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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = city
| name = Gladstone
| state = qld
| image = Gladstone, Queensland, Australia - Auckland Inlet, with the Power House in the background.JPG
| caption = Auckland Inlet, with the [[Gladstone Power Station]] in the background
| latd =23
|latm =50
|lats =56
| longd =151
|longm =15
|longs =45
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pop = 49248
| pop_year = 2015
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSSUA/>
| poprank = 30th
| density =
| area = 240.2
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSSUAProf/> (2011 urban)
| timezone = [[Australian Eastern Standard Time|AEST]] (No Daylight Saving)
| utc = +10
| dist1 = 532
| location1 = [[Brisbane]]
| lga = [[Gladstone Regional Council]], [[City of Gladstone]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Gladstone|Gladstone]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Flynn|Flynn]]
| maxtemp = 27.7
| mintemp = 18.5
| rainfall = 880.0
| est =
}}
'''Gladstone''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|l|æ|d|s|t|ən}} is a city in the [[Gladstone Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpn>{{cite QPN|13860|Gladstone|accessdate=21 June 2014}}</ref> It is approximately {{convert|550|km|mi}} by road north of [[Brisbane]] and {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-east of [[Rockhampton, Queensland|Rockhampton]]. Situated between the [[Calliope River|Calliope]] and [[Boyne River (Central Queensland)|Boyne Rivers]], Gladstone is home to Queensland's largest multi-commodity shipping port.
Gladstone, together with [[Boyne Island]] and [[Tannum Sands]], had an estimated urban population of 49,248<ref name=ABSSUA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014-15: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2005 to 2015|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02014-15|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=30 March 2016|accessdate=12 September 2016}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2015.</ref> at June 2015. This urban area covers 240.2 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="ABSSUAProf">{{cite web|title=2011 Census Community Profiles: Gladstone - Tannum Sands|url=http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/communityprofile/3005|website=ABS Census|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|accessdate=15 September 2016}}</ref>
Gladstone is the largest settlement within and the seat of the [[Gladstone Regional Council]], which formed in 2008 amalgamating three former local government areas.
== History ==
{{refimprove section|date=June 2011}}
[[File:StateLibQld 1 254231 Ships moored at the docks at Gladstone, ca. 1868.jpg|thumb|left|Ships moored at the docks at Gladstone, ca. 1868]]
[[File:Gold-Gold Providence-Nugget.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The Providence Nugget, found in Gladstone in 2004 with a [[metal detector]].]]
Before European settlement, the Gladstone region was home of the [[Toolooa]] (or Tulua),<ref>[[Toolooa#History]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/tulua.htm|title=Tindale Tribes - Tulua|publisher=}}</ref> [[Meerooni]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.samuseum.sa.gov.au/tindaletribes/goeng.htm|title=Tindale Tribes - Goeng|publisher=}}</ref> and [[Baiali]] (or Byellee) Aboriginal tribes.
In May 1770, the ''[[HM Bark Endeavour]]'', under the command of [[James Cook]], sailed by the entrance to Gladstone Harbour under the cover of darkness. [[Matthew Flinders]], during his 1801–1803 circumnavigation of Australia, became the first recorded European to sight the harbour in August 1802. He named the harbour [[Port Curtis]], after Admiral [[Roger Curtis]], a man who was of assistance to Flinders years earlier at the [[Cape of Good Hope]]. [[John Oxley]] conducted further exploration of the harbour and surrounding countryside in November 1823. Oxley was dismissive of the region, noting the harbour was difficult to enter, the countryside was too dry, and the timber useless for construction purposes.
Nevertheless, a<ref name="Australian Dictionary of Biography">{{Cite web|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/manning-henry-john-jack-11050|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> colony was eventually established at [[Port Curtis]]. Colonel [[George Barney]]'s expedition was eventful. On 25 January 1847, the ''Lord Auckland'', carrying 87 soldiers and convicts, arrived off the southern entrance of [[Port Curtis]] and promptly ran aground on shoals off the southern tip of [[Facing Island]]. The settlers spent seven weeks on the island before being rescued by the supply ship ''Thomas Lowry'' and delivered the intended site of settlement, the region now known as Barney Point.
