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Article: Australia : $500m Moura rail link jobs boon.

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Increase font size Decrease font size Print THE State Government claims 700 new jobs will be created when a rail link is established from Moura to Gladstone, after the project was given the green light yesterday.

The Queensland Government has given conditional approval for a QR Limited project linking the Moura-Gladstone line with the Aldoga Industrial precinct, north of Gladstone.

The announcement was made during a parliament address by Premier Anna Bligh yesterday.

Welcoming the announcement, Gladstone Ports Corporation chief executive Leo Zussino said: The Aldoga Rail Yard facility significantly improves the intermodal facilities into the ...

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