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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 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><strong style="background-color:transparent">QTA Feature in Courier Mail Bruce Highway Report</strong></li><li><strong style="background-color:transparent">In the News</strong></li><li><strong style="background-color:transparent"> Register Now</strong><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/qta-48th-annual-general-meeting" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"></a><span style="background-color:transparent;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/qta-48th-annual-general-meeting" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="background-color:transparent;">Technology and Data - Big Tech and Road Freight Presentation by Gary Mahon - 30/4/2024</span></a></span></li><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f836337-51ee-43d0-9f2b-c41b2434bf53@61fa448d-f684-4a43-b50f-2a904263c848" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">ESG Webinar - 1 May 2024</a></p></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Upcoming Road Freight Forums </strong></span><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-mackay" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"></a></span><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-rockhampton" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Rockhampton - Thursday 16 May</span></a></span></li><li> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Toowoomba - Wednesday 3 July</span></a></span></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><strong>*New Member Feature Section* - R & K Bulk Haulage brand truck to share awareness about Epilepsy</strong></li><li><strong>Congratulations to our National Winners and Finalists</strong></li><li> <strong>May is Small Business Month</strong></li><li><strong>Funding EOI open for Business Growth Funding</strong></li><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><strong>New BP Plus QBR Offer for QTA Members</strong></p></li><li><strong style="background-color:transparent">2024 Platinum Golf Day - sold out</strong><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li>Feature your Brand - One sponsorship remaining</li><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> 2024 QTA Golf Day Sponsors</p></li></ul></li><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><strong style="background-color:transparent">Member Service - QTA Employment Relations Advice and Support</strong></p></li><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><strong>H</strong><strong>R Alert-Decision making errors 'rampant' amongst leaders</strong></p></li><li><strong style="background-color:transparent">Mental Health-How can I improve my mental wellbeing?</strong> </li><li><strong style="background-color:transparent">Mental Health phone support lines for Trucking Industry</strong><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li><strong style="background-color:transparent">Health in Gear</strong></li><li><strong style="background-color:transparent">TIACS</strong></li></ul></li><li><strong>NTI - New Raffle of Fan Favourite Truck</strong></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong style="background-color:transparent">Insurance Considerations for Businesses Facing Physical and Transitional Climate Risks and Adopting Low-Carbon Values</strong></span></li><li><strong>Register Now - Workforce Trends Seminar presented by Gallagher 22/5/24</strong></li><li><strong>Healthy Heads Trucks & Sheds - Workplace Wellbeing Planning Tool</strong></li><li><strong style="background-color:transparent">QLD Road Conditions</strong><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldmackay-capella-due-peak-downs-hwy-closure-caval-ridge-opass" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">CQ-Mackay-Capella Access Conditions during Peak Downs Hwy closure at Caval Ridge O'Pass</a></li><li> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldfnqgulf-developmental-kennedy-developmental-road-754624" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Updated-NIGHT WORKS ONLY-FNQ-Gulf and Kennedy Developmental Road-Bridge Work 7/5-4/6/24</a></li><li><a href="OSOM Access over Cunningham's Gap extended to 13/1/25" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Cunnigham's Gap-OSOM access extended to 13/1/25</a></li><li> <a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldtoowoomba-bypassgore-hiwywidth-restrictions-osom2843524" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">SWQ-Toowoomba Bypass-Gore Hwy-width restrictions for OSOM 28/4-3/5/24</a></li><li><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldswtoowoombashort-term-road-closures-impacting-hvs-5524" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">SWQ-Toowoomba-Short Term Road Closures impacting HV's 5/5/24</a></li><li> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditons-updatefnqkuranda-rangeupcoming-closures-end-aprilearly-may" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">FNQ-Kuranda Range-upcoming closures expected end April/early May 24</a></li><li><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatefnqpine-creek-yarrabah-roadroad-improvements" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">FNQ-Pine Creek-Yarrabah Road-road improvements through to July 24</a></li></ul></li></ul><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><strong>NSW Road Conditions</strong></p><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:13px"><li><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatenswberesfieldosom-accessne-highway-john-renshaw-drive-slip-lane-2930424" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Beresfield-OSOM Access-NE Highway, John Renshaw Drive slip lane 29-30/4/24</a></li><li> <a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatenswhamptonmore-closure-dates-jenolan-caves-road-aprilmay" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Hampton-More dates for closure of Jenolan Caves Road (April & May)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/nswminister-roads-publishes-industry-engagement-report-western-sydney-heavy-vehicle-rest-area" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener">Review on Western Sydney HV Rest Area</a></li><li> <a href="https://qta.com.au/news/nswtemporary-closure-heavy-vehicle-safety-station-mt-white-and-southbound-ramp-m1-pacific-motor" target="_blank" style="font-size: 14px; background-color: transparent; color: #3626e7;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Mt White-Temporary closure at Heavy Vehicle Safety Station southbound off ramp on M1 Pacific Motorway towards the Safety Station 24/4-15/5/24</span></a></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>NT Road Conditions</strong></span><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><li> <a href="https://roadreport.nt.gov.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #3626e7;">NT Road Report</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-6" 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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Platinum_3.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-7" 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-8" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">QTA Feature in Courier Mail Bruce Highway Report</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-9" 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:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The Courier Mail has featured an extensive report over five days on the Bruce Highway. The QTA have featured in a number of articles with interviews with Gary, as well as some interviews with Members including Nolans Interstate Transport, Ozwide Freight and Followmont Transport. Thanks to those members for taking the time to provide input.