Childcare Leadership Alliance recognised with Queensland Mining Award

The Childcare Leadership Alliance (CLA) has been recognised in the 2024 Queensland Mining Awards, winning the National Group Community, Staff Engagement or EEO Award for its work, which is conducted in partnership with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and Astute Early Years Specialists. 

The 2024 Queensland Mining Awards were celebrated with a black-tie gala event which was held in Mackay on 24 July as part of the Queensland Mining and Engineering Exhibition. 

Presented by the Bowen Basin Mining Club alongside Queensland Resources Council, the 2024 awards recognised Queensland’s best and brightest resources contractors, suppliers and producers, with peer-judged awards presented over eight categories addressing safety, collaboration, environment and innovation. 

As well as the announcement of the award winners, the evening included a keynote address from Asset President of BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), Adam Lancey, and an industry address from Queensland Resources Council CEO, Janette Hewson. 

“We are so honoured to receive this award, acknowledging our hard work and commitment to improving Early Childhood Services in regional communities,” Mel Comerford, Director, Astute Early Years Specialists said. 

“This recognition highlights our dedication to providing high quality early learning for all children, families and the community. We are excited about the future and what the next phase will bring for the Childcare Leadership Alliance.”

Other award winners included: 

• Queensland Mining Contractor of the Year: StrataLock 
• Glencore Productivity Award: MTi Group – BlastScout 
• QME Best New Product Award: Corehesion – Stone Dust Management System 
• Blackwoods Collaboration Award:  MacKellar Group | Manabotix  – Enhanced Safety Measures Using Bund Monitors 
• Pentacon Innovation Miner Award: Coronado Global Resources – Plant Advisor: Harnessing AI to optimise coal processing capabilities 
• Pirtek Safety Initiative Award: Bigmate – Dragline Proximity Awareness System 
• Hastings Deering Environment Award: Pembroke Resources – Biodiversity Protocol for Endangered Fauna 
• Austmine Innovation METS Award: StrataLock – Stratalock Resin: Next Step in Ground Consolidation  

To learn more about the work of the Childcare Leadership Alliance please see here. 

Information about Astute and the Childcare Leadership Alliance is available on the websites linked in this piece.

Image features Kylie Dawson (CLA) and Mel Comerford (Astute)