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

29 Apr

Navigating the AI Landscape for Manufacturers

Paget 7.30 - 11.00am

Mackay manufacturers looking to capitalise on the advantages of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are invited to hear from an expert in the industry at a free breakfast event, hosted by the Mackay Manufacturing Hub.
Attendees will hear from University of Queensland Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Tim Miller, on how AI can be implemented within a business.

01 May

Business Growth Fund Program

Queensland

Providing funding for small and medium-sized high-growth businesses to buy highly specialised equipment, enabling them to unlock growth potential, increase production, expand their workforce, and maximise economic returns to move them into the next stage of growth.

08 May

Tender Workshop – Trading Tracks

Mackay 12.30 - 4.00pm

Covering tender budgets, risk management, including a spreadsheet template, key things to remember when tendering and tips for tenders.
These workshops are for Indigenous businesses registered with Trading Tracks.

09 May

Small but Mighty

South Mackay 12.00 - 2.00pm

Our Small Business Month Celebration Luncheon is a definite highlight on our event calendar! Join the Chamber team, with special guest Dominque Lamb (Qld Small Business Commissioner) and many more special guests!!

09 May

Grant Workshop – Trading Tracks

Mackay 9.00am - 1.00pm

This workshop will assist you to create a one page strategic plan and a grant want list (template provided), gathering proof for grants, statistics, data and support letters, checklists and tips for grants.
This workshop is for Indigenous businesses registered with Trading Tracks

15 May

One Page Business Plan

Online 10.30am - 1.30pm

This workshop is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have a business idea and want to break down the key elements or building blocks of their idea in describing their business model.

The one-page business plan helps provides focus in outlining the proposal to the person with the business idea and others who may be interested.

Workshop participants will be assisted in developing their one-page business plans if they have attended other IBA’s Business Essentials workshops where they will have considered their business building blocks.

15 May

Marketing Fundamentals

Online 5.00pm - 8.00pm

This workshop is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business operators and entrepreneurs who want to better understand and use marketing in supporting customers to buy their product or services.

After completing this workshop, you should be better informed about the fundamentals of marketing and how you may apply those marketing principles to increase customer awareness and potential to buy from your business.

23 May

Decarbonisation Accelerated Summit

Mackay 8.30am - 4.30pm

Along with a dynamic gathering of industry leaders, innovators, and visionaries committed to driving real change towards a cleaner, more sustainable future; the summit will transform regional businesses and industries thinking.

This will fast track our region’s approach to climate -positive action.

30 May

Isaac Business Chamber Launch

Moranbah 12.00 - 3.00pm

The launch of the Business Chamber marks the beginning of a collaborative journey aimed at fostering economic growth, innovation, and networking opportunities within the Isaac region.
Brand and Marketing specialist, Jessica Ritchie will be the keynote speaker. Jessica moves organisations and small businesses from bland to reMARKable through her powerful MARK methodology.

31 May

Safety Conference

Mackay 7.15am - 4.30pm

Gain valuable insights, tools, and strategies that you and your staff can implement to continue making safety a priority in the ever-changing workplace.
Come along to the 2024 Safety Conference and prepare to make better safety choices.
This year’s Safety Conference theme is ‘The Why of Safety’.

06 Jun

Marketing Fundamentals

Online 9.30 - 12.30pm

This workshop is for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business operators and entrepreneurs who want to better understand and use marketing in supporting customers to buy their product or services.

After completing this workshop, you should be better informed about the fundamentals of marketing and how you may apply those marketing principles to increase customer awareness and potential to buy from your business.

23 Jul

Queensland Mining and Engineering Exhibition

Mackay

For over 30 years the Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition (QME) has been at the heart of the mining sector in Mackay. Returning to the Mackay Showgrounds in 2024, QME will be the ultimate showcase of supplier innovation and excellence and will illustrate the world class capabilities of Mackay and the broader Central Queensland region. Includes a free-to-attend seminar series that addresses the current needs of the industry and will provide direct benefit to many mining functions.  

Meet face to face with leading suppliers that will keep you at the forefront of the mining industry.

28 Aug

Knowledge Forum

Brisbane Convention Centre 8.30am - 4.00pm

The Knowledge Forum brings together pioneers of supplier diversity with Australia’s leading Indigenous entrepreneurs and business voices – creating a space for important conversations relevant to the Indigenous business sector and the broader Australian landscape.

28 Aug

Connect 2024

Brisbane Convention Centre TBA

Connect is Supply Nation’s annual flagship event that brings together Indigenous businesses, corporate organisations and government departments to foster new business opportunities and celebrate the success of the sector.

For the first time ever, Australia’s leading event for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, will be held on the lands of the Turrbal and Jagera peoples in Brisbane.

29 Aug

Indigenous Business Tradeshow

Brisbane Convention Centre 8.30am - 3.30pm

The Indigenous Business Tradeshow provides the opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses to showcase the calibre, diversity and vibrancy of their products and services to some of Australia’s leading corporate organisations and government departments.
The Tradeshow is a hub where passionate entrepreneurs and buyers from across the country will come together to conduct business, engage, and learn.

02 Oct

AEMEE Annual Conference – Save the Date

TBA

Ticket details will be announced soon.

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

Jessie Appleton

Business Development Lead

jessie.appleton@c-res.com.au

0427 979 670

Emma McCullagh

Acting Business Development Principal - East

emma.mccullagh@c-res.com.au

1800536663