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The Institute of Quarrying

Australia

The next Queensland Quarrying & Mining Health and Safety Conference, to be hosted at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on 10 June, will conclude with a three-course dinner function.

BRANCH NEWS

Planned branch and sub-branch activities in the third quareter of 2022 were heavily impacted due to COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. The branches are continuing to work hard to maintain events and keep our industry connected. The following events were postponed and will be rescheduled in the coming months: • NSW Student Presentation Night (postponed from February). • SA Diversity and Inclusion Conference (postponed from February). • Queensland Young Member Network site visit (postponed from February).

A huge thanks goes to all the committee members who are supporting the planning and replanning of networking events and education. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

UPCOMING BRANCH EVENTS SAVE THE DATE

• 10 June - Quarrying & Mining Health and

Safety Conference, Brisbane Convention and

Exhibition Centre. • June 2022 (date TBC) - North Queensland

Safety & Health Conference, Townsville.

The two health and safety conferences will again provide delegates with a detailed update from Resources Safety and Health Queensland and quality speakers to address the key health and safety topics.

For more information and to register, visit quarry.com.au/events

MEMBERSHIP REVIEW COMMITTEE NOMINATION

The IQA is seeking an EOI for up to five additional representatives from industry, branches and sub-branches, and suppliers to join the Membership Review Committee (MRC). The MRC’s role will be to: 1. Determine applications for member status, where applicants do not have a formal or exempting qualification. 2. Determine applications for membership that are referred to it by the National Office staff or

Chair of the Committee. 3. Determine applications for membership that are referred to it by applicants that are not happy with the decision of the National Office staff or Chair of the Committee. 4. Review and provide recommendations to the

Board via the Chief Executive Officer on all nominations for Fellowship. 5. Review and provide recommendations to the Board via the CEO on all nominations for

Honorary Fellowship. 6. Review and provide advice to the CEO on all membership matters. 7. Review and provide advice to the CEO on strategies to sustain and grow membership. 8. Refer matters of Committee composition, membership guideline amendments, membership grades and annual membership fees to the Board via the CEO.

For more information, download the EOI form from the IQA website: quarry.com. au (Membership >Membership Review Committee).

• 10 March Victorian Branch Autumn Breakfast

• 11 March Western Australian Branch Bowls and Barbeque Meeting

• 16 March North Queensland Branch Cairns Dinner Meeting

• 20 May Queensland Branch 28th Annual Golf Day

• 27 May North Queensland Branch Mackay Annual Golf Day

• 31 May Central Queensland Sub-branch Site Visit and Networking IQA JOB NOTICE BOARD

IQA members can advertise vacancies on the IQA Jobs Board for free. The advertisement will be published for three weeks. If the role is not filled in this time, you will be able to request the advertisement stay live for a further three weeks. The IQA Jobs Board is a great way to reach people in the industry who may be looking for opportunity. To advertise, email admin@quarry.com.au.

Ensure you follow the IQA on LinkedIN – linkedin.com/company/the-australianinstitute-of-quarrying/ – for updates on industry information.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

IQA NEWS

The Institute of Quarrying

Australia

#BREAKTHEBIAS

Tuesday 8 March, 2022 celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD). Through the theme of #BreakTheBias, IWD this year aimed to promote workplaces that are free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, a world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and a world where difference is valued and celebrated. Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.

The IQA has been working with industry to celebrate and promote the diversity in our industry and to encourage greater diversity and involvement. Women In Quarrying (WIQ) has gone from strength to strength and it is very fitting that we launch our own campaign – Quarrying with Diversity – to align with IWD.

The IQA will be celebrating the amazing career opportunities of members in the quarrying industry and showcasing the role that younger people, women and people from different backgrounds play. I have written before about the pressures to attract, maintain and develop our workforces in line with the skills that our industry requires to operate sustainably, safely and profitably. Diversity will only strengthen and improve the talent pool.

I was delighted to be invited by one of our valued industry partners John Deere to speak at its IWD event targeting more than 200 staff from all parts of their business. I shared my career journey and some of the highs and lows around inclusion. Reflection is a powerful tool. I used the opportunity to reflect not only on my career but areas where I can improve and support greater diversity and inclusion.

During the presentation I discussed the IWD #BreakTheBias campaign theme. Specifically, it is about challenging people’s own self-biases and their also their unconscious biases. As individuals, if we break the bias we will improve culture and open the door to the talent available to our industry.

As an industry we are slowly addressing the diversity issue. But the rubber hits the road when we address inclusion. Safer workplaces, greater innovation, happier teams and improved performance all come from inclusion.

KYLIE FAHEY Chief Executive Officer Institute of Quarrying Australia

disrupted schedule, the IQA has scheduled a number of new courses that are being offered face to face in 2022, including: • Supervising for Safety. • Plant and Equipment: Safety, Compliance and Best Practice. • Slope Stability. • Respirable Crystalline Silica.

Visit www.quarry.com.au for up to date scheduling of courses in your state. If a course is not listed, contact the IQA - email admin@ quarry.com.au - and we can discuss your training needs.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS CONTINUE FOR 2022

The IQA is pleased to have delivered a range of professional development opportunities throughout 2021, keeping our industry engaged and connected during a challenging year. Why not start 2022 by completing some training via a virtual workshop?

Whether you’re looking for training for your team or your own professional development, the IQA have a course to suit you. All sessions carry CPD hours aligned to the QMCS and for those in New South Wales, the NSW Maintenance of Competence Scheme.

Professional development opportunities available over the coming months include: • 3 March (8:00am - 4:30pm) Learning from

Disasters Virtual Workshop • 10 March (9:30am - 1:00pm) Slope Stability for Operators Virtual Workshop • 17 March (9:30am – 11:00am) Introduction to Safety Management Systems Webinar • 22 March (9:00am – 4:00pm)

Quarry Products Technical Training Virtual

Workshop • 6 April (9:00am – 1:00pm) Electrical

Awareness Virtual Workshop • 7 April (10:00am - 11:30am) Quarry Roads & Onsite Vehicle Safety Webinar

For further information on professional development opportunities available via the IQA, visit www.quarry.com.au IQA NEW MEMBERS

GRADE NAME BRANCH

TMIQ Erik Sleeman NSW TMIQ Erkin Holbaev QLD TMIQ Shaun Rietdyk QLD ASSOC Russell Hoffmann QLD ASSOC Mark Malone NSW ASSOC Richard Eaton QLD MIQ Frank Nigro VIC ASSOC Jacob Woods NQLD ASSOC Rod Dawson QLD MIQ Peter Garland NSW OP Jacob Stewart QLD ASSOC John Goodrham VIC TMIQ Dorian Cicarelli QLD TMIQ Matthew Smith QLD MIQ Paul Mandeno NSW MIQ David Penna NQLD TMIQ Jamie Whittaker NSW