On 30 January at a proclamation ceremony, Barney was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of the colony of [[North Australia]].<ref>[http://users.tpg.com.au/vmrg/Early%20History%20of%20Port%20Curtis.htm Early History of Port Curtis] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601172143/http://users.tpg.com.au/vmrg/Early%20History%20of%20Port%20Curtis.htm |date=1 June 2007 }}</ref> The convict settlement lasted barely two months. A change of government in Britain ordered the withdrawal of Barney and the settlers. However, interest in the region remained. By 1853, Francis MacCabe was surveying the site of a new town on the shores of [[Port Curtis]]. [[Maurice Charles O'Connell (Australian politician)|Maurice O'Connell]] was appointed government resident the following year, resulting in an influx of free settlers as land became available throughout the region. In 1863, the town became a Municipality with Richard Hetherington elected Gladstone's first mayor.
The fledgling town was named after the British Prime Minister [[William Ewart Gladstone]] and has a 19th-century marble statue on display in its town museum.<ref>[http://www.gladstoneregion.info/pages/gladstone-city-hinterland Gladstone City & Hinterland] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711165908/http://www.gladstoneregion.info/pages/gladstone-city-hinterland |date=11 July 2009 }}</ref>
Development of Gladstone was slow until 1893, when a meatworks was established at Parsons Point.
On 2 March 1949, a major cyclone hit Gladstone, doing extensive damage to the town.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49925404 |title=Cyclone moves west fast. |newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]] |location=Brisbane |date=4 March 1949 |accessdate=24 June 2014 |page=1 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
In 1963, Queensland Alumina Limited established its alumina refinery on the site of the old meatworks. Gladstone's port facilities were expanded and the city launched into an era of industrial development and economic prosperity.
== Notable residents ==
*William Robert (Bill) Golding (1890–1985) – builder, historian, local government councillor, local government head, public servant, public service head.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/golding-william-robert-bill-12549|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
*[[Percival Gourgaud|Percival Albert Gourgaud]] (1881–1958) – public servant, public servant head.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gourgaud-percival-albert-10338|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|date = |accessdate=30 March 2015|website = Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
*Henry John (Jack) Manning (1889–1978) – company managing director, journalist, newspaper executive, newspaper owner.<ref name="Australian Dictionary of Biography"/>
*Frederick Woolnough Paterson (1897- 1977) – barrister, communist, farmer, local government councillor, Member of Lower House, school teacher, soldier.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/paterson-frederick-woolnough-fred-11349|title = Australian Dictionary of Biography|date = |accessdate = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref>
*[[Valentine Vallis|Valentine Thomas Vallis]] (1916 - 2006) - poet, opera critic, university reader, soldier, local government counter clerk<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/val-vallis-with-a-song-in-his-heart/story-e6frg8n6-1111118704364|title=Val Vallis: With a song in his heart|last=Svendsen|first=Mark|date=30 January 2009|work=[[The Australian]]|access-date=9 April 2016|via=}}</ref>
==Heritage listings==
Gladstone has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:
* 94 Auckland Street: [[Gladstone Central State School, Block B]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16737|Gladstone Central State School, Block B|602001|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* Gladstone-Monto Road: [[Glengarry Homestead]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15161|Glengarry Homestead|600386|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* Goondoon Street: [[Our Lady Star of the Sea Church & School]]<ref>{{cite QHR|15296|Our Lady Star of the Sea Church & School|600521|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* 1 Goondoon Street: [[Port Curtis Sailing Club Clubhouse]]<ref>{{cite QHR|30518|Port Curtis Sailing Club Clubhouse|602711|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* 33 Goondoon Street: [[Gladstone Post Office]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16094|Gladstone Post Office (former)|601331|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* 40 Goondoon Street: [[Kullaroo House]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16093|Kullaroo House|601330|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* 114 Goondoon Street: [[Commonwealth Bank Building, Gladstone|Commonwealth Bank