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">The articles can be read online, however, <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/courier-mail-bruce-highway-feature-2124424" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener">please find a link</a> to a document that contains all the content of the articles.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">If members would like to discuss anything in more detail, please contact Gary on 0418 736 802.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-10" 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-11" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">In the News</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-12" 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 style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><ul style="line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:18px;font-size:13px"><li> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://bigrigs.com.au/2024/04/26/hydrogen-refuelling-network-paves-way-for-australian-projects/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">TR Group-Hydrogen refuelling network paves way for Australian projects</span></a> (Big Rigs)<br /></span></li><li> <a href="https://primemovermag.com.au/scania-reclaims-green-truck-crown/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Scania 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style="width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"> <a href="https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9f836337-51ee-43d0-9f2b-c41b2434bf53@61fa448d-f684-4a43-b50f-2a904263c848" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/ESG%20Webinar%20Event%20Ann.%20Header%20750%20x%20250%20px%29%20%282%29_1.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-17" 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-3" 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;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="left" style="line-height:10px"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Road%20Freight%20Forums%20-Newsletter%20heading.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="row row-4" 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;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="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/road-freight-forum-rockhampton" style="height:49px;width:154px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#e0a33a"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-rockhampton" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#e0a33a;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>ROCKHAMPTON</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 16 May</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="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/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" style="height:49px;width:140px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0a2446;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>TOOWOOMBA</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Wed, 3 July</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-3" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="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/road-freight-forum-emerald" style="height:49px;width:143px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-emerald" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0a2446;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>EMERALD</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 25 July</strong></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-5" 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;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="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/road-freight-forum-roma" style="height:49px;width:155px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-roma" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0a2446;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>ROMA</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 8 August</strong></span></span></a><!--[if mso]></center></v:textbox></v:roundrect><![endif]--></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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;border-top:0;border-right:0;border-bottom:0;border-left:0"><table class="empty_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"><div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-3" width="33.333333333333336%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="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/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" style="height:49px;width:164px;v-text-anchor:middle;" arcsize="9%" stroke="false" fillcolor="#0a2446"> <w:anchorlock/> <v:textbox inset="0px,0px,0px,0px"> <center style="color:#ffffff; font-family:Verdana, sans-serif; font-size:13px"> <![endif]--> <a href="https://www.qta.com.au/events/road-freight-forum-toowoomba" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;display:inline-block;color:#ffffff;background-color:#0a2446;border-radius:4px;width:auto;border-top:0px solid transparent;font-weight:400;border-right:0px solid transparent;border-bottom:0px solid transparent;border-left:0px solid transparent;padding-top:5px;padding-bottom:5px;font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:13px;text-align:center;mso-border-alt:none;word-break:keep-all;"><span style="padding-left:20px;padding-right:20px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;letter-spacing:normal;"><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"><strong>TOWNSVILLE</strong></span><span style="word-break: break-word; line-height: 19.5px;"> <br /><strong>Thurs, 22 August</strong></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-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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>New Member Feature - R & K Bulk Haulage, Jondaryn</strong></span></h1></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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:768px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/be9/v83/asd/R%20and%20K-epilepsy-truck-768x512.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="768" height="auto" /></div></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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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 style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">This is a new feature of the Transporter E-News to feature our Members who are celebrating an achievement, good news stories, specially branded truck, business anniversary or award. Any members that are interested, please send photos and information to <a href="mailto:lisa@qta.com.au?subject=QTA Member Feature for Transporter E-News" target="_blank" title="lisa@qta.com.au" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">lisa@qta.com.au</a>. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">(Article from Big Rigs)</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">For Queensland based transport business, <a href="https://www.rkbulk.com.au/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener"><strong>R & K Bulk Haulage</strong></a>, several trucks serve as moving billboards for causes close to the owners’ hearts.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Based in the small town of Jondaryan, Queensland, R & K Bulk Haulage is a family owned and operated business, started by Russell and Karen Strasburg in 2005.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Its 44-strong truck fleet stands out in the crowd, with many of the truck and trailer combinations sporting vibrant colours and/or impressive airbrushing.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">But it’s the latest addition to the fleet, a purple Kenworth T909 and matching A-double set of trailers that’s been turning heads.