Register

Buyers (BHP / BMA)

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

Buyers (Tier A Contractors)

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.

Tier A Contractor Employee Registration

Queensland

Events

17 Dec

Energy bill relief

National

If you have a small business, you may be eligible to receive up to $325 off your small business electricity bill over the 2024—25 financial year. To be eligible you will need to:

  • have an active electricity account
  • not operate from a residential address with a residential electricity tariff, and
  • meet the definition of a ‘small business’ in the state or territory that your business operates in. This will be based on your business’s annual energy usage.
25 Feb

Tendering – Top Ten Tips

Online 10.30 - 11.30am

This one-hour webinar will provide you with practical tips to help you to prepare comprehensive and conforming bids to tender for government and private sector contracts, large and small.

These tips will help you write an effective tender response that outlines the expertise, experience and value-add activities of your business to procurement managers who are responsible for assessing if you are the right fit for their supply chain.

26 Feb

Build your First Nations Cultural Capability

Online 9.30am - 1.00pm AEST

Join seasoned executive leader and facilitator Lil Gordon for this half day online seminar and gain a strong foundation of knowledge about how to respectfully work with and engage First Nations people and their culture. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of Aboriginal perspectives and learn skills that will improve your cultural capability in the workplace.

03 Mar

Signature Program

Online

This 12-week program takes a deep dive into all 13 modules and empowers event organisers with the knowledge, tools and inspiration to revitalise their event. It will reshape thinking, ignite connections, unify communities and help event organisers to develop effective strategies, systems and processes that will ensure long term success and viability.

04 Mar

Capability Statement Essentials

Online 10.30 - 11.30am

A free webinar. 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.

07 Mar

International Women’s Day Lunch

Mackay 11.45am - 3.00pm

Resource Industry Network invites members and industry peers to our iconic and sell-out IWD Business Lunch.

Celebrating diversity, fostering inclusion and building powerful networks, this event aims to empower and encourage women into leadership, decision-making, business and STEAM roles across diverse fields in the METS and resources sectors.

13 Mar

AI and Other Tools for Business

Emerald 12.30 - 2.30pm

Unlock the power of AI tools and apps to save time, boost content production, and gain a competitive edge.
Presented by Liam Fahey, this workshop will cover:

  • AI language models like ChatGPT
  • Prompting correctly
  • Apps and tools
18 Mar

The Upskilling Edge

Mackay 7.30 - 9.30am

Whether you’re looking to assess your team’s current capabilities, address critical skills gaps, or future-proof your business, understanding how to effectively map and enhance workforce skills is essential.

19 Mar

The Building Blocks of ESG

Online 9.00 - 11.00am

A comprehensive two-part webinar series designed to help you navigate the evolving landscape of ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance). Discover how ESG is shaping major projects and procurement processes and learn how to enhance your business capabilities to seize upcoming opportunities. Costs $50

26 Mar

Tendering – Top Ten Tips

Online 11.30am - 12.30pm

This one-hour webinar will provide you with practical tips to help you to prepare comprehensive and conforming bids to tender for government and private sector contracts, large and small.

These tips will help you write an effective tender response that outlines the expertise, experience and value-add activities of your business to procurement managers who are responsible for assessing if you are the right fit for their supply chain.

01 Jul

Signature Program

Online

This 12-week program takes a deep dive into all 13 modules and empowers event organisers with the knowledge, tools and inspiration to revitalise their event. It will reshape thinking, ignite connections, unify communities and help event organisers to develop effective strategies, systems and processes that will ensure long term success and viability.

06 Sep

Central Highland Business Excellence Awards

Emerald

The event will be an opportunity to come together to celebrate our region’s vibrant business community, its resilience and its achievements.

For more information on the Local Buying Program in Queensland contact:

Emma McCullagh

Business Development Lead

emma.mccullagh@c-res.com.au

1800536663