BHP and BMA employees can register at any time to use the Local Buying Program for their procurement needs. Buyers will be required to validate their registrations via their BHP email. Once registered, buyers can source goods and services from Local Buying Program suppliers by raising Work Instructions.
BHP / BMA Employee Registration
Tier A Contractor employees can register at any time to use the Local Buying Program for their procurement needs.
Buyers will be required to validate their registrations via their Tier A Contractor email. Once registered, buyers can source goods
and services from Local Buying Program suppliers by raising Work Instructions.
As an eligible taxpayer, you can access the ATO fuel response payment plan with the following conditions:
Step up in your career and accelerate your leadership and management skills with this 9-month BSB40520 Leadership & Management course, delivered in person and online – supported by the Resource Industry Network. You will develop specialised knowledge which includes communicating effectively as a workplace leader, making a presentation, implementing an operational plan, customer service standards, and continuous improvement. Register now.
ecoBiz is a FREE program offered by Business Chamber Queensland that supports businesses with personalised coaching, training, resources and tools to help you save costs, reduce your energy, water and waste use and manage your carbon emissions.
At this workshop you will hear how applying the fundamental principles of marketing can help to increase awareness of your business and improve the potential for customers to buy from you.
The ESG Masterclass & Mentoring Series is a hands‑on, practical program designed to help Greater Whitsunday small and medium businesses (SMEs) make ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) workable, relevant and valuable for their business.
Rather than focusing on theory or reporting, this Series supports SMEs to move from awareness to action. You’ll learn what ESG actually means for your business, what customers and supply chains are starting to expect, and how to take realistic steps that strengthen competitiveness, improve sustainability performance and uncover practical efficiency and cost‑saving opportunities.
Do you have an idea for a business? Or are you just starting out and want to find out more? This info session is a great place to start!
Topics include:
• what is business, why go into business and are you ready
• business success, risks and challenges
• business preparation and planning
• developing and testing your business idea
• business essentials workshops and how they fit into your plan
• business development learner guide (supplied) and how to use it.
• IBA, your business and how we can help.
Learn about basic financial management and budgeting for business at this workshop. During this session you will learn about key financial concepts and develop budgets using a specially designed spreadsheet budgeting tool.
In the final workshop of the series, participants bring together information gained from the other workshops and their own research. Using their business development learner guide, participants will develop a lean business plan and showcase their business.
The difference between maintenance shutdown control and chaos isn’t effort. It’s disciplined preparation, leadership capability, and real-time visibility when pressure builds.
Learn about basic financial management and budgeting for business at this workshop. During this session you will learn about key financial concepts and develop budgets using a specially designed spreadsheet budgeting tool.
A free, practical lunchtime webinar designed specifically for manufacturers. Hosted by Inturing in partnership with Queensland Manufacturing Hubs, this session cuts through the hype and shows you what AI automation actually looks like on the factory floor, in the finance team, and across your supply chain.
Tech Verge is Greater Whitsunday Innovation’s premier annual technology conference, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts from across the region and beyond.
This two-day event features keynote presentations, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, networking opportunities, and a showcase of cutting-edge technologies and startups.
Do you have an idea for a business? Or are you just starting out and want to find out more? This info session is a great place to start!
Topics include:
• what is business, why go into business and are you ready
• business success, risks and challenges
• business preparation and planning
• developing and testing your business idea
• business essentials workshops and how they fit into your plan
• business development learner guide (supplied) and how to use it.
• IBA, your business and how we can help.
The third BBMC Networking Luncheon for 2026 will feature a keynote fireside chat with Thiess.
Regional Queensland’s most anticipated event dedicated to advancing safety leadership and practices is BACK.
Hosted in the vibrant city of Mackay, this groundbreaking conference is your exclusive opportunity to gain cutting-edge insights and network with top professionals in the industry. The Resource Industry Network Safety Conference is situated in the epicenter of regional manufacturing and mining, brining together like-minded professionals and industry experts.
The 2026 Safety Conference will feature presentations from leading experts, practical and cost-effective solutions, and inspirational stories designed to equip attendees with the skills and information they can take back to their workplaces.
A night of celebration, style, and standout moments at the Best in Business Awards, as we wrap up Small Business Month with a bang. Begin the evening with canapés and drinks on arrival, before enjoying a delicious two-course meal, an inspiring keynote speaker, and a host who will keep the energy high from start to finish.
We’ll celebrate excellence across seven categories, recognising the businesses and individuals driving our region forward — the innovators, the risk-takers, and the quiet achievers making a big impact.
Working professionally in the arts and creative sector means communicating with a diverse range of people across an array of complicated circumstances. Any ordinary day could include managing a new professional relationship, negotiating your fees, umpiring an argument or setting better boundaries for the work. Much of the time, we have no clues or tools to help us at all!
