SURAT BASIN NEWS: Project Ruby brings 350 construction jobs, capability statements sought for renewables, QRC Code of practice, Nexus grants and billboards.

For your procurement team: The next gasfield territory investment in the Surat Basin

Shell Australia/QGC have announced gasfield development and a supporting built infrastructure project. Project Ruby is situated in QGC’s existing central and southern tenements and includes 161 natural gas wells to be drilled in 16 months and approximately 300km water and gas gathering pipelines. Construction jobs to peak around 350 with approx 70 to be locally-based. 

Are you interested in supply work within the Renewables sector?

Members please provide your current capability statement to Lance. You’ve had a friendly reminder in previous newsletters to get them ready, so send them in!

Local content leaders – the Queensland Resources Council Code of Practice

In my role I sit on a committee of industry groups and local governments from around Queensland. Our work is to maximise the economic and business benefit from major projects developing in our regions. Our projects include mines, railways, wind and solar farms, gas developments, priority development areas and even casinos. For further information see the attached link below.

Nexus Together: Major project community sponsorship

Nexus has a community sponsorship program to supporting the groups which are working hard to benefit the local community. There latest round is closing shortly, on April 30. If you have a project, event or initiative that contributes to community health, safety, education or the environment, you may be eligible to apply for sponsorship. Visit Nexus for more information. 

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With such a big network, there is always something interesting going on. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and even you might spot us on the odd billboard out west. We have offices in Toowoomba, Chinchilla and now the Brisbane CBD. With three billboards now proudly on show in the Western Downs, TSBE is offering the opposite side billboard space to members. Contact Erin for more information and get your message/brand out there for motorists to see.