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role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><strong>Newsletter Highlights</strong></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-6" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:21px;font-size:13px"><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>CEO's Message</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Member Exclusive - QTA Mid-Year Update</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Proposed introduction of Independent Courier minimum rates, collective bargaining</strong></span> </li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>In the News</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>2022 IWD Breakfast Event one of the best</strong></span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>NQ Women in Transport & Logistics Breakfast - Register Now</strong></span></li><li><strong>Negotiating with a hacker in a ransomware attack on a business - Gallagher</strong></li><li><strong>Federal Government Media Releases</strong> <ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li>Work starts on the $261 million upgrade of the Newell Highway between Narrabri and Moree</li></ul></li><li><p style="margin:0"><strong>2022 QTRIP Industry Briefing</strong></p> <strong>Revising current Class 1 Heavy Vehicle Access in Queensland</strong></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Roadworks Updates</strong></span> <ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li><p style="margin:0"> Burnett Highway, Gayndah-Mount Perry and Wetheron Road intersection upgrade</p></li><li><p style="margin:0">Pacific Motorway Southbound, Burleigh - Tallebudgera Creek Bridge lane closure</p></li><li><p style="margin:0">Childers Festival - Road Closure, 31 July</p></li><li><p style="margin:0">M1 Motorway northbound to close at Mount Ousley</p></li></ul></li><li><strong>NSW: Newell Highway Upgrade Project</strong></li><li> <strong>Give your business a Boost with BP Plus - Offer Ends 31 July</strong></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-7" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/current-qta-partners" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img class="big" src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Platinum.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:815px;max-width:100%" width="815" /></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody> </table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-8" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><strong>CEO's Message</strong></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px"> This week we celebrated women in transport and logistics at our 11th Annual IWD Breakfast Event. Normally held in March, we moved the event to mid-year due to COVID, however, it seems COVID can't be escaped! On behalf of the QTA Board, I would like to thank our dedicated staff who bring this event together each year, including Lisa who is currently working away behind the scene from hospital. The level of detail that goes into the planning of the event makes our guest experience memorable. I'd like thank everyone that attended, our Event Sponsors and all businesses who donated to the raffle. We were pleased to raise of $5500 for Serving our People who were our Charity of Choice this year. A full report of the event can be read in the article below. </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px">With wild weather warnings around, please take extra care on the roads and reinforce the importance of remaining patient on the roads and to drive to conditions.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px"> I will be holding a Member Exclusive Mid Year Update on Friday 29 July, please register to join me between 11am-12noon. All the details can be found below.</p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify">Stay safe, warm and healthy</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Gary</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-9" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr> <td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><strong>Member Exclusive - QTA Mid-Year Update</strong></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">As we are now into the second half of the year, QTA will be doing an exclusive member update on our future advocacy plan for road infrastructure and investment with a long view towards Queensland hosting the 2032 Olympics. We will also brief you on the key issues that are impacting your businesses now and important updates since the new government has been elected.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Join the QTA on <strong>Friday 29th July between 11am-12noon</strong> for this important update. To register <a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/jUT6YYT2Q0q1DyqQQmPISA,BjoU1wgej0CPmXPiVwiXTg,BcGZ7bsKRUO9KAIV3r2XPA,fGdt9iK5vE-pxvAViSJDxQ,soAa5aSUQ0iGUPXfKgcYjQ,Z7pCCN5MzkqkbZcyOTON_A?mode=read&tenantId=61fa448d-f684-4a43-b50f-2a904263c848" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #141dc5;">click here</a>.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">The meeting will be held using the Microsoft Teams platform. If you haven't used it before, here are some <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/join-a-meeting-without-a-teams-account-c6efc38f-4e03-4e79-b28f-e65a4c039508" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #141dc5;">instructions</a> for you.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">We look forward to you joining for this update.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-10" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><a href="https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/jUT6YYT2Q0q1DyqQQmPISA,BjoU1wgej0CPmXPiVwiXTg,BcGZ7bsKRUO9KAIV3r2XPA,fGdt9iK5vE-pxvAViSJDxQ,soAa5aSUQ0iGUPXfKgcYjQ,Z7pCCN5MzkqkbZcyOTON_A?mode=read&tenantId=61fa448d-f684-4a43-b50f-2a904263c848" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img class="big" src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Mid%20Year%20Review-Transporter_1.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:530px;max-width:100%" width="530" /></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-11" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr> <td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><strong>Proposed introduction of Independent Courier minimum rates, collective bargaining</strong></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">On 22 July 2022, the QTA attended the Education, Employment and Training Committee’s public hearing into the <em>Industrial Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022</em> (‘the Bill’) in support of earlier submissions. The Bill, if successful, empowers the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (QIRC) to make orders setting minimum conditions for independent courier drivers via amendments that are modelled on chapter 6 of the NSW Industrial Relations Act and permit contract determinations and negotiated agreements covering drivers, principal contractors and relevant registered organisations.