Many opportunities exist for those in the Australian earthmoving, construction, mining and quarrying industries to network, do business and check out the latest technology. This is where you'll find all the expos, shows, conferences and field days that matter.
2025
The Trades Fit – Melbourne
The Trades Fit expo demonstrates the exciting world of trade and tech industries and the rewarding, well-paid career opportunities they can provide to young women.
WHEN: June 3–4, 2025
MORE INFO: www.vic.gov.au/trades-fit-young-women-trades-and-tech
Elders FarmFest – Toowoomba
A primary industry field day, Elders FarmFest promotes a wide range of earthmoving and excavating machinery alongside tools, attachments and equipment.
WHEN: June 3–5, 2025
MORE INFO: https://acmruralevents.com.au/farmfest/home
HIRE25 – Melbourne
Focused on the equipment rental market in Australia, HIRE25 will be held over two days in Melbourne. Focusing on the latest in technologies and equipment, the program includes keynote speakers, networking opportunities for young industry professionals and workshops alongside an exhibition.
WHEN: June 4–5, 2025
MORE INFO: www.hriaconvention.com.au
Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference – Brisbane
The 14th Annual Queensland Transport Infrastructure Conference returns to the Brisbane Convention Centre to profile a vast range of transport and infrastructure works critical for a growing state. The program will highlight the $32.1 billion investment towards a range of infrastructure including road, rail, marine, passenger transport, and active transport projects, which will all contribute to enhancing connectivity, improving safety, and supporting economic growth across the state.
WHEN: June 4–5, 2025
MORE INFO: www.qldconference.com.au
WorldSkills 2025 National Championships & Trade Show – Brisbane
The National Championships is Australia’s largest vocational education and skills excellence competition. Over three days at Skills Show Australia, top regional competitors from across the country will come together to showcase their talents and benchmark their skills against industry peers on the national stage.
WHEN: June 12–14, 2025
MORE INFO: www.worldskills.org.au/2025-national-championships
Perth Tradie Expo – Perth
Perth Tradie Expo cover workwear, tools, training, machinery, vehicles and business services all related to tradie work in Australia. Entry fee is gold coin donation.
WHEN: June 13–15, 2025
MORE INFO: https://tradieexpo.com.au
Queensland Innovation and Resources Expo – Mackay
Held at the Resources Centre of Excellence in Mackay, the event will provide regional resources business and partners the opportunity to showcase their products, equipment, services and innovations in mining, quarrying and resource processing.
WHEN: July 11, 2025
MORE INFO: www.rcoe.com.au/expo
Foundations and Frontiers – Brisbane
The Australian Constructors Association is hosting the second Foundations and Frontiers forum this year, which will track the industry’s progress since the launch of the National Construction Strategy and be a forum for TED-style talks, interactive discussions and a leaders roundtable.
WHEN: August 6, 2025
MORE INFO: https://foundationsandfrontiers.com.au
Resources Technology Showcase – Perth
This free three-day event showcases technological advancements in Australia’s mining, defence and space industries. The 15,000 attendees can get up close to massive mining and excavation machinery and trucks and learn about technological advancements such as electric-drive machinery and autonomous operations. In addition there is augmented reality, remote operations, drones and robotics.
WHEN: August 17–19, 2025
MORE INFO: https://rtsperth.com
NT Resources Week – Darwin
NT Resources Week combines three resource and construction industry events – the South East Asia Australia Offshore & Onshore Conference (SEAAOC), Mining the Territory and the Environmental Management & Decarbonisation Forum. It has fast become the leading meeting point for captains of industry in mining, exploration, petroleum, oil/gas, engineering, construction and infrastructure.
WHEN: September 3–4, 2025
MORE INFO: https://ntresourcesweek.com.au
Concrete 2025 – Adelaide
Concrete 2025 will cover all aspects of concrete materials, design, construction, repair and maintenance.
