Council urges the Region’s businesses to ‘Gear up’ for Adani now
Published on 09 June 2017
Rockhampton Regional Council is delivering real skills for real jobs with a new training blitz launched today to get our businesses in the box seat for work at Adani’s Carmichael Mine.
Mayor Margaret Strelow said the “Gear Up Rocky” initiative is about identifying what support or training local businesses need to get the work and create jobs.
“We are only six months from the date Adani expect to have the project fully funded so this week’s announcement is our cue as a regional community to get prepared during this short window of opportunity,” Mayor Strelow said.
“The Gear up Rocky initiative will begin with an online survey that lets us understand where businesses are at now so we can determine how we can help them be noticed and sell themselves to Adani.
“We’ve been in touch with training providers and Government agencies on rolling out courses, assisting businesses to build their profile and work together to bid for larger work.
“We have been told from the industry itself that while we have already got the goods, our businesses are not selling themselves well, particularly on the internet.”
Mayor Strelow said Council will be pouring resources and effort into working beside local businesses during the next six months.
“Some businesses are very well rehearsed in dealing with the resources sector while others may not have the experience on how to tap into opportunities of this magnitude,” she said.
“This is where Council will step in to assist businesses on this journey as we roll out initiatives including one-on-one support, group training sessions and assistance in effectively using Adani’s preferred tendering platform, ICN Gateway, which is free for businesses to sign up to.
“We need to be absolutely determined that every opportunity is going to come to our existing long term businesses.
“Our dearest wish is that those who have stood by the city in the bad times will be the ones that benefit in the good.”
Business Support and Opportunities Survey
To complete the survey visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/adanicarmichaelmine or go to Council's Home page > For Business > Gear up Rocky. This survey will be available from today, Friday 9 June to Friday 7 July 2017.
ICN Gateway – Tendering Platform
To register your business on ICN visit: http://gateway.icn.org.au.
Businesses can sign up for free, at the bottom of the page select ‘basic package’
For more information contact Rockhampton Regional Council’s Economic Development team on 1300 22 55 77.