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Dedicated to epilepsy awareness, the new truck’s theme is in honour of Russell and Karen’s daughter Skye Strasburg – with purple being the international colour for epilepsy.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">March 26 each year is Purple Day, a global initiative dedicated to raising epilepsy awareness, dispelling myths and furthering support for those living with epilepsy.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </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://bigrigs.com.au/2024/04/23/new-purple-truck-promotes-epilepsy-awareness-in-honour-of-daughter/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">View full article</span></a></span></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><table class="heading_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>Congratulations to our National Winners and Finalists</strong></span></h1></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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="padding-right:5px;width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:402.5px"> <img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/woc/6tz/vwr/Bill.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="402.5" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="padding-left:5px;width:100%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:402.5px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/ces/1ya/9t4/Frasers.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="402.5" height="auto" /></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;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The QTA were proud to be in Canberra for the 2024 Trucking Australia Industry Awards held last weekend and see our Finalists represent our Association. We had a great contingent of suppliers and members join us to celebrate the night and we were definitely the loudest in the room! Read all the details about the Award Winners <u><a href="https://www.truck.net.au/media/media-releases/2024-national-trucking-industry-award-winners-announced" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener"><u>here</u></a></u>.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Congratulations to:</span></p><ul style="text-align:justify;line-height:1.5;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px;font-size:14px"><li><span style="font-size:13px;">Bill Manton on winning the 2024 Outstanding Contribution Award.</span></li><li> <span style="font-size:13px;">Frasers Livestock Transport AND South East Queensland Hauliers on winning the 2024 Training Excellence Award.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;">Jay Reed, Harvey's Towing for being a finalist in the 2024 Professional Driver of the Year Award.</span></li></ul><p style="margin:0;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The <strong>2024 QTA Road Freight Industry Awards</strong> will be held on 21 September 2024 and the nominations will open in the next few weeks for our Awards. We encourage you to start thinking about nominating this year.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Contact <a href="mailto:lisa@qta.com.au?subject=2024 QTA RFIA Awards" target="_blank" title="lisa@qta.com.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">Lisa Fraser</a> if you wish to talk about nominating this year. </span></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><table class="heading_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">May is Small Business Month</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-4" 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:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Each May Queensland Small Business Month (QSBM) sets out to highlight, celebrate and support the thousands of small businesses operating across the state year-round.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Queensland is home to more than 482,000 small businesses — 97% of all businesses — that contribute around $117 billion to the state economy each year.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> There are Events planned around Queensland during May - <a href="https://www.business.qld.gov.au/running-business/support-assistance/events?query=qsbm2024&meta_EventRegion=&meta_EventStartDateFriendly=&meta_Topic=&meta_EventType=&meta_HostType=&meta_EventCost=#" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">click here for more information</a>.</p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-5" 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-6" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Funding EOI Open for Business Growth Fund</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-7" 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:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Small and medium-sized businesses that employ 5-49 people (headcount) with high-growth plans should review the guidelines and FAQs for the upcoming round of the <a href="https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/grants/growth-fund" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">Business Growth Fund</a>.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">This program offers grants of $50,000 to $75,000 to support the purchase of specialised equipment as a co-contribution with eligible businesses.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Interested businesses will be invited to submit an expression of interest from 9am on Wednesday 1 May.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">The Business Growth Fund has supported Verified Energy, which is based in Eagle Farm, to purchase specialised testing equipment and software to improve their service to energy and electronic vehicle infrastructure projects and Callide Manufacturing Company in Biloela was supported to buy new machining equipment to improve their productivity, better serve customers in different industries and grow their operation.</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;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong><span style>Business Eligibility criteria</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.business.qld.gov.au/starting-business/advice-support/grants/growth-fund#check" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">Check your eligibility</a> to find out if your business can apply for the program.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Your business must be an established, financially sound, small to medium-sized Queensland business with the potential for high-growth within the next 2 years. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:18px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>High-growth</strong> is defined as an average annualised 20% increase in turnover, and/or employment in the last 2 years.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><strong><span style="font-size:13px;">Eligible activities include:</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Specialised equipment is considered an independent or additional piece of complex machinery that will have a direct impact on the operations of the business to increase, automate or enhance productivity. It presents a significant investment to the business. We will take into consideration the type of equipment in relation to your business type and local economy when assessing its degree of specialisation.</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;">Examples of eligible highly specialised equipment include (but are not limited to):</span></p><ol style="text-align:justify"><li><span style="font-size:13px;">production equipment to meet otherwise unachievable growth demand</span></li><li> <span style="font-size:13px;">advanced manufacturing or digital equipment and systems</span></li><li><span style="font-size:13px;">advanced logistics systems and equipment.