Community Leaders Council keynote speaker presentations
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Below are a series of keynote speaker presentations taken from the GasFields Commission’s 2021 ‘Community Leaders Council’. In this first video the Minister for Resources, the Honourable Scott Stewart MP spoke about how Queensland’s onshore gas industry is a critical contributor and creator of direct jobs for Queensland’s economy.
Following the theme of the ‘2021 Community Leaders Council’ (Cultivating Coexistence – learning from experiences, facing challenges and harnessing future opportunities), the Minister spoke to how maintaining the onshore gas industry’s social licence and achieving sustainable coexistence with rural landholders and communities is essential for the industry’s continued growth and for the prosperity of regional communities.
This is the second keynote presentation captured at the GasFields Commission’s ‘2021 Community Leaders Council’. In this video the Commission’s A/CEO, Warwick Squire presents a ‘State of the Sector Overview’ that delves into themes that include Cultivating Coexistence, the Role of the GasFields Commission, State of the Sector Policy Drivers and the ever-evolving relationship between the onshore gas and agriculture sectors in Queensland.
This is the third keynote presentation captured at the GasFields Commission’s ‘2021 Community Leaders Council’. In this video Professor Andrew Garnett, from the University of Queensland Centre for Natural Gas – An Independent Voice for Queensland Science and the Energy Transition – delves into some very thought provoking ‘Perspectives on Coexistence’.
This is the fourth keynote presentation captured at the GasFields Commission’s ‘2021 Community Leaders Council’. In this video Surat Basin landholder Ian Hayllor delivers his presentation titled ‘From Coexistence to Business Partnership – 2010 to 2021’. Ian openly discusses his journey as a Dalby farmer who has been dealing with gas development activities on and around his property for more than a decade.
This video encapsulates the panel discussion undertaken at the GasFields Commission’s ‘2021 Community Leaders Council’. In this video the panel members (Mike Kaiser – A/Director-General, Department of Resources; Dr Georgina Davis – CEO, Queensland Farmers’ Federation; Andrew McConville – CEO, Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association; and Mayor Paul McVeigh – Western Downs Regional Council) delve into a wide range of topics associated with the 2021 Community Leaders Council’s theme of “Cultivating Coexistence – learning from experiences, facing challenges and harnessing future opportunities”.
This is the final video in our series of keynote speaker presentations that were captured at the GasFields Commission’s ‘2021 Community Leaders Council’. In this video Arrow Energy CEO, Cecile Wake delivers a presentation on the topic of ‘Co-Existence – Lessons from the Bowen and Surat’.
The Commission’s Community Leaders Council is a high-level forum that is used as a catalyst to help drive increased collaboration, strategic problem solving and honest dialogue relating to the most pressing coexistence issues being faced within Queensland’s onshore gas industry. Stay tuned for other keynote presentations captured on the day.
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