The Right Direction
Minerals and energy production is Queensland’s leading export earner and on the verge of unprecedented expansion to meet global demand. Industries include:
- Coal and metals mining
- Oil and gas production
- Minerals processing
- Exploration
- Electricity generation
- Site contracting
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From the calendar
Term 2, 2013 will see QMEA students and teachers participating in a range of activities including Career Cafes, Rock Tour, Toolkit for Schoolkids workshops, Science Olympiads and Engineering and Trade Challenges in Mt Isa. For activities occurring in your region, check out the QMEA Calendar, and for more information please email Continue Reading »
From the blog
Senior Chemistry students and their teachers have a better understanding of the oil shale industry following a visit to QER’s operations in Gladstone recently. The thirteen students from Gladstone State High School gained an insight into the industry as they toured the New Fuels Development Centre and discussed the processing Continue Reading »
Young Central Highlands women have been given the tools to explore careers in trades. A Toolkit 4 Schoolkids workshop supported by BMA and Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) has helped 16 year-10 local girls set their sights on careers as operators or tradespeople in the minerals and energy sector. Continue Reading »
Participants described the recent QMEA Rock Tour as ‘the best PD ever – it rocked!’ The tour included laboratory activities at Moranbah State High School and underground and open cut site experiences at BMA’s Broadmeadow and Goonyella Riverside mines. Teachers were exposed to basic Earth Science principles and their application Continue Reading »
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) story is a step closer to becoming part of the high school curriculum in Gladstone following a workshop attended by teachers and gas industry representatives earlier this month. Teachers from Chanel College, Gladstone, Tannum Sands and Toolooa State High Schools participated in a one-day workshop Continue Reading »