</span></li></ol><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">For more information visit: <a href="http://www.business.qld.gov.au/growthfund" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">www.business.qld.gov.au/growthfund</a>.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-8" 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-9" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>BP Plus and Qantas Business Rewards 3x Points Multiplier</strong><strong> </strong><strong>+ 150k bonus Qantas Points</strong></span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-10" 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%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/BPOGHO0046_BP%20Plus%20Association%20eDM%20Header_1920x1080pxH_QTA.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-11" 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 style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px;color:#000;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Looking for ways to give your business a boost?</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Now is a great time to fuel your business with a BP Plus Fuel card.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">bp is pleased to offer all QTA members 7.5c per litre off Ultimate Diesel at over 270 bp National Diesel Offer sites#</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Sign up for a BP Plus fuel card and as a Qantas Business Rewards member you’ll earn 20,000 bonus Qantas Points, plus triple Qantas Points for 6 months. </span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Want more? Fill up with 12,500 litres or more within 6 months and receive 130,000 bonus Qantas Points.*</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Make doing business more rewarding with BP Plus and Qantas Business Rewards.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Visit bpplus.com.au for more. It really is, business, the clever way.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:16.8px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/australia/home/products-services/bp-plus/bp-plus-and-qantas-business-rewards-3x-points-multiplier-bonus-points-participating-association-members.pdf" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">*</a><a href="https://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/country-sites/en_au/australia/home/products-services/bp-plus/bp-plus-and-qantas-business-rewards-3x-points-multiplier-bonus-points-participating-association-members.pdf" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">T&Cs apply </a>Use promo code: QTA</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:15.6px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.bpplus.com.au/" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">Sign up now</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-12" 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-13" 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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="mailto:ebony@qta.com.au?subject=Waitlist%20for%20Golf%20Day" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/635/hx4/eis/Banner%20%2812%29.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-14" 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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="mailto:ebony@qta.com.au?subject=Golf%20Day%20Sponsorship" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Sponsorship_1.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-15" 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 style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#000;line-height:1.2"><p style="margin:0;font-size:12px;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px"><span style="font-size:14px;">Contact Ebony for information on the sponsorship <a href="mailto:ebony@qta.com.au?subject=Golf Day Sponsorship" target="_blank" title="ebony@qta.com.au" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">ebony@qta.com.au</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-16" 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-17" 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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Gold%20Partner_2.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table> <table class="divider_block block-18" 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-19" 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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="mailto:jim@qta.com.au?subject=" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/ER%20Ad%20V6%20%28262%20x%20188%20mm%29.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-20" 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-21" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">HR Alert-Decision making errors 'rampant' amongst leaders</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-22" 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 style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Article from HR Daily 22/4/24</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;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Employers are failing to consider how behavioural factors are compromising the quality of decision-making in workplaces, and it's costing them dearly, according to a landmark study.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.decisiondesign.com.au/decision-quality" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">New research on decision quality</a> – based on a survey of more than 1,000 decision-makers – "proves that very few people make good quality decisions, even the highest‐performing leaders", say the authors from workplace specialist Decision Design.</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;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Decision Design founder Dr <strong>Johann Ponnampalam</strong> says businesses are "decision-making factories", and that the quality of "every single decision" directly relates to their success.</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;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">But "decision quality issues" lead to loss of revenue and customers, and a decline in employee engagement and retention. Business costs increase by 59% and business processes become 44% less effective, so improving decision quality can have a "profound impact" on financial success, productivity and retaining top talent, he says.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">According to the study, the main factors causing leaders to make poor decisions include: being negatively impacted by at least one common decision bias (84%); being impacted by excessive optimism (62%); and being impacted by overconfidence (62%).</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;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/hr-alertdecisionmaking-errors-rampant-among-leaders" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">Read full article</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-23" 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-24" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">How can I improve my mental wellbeing?</span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="text_block block-25" 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 style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Strong mental wellbeing gives you resilience in the face of life’s challenges and is something we can all benefit from. Fortunately, you can improve your mental wellbeing by making small changes to your daily routine.