Saudi Arabia Market Readiness Program

Online 3.30pm - 4.30pm

Join Austmine for a three-part online program exploring Saudi Arabia’s mining market and the steps Australian Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) companies can take to assess and pursue opportunities.

The program will examine customer priorities, market entry options and the requirements of supplying the Saudi Arabian market. Expert presentations and industry discussion will help companies consider the commercial implications for their products and services.

Participants will have access to practical guides and case study examples to support partner assessment and delivery planning, with time to identify actions for their own business.

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Mackay Region Chamber | Annual General Meeting

Mackay 12.30am - 2.30pm

Join us at Ocean International for the Mackay Region Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting, including a two-course lunch and the opportunity to connect with fellow members of our business community.

2026 is an election year, which means Chamber members will have the opportunity to have their say on who they would like representing and advocating for our region’s business community for the next two years.

We’ll also take a look back at the year that was and what’s ahead for the Chamber.

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RBHQ Tenants morning tea

Online 10.30am - 11.00am

October is Work Safe Month, making it the perfect time to focus on workplace health, safety, and wellbeing. Join us for this month’s Tenant Morning Tea, where we’ll put your safety awareness to the test with an interactive “Help Us Solve the Safety Incident” challenge. Work together with fellow tenants to investigate a fictional workplace incident, identify what went wrong, and uncover ways it could have been prevented.

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B2B Brews & Breakfast in Support of Anti-Poverty Week Coffee AND Breakfast is provided this morning if you could please bring a donation of a non-perishable food item.

Mackay 8.00am - 9.00pm

We LOVE The Neighborhood Hub, winners of our Best In Business “It’s Not Easy Being Green” award for Environmental Excellence in 2026 !

These guys bring resources & partners together to provide a range of services, facilities, activities and events connecting with the community and responding to the demands of identified unmet needs.

Coffee AND Breakfast is provided this morning if you could please bring a donation of a non-perishable food item on the day. This is very much appreciated and will help support the Neighborhood Hubs Anti-Poverty Week Campaign.

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From Reactive Repairs to Planned Cycles: The Future of Bucket Maintenance

Online 2.00pm - 2.45pm

Excavator buckets are traditionally maintained reactively, with cracking, wear and structural repairs handled onsite as they arise. This session looks at what changes when bucket maintenance is planned instead.

We’ll walk through case studies showing how a bucket can deliver up to 18,000 hours of operation across planned maintenance cycles.

We’ll cover the safety case for moving welding, grinding and structural repairs away from the mine site, what “maintenance-free” actually means in practice, and how planned cycles compare to reactive repairs on availability and total cost of ownership.

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Bravus CEO Leadership Luncheon

Brisbane 12.00pm - 2.00pm

Bravus Australia is a diversified Australian resources and infrastructure company operating across mining, rail, port and renewable energy. Part of the global Adani Group, Bravus owns and operates the Carmichael Mine in central Queensland, the Bowen Rail Company, Abbot Point Operations (North Queensland Export Terminal), and the Rugby Run Solar Farm.

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Clinical Confidence: Skills that Change Outcomes

Bundaberg 8.45am - 3.00pm

Regional Queensland’s first veterinary conference that provides practical CPD for regional veterinary teams.

Join us for this one-day conference, focussing on the core clinical skills that influence patient outcomes every day. Through a series of practical sessions, led by industry experts, attendees will gain knowledge and tools that can make an immediate impact in practice.

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Shiift Leadership Experience: Mate 2 Manager Program

Mackay 9.00am - 1.00pm

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.

Whether you’ve just snagged that shiny promotion (congrats, by the way!) or you’re a business trying to level up your future leaders without the chaos, this course is your backstage pass to confidently rock the management stage.

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Building Business Excellence Masterclass 2026 – Longreach

Longreach 7.00am - 9.30am

Join UQ Associate Professor Sarel Gronum for a Building Business Excellence Masterclass in Longreach, 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.

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IREP Lunch and Learn in Person Mackay

Mackay 11.00am - 1.00pm

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Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday First Nations Business Expo

Mackay 8.15am - 2.00pm

The event connects Indigenous businesses with buyers, procurement opportunities and valuable networking partnerships across our regions.

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Weld Supervisor Training

Mackay

Weld Australia will be hosting a Welding Supervisor course at the Mackay Manufacturing Hub. This training will be run over 3 x 1-week blocks. The first two weeks will be run consecutively with a break to allow students to sit their Paper A exam. Students will then come back for the final module and paper B examination.

Students have the opportunity to sit either the AS2214 or the AS1796 Cert 10. The classes will be combined for modules 1 & 2 and then spilt into two separate groups for module 3.

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Play Your Best Game

Mackay 4.00pm - 6.00pm

A practical, high-energy two-hour session on how to sustain your energy, sharpen your focus and keep performing at your best — in business and in life — without burning out.

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B2B Brews @ MARABISDA for Indigenous Business Month Proudly brought to you by our Platinum Sponsor DALRYMPLE BAY COAL TERMINAL

Mackay 8.00am - 9.00pm

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Workforce Evolve Workshop 2: Secure your employer brand

Online 10.00am - 11.30am

Join us for Workshop 2 to explore what makes your business stand out as an employer and how to bring that story to life for current and future employees.

In this practical session, you will define the key elements of your employer brand, shape a clear employee value proposition and learn how to communicate it consistently across the employee experience.

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