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Day One: Monday 8th August 2011
| Day One | Day Two |
8:15
Registration & coffee
9:00
Opening remarks
9:10
The drivers for a golden era of growth
  • Global demand developments
  • Positioning Queensland as a minerals and energy hub
  • The opportunities and challenges ahead
Jim Devine, Director Communications, Queensland Resources Council
9:50
Exploration initiatives & new land releases
Warwick Smyth, Principal Consultant, GeoConsult
PROJECT UPDATES
10:20
Overview of current and future projects in Bowen Basin
Phil Ferenczi, A/ Regional Director - Central Region Mines, Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation (DEEDI)
11:00
Morning tea
11:30
Coal & gas – working together to maximise energy recovery in the Bowen Basin
Tony Knight, Vice President, Exploration, Arrow Energy
12:10
Endocoal – moving from successful explorer to mine developer
Tim Hedley, Chief Executive Officer, Endocoal Limited
12:50
Lunch
2:00
A developer’s perspective
  • EDL - Leaders in clean energy
  • Distributed energy - Drivers & barriers
  • Distributed - Barriers
Derek Hannigan, Business Development, Energy Developments
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS
2:40
Building profitable and efficient supply chains in the Bowen Basin
  • Exploring further development to potentially increase capacity
3:20
Afternoon tea
LAND ACCESS / STRATEGIC CROPPING LAND POLICY
3:50
Gas in the Bowen
  • A new industry for the basin
  • Land access challenges
  • Community relations initiatives
Shane McDowall, Managing Director, The Flinders Group
4:30
Strategic Cropping Land and other significant environmental reforms for the resources industry
  • Summary of the State’s policy position on Strategic Cropping Land
  • Implementation of the policy - new Strategic Cropping Land legislation
  • What are the implications for the resources industry and how do I know if my project will be affected?
  • Avenues for review and conflict resolution
  • Snapshot of other significant environmental reforms
Xavier McMahon, Senior Associate, Clayton Utz
5:10
Close of day one
Conference drinks reception
Network with your peers in a relaxed environment and make new business contacts
 
Day Two: Tuesday 9th August 2011
| Day One | Day Two |
8:30
Morning coffee
9:00
Opening remarks
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT / FIFO / SKILLS SHORTAGES
9:10
'What's under the surface?' The challenges faced by mining communities
  • Importance of communities to manage both the positive and negative impacts of rapid mining growth
  • The issue of non-resident workers (commonly termed Fly-In, Fly-Out)
  • The impacts – social, financial and environmental
  • Isaac Regional Council - steps to address this issue
    1. Adaptive Communities
    2. Social and Economic Study
  • The challenge of affordable housing in the face of rising house / rental prices
  • Isaac Affordable Housing Project
  • Managing the impacts of mining to ensure the growth and sustainability of our communities
Cedric Marshall, Mayor, Issac Regional Council
9:40
FIFO and liveability of the mining villages in the Bowen Basin Region
  • FIFO and DIDO mining employees reached a record high in 2010 in the Bowen Basin region
  • FIFO operation reduces pressure on the existing community infrastructure as well as impacts on the mining families
  • FIFO/DIDO employees mainly stay at the mining camps (i.e., mining villages) during the shift period
  • The mining village occupants rate their villages slightly higher than they rate for the region, where they work
  • The main two reasons to stay in the mining villages are: accessibility to the work site and unaffordable housing in the towns near to the work site.
Dr. Delwar Akbar, Senior Research Officer, Centre for Environmental Management, CQUniversity
10:20
Delivering housing affordability outcomes – What the ULDA has done and is doing
  • Planning for expansion
  • Meeting housing demand
  • Housing affordability concerns for non resource workers
Ian Hatton, Asst Director Community Development and Affordable Housing, Urban Land Development Authority
Alex Plusnin, Senior Development Manager, Urban Land Development Authority (ULDA)
11:00
Morning tea
11:30
Mining boom – held back by the skills shortage
  • The challenges and opportunities for workforce development
  • Unprecedented economic growth, driven by major resource, energy and infrastructure projects
  • Attracting, retaining and training skilled employees
  • Develop and implement effective action plans to address skills shortages
Deb Jones, General Manager - Research and Development, Mining Industry Skills Centre
WATER MANAGEMENT
12:00
SunWater – Making Water Work in the Bowen and Galilee Basins
  • Working with new coal mining customers emerging in the continuing coal boom
  • Presentation of details, timings and costings on SunWater’s plans for the Connors River Dam and associated pipelines
  • Presentation on other proposed pipelines from the Burdekin and Mackenzie Rivers to new mines
Peter Boettcher, Chief Executive, SunWater
12:40
Lunch
1:40
Queensland's flood crisis sparks calls for an overhaul of mine discharge rules
  • Bowen Basin mines need to be at the top of their game in water management
  • Flood & Drought - How do coal companies in the Bowen Basin deal with the two extremes?
  • Water pumping regulations
  • Impact of floods on infrastructure & mines
TECHNOLOGY & SAFETY
2:20
Post blast fume measures
2:50
Collision avoidance & proximity detection
  • Risk/hazard identification and collision/incident causes
  • Technology implementation and changes to site safety management policies
  • Government guidelines - Creating a culture of collision avoidance in Queensland’s mining industry
  • What does the future hold?
Stewart Bell, Queensland Mine Safety & Health Commissioner, Department of Employment, Economic Development & Innovation, (DEEDI)
3:30
Close of conference & afternoon tea
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