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Resources minister returns to his heartland

Queensland Resources Minister Scott Stewart returns to his heartland today when he drops into Ayr State High School where the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) is conducting a workshop to encourage students in ...
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Students get taste of Oresome futures

Mount Isa students have received a taste of what it’s like to work in the resources sector this week during the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy’s (QMEA) Oresome Minds and Oresome Trades Camps in Mount Isa.   Staff from event hosts Glencore Mount Isa Mines have been on hand to mentor students ...
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Local students road test booming trades

Year 10 students from Central Queensland high schools became tradies for a day at workshops this week (22 and 23 June) to learn more about resources sector trades including auto electrics, mechanics, pneumatics and ...
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Students help black-throated finch to thrive

Students from Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) schools throughout Queensland travelled to Rockhampton to take part in the 'Oresome Minds' research camp hosted by Central Queensland University (CQU) and Bravus, which was designed ...
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Site seeing for careers 

Gladstone students saw their school projects come to life this week when they visited Santos GLNG’s Curtis Island site in an event organised by the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA), the education arm of the Queensland Resources ...
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Girl Power in STEM

More than 30 Brisbane girls are today (24 June) taking part in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) challenges at a special female-only Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) ‘STEM Unearthed’ workshop. The QMEA, the education arm of the Queensland Resources Council ...
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Cloncurry kids get tech savvy

Cloncurry students this week took part in a Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) workshop designed to test their creativity and problem-solving skills using technology. The students built a sound, light and heat monitor while ...
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Mount Isa students make robots rule 

Mount Isa students will learn just how exciting Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) can be when they discover their practical applications in a Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) ‘Beakers.Bots.Build’ workshop today (22 ...
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