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><strong><span style="font-size:13px;">Discover the building blocks</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">There are six different areas (or building blocks) of mental wellbeing. Each building block helps you respond to the range of mental tasks you face every day, in a unique and powerful way. To keep your mind in top condition, you’ll need to use each building block regularly.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Visit <a href="https://www.mentalwellbeing.initiatives.qld.gov.au/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">https://www.mentalwellbeing.initiatives.qld.gov.au/</a> for more information and resources.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-26" 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-27" 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%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.mentalwellbeing.initiatives.qld.gov.au/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_qexBhCoARIsAFgBlesw8FozOnl5sbTrkborwwQJN8XzXuOWg7mS-RhGAMT6pYXGlm3nnk8aAtA2EALw_wcB" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/5lm/vsu/57s/mentalhealth%20building%20blocks.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-28" 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-29" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>Mental Health Support Lines for T & L </strong></span></h1></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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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"><div style="max-width:224.125px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/paf/aug/zpr/healthingear%20logo.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="224.125" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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"><div style="max-width:224.125px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/33e/st6/wdo/tiacs%20logo.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="224.125" height="auto" /> </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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:391px"><a href="https://healthingear.com.au/get-help/" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/anv/yal/xwr/HealthinGear.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="391" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="50%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:366.75px"><a href="https://www.tiacs.org/how-it-works/" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/pub/wyxa/2j2p20yg/1f0/7gq/tyl/tiacs.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="366.75" height="auto" /></a></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;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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-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;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.healthyheads.org.au/resources-and-training/build-a-workplace-wellbeing-plan/" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/HHTS28435%20Social_v37.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></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><table class="image_block block-3" 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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.raffletix.com.au/ntimndresearchraffle2024" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Bonnie.jpg" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-4" 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-5" 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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Innovation_2.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-6" 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-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;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Insurance Considerations for Businesses Facing Physical and Transitional Climate Risks and Adopting Low-Carbon Values</span></h1></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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:271.667px"><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:100%" width="271.667" height="auto" /></div></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;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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 style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria increasingly influence regulatory, shareholder and public expectations, businesses must focus on the sustainability and ethical impact of their operations, both now and in the future.</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;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Sustainability is crucial for a business's long-term viability. Boards and directors must consider not only current impacts but also future sustainability in light of impending legislation and regulatory shifts. This strategic management issue hinges on governance, which is essential for integrating environmental and social practices into the company's core strategy and operations, thereby ensuring oversight and accountability.</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;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.ajg.com/au/news-and-insights/2024/apr/insurance-considerations-for-businesses-facing-physical-and-transitional-climate-risks/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size:13px;">Read full article and access the Webinar</span></a></span></p></div></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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder">Register for Australian Workforce Trends Event - 22/5/24</span></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;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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:sans-serif"><div class style="font-size:14px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;">Now in its third year, Gallagher's Workforce Trends Report: Workplace Wellbeing Index is Australia's largest and most comprehensive study into employee wellbeing and the impact on business performance outcomes. See these findings come to life in a half day professional development event, featuring industry leading experts in employee wellbeing, psychosocial risk and people experience.</span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;">Why attend?</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Unveiling new trends: </strong>See how the Australian workforce landscape is trending and how you compare to competitors in the fight for top talent.</span> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Strategic insights: </strong>Understand the challenges and opportunities that exist when it comes to wellbeing at work and how they can drive your organisation's performance.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Actionable takeaways: </strong>Harness employee wellbeing to accelerate your commercial advantage.</span></p><p style="margin:0;text-align:justify;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:21px"> </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.eventbrite.com.au/e/workforce-trends-tour-australia-tickets-876339935337" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;" rel="noopener">Register with code EARLY25 before 30th April for 25% off.</a></span></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><table class="image_block block-3" 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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/current-qta-partners" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/NQ%20Partners.