Building]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16101|Commonwealth Bank Building (former)|601338|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* 144 Goondoon Street: [[Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum]] (Old Town Hall)<ref>{{cite QHR|16096|Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum|601333|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* Roseberry Street: [[Fig Tree, Gladstone|Fig Tree]]<ref>{{cite QHR|19506|Fig Tree|602385|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* 6 Short Street: [[Port Curtis Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd Factory]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16097|Port Curtis Co-operative Dairy Association Ltd Factory (former)|601334|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
* 16 Yarroon Street: [[Gladstone Court House]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16095|Gladstone Court House|601332|accessdate=8 July 2013}}</ref>
<gallery>
File:Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, corner of Goondoon Street and Herbert Street (view from Goondoon St), Gladstone, 2014.JPG|Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 2014
File:Port Curtis Sailing Club (view from water), Gladstone, 2014.JPG|[[Port Curtis]] Sailing Club (view from Auckland Inlet), 2014
File:Old Gladstone Post Office, 2014.JPG|Old Gladstone Post Office, 2014
File:Kullaroo House, 2014.JPG|Kullaroo House, 2014
File:Santos House, former Commonwealth Bank (front view), 114 Goondoon Street, Gladstone, 2014.JPG|Former Commonwealth Bank, 2014
File:Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum (Old Town Hall), 144 Goondoon Street, Gladstone, 2014.JPG|Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum (Old Town Hall), 2014
</gallery>
==Geography==
Gladstone and Rockhampton are the two major cities in the [[Central Queensland]] region. In the [[Town twinning|sister city program]], Gladstone is twinned with the Japanese port of [[Saiki, Ōita|Saiki]].<ref>[http://www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/web/guest/saiki-sister-city Saiki Sister City]. Gladstone Regional Council. Retrieved 13 March 2013.</ref>
===Suburbs===
{{col-begin|width=50%}}
{{col-break}}
* [[Gladstone Central, Queensland|Gladstone Central]]<sup>*</sup>
* [[Barney Point, Queensland|Barney Point]]
* [[Callemondah, Queensland|Callemondah]]
* [[Clinton, Queensland|Clinton]]
* [[Glen Eden, Queensland|Glen Eden]]
* [[Kin Kora, Queensland|Kin Kora]]
* [[Kirkwood, Queensland|Kirkwood]]
* [[New Auckland, Queensland|New Auckland]]
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* [[O'Connell, Queensland|O'Connell]]
* [[South Gladstone, Queensland|South Gladstone]]
* [[South Trees, Queensland|South Trees]]
* [[Sun Valley, Queensland|Sun Valley]]
* [[Telina, Queensland|Telina]]
* [[Toolooa, Queensland|Toolooa]]
* [[West Gladstone, Queensland|West Gladstone]]
{{col-end}}
<sup>*</sup> — the historic centre of the city and major business district
===Climate===
Gladstone experiences a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''cfa'') and is one of the northernmost places in Australia to have this classification. Extreme temperatures in Gladstone have ranged from {{convert|4.4|to|42.0|C}}. These temperatures were recorded by the Bureau of Meteorology.
The temperature recording for the below table were performed at the following location - 23.8553°S 151.2628°E 75m AMSL
{{Weather box
|location = Gladstone
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan record high C = 38.3
|Feb record high C = 40.1
|Mar record high C = 42.0
|Apr record high C = 34.4
|May record high C = 31.3
|Jun record high C = 29.7
|Jul record high C = 29.4
|Aug record high C = 31.6
|Sep record high C = 33.8
|Oct record high C = 40.0
|Nov record high C = 40.1
|Dec record high C = 39.8
|year record high C = 42.0
|Jan high C = 31.2
|Feb high C = 30.9
|Mar high C = 30.2
|Apr high C = 28.4
|May high C = 25.7
|Jun high C = 23.2
|Jul high C = 22.8|Aug high C = 24.0
|Sep high C = 26.4
|Oct high C = 28.4
|Nov high C = 29.9
|Dec high C = 31.0
|year high C = 27.7
|Jan low C = 22.5
|Feb low C = 22.4
|Mar low C = 21.5
|Apr low C = 19.6
|May low C = 17.0
|Jun low C = 14.3
|Jul low C = 13.3
|Aug low C = 14.2
|Sep low C = 16.4
|Oct low C = 18.7
|Nov low C = 20.5
|Dec low C = 21.9
|year low C = 18.5
|Jan record low C = 12.8
|Feb record low C = 17.2
|Mar record low C = 16.2
|Apr record low C = 11.0
|May record low C = 8.5
|Jun record low C = 6.1
|Jul record low C = 4.4
|Aug record low C = 4.7
|Sep record low C = 9.6
|Oct record low C = 10.9
|Nov record low C = 14.7
|Dec record low C = 12.4
|year record low C = 4.4
|Jan precipitation mm = 143.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 143.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 82.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 46.2
|May precipitation mm = 60.5
|Jun precipitation mm = 39.4