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">In our submission, the QTA opposed the proposed changes on the basis that changes to state-based legislation is not a suitable way to address nation-wide issues of road safety and insecure work among gig workers. Similarly, where the new Federal Government has already taken their first steps to change legislation in these areas it is clear that in time, should those changes come to pass, only traditional forms of road freight will be effected by state legislation. Where the road freight industry has not expressed the need for such legislation, nor has NSW Model been found as particularly effective in addressing road safety, we advanced our concerns that it was be irresponsible for state government to proceed with changes. Member concerns about how compliance with the legislation would be managed to ensure an even playing field were also raised in both the written and oral submission.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">QTA’s written submission, and the submission of the other interested parties, can be located <a href="https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Work-of-Committees/Committees/Committee-Details?cid=166&id=4183" style="color: #141dc5;">here</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">The commitment will release their report on Friday 12 August 2022.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-12" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><strong>In the News</strong></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:18px;font-size:13px"><li> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/AusIndStds/status/1546663543332028416" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #141dc5;" rel="noopener">Creation of the Heavy Vehicle Driver Apprenticeship</a> (Australian Industry Standards, Twitter)</span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://powertorque.com.au/a-trip-down-memory-lane/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #141dc5;" rel="noopener">A Trip Down Memory Lane </a>(Power Torque)</span></li><li> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.primemovermag.com.au/lsm-announces-release-date-for-new-vehicle-safety-system/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #141dc5;" rel="noopener">LSM announces release date for new vehicle safety system</a> (Prime Mover)</span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-13" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/current-qta-partners" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img class="big" src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Emerging%20Leader%20and%20North%20Qld_1.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:774px;max-width:100%" width="774" /></a></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-14" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody> <tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">2022 IWD Breakfast Event one of the best</h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="row row-15" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px"><div style="font-family:sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:14px;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#555;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;color:#000000;">It was a packed house this week at the QTA's 11th International Women's Day Event in Brisbane! Featuring a cracking line up of speakers, the morning was full of fun and connection amongst the 230+guests.</span></p><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;color:#000000;">The morning started with MC Linda MacDonald (business2one) joining the stage to welcome Hon. Mark Bailey, Minister for Transport and Main Roads for the Acknowledgement of Country. Principal Event Sponsor representative Simon McCallum (Queensland Account Manager) then addressed the audience for the Official Welcome. Simon shared some startling statistics around the disparity in super balances between males and female and the importance of making superannuation a priority in your life financial planning.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#0a00ff;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/2022-iwd-breakfast-event-one-best" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0a00ff;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Read more</span></a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Draft%20IWD%20Program%20%281%29.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:217px;max-width:100%" width="217" /></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-16" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table><table class="row row-17" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><strong>NQ Women in Transport Breakfast - Register Now</strong></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-18" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/2022-qta-nq-women-transport-logistics-breakfast-townsville" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img class="big" src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/TSVSpeaker%20tiles-TW.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:734px;max-width:100%" width="734" /></a></div></td></tr></table><table class="button_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"> <!--[if mso]><v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/2022-qta-nq-women-transport-logistics-breakfast-townsville" style="height:42px;width:233px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="10%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#4663f2"><w:anchorlock/><v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"><center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:16px"><![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/2022-qta-nq-women-transport-logistics-breakfast-townsville" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#4663f2;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:1px solid #4663f2;font-weight:400;border-right:1px solid #4663f2;border-bottom:1px solid #4663f2;border-left:1px solid #4663f2;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:16px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 32px;">Townsville Register Now</span></span></a> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-19" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><strong>Negotiating with a hacker in a ransomware attack on a business - Gallagher</strong></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-20" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="66.66666666666667%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Cyber crime is a growth industry and no business that uses computer systems can consider itself immune from an attack and extortion demand in exchange for their data. As hacking technology has evolved, the threat to businesses of any size or type has spread to supply chains, customers and email contacts so it’s advisable to have a response plan. Here our cyber risk experts advise on key aspects to consider.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><a href="https://www.cummins.com/south-pacific/about-us" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Gallagher_StackedLarge-Flat.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:109px;max-width:100%" width="109" /></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-21" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="button_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="left"> <!--[if mso]><v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" 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style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="line-height: 26px;" data-mce-style>Read more</span></span></span></a> <!