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Subscriber only Central Queenslanders will enjoy decades of jobs from a bold new resources sector development plan aimed at harnessing the $82.6 billion industry. The Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan was launched by Resources Minister Scott Stewart on Thursday, April 29. Queensland Resources Council chief executive Ian MacFarlane said the plan was a crucial step toward building the state s global reputation as a low-emissions energy superpower. Resources Minister Scott Stewart speaking in Parliament. Pics Tara Croser. The State Government is delivering on its pre-election commitment to work with the QRC and other stakeholders to develop a plan that maximises the benefits and addresses the challenges facing resources companies and resources communities at a critical time in world history, he said.
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The role critical minerals like H-Hydrogen will play in lowering world carbon emissions was front and centre this week at the Queensland Exploration Council renewable energy technologies showcase.
With Queensland’s huge potential to provide the critical and rare earth minerals needed to manufacture smart phones, solar panels and electric cars, Queensland Exploration Council chair Kim Wainwright said it was an exciting time to be in the exploration sector.
The showcase, Ms Wainwright said, illustrated the role critical minerals would play in lowering world carbon emissions through renewable energy technologies. Chief Executive Ian MacFarlane at the Queensland Resources Council Annual Lunch at Royal International Convention Centre, Bowen Hills, Friday, November 27, 2020 – Picture: Richard Walker
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RotorTech 2018 was so well attended the event outgrew its old home on the Gold Coast. (Hawker Pacific)
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RotorTech important for Industry Recovery: AHIA 4 March 2021
Australian Helicopter Industry Association (AHIA) CEO Paul Tyrrell has labeled RotorTech 2021 as one of the most important events in the history of the local helicopter industry.
In a communique released today through AMDA Foundation, the organisers of RotorTech, Tyrrell said the exhibition and conference would play a large part in the industry s recovery from the COVID downturn. I would suggest that this year’s RotorTech gathering in Brisbane will be one of the most important events in the history of the local helicopter industry, after a three-year COVID-related gap, he said.