QRC Indigenous Awards

The QRC Indigenous Awards celebrate leading practice Indigenous participation achievements in the Queensland resources sector. The awards promote the industry as a career of choice for Indigenous people, and showcase Indigenous role models and ambassadors within our sector.

Companies and individuals are encouraged to self-nominate or nominate others for a QRC Indigenous Award. Finalists gain industry recognition, with exposure to over 300 stakeholders, offering valuable networking and career development opportunities.

Award categories

• Indigenous Advocacy Award | recognises Indigenous or non-Indigenous individuals that have demonstrated outstanding effort to encourage, promote and advocate for increasing Indigenous participation within the resources sector.
• Exceptional Indigenous Person in Queensland Resources Award | recognises exceptional achievement by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person working with the Queensland resources sector in any occupation or profession.
• Indigenous Rising Star Award | recognises exceptional achievement by an early-career Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person working with the Queensland resources sector in any occupation or profession.
• Exceptional Indigenous Business in Queensland Resources Award | recognises exceptional achievement by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander business supplying the Queensland resources sector.
• Best Company Indigenous Initiative Award | recognises companies that have developed and maintained strategies that enhance the attraction and retention of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples within the resources industry or the broader economy.
• Exceptional Indigenous Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy Student Award | recognises exceptional achievement by an Indigenous student at a QMEA school who has shown significant promise and passion for a career in the Queensland resources sector.

Key dates

• Applications open: 31 October 2024
• Applications close: 4 April 2025
• Finalists announced: May 2025
• Awards ceremony: 25 June 2025

How to enter

You can submit entries for multiple categories, but each entry must address the specific criteria of the chosen award. Click the links below to find out more or to apply.