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-22" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><img class="big" src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Gold.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:611px;max-width:100%" width="611" /></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-23" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Federal Government Media Releases</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><em>Joint Media Releases - <a href="https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/c-king" style="color: #141dc5;">The Hon Catherine King MP</a> Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts</em></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0"><strong>Work starts on the $261 million upgrade of the Newell Highway between Narrabri and Moree</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify">Several intersection upgrades and three new overtaking lanes make up the first major work starting on the largest ever pavement upgrade of the Newell Highway.<br /><br /> Click <a href="https://comms.infrastructure.gov.au/ch/86428/20hxc/781/Yl3AQzeg.8zfowAkyN20T10bbq8AFh7gdrWzNVGl.html" style="color: #141dc5;">here</a> to view.</p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-24" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/current-qta-partners" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img class="big" src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Workforce%20and%20Innovation_1.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:693px;max-width:100%" width="693" /></a></div></td></tr></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-25" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:120%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><strong>2022 QTRIP Industry Briefing</strong></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) would like to invite you to register for the 2022 Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program (QTRIP) Industry Briefing. This year there are four events being held across the state.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/2022-queensland-transport-and-roads-investment-program-industry-briefing" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #141dc5;" rel="noopener">Click here</a> for more information and event details.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-26" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><table class="heading_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:150%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><strong>Revising current Class 1 Heavy Vehicle Access in Qld</strong></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr> </tbody></table><table class="row row-27" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">The Department of Transport and Main Roads has formed a dedicated project team to develop a new Class 1 heavy vehicle access regime. The project team is identifying necessary changes and will work with industry to optimise the opportunities.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/revising-current-class-1-heavy-vehicle-access-queensland-industry-webinar" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0612f0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Read more</span></a></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-28" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:150%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Roadworks Updates</span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-29" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"> <tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:18px;font-size:13px"><li style="text-align:justify"> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/works-notification-burnett-highway-intersection-gayndahmt-perry-road-and-wetheron-road" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0612f0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Burnett Highway, Gayndah-Mount Perry and Wetheron Road intersection upgrade</span></a></li><li style="text-align:justify"> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/traffic-alert-burleigh-pacific-highway-m1-southbound-tallebudgera-creek-bridge-lane-closure" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0612f0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Pacific Motorway Southbound, Burleigh - Tallebudgera Creek Bridge lane closure</span></a></li><li style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/childers-festival-road-closure-31-july-2022" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0612f0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Childers Festival - Road Closure, 31 July</span></a> </li><li style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/nsw-traffic-alert-m1-motorway-northbound-close-mount-ousley" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0612f0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">NSW: M1 Motorway northbound closed at Mount Ousley</span></a></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-2" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-30" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"> <table class="heading_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="text-align:center;width:100%"><h1 style="margin:0;color:#a42036;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:23px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:150%;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">NSW: Newell Highway Upgrade Project</span></h1> </td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-31" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Work commenced on the <strong>Newell Highway between Narrabri and Moree</strong> on <strong>Monday 18 July 2022</strong>. The entire project will take approximately three and a half years to complete with <strong>anticipated completion by early 2026</strong>, as part of the Newell Highway Upgrade program. </span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Works will take place from <strong>Monday to Friday and alternate weekends, between 7.00am and 6.00pm </strong>(except for public holidays) for the duration of the project.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">There will be speed restrictions and traffic changes during the work. Please take care in and around work sites.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Benefits of the Newell Highway Upgrade Project include:</strong></span></p><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13px;">Improved road surface and road safety for road users</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13px;">Informal rest area about 8 kilometres north of Narrabri will include 10 nose to tail truck stopping spaces and rubbish bins </span></li><li style="text-align:justify"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Rest area about 12 kilometres north of Narrabri will have northbound and southbound access, separate parking for heavy and light vehicles and will include toilets, lighting, picnic shelter, landscaping and rubbish bins</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13px;">Increase travel reliability and reduce travel times between Narrabri and Moree</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Reduce vehicle operating and maintenance costs on the Newell Highway</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13px;">Improved freight productivity and access to the Moree Special Activation Precinct and Narrabri In-land Port</span></li><li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13px;">Improved flood immunity of the Newell Highway between Narrabri and Moree</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Find out more about the project <a href="https://cst-freightbranchstakeholderengagement.cmail19.com/t/j-l-vyhydjl-drkhikhkth-y/" style="color: #0612f0;">here</a>. If you have any questions, please contact the project team on <strong>1800 741 636</strong> or email <a href="mailto:newell.upgrade@transport.nsw.gov.au" style="color: #0612f0;">newell.upgrade@transport.nsw.gov.au</a>.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">For the latest traffic information, visit <a href="https://cst-freightbranchstakeholderengagement.cmail19.com/t/j-l-vyhydjl-drkhikhkth-j/" style="color: #0612f0;">www.livetraffic.com</a>, download the Live Traffic NSW app or call <strong>132 701</strong>.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table><table class="row row-32" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="divider_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad"><div class="alignment" align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="divider_inner" style="font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><span> </span></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-33" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><img class="big" src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/SafeWorkMonth.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:600px;max-width:100%" width="600" /></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody> </table><table class="row row-34" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><strong>WHAT'S ON? 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Offer ends 31 July<br /></span></h1></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-37" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="image_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><a href="https://www.bpplus.com.au/" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img class="big" src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/QTA%20QBR%20EDM_1.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:734px;max-width:100%" width="734" /></a></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-38" align="center" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tbody><tr><td><table class="row-content stack" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;color:#000;width:815px" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="100%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="text_block block-1" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word"><tr><td class="pad"><div style="font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><div class="txtTinyMce-wrapper" style="font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify">Want to give your business a boost?</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify"><br />With BP Plus and as a Qantas Business Rewards member you could earn up to 130,000 bonus Qantas Points*.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify"><br /> All you need to do is spend $600 per month for the first 6 months to earn up to 60,000 bonus Qantas Points. Plus, purchase 12,000 litres of fuel or more in the first 12 months to earn an additional 70,000 bonus Qantas Points*.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify"><br />Use those points book flights, buy new tech for your business, or reward your team with something special from the Qantas Rewards Store.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify"><br /> Make the most of your business’ fuel spend. Sign up to a BP Plus fuel card by 31 July.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify"><br />Visit BP Plus.com.au for more. It really is, business, the clever way.</p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify"><br />*<a href="https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/australia/home/products-services/bp-plus/bp-plus-130K-bonus-qantas-points-full-TsCs.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0612f0;" rel="noopener">T&Cs apply</a> <strong>Use code QBR130QTA</strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify"><br /><a href="https://www.bpplus.com.au/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0612f0;" rel="noopener">Sign up now</a></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.5px"> <span style="font-size:11px;">^To earn bonus Qantas Points with BP Plus your business must 1) successfully sign up for a BP Plus account between 1 June 2022 and 31 July 2022, 2) be approved for a BP Plus account, and 3) be a Qantas Business Rewards member, or within thirty 30 calendar days of being approved for a BP Plus account, become a Qantas Business Rewards member, 4) not have held a BP Plus account within the past 24 months.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.5px"> <span style="font-size:11px;">Qantas Points will be awarded within 6 weeks of each monthly account invoice payment Your business will earn </span><span style="font-size:11px;">10 000 bonus Qantas Points by spending 600 or more on fuel or eligible products with BP Plus in each calendar </span><span style="font-size:11px;">month, up to and including the first 6 calendar months following BP Plus account approval up to a maximum of </span><span style="font-size:11px;">60 000 bonus Qantas Points.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.5px"><br /> <span style="font-size:11px;">Your </span><span style="font-size:11px;">business will also earn an additional 70 000 bonus Qantas Points by purchasing 12 000 litres or more of fuel </span><span style="font-size:11px;">with BP Plus in the twelve 12 calendars months following BP Plus account creation, either already being, or </span><span style="font-size:11px;">within thirty 30 calendar days of being approved for a BP Plus account, becoming a Qantas Business Rewards </span><span style="font-size:11px;">Member Your account must be open (not closed/cancelled or locked/suspended) with no overdue amounts after </span><span style="font-size:11px;">twelve 12 calendar months in order to receive these Qantas Points.</span> <br /></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.5px"> <span style="font-size:11px;">Bonus </span><span style="font-size:11px;">Qantas Points for each month will be awarded within 6 weeks of each monthly account invoice payment </span><span style="font-size:11px;">Additional 70 000 bonus Qantas Points will be awarded within 6 weeks of the 12 monthly account invoice </span><span style="font-size:11px;">payment BP Plus and Qantas Business Rewards terms and conditions apply Qantas reserves the right to </span><span style="font-size:11px;">determine the award of bonus Qantas Points to eligible customers Refer to BP Plus Terms Conditions and </span><span style="font-size:11px;">Qantas Business Rewards Terms Conditions</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:11px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:16.5px"><br /> <span style="font-size:11px;">See full Terms and Conditions of this offer at </span><a href="https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/australia/home/products-services/bp-plus/bp-plus-130K-bonus-qantas-points-full-TsCs.pdf" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; 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