Peabody Wilkie Creek Mine Site and Origin's Darling Downs Power Station Site Vist

On Tuesday, 5th of July, all of the QRC scholarship students and QUT Dean's scholars were invited to visit the Peabody Wilkie Creek Mine Site and Origin's Darling Downs Power Station. This was a very interesting and insightful day which started off by me personally, catching the 4:55am train into the city to meet at 6:15am to leave from outside of the QRC office. The Peabody Wilkie Creek Mine Site was a real eye opener. to start the day we were all breath tested with the threat of being asked to leave if we blew above 0.000, fortunately we were all safe. An introduction was given and many amazing facts were revealed. one of the main ones that stuck with me was that for the last round of hiring for unskilled positions, Peabody was offering 18 jobs and had 2300 applicants. however skilled employees are in need and are constantly being hired. The Wilkie Creek site has many plans for development and is continually working with the local community to ensure harmony. a huge emphasis is placed on safety at Wilkie Creek to ensure the smooth running.