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Queensland Mining
and Energy Expo Boom
Smart business owners looking to capitalise on
Queensland's mining and energy boom are flocking
to expos, writes Simone Henderson-Smart.
Despite some
projects being put
on hold for the moment, the Queensland
mining boom shows no signs of abating
and 2013 is set to be a huge year for the
region. Director of Australian Events Bob
Carroll is the driving force behind the
only two mining and energy events in
Queensland this year that, he says, will
help business and industry capitalise on
this incredible growth.
The Central Queensland Transport,
Trades and Mining Expo (CQ Expo) was
an enormous success when it launched
in Rockhampton last year as a vehicle for
promoting businesses across the mining,
transport and energy industries, linking
businesses with key decision-makers in the
rapidly developing Southern Bowen Basin
and Galilee Basin.
To address current needs and trends,
this year the expo will focus on technology,
as Carroll explains: "Technology and its
adaptation to all sorts of industries helps to
keep costs down and improve productivity.
Increasing efficiency and cutting costs will
be important as we move into 2013, and at
84
CQ Expo we will showcase companies that
have developed innovative technology for
industry and mining."
Falling commodity prices means that
increased efficiency is more important
than ever. The chief economist for the
Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy
Economics, Quentin Grafton, agrees, saying
that expected record-breaking resources
earnings will be driven by high production
levels rather than rising prices.
"Despite projections of lower
commodity prices relative to 2010–11 over
the medium term, increased resources
and energy export earnings are projected
to be underpinned by substantially greater
export volumes for most commodities," he
said in a statement.
The success of the CQ Expo comes
off the back of the only other mining and
energy event to be held in Queensland this
year, the Surat Basin Energy & Mining
Expo. Held in Toowoomba, last year's
event saw 6,000-plus visitors flock to see
more than 400 exhibitors and Carroll
expects this year to be even bigger.
Qld
MORE INFORMATION
CQ Expo
March 13–14, 2013
Rockhampton Showgrounds
www.cqexpo.com.au
Surat Basin Energy & Mining Expo
June 19–20, 2013
Toowoomba Showgrounds
www.suratbasinexpo.com.au
