The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia

✨ VOTE FOR YOUR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER! ✨ Meet Amanda de Azevedo Marques, Specialist Optimisation, Advanced Analytics Data, Rio Tinto and 2025 Women in Resources Technological Innovation Award finalist! Cast your vote for your People's Choice winner now: https://hubs.ly/Q035KGpW0 Learn more about our 2024 WIRA finalists here: https://hubs.ly/Q035KH1W0 The winner will be announced at the Women in Resources Awards Dinner on Thursday 13th February.

Nature Positive reforms, production tax incentives and WA’s green metal potential were all high on the agenda during a series of meetings attended by CME Director of Policy and Advocacy Adrienne LaBombard and Head of Economics Aaron Walker in Canberra this week. Adi and Aaron met with a wide range of lawmakers and department staff to press home the recommendations contained in our recently launched Federal Pre-Budget Submission. The overarching message: the resources sector needs a back-to-basics approach that prioritises lowering costs and accelerating project assessments, complemented by targeted support for emerging industries critical to the global energy transition.

What a pleasure hosting the 2025 CME Women in Resources Awards finalists for a celebratory breakfast today ahead of next week's big event. Each of the 13 individual finalists - and the three businesses in the running for the Outstanding Company Initiative Award - have made a valuable contribution to improving diversity and inclusion in the resources sector. Thanks also to Finance, Commerce and Women's Interests Sue Ellery for attending this morning to meet our finalists and help present the finalists' certificates. The countdown is now well and truly underway for the sold-out 2025 Awards Dinner on February 13 at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. Before then, it's not too late to cast your vote for the WIRA People's Choice Awards here: https://hubs.ly/Q035x7JG0

✨ VOTE FOR YOUR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER! ✨ Meet Shalini Saldanha (nee Cooray), Business Partner IS&T, Rio Tinto and 2025 Outstanding Woman In Resources Award finalist! Cast your vote for your People's Choice winner now: https://hubs.ly/Q035vt010 Learn more about our 2024 WIRA finalists here: https://hubs.ly/Q035vfQL0 The winner will be announced at the Women in Resources Awards Dinner on Thursday 13th February.

Some very important points in this coverage of The West Australian's business roundtable featuring Woodside Energy, Chevron, Alcoa and Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA. ➡️Gas remains critical to WA's electricity generation needs, supplying 56% of the power in the SWIS when a new demand record was set on January 20. ➡️ Globally, coal is still eight times more likely to be used to produce electricity than gas - despite gas producing roughly half the CO2 emissions. ➡️ WA’s gas industry has provided $40 billion worth of taxes and royalties to the Federal Government and $18b to the State Government over the past 40 years. Read the full story here: https://hubs.ly/Q035lfjP0

For 16 years, sponsors of CME’s Women in Resources Awards have understood the importance of collaboration, diversity and expertise. Thank you to all our event partners and sponsors of WA’s premier industry event, the 2025 WIRA awards, for helping celebrate inclusivity and the extraordinary talent in our sector. Check out more about the amazing 2025 WIRA finalists here - https://hubs.ly/Q031Qv1d0

For 16 years, sponsors of CME’s Women in Resources Awards have understood the importance of collaboration, diversity and expertise. Thank you to all our event partners and sponsors of WA’s premier industry event, the 2025 WIRA awards, for helping celebrate inclusivity and the extraordinary talent in our sector. Check out more about the amazing 2025 WIRA finalists here - https://hubs.ly/Q031QrJr0

Congratulations to all finalists gearing up for CME’s night of nights, the Women in Resources Awards, now in its 16th year. Learn more about each finalist, their positive impact and the premier industry event that is WIRA 2025 - https://hubs.ly/Q031Qtq-0

CME congratulates the recipients of the latest round of Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Program PhD scholarships, which will facilitate high quality research to improve health and psychosocial safety in mining. Full statement here: https://hubs.ly/Q0358HxJ0

✨ VOTE FOR YOUR PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER! ✨ Meet Nicole Patterson, Global Lead – Control System Performance Metrics, Newmont Australia and 2025 Women in Resources Technological Innovation Award finalist! Cast your vote for your People's Choice winner now: https://hubs.ly/Q0358pVc0 Learn more about our 2024 WIRA finalists here: https://hubs.ly/Q0358rTx0 The winner will be announced at the Women in Resources Awards Dinner on Thursday 13th February.