|Jul precipitation mm = 35.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 32.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 26.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 62.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 74.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 128.8
|year precipitation mm = 880.0
|source 1 = Australian Bureau of Meteorology<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_039123.shtml | title = Climate statistics for Gladstone AWS | accessdate =11 May 2009 | publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology |date=June 2011}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}
== Industry ==
[[File:Qld Alumina Refinery QAL 2008.jpg|thumb|Qld Alumina Refinery]]
Gladstone's primary industries are mining-related. The [[Port of Gladstone]] is the fifth largest multi-commodity port in Australia and the world's fourth largest coal exporting terminal.<ref name="mccb">{{Cite news |url=http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2010/12/03/carrier-causing-a-buzz-gladstone-port-army-tanks/ |title=Mystery carrier causing a buzz |accessdate=5 December 2010 |date=3 December 2010 |newspaper=[[Gladstone Observer]] |publisher=APN News & Media }}</ref> The port consists of a number of wharves and terminal facilities. Boyne Wharf is used by the [[Boyne Island aluminium smelter]] and was opened in August 1982.<ref name="gpch">{{cite web |url=http://www.gpcl.com.au/AboutGPC/HistoryofGPC.aspx |title=History of Gladstone Ports Corporation |publisher=Port of Gladstone |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> The western part of the harbour basin is currently being expanded, primarily to allow increased exports of [[liquified natural gas]] (LNG). Major exports include coal, alumina, aluminium, cement products, Sodium Cyanide<ref name="Orica_NaCN">{{cite web |url=http://www.orica-miningchemicals.com/product__services/sodium_cyanide.aspx |title=Orica Mining Chemicals Sodium Cyanide |publisher=Orica Limited |accessdate= 13 March 2013}}</ref> and Ammonium Nitrate.<ref name="Orica_Yarwun">{{cite web|url=http://yarwun.orica.com/index.asp?page=6 |title=Orica Yarwun Our Operations |publisher=Orica Limited |accessdate=13 March 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410002603/http://yarwun.orica.com/index.asp?page=6 |archivedate=10 April 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> Each year 50 million tonnes of coal passes through the port, making up 70% of the total exports.<ref name="gpcts">{{cite web|url=http://www.gpcl.com.au/trade_statistics.html |title=Gladstone Ports Corporation: Trade Statistics |publisher=Port of Gladstone |accessdate=5 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201033055/http://www.gpcl.com.au:80/trade_statistics.html |archivedate=1 December 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref>
Gladstone harbour is within the World Heritage Area of the [[Great Barrier Reef]] and has historically supported a thriving seafood industry.<ref name="Economist">{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/21556296?fsrc=scn/tw/te/ar/greatbarriergrief|newspaper=The Economist|title=Great Barrier Grief: A small port benefits and suffers from the boom |date=2 June 2012}}</ref> a Fisheries Queensland spokesman said they received reports of fish with milky eyes.<ref name="wgf">{{Cite news |url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/warning-gladstone-fish-off-the-menu-and-central-qld-coast-closed-to-fishing/story-e6freoof-1226139089099 |title=Warning: Gladstone fish off the menu and central Qld coast closed to fishing |author=Brian Williams |accessdate=31 May 2012 |date=17 September 2011 |newspaper=The Courier Mail |publisher=News Queensland }}</ref> A spokesman from the Gladstone Fish Markets claimed that diseased fish were still being caught in large numbers in November 2011.<ref name="gdp">{{Cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-11-08/qld-government-defends-probe-into-gladstones-sick-fish/3651746 |title=Government defends probe into Gladstone's sick fish |author=Andree Withey, Francis Tapim and Paul Robinson |accessdate=31 May 2012 |date=8 November 2011 |work=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}</ref> Losses to the local seafood industry have been estimated at A$36 million a year.<ref name="Economist"/>
Gladstone is also a tourism destination, with [[cruise ships]] regularly docking at the port.
== Education ==
Gladstone has several primary schools and high schools (including Gladstone West State School, Clinton State School and Gladstone State High School), and one university campus, [[Central Queensland University]]. It is also home to CQIT ([[TAFE]]) Gladstone Campus.
== Recreation ==
[[File:Gladstone Harbour Sunset 2010.JPG|thumb|Sunset from the Gladstone Marina]]
Gladstone has direct access to [[Heron Island, Australia|Heron Island]], [[Wilson Island (Queensland)|Wilson Island]], [[Curtis Island National Park|Curtis Island]] and other islands from the [[marina]] and local airstrips.