At this workshop you will hear how applying the fundamental principles of marketing can help to increase awareness of your business and improve the potential for customers to buy from you.
Come and have a coffee and breakfast and catch up with your industry peers. The information session will be worth your time. This annual event is an informal gathering to come together as a manufacturing community.
Do you have an idea for a business? Or are you just starting out and want to find out more? This info session is a great place to start!
Topics include:
• what is business, why go into business and are you ready
• business success, risks and challenges
• business preparation and planning
• developing and testing your business idea
• business essentials workshops and how they fit into your plan
• business development learner guide (supplied) and how to use it.
• IBA, your business and how we can help.
An Introduction to Lean Manufacturing Philosophy and offers solutions to the challenges in change management processes.
Join our partners, Greater Whitsunday Regional Jobs Committee and local business owners and leaders for a practical, insight-driven evening focused on solving real operational challenges. Featuring Keenan Jansen from Demarken Group, this session will deliver strategies to help businesses improve systems, leadership, workplace culture, and day-to-day operations.
Join regional leaders, government and industry to explore how collaboration across Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday is unlocking infrastructure, enabling growth and positioning the region for future industries including supporting the activation of the Queensland critical minerals sector.
What is your business vision? Do you want to get a better understanding of the statutory and legal requirements that need to be considered when operating a business in Australia? This workshop also introduces basic financial management concepts and tools used to run a business.
People expect that being promoted to CEO would be the toughest career move out there, plot twist – it’s not! Let’s face it, stepping up from Team-Mate to Team-Manager can feel really tricky, like being promoted from drummer to conductor overnight, without a baton.
At this workshop you will hear how applying the fundamental principles of marketing can help to increase awareness of your business and improve the potential for customers to buy from you.
From planning your response to submitting your tender, this workshop will give you the top ten tips to tendering.
Our tips will help you improve your approach to tendering and how to address the non-price criteria in tender documents.
Declining grades and increasing metallurgical complexity are often seen as unavoidable in modern mining—but they don’t have to be.
Discover how real-time process intelligence, enabled by current and emerging technologies such as online analysers, is helping operations make faster
Do you have an idea for a business? Or are you just starting out and want to find out more? This info session is a great place to start!
Topics include:
• what is business, why go into business and are you ready
• business success, risks and challenges
• business preparation and planning
• developing and testing your business idea
• business essentials workshops and how they fit into your plan
• business development learner guide (supplied) and how to use it.
• IBA, your business and how we can help.
A capability statement is a tool that allows procurement teams to assess your expertise and achievements, as well as your potential to deliver goods and services. It outlines the capabilities and skills of your business.
A capability statement is essential for applying for and securing tendering opportunities in government and private sector projects. They can also be uploaded to online databases and be used to support your finance applications.
Learn about basic financial management and budgeting for business at this workshop. During this session you will learn about key financial concepts and develop budgets using a specially designed spreadsheet budgeting tool.
Join us for a live onlinecareer conversation where senior secondary students can hear directly from a young apprentice working in the manufacturing industry today. This short, interactive session provides students with the opportunity to gain honest insights into apprenticeships, manufacturing careers, and the pathway from school into the workforce.
Join us for a live onlinecareer conversation where senior secondary students can hear directly from a young apprentice working in the manufacturing industry today. This short, interactive session provides students with the opportunity to gain honest insights into apprenticeships, manufacturing careers, and the pathway from school into the workforce.
This event is a perfect opportunity for industry professionals to connect and build new relationships, whilst enjoying a drink in a relaxed setting., offering a unique setting to come together, share insights, and build valuable connections in a casual setting over drinks and canapes.
Austmine Members will showcase how METS companies are supporting underground sites through practical workforce solutions, training, systems and on-site support. Presentations will focus on real-world approaches to improving supervision, day-to-day execution and operational performance underground.
It’s the biggest night on the Queensland mining industry calendar, as suppliers, contractors and decision-makers swap boots for black-tie and high-vis for high fashion.
Hosted by the Bowen Basin Mining Club in partnership with the Queensland Resources Council, the Gala Dinner will highlight businesses of all sizes excelling in the Queensland mining industry.
Join Associate Professor Sarel Gronum from The University of Queensland (UQ) for a Building Business Excellence Masterclass in Mackay, to explore how to identify, build, and sustain your competitive edge.
Competitive advantage isn’t luck; it comes from innovation and making deliberate choices that change how you compete. In this hands-on masterclass, you’ll learn how successful businesses build competitive advantage and outperform their peers.
We are thrilled to announce the much-anticipated relaunch of the Best in Business Awards in Mackay. This event will celebrate the achievements and innovations of our local businesses, shining a spotlight on the talent and dedication within our community.
Want to ensure smooth contract delivery to help win ongoing business? Do you want to learn the Critical Contract Checks to navigate the complexities of contract delivery with confidence?
This one-hour Effective Contract Delivery webinar will:
