Project Charlie the focus of TSBE's March event

More than 200 people gathered in Wandoan last Thursday, 10 March, for Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise’s (TSBE) March Enterprise Evening to hear first-hand about the newest CSG development in the region – QGC’s Project Charlie.

QGC Vice President – External Affairs and Sustainability, Joanne Pafumi, updated attendees on QGC’s overall project to date, highlighting the lead contracting firms involved with the project and providing insights into the projects contribution to the Queensland Resource Sector.

TSBE chief executive officer Dr Ben Lyons said it was positive to see such strong support in Wandoan for Project Charlie.

“It was great to see such a strong turnout to hear from QGC in regards to their latest development,” Dr Lyons said.

“Project Charlie is the industry’s first example of ongoing investment within the Surat Basin resource sector with the $1.7 billion project representing the ongoing ‘sustain phase’ of projects, where smaller targeted locations are developed as new gasfields to keep supply to Gladstone for export."

Local Content Advisor at CPB Cotractors, QGC’s main works contractors, Ben Hughes also briefed guests regarding the project’s local content engagement to date and gave an overview of the project’s overall requirements.

“The project is expected to create 1,600 jobs in the next two years so it was pleasing to hear from Mr Hughes in regards to the project’s local content engagement and how they are engaging with local companies,” Dr Lyons said.

TSBE Gold Level Member and specialist telecommunications provider MarchIT sponsored the evening. MarchIT are providing telecommunications capabilities to the Project Charlie site and its workers through their SuratCONNECT service.