=== Boyne Island and Tannum Sands ===
{{Main|Boyne Island, Queensland|Tannum Sands, Queensland}}
[[Boyne Island, Queensland|Boyne Island]] and [[Tannum Sands, Queensland|Tannum Sands]] have grown in popularity because of their beautiful beaches and relaxed lifestyle. The Millennium Esplanade is a big attraction where there are lots of shelters, barbecues and walking paths, and long stretches of beach. Boyne Island and Tannum Sands are not part of the Gladstone township but are part of the Gladstone region and formerly part of the [[Calliope Shire]].<ref>[http://www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/web/guest/gladstone-airport Gladstone Regional Council Website 2011]. Gladstone.qld.gov.au. Retrieved on 18 August 2011.</ref>
=== Lake Awoonga ===
{{Main|Lake Awoonga}}
[[File:View of Lake Awoonga.jpg|thumb|[[Lake Awoonga]]]]A little further afield (25 km south of Gladstone) is Lake Awoonga. The recreation area has free barbecues, swimming, landscaped walking trails, as well as a caravan park. The lake has been stocked with several fish species since 1996, and over 2 million barramundi have been released. In addition to the fishing, Lake Awoonga has many natural attractions, especially the wildlife, with more than 225 species of birds (or over 27% of Australia's bird species) found in the region. Lake Awoonga is also the primary source of Gladstone's water supply. Awoonga dam is not part of the Gladstone township but is part of the Gladstone region and formerly part of the Calliope Shire.
==Politics==
Gladstone is located within the federal electoral division of [[Division of Flynn|Flynn]], a marginal seat currently held by the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland]]'s [[Ken O'Dowd]] in Federal elections, and the state electoral district of [[Electoral district of Gladstone|Gladstone]], held by the ALP's Glenn Butcher.
== Transport ==
The [[Dawson Highway]] originates in Gladstone, and it runs westwards for approximately {{convert|400|km|mi|abbr=on}} to [[Springsure]].
=== Rail ===
{{Main|Gladstone railway station, Queensland}}
Gladstone is a major stop on the [[North Coast railway line, Queensland|North Coast railway line]], with long-distance passenger trains operated by [[Queensland Rail|QR]] [[Traveltrain]] stopping in the area. Gladstone is also the transshipping point for export coal from the Moura and Blackwater coal basins, and is the largest coal export port in The Southern Hemisphere. Currently, coal trains of up to 1.7 kilometers in length and 10,600 tonnes gross weight are run by rail operators [[Aurizon]] and [[Pacific National]] to unload at coal terminals at Barney Point, Clinton and Yarwun. Domestic coal is also railed to the [[Gladstone Power Station]] and the [[Queensland Alumina Limited]] refinery. An extensive rail facility is located at Callemondah to support these operations.
Gladstone was also a major terminus for rail freight and bulk fuel, with extensive marshaling yards at Gladstone, South Gladstone and Auckland Point. As is the case in much of Queensland this traffic, declining from the 1990s, has now ceased with goods carried by road.
=== Air ===
[[Gladstone Airport]] is located in the western suburbs of Gladstone about {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} (8 minute drive) from the centre of the city.
The main provider of scheduled passenger air services has been [[Qantaslink]], using mostly [[Boeing 717]] aircraft though [[Flight West Airlines]] and [[Ansett Australia|Ansett]] also previously offered service. [[Strategic Airlines]] briefly offered services in 2011<ref>David Sparkes (29 July 2011). [http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/story/2011/07/29/strategic-pulls-out-gladstone/ Strategic Pulls out of Gladstone]. The Observer. Gladstone Newspaper Company. Retrieved 13 March 2013.</ref> and [[Virgin Australia]] commenced flights in October 2011 and now offers up to 6 return flights a day to [[Brisbane]] mostly on [[ATR 72]] aircraft with [[Embraer 190]] and [[Boeing 737]] also a regular appearance in the schedule. New players [http://jetgo.com/ JetGo] started flying direct services from Sydney in December 2014. The service was offered twice daily, in 36 seat Embraer 135LR jets but ceased in February 2015.
In May 2009, a $65 million upgrade to the airport and nearby area was undertaken,<ref>[http://www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=69731aa2-e6b2-4826-a24d-0653de6ef468&groupId=1570002 Media Release: Opening marks milestone in region's history]. None. Retrieved on 18 August 2011.</ref> which reached completion in 2011.
===Sea===
The [[Port of Gladstone]] is Queensland's largest multi-commodity port and the fifth largest multi-commodity port in Australia. It is the world's fourth largest coal exporting terminal.<ref name="mccb"/>
== Media ==
===Newspapers===
Gladstone's daily newspaper is ''The Observer'', which is owned by APN News & Media and is issued each morning from Monday to Saturday.
Gladstone also has a free weekly independent community newspaper called ''Gladstone News Weekly''.
