STEPPING UP FOR LIFESAVING SERVICE

The RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service is an essential aeromedical service in Central QLD, but they wouldn’t be able to do what they do without an army of volunteers. RACQ CapRescue operates over a huge area, spanning 350,000 square kilometres, helping more than 300,000 people per year. Racking up almost 30 years of operation in […]

UNVEILING THE FUTURE AT QME 2024

2024 will see the return of the much-anticipated Queensland Mining and Engineering Exhibition (QME) at Mackay Showgrounds on 23-25 July 2024. We caught up with QME Exhibition Director Samantha Martin to get a sneak preview into what we can expect from the event this July. So what can everyone look forward to at QME this […]

OPINION: ANOTHER BIG YEAR FOR RESOURCES

2024 will be another big year for Queensland’s resources sector, and that includes here at the QRC. We will shortly be welcoming our new Chief Executive Officer, Janette Hewson, to lead the peak body for Queensland’s mining and energy sector and our state’s most important export industry into a new era. Janette is very highly […]

MORE WOMEN IN MINING

The number of women working in trade positions in Queensland’s resources sector jumped by almost 40 per cent in the last financial year, now accounting for a record 13 per cent of all trade roles. New industry data also shows nine out of 10 women employed by resources companies now work in ‘non-traditional’ roles such […]