The University of Queensland has partnered in CRC TiME to develop and facilitate a three-year regional knowledge exchange (RKE) (2026-2028) and to use the exchange model research as a means of building regional capability around mine closure and post-mine transitions. The goal of the RKE is to build new knowledge networks and practical skills to support social, cultural, environmental and economic post-mining transitions while strengthening inter-regional collaboration and promoting best practices.
The project will include two primary activities: (1) six knowledge exchange visits (one per region, for example, in Bowen Basin, Pilbara, south-west and mid-west Western Australia, Latrobe Valley and Tasmania), and (2) three virtual roundtables.
The exchange visits will facilitate the sharing of information and experience among the project team, CRC TiME, and key regional stakeholders – including government, industry, regional and Indigenous organisations. The exchange activities will be designed as social and experiential learning for representatives of these organisations, to provide new knowledge, networks and skills to assist these organisations to support all aspects of post-mining transitions (social, cultural, environmental and economic). These activities will support post-mining transitions by fostering regional knowledge networks. Virtual roundtables will provide a platform for cross-regional dialogue, enabling the exchange of strategies and experiences between regions.
The Centre's Director, Professor Greg Marston, will contribute to Project 6.2: Regional Knowledge Network as a panel member providing expertise in work and employment, economic security and the social dimensions of climate change to connect and translate research and transfer knowledge about transitions in regional economies to build capacity of stakeholders in the identified regions.