===Radio===
[[4CC (AM)|4CC]] is Gladstone's local AM commercial radio station, owned by [[Grant Broadcasters]]. 4CC has one full-time announcer based in Gladstone to present the station's local breakfast show. The station broadcasts to [[Central Queensland]] on four separate frequencies via three AM transmitters in Gladstone, [[Biloela]] and [[Rockhampton]], and a FM translator in [[Agnes Water]] on the Discovery Coast.
[[4ROK|Hot FM]] is Gladstone's local FM commercial radio station, owned by [[Southern Cross Austereo]]. Hot FM has two full-time announcers based in Gladstone to present the station's flagship weekday breakfast program, which is also broadcast to Rockhampton and Emerald.
Gladstone also receives radio stations that carry local programming from Rockhampton including commercial radio stations [[4RGK|Sea FM]] and [[4RO]]. Sea FM broadcasts a separate FM frequency in Gladstone.
[[ABC Capricornia]] also broadcasts into Gladstone from Rockhampton, using a separate FM frequency. Until November 2014, ABC Capricornia maintained a local news bureau in Gladstone where a local journalist was based to cover the Gladstone region. Some local news bulletins on ABC Capricornia were also broadcast live from Gladstone. However, in what was a controversial decision, the ABC's Gladstone office was permanently closed in late 2014 as a cost cutting measure following the Federal Government's decision to withdraw $254 million in funding to the ABC.<ref>[http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/abc-close-gladstone-radio-post/2462533 ABC to close Gladstone radio post], ''[[The Observer (Gladstone)|The Observer]]'', 24 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.</ref> <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-25/central-qld-politicians-disappointed-abc-gladstone/5915996 Central Qld politicians disappointed ABC Gladstone office to close], William Rollo and Paul Robinson, ''[[ABC News]]'', ABC online, 25 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016</ref> <ref>[http://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/city-leaders-disappointed-abc-closure/2464032 City leaders disappointed by ABC closure], ''[[The Observer (Gladstone)|The Observer]]'', 25 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2016.</ref>
[[4RGL|91.9 Fresh FM]] is Gladstone's local [[community radio]] radio station, which has a [[Christian radio]] format.
===Television===
WIN Television, Seven Queensland, Southern Cross Ten, ABC and SBS stations are all able to be received in Gladstone.
The Central Queensland editions of ''WIN News'' and ''Seven Local News'', both regularly feature news content directly relating to the Gladstone region. Seven Queensland employ a journalist and camera operator in Gladstone, while WIN Television dispatch a news crew from Rockhampton to cover news stories in Gladstone.
The weekly 'What's On' segment on ''Seven Local News'' is also presented from Gladstone.
== Sports teams ==
{{list|section|date=September 2016}}
* Gladstone PCYC Roller Derby - ''Gladstone Hustlers'', ''Gladstone Haul Stars''
* [[Australian rules football]] / [[AFL Capricornia]]: ''Gladstone Mudcrabs''
* [[Cricket]] / Gladstone Cricket Inc.: ''Gladstone Brothers'', ''The Glen'', ''Yaralla''
* Basketball / Queensland Basketball League: ''[[Gladstone Port City Power]]'' (Men's) & (Women's)
* [[Association Football|Football (Soccer)]] / CQ Premier League: ''Clinton FC''
* [[Association Football|Football (Soccer)]] / Gladstone Senior Mens: ''Central SC'', ''Clinton FC'', ''Gladstone United FC'', ''Meteors FC'', '' ''Yaralla FC''.
* [[Rugby league]] / [[Rockhampton District Rugby League]]: ''Past Brothers'', ''Valleys''
* [[Rugby league]] / [[Gladstone District Rugby League]]: ''Rebels'', ''Wallabys''
* [[Rugby union]] / Central QLD Rugby Union: ''Gladstone RUFC''
== See also ==
{{Portal|Queensland}}
* [[Beautiful Betsy]]
* [[The Boyne Valley]]
* [[Kroombit Tops National Park]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Gladstone, Queensland}}
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Gladstone (Queensland)|Gladstone, Queensland}}
* [http://queenslandplaces.com.au/gladstone University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Gladstone]
* [https://www.gladstoneair.com.au/Location/gladstone-info/ Gladstone Information]
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[[Category:Coastal cities in Australia]]
[[Category:Settlements established in 1847]]
[[Category:Port cities in Australia]]
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[[Category:Gladstone Region]]
[[Category:1847 establishments in Australia]]
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