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COMMUNITY LEADERS SUPPORT MEDAL BID Community leaders from across the region are putting their support behind the proposal to make Olympic and Paralympic medals from Mount Morgan and committing to make it a major priority for 2026. The proposal, which would see the expected 5000 medals produced for the 2032 Games made with gold, silver and copper sourced from Heritage Minerals’ Mount Morgan Mine Tailings Project, is one of four key priorities outlined in the region’s legacy plan and released by Mayor Tony Williams in December 2025. The proposal would importantly recognise the unique historical significance Mount Morgan played in the development of Queensland and promote the town’s history, story and tourism opportunities
on the global stage. Local leaders, including Rockhampton Mayor Tony Williams; Member for Mirani, Glen Kelly; Mount Morgan Councillor, Cherie Rutherford; Mount Morgan Promotions and Development President, John Steinberger; and Heritage Minerals’ Peter Mellor, highlighted the push for medals made in Mount Morgan as a fitting way to recognise the town’s history whilst promoting the current work underway to rehabilitate the mine through Heritage Minerals’ tailing project. Heritage Minerals tailings project, which will commence in mid-2026, will reopen the Mount Morgan mine after a 30-year hiatus. It will utilise new, innovative technologies to process remanent tailings at the site to extract leftover minerals and water quality and Continued on Page 2