WHEN: September 7–10, 2025
MORE INFO: https://ciaconference.com.au
Converge – Melbourne
Held alongside No-Dig Down Under, Converge Expo will bring the major projects and civil infrastructure construction industry together across two massive days in Melbourne. There will be expert discussions at all levels of business, from large-scale construction projects to local councils and asset management.
WHEN: September 17–18, 2025
MORE INFO: www.convergeexpo.com.au
No-Dig Down Under – Melbourne
No-Dig Down Under is the southern hemisphere’s only large scale conference and exhibition dedicated to trenchless technology. Organised in partnership with the Australasian Society for Trenchless Technology (ASTT) and held alongside the Converge construction expo, a range of training courses on trenchless methods will be presented prior to the conference. These will be presented by industry leaders from Australia and overseas and will be of value to anyone who encounters trenchless technologies as part of their employment.
WHEN: September 17–18, 2025
MORE INFO: www.nodigdownunder.com
AIMEX – Adelaide
The Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) showcases the latest mining technology, equipment and services, offering a unique opportunity for leading suppliers and buyers to conduct face-to-face business, learn about the latest trends and network in an interactive forum.
WHEN: September 23–25, 2025
MORE INFO: www.aimex.com.au/en-gb.html
Henty Machinery Field Days – Henty
Located in the heart of the nation’s food bowl in southern NSW, Henty Machinery Field Days is an agribusiness supermarket attracting more than 60,000 visitors each year.
WHEN: September 23–25, 2025
MORE INFO: https://hmfd.com.au/
Elmore Machinery Field Days – Elmore
Begun in 1964, Elmore Machinery Field Days is one of Australia’s key agricultural field days, held at Elmore Event Centre in Victoria. A large number of exhibitors cover earthmoving machinery, GPS and guidance equipment, laser and levelling equipment, IT and lifting machinery, among other categories.
WHEN: October 7–9, 2025
MORE INFO: www.elmorefielddays.com.au
WA Mining Conference – Perth
WA Mining Conference will focus on the best practices, technologies and strategies advancing mining in Western Australia to help you increase production, lower costs and prepare for a sustainable future. WA Mining Conference will address the most important issues shaping mining in WA.
WHEN: October 9–10, 2025
MORE INFO: www.waminingexpo.com.au
Highways AU – Sydney
The Highways AU event focuses on civil construction, traffic management, road maintenance, operations and asset management of roads, bridges, tunnels across Australia.
WHEN: October 15–16, 2025
MORE INFO: www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/highways-au/index.stm
Mobility Live – Sydney
Mobility Live is dedicated to helping businesses, transport operators, and government bodies electrify fleets, adopt EVs, enhance EV charging, and meet sustainability goals. The conference and exhibition will focus on fleet management, new technology, electric vehicles and leasing & insurance, with attendees expected from construction and engineering.
WHEN: October 15–16, 2025
MORE INFO: https://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/mobility-live/Who-Attends.stm
International Mining and Resources Conference & Expo (IMARC) – Sydney
The largest international mining event in Australia, over 7,000 members of the international mining community travel to Melbourne to connect, learn, and explore the latest industry innovations over the course of three days. The IMARC expo features 260+ exhibitors showcasing the latest mining projects, machinery, equipment, international pavilions, technologies and innovations.
WHEN: October 21–23, 2025
MORE INFO: https://imarcglobal.com/
Workplace Health and Safety Show – Sydney
The Workplace Health and Safety Show will feature a program of events including live demonstrations, seminars, interactive forums and round table discussions on health, wellbeing, manual handling, major hazards, innovation, technology advancements, new safety products, injury prevention and height safety, amongst other topics.
WHEN: October 22–23, 2025
MORE INFO: www.whsshow.com.au
Australian National Field Days – Borenore
The oldest annual agricultural exhibition in the country, the Australian National Field Days is held 15km west of Orange at Borenore, NSW and has a specific earthmoving category for exhibitors.
WHEN: October 23–25, 2025
MORE INFO: https://anfd.com.au
Melbourne Build 2025 – Melbourne
Focused on building and design in Victoria there is a large conference program and over 170 exhