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.
The METS & MORE Diversification Forum is set to explore workable solutions for regional METS manufacturers to unlock new markets, leverage specialised skills, and drive long-term growth — grounded in the Greater Whitsunday region’s own strategic vision for diversification.
This is a chance for local businesses to network, hear from Mayor Vea Vea, Isaac Business Chamber and an expert panel on key industry insights and opportunities for the Isaac Region.
Share a yarn and enjoy a coffee, connect with local Indigenous business owners and stakeholders.
The Neighbourhood Hub, 4 George Street, Mackay
Diving deeper into Excel’s capabilities, this session looks at data analysis tools, formatting, and creating visual tools to make your data shine.
Revisit a classic program, and discover the features and updates that make it a far more useful tool in your tech stack these days. Get to grips with document basics, and see how to build your skills to produce professional, functional, and consistent documentation that you can be proud of sending out.
Register for a 1-hour mentoring session to help you find the right person to talk to about challenges and opportunities in your business. The Queensland Government’s Mentoring for Growth (M4G) program offers free and confidential mentoring sessions where you are matched with business experts to help you understand business processes, talk through a problem in your business or identify business growth opportunities.
Demystify automation and AI, removing the complexity and confusion to understand how tools already inside Word, Outlook and Teams can significantly reduce the time and energy spent on repetitive (but important) tasks.
So much more than ‘just’ email! Outlook is a powerhouse for productivity and efficiency, across email management, calendar organisation, and task scheduling.
Register for a 1-hour mentoring session to help you find the right person to talk to about challenges and opportunities in your business. The Queensland Government’s Mentoring for Growth (M4G) program offers free and confidential mentoring sessions where you are matched with business experts to help you understand business processes, talk through a problem in your business or identify business growth opportunities.
This session explores how AI is shaping our nation’s future, with practical insights for businesses of all sizes and industries.
This session is intended as an introductory session to help potential suppliers understand how to participate in Australian Government procurement and contracting opportunities.
Understand how to safely manage your files and information, work with others (both inside and outside of your organisation), and ensure that information is accessible using SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams.
Resource Industry Network continues to celebrate successful women each year through our International Women’s Day Business Lunch. This annual signature event features inspirational leaders and diversity champions who share insights into their careers, the importance of inclusion, and how to create balance.
“In her words”
Featuring Fallon Drewett from The Just Saying Project as keynote speaker. Fallon’s powerful, honest storytelling is creating real conversations across regional Australia and leaving audiences feeling inspired, supported and connected.
This event is all about coming together to share experiences, build connections and celebrate the strength of the communities we live and work in every day.
This session will provide businesses with practical steps for developing stronger tender responses and build their understanding of the process for lodging a tender submission.
This roadshow brings together technology providers and industry specialists to share honest insights into how robots and cobots are being used today, how Australia compares with leading international markets, and where automation genuinely adds value, and where it doesn’t.
Alongside live demonstrations, the day is designed to encourage open discussion around capability, limitations, return on investment, skills, and implementation pathways, with plenty of time for questions, conversation, and networking with peers and experts.
Integrating business systems in a manufacturing business is crucial as it streamlines operations and enhances data accuracy.
Discover the top ten tendering tips that will help your business stand out and be compliant in competitive procurement.
Utilising the Microsoft AI ecosystem (CoPilot and Azure AI) to empower regional decision makers with data insights and capabilities.
Delivered by: Daniel Brown (Microsoft Copilot MVP) from Frontrow Technology
Regional decision‑makers are busy – and most aren’t looking for more tools or tech jargon. They want clarity, confidence and practical ways to improve the decisions they make every day.
By attending the workshop you will learn:
• why a capability statement is important
• how to use your capability statement to market your product or service
• how to use your capability statement to accompany contract tender submissions
• best-practice fundamentals for developing and drafting a powerful capability statement
• how to access the latest information on Queensland’s supply chain opportunities
By attending the workshop you will learn:
• why a capability statement is important
• how to use your capability statement to market your product or service
• how to use your capability statement to accompany contract tender submissions
• best-practice fundamentals for developing and drafting a powerful capability statement
• how to access the latest information on Queensland’s supply chain opportunities
This one-hour Effective Contract Delivery webinar will:
A practical 1 hour workshop with Presenters from ARM Hub, designed specifically for manufacturing leaders to:
Register for a 1-hour mentoring session to help you find the right person to talk to about challenges and opportunities in your business. The Queensland Government’s Mentoring for Growth (M4G) program offers free and confidential mentoring sessions where you are matched with business experts to help you understand business processes, talk through a problem in your business or identify business growth opportunities.
Register for a 1-hour mentoring session to help you find the right person to talk to about challenges and opportunities in your business. The Queensland Government’s Mentoring for Growth (M4G) program offers free and confidential mentoring sessions where you are matched with business experts to help you understand business processes, talk through a problem in your business or identify business growth opportunities.
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.
An Introduction to Lean Manufacturing Philosophy and offers solutions to the challenges in change management processes.
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.
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.