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div> </div></td></tr></table><table class="divider_block block-4" 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-5" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" style="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder"><strong>Safety Alert - Bridge Height Awareness - Size Matters</strong></span></h1></td></tr></table><table class="image_block block-6" 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%"><div class="alignment" align="center" style="line-height:10px"><div style="max-width:815px"><a href="https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/inthecommunity/projects/bridge-strike-protection" target="_blank" style="outline:none" tabindex="-1"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Size%20matters.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></a></div></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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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-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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="75%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"> <strong>QLD Road Conditions</strong></h1></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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"><div style="max-width:112.063px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Map-Qld.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="112.063" height="auto" /></div></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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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 style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldmackay-capella-due-peak-downs-hwy-closure-caval-ridge-opass" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">CQ-Mackay-Capella Access Conditions during Peak Downs Hwy closure at Caval Ridge O'Pass</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldfnqgulf-developmental-kennedy-developmental-road-754624" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">Updated-NIGHT WORKS ONLY-FNQ-Gulf and Kennedy Developmental Road-Bridge Work 7/5-4/6/24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="OSOM Access over Cunningham's Gap extended to 13/1/25" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">Cunnigham's Gap-OSOM access extended to 13/1/25</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldtoowoomba-bypassgore-hiwywidth-restrictions-osom2843524" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">SWQ-Toowoomba Bypass-Gore Hwy-width restrictions for OSOM 28/4-3/5/24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updateqldswtoowoombashort-term-road-closures-impacting-hvs-5524" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">SWQ-Toowoomba-Short Term Road Closures impacting HV's 5/5/24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditons-updatefnqkuranda-rangeupcoming-closures-end-aprilearly-may" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">FNQ-Kuranda Range-upcoming closures expected end April/early May 24small business month</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatefnqpine-creek-yarrabah-roadroad-improvements" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #1a1ae3;">FNQ-Pine Creek-Yarrabah Road-road improvements through to July 24</a></span></p></div></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"><div class="fullWidth" style="max-width:815px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Silver%20Partners_5.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="815" height="auto" /></div></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-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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr><td class="column column-1" width="75%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><strong>NSW Road Conditions</strong></h1></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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"><div style="max-width:112.063px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Map-NSW.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="112.063" height="auto" /></div></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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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 style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:21.6px;color:#000;line-height:1.8"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:23.400000000000002px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatenswberesfieldosom-accessne-highway-john-renshaw-drive-slip-lane-2930424" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">Beresfield-OSOM Access-NE Highway, John Renshaw Drive slip lane 29-30/4/24</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:23.400000000000002px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/road-conditions-updatenswhamptonmore-closure-dates-jenolan-caves-road-aprilmay" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">Hampton-More dates for closure of Jenolan Caves Road (April & May)</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:23.400000000000002px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://www.qta.com.au/news/nswminister-roads-publishes-industry-engagement-report-western-sydney-heavy-vehicle-rest-area" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">Review on Western Sydney HV Rest Area</a></span></p><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;mso-line-height-alt:23.400000000000002px"> <span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/nswtemporary-closure-heavy-vehicle-safety-station-mt-white-and-southbound-ramp-m1-pacific-motor" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;">Mt White-Temporary closure at Heavy Vehicle Safety Station southbound off ramp on M1 Pacific Motorway towards the Safety Station 24/4-15/5/24</a></span><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="https://qta.com.au/news/nswtemporary-closure-heavy-vehicle-safety-station-mt-white-and-southbound-ramp-m1-pacific-motor" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;"></a></span> </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-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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" width="815"><tbody><tr> <td class="column column-1" width="75%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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="padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px;padding-top:10px;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;mso-line-height-alt:27.599999999999998px"><strong>NT Road Conditions</strong></h1></td></tr></table></td><td class="column column-2" width="25%" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;font-weight:400;text-align:left;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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"><div style="max-width:112.063px"><img src="https://d15k2d11r6t6rl.cloudfront.net/public/users/Integrators/a094431a-3703-47bd-bc1b-c32d6c8901d6/me_qta/Map-Northern%20Territory.png" style="display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%" width="112.063" height="auto" /></div></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;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:815px;margin:0 auto" 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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top;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 style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:18px;color:#000;line-height:1.5"><p style="margin:0;font-size:13px;text-align:justify;mso-line-height-alt:19.5px"><span style="font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.roadreport.nt.gov.au" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0e2fe0;" rel="noopener">www.roadreport.nt.gov.au</a> continues to be the most up-to-date source for road closures and access.</span></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><table class="image_block block-3" width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0"><tr><td class="pad" 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