MACKAY TRAINS FUTURE MINING WORKFORCE LIVE THE MACKAY LIFESTYLE

lifestyle and make the most of life by the sea.

With every caress of the sea breeze comes the promise of a relaxed, coastal lifestyle and East Point’s Dunes Harbour Beach is the ideal location to experience everything Mackay has to offer.

Combining a well-designed coastal masterplan with tropical modern highly sought-after beachside homesites seamlessly integrated with a lively urban hub, the new boutique community rests on nearly 9km of near continuous beach.

The unique neighbourhood merges into its surrounds, with over 35% of the community committed to open space, conservation and parkland surrounded by sea, river, and wetlands to ensure Dunes remains a pristine destination for years to come.

Just seven-kilometres from Mackay CBD and 13-kilometres from Mackay Airport, Dunes combines luxurious coastal residential living with practicality, alongside an urban hub, tourist node and recreational facilities on your doorstep.

From waterfront terraces to low-set beach bungalows, there will be a home to suit any

The development has already piqued the interest of locals, including Denis Cusack and In Sun Park, who were quick to purchase their slice of paradise at Harbour Beach.

“As soon as I drove through the Urbex development after being contracted there for a job, I couldn’t stop thinking about it,” Denis said.

“The location, lifestyle and allotment sizes ultimately sealed the deal, being by the beach, 10 minutes to the city and land size big enough for a lap pool – who could say no.”

The couple purchased a beachside lot within Sol Precinct at Dunes Harbour Beach, with plans to move into a spacious four-bedroom home by June 2023, featuring a media room and lap pool with views of the islands and ocean.

Many more locals and sea changers are following suit, the prospect of settling into an idyllic north Queensland lifestyle, filled with family days on the beach, fishing, boating and beachside dining too good to pass up.

Visit the website to learn more: www.dunesharbourbeach.com.au.

Since its inception in 2020, the BHP FutureFit Academy (FFA) in Paget has welcomed over 400 apprentices and trainees which are now set to provide a boost to the mining workforce ahead of the next highly anticipated mining boom.

The program is facilitated by CQ University and operated in partnership with BHP. Graduates are guaranteed roles within the company and deployed to the Operations Services teams, which provide maintenance and production support to BHP’s operations across Australia.

FFA has two academies, one based in Mackay and a second in Perth, Western Australia.

The program aims to train 2500 people over five years with an associated investment of $300 million.

Member for Capricornia, Michelle Landry, said that apprentices and trainees boost the pipeline of workers that are needed to ensure a strong economy.

“The apprentices and trainees at BHP’s FutureFit Academy are critical to meeting the high demand for workers as we lead into another mining boom,” Ms Landry said.

“Locals in Central Queensland know CQUniversity offer the best higher education in regional Australia. For BHP to also recognise this is a true credit to the work of our local university.”

Vice President Operations Services, Matt Furrer couldn’t be prouder of what they’ve created with FFA.

“No one is investing in trades and training like we are,” he said.

“Operations Services is successfully providing opportunities for thousands of Australians to benefit from permanent, well-paid jobs and high value training and career development.

“It works for our 4000-strong team, it works for BHP, and the communities where we operate.”