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Rockhampton State High School students traded places Wednesday, donning high vis gear and getting on the tools.
The hands-on ‘Tradie for a Day’ workshop was run by the Queensland Resources Council’s education arm, the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy.
It encouraged Year 10 students to consider a VET or STEM pathway to a job in the resources sector. Tradie for a Day at Rockhampton State High School 2021 The QRC described itself as Queensland’s peak body for coal, metal and gas explorers, producers and suppliers.
It said the sector contributes one in every five dollars to the state economy, sustains one in six Queensland jobs, supports more than 15,000 businesses and contributes to more than 1,200 community organisations - “all from 0.1 per cent of Queensland’s land mass”.
The successful implementation of a bold new industry development plan for Queensland’s
$82.6 billion resources sector will provide decades of jobs for Queenslanders, the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) said today.
QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said today’s launch of a Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan (QRIDP) by Resources Minister Scott Stewart was a crucial step towards building the state’s global reputation as a low-emissions energy superpower.
“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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