibited
the Queensland Rural Adjustmant austhority's capacity to lend.

He said the changes will now require rural producers to mortgage only appropriate landed
assets, in line with the support provided.

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CLEAN

BRISBANE, Dec 22 AAP - Brisbane will host one of the most important environmental events of
1999 when it stages the Second Asia Pacific Cleaner Production roundtable and Trade Expo at
the Convention and Exhibition Centre at SouthBank.

Environment and Heritage and Natural Resources Minister Rod Welford said some of the
world's most distinguished and qualified scientists, policy makers and industrialists would
attend the Brisbane event in April.

The conference will demonstrate how industry can increase efficencies and profits through
preventing pollution, reducing use of energy, water and material resouces and minimising
waste.

United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Professor Nay Htun, will open the conference
which will be attended by speakers and delegates from more than 15 countires, including the
United States, China, Japan, South Korea.

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CAMPUS

BRISBANE, Dec 22 AAP - The first building in the $17 million stage one development of the
University of Queensland's Ipswich campus will be handed over tomorrow.

Managing director of Hutchinson Builders, Scott Hutchinson, will hand over the key to
campus manager Warren Kerswill at an informal ceremony at the site in Salisbury Avenue.

The campus will open for its first intake of 580 students in February 1999 and by 2001, the
campus population is expected to be over 2,200 studjents.

The 25 hectare campus, which is 1.4 kms from the Ipswich city centre, has a history dating
from 1878, with 17 buildings heritage-listed.

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