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Rockhampton Resources Expo Launched
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The largest of Rockhampton's herd of six concrete bulls, a grey Brahman at the southern and western entry to the City, was dressed with a half metre hard hat covered with symbols of the resources industries as part of the official launch of the Queensland Resources Expo (QREX).
Rockhampton Mayor, Cr Margaret Strelow, who also chairs the QREX Management Committee, said this gesture highlighted the extent to which Rockhampton had changed in the past five years.
"Until about 2002 service from Rockhampton, which has a well deserved reputation as the nation's Beef Capital, was mainly centred on primary production.
"This perception has changed substantially in the intervening five years with the resource industries joining primary production as the two main focuses for Rockhampton's service industries.
"As the boom which the City is presently experiencing has been driven by this new alignment, QREX is an important event as it will emphasise Rockhampton's role as a resources services centre."
Cr Strelow was joined by the Chief Executive of the Queensland Resources Council Michael Roche in outfitting the bull statue with its new hard hat.
Central Queensland University Vice-Chancellor Professor John Rickard and Tony Cullen, General Manager of Rockhampton Tourist & Business Information, decorated the bull with a sash outlining the dates of the expo which will be held on 23-26 May 2007.
Professor Elizabeth Taylor, Executive Dean, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering & Health at CQU and QREX Event Director Rick Palmer were also involved in the launch.
Cr Strelow said QREX would be built around four sectors of the resources industry in which Central Queensland played a significant global role. These were mining, especially coal mining, energy generation, water and light metals processing.
QREX would reinforce Rockhampton's position as the major service centre for these sectors in the southern Bowen Basin and an alternative service centre for plants and operations in the northern Bowen Basin.
The expo will include:
- International Conference on Resourcing for the Future
- Gala industry breakfast
- Trade expo being organised by Trade Show Organisers
- Educate and Inspire Centre
- Industry tours
- Seminars and workshops
- Hypothetical on ‘Who's Keeping the Lights in 2050?'
- Skills competitions
- Supply chain networking
- Training and demonstrations
- State of Origin function with Choppy
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