Agenda

Conference Day One: Tuesday 24 February 2009

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

8.30AM Registration & Morning Coffee

9.00AM Opening Remarks from the Chair
Shaun Drabsch, General Manager - Government Relations, Rowland

9.10AM Opening Address -
Queensland Government infrastructure support
Geoff Dickie, Deputy Coordinator-General, Infrastructure and Economic Development Group, Department of Infrastructure and Planning,

9.50AM Update on Gladstone Nickel Project

Gladstone Pacific Nickel Limited is an Australian mining development company presently undertaking an Integrated Definitive Feasibility Study (IDFS) for the Gladstone Nickel Project (GNP). The companys vision is to build a major longlife nickel cobalt refinery at the deepwater Port of Gladstone, in Central Queensland, Australia, treating abundant high grade nickel laterite ores from New Caledonia and other south-west pacific islands, underpinned by beneficiated ores from its own Marlborough deposits. The project has the potential to be one of the largest of its type in the world producing some 126,000 tpa nickel (810% of global nickel demand) and 10,400 tpa of cobalt metal from its first two stages.

Stage 1: Construction of the US $3.65 billion Marlborough Nickel and Cobalt Deposit project is expected to take 23 years and this presentation will provide an update on the project and the implications related to the GNP merger with RDI.

Mr John Downie, Chief Executive Officer, Gladstone Pacific Nickel Limited

10.30AM Morning Tea

11.00AM Economic and social implications of major industry development at Gladstone

The positive economic benefits on the local economy
Other economic and social pressures that may be generated
Dutch disease impacts on labour and housing shortages
Assessing impacts in a planning framework.

Professor John Rolfe, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton

11:40AM GHD - Servicing Local Projects

Senior Representative, GHD

12.20PM Lunch

1.30PM Plant Expansion at Yarwun Alumina Refinery

John Holland has been awarded a $136.5 million contract for construction works at Rio Tintos Yarwun 2 Alumina Refinery. The contract will include the construction of five new alumina process areas.

Rio Tinto Alcans Yarwun refinery expansion will more than double annual production.

The contract work commenced in July 2008 with a target completion date set for April 2010. The construction work under the contract will bolster the employment market in central Queensland with demand for 600 personnel.

Brendan Petersen, General Manager, Structural Mechanical Process Division, John Holland Group

2.10PM Liquefied Natural Gas Project by Gladstone LNG Pty Ltd at Fishermans Landing.

The Project will have an initial design capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with provision for expansion up to 3 million tonnes per annum. Gladstone LNG Pty Ltd (GLNG P/L), a subsidiary of LNG Ltd has an exclusive agreement with coal seam gas producer Arrow Energy Limited for the supply of gas to the proposed plant. The intention is to export the LNG overseas using large LNG Carriers with a capacity of approximately 150,000 cubic metres from the Fishermans Landing Berth No. 5 and it is currently expected that the first shipment will be during 2012. The development phase of the project is progressing well with front end engineering design, (FEED) studies and environmental approvals well advanced.

Maurice Brand, Managing Director LNG Ltd


2.50PM Environmental Assessments and Approvals for the Gladstone LNG Project Fishermans Landing

WorleyParsons has assisted Gladstone LNG Pty Ltd with the site selection, environmental studies and approvals for the proposed 3 mtpa LNG facility. Activities have included preliminary risk and consequence modelling studies, preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS), securing a Cultural Heritage Management Plan and extensive stakeholder consultation.

Tasman Graham, Regional Environmental Manager (ANZ), WorleyParsons

3.10PM Afternoon Tea

3.40PM Gladstone - Australias 21st Century Industrial City
In excess of $30 billion of projects earmarked for development
Two and a half decades of cooperative planning
A model for global industry facilitation
Continuing to deliver a sustainable 21st Century Industrial City
Who are the key stakeholders?

Peter Corones, Strategic Adviser, Rowland and former Mayor of Gladstone

4.20PM Closing Remarks from the Chair

4.30PM Close of Day 1

6.30 PM Conference Dinner

Conference Day Two: Wednesday 25 February 2009

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

8.30AM Morning Coffee

9.00AM Opening Remarks from the Chair

9.10AM Electricity Transmission Investments for the Growing Gladstone Region
Simon will outline Powerlink Queensland/s plans for developing Gladstone's electricity transmission network to reliably meet the growing needs of the region. This includes $350 million of committed new projects including the new 375kV Larcom Creek and the 132kV Yarwun substation and other transmission work planned for the region.
Simon Bartlett, Chief Operating Officer, Powerlink Queensland

9.50AM Developing the Worlds First LNG Export Facility Using Coal Seam Gas A Project Update

Shaun Scott, Chief Executive Officer (Australia), Arrow Energy

10.30AM Morning Tea

11.00AM Gas Processing Options in Clean Energy Delivery
Current & potential advanced technologies for gas separation
Energy production systems using coal as a fuel.
Gas separation technologies: absorption, adsorption and membranes
The future needs of coal gasification and coal fired power plants.
Associate Professor Joe da Costa, Centre for Coal Energy Technology, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland

Ports

With 6 wharf centres, comprising 11 berths, Gladstone is under significant pressure to further develop and invest in port infrastructure

11.40AM Meeting the Emerging Demand for Gladstone Ports Investing in Infrastructure

Gary will outline the strategic short-term and long-term investment plans of the Gladstone Ports Corporation to meet demand.

Gary Carter, Port Infrastructure Planning Manager, Gladstone Ports Corporation

12.20PM Lunch

1.30PM The Joint CQPA & QR Proposed Wiggins Island Coal Terminal

The Central Queensland Ports Authority (CQPA) and Queensland Rail (QR) propose to develop a coal terminal in the Port of Gladstone with an initial capacity of 25 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) and an upgrade capability to a nominal 70 Mtpa in later stages.

Construction and operation of electrified rail access to a dumping station south of the existing North Coast Line and a long conveyor system to the new terminal is also proposed.

Construction of the first stage is anticipated to commence early 2009, with completion by the end of 2012. The direct peak employment during construction of Stage 1 is expected to be around 500 persons.

Mark Greenaway, Project General Manager, Gladstone Ports Corporation


2.10PM QRNA Rail Expansions

The Moura System services the industrial and rural communities of the Dawson and Callide Valleys in Central Queensland. The systems coal is transported to Gladstone Power Station, Comalco Aluminium Refinery, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) and the Port of Gladstone.

Queensland Rail (QR) is project managing the Moura Link to Aldoga Rail project which is upgrading the Blackwater Rail system to meet future demand and to coincide with the completion of the Wiggins Island Coal Terminal in 2012.

In addition QR is also part of the Surat Basin Rail, Dawson Valley Railway to Wandoan to Banana rail network upgrade which will create a direct rail link to the Port of Gladstone with the aim of coinciding with the Wiggins Terminal. It is a joint venture project between ATEC DVR, IM DVR, Xstrata Coal, Anglo Coal and QR.

Ian Dall, General Manager, Coal Systems, QRNA

2.50PM Closing Remarks from the Chair

3:00PM Afternoon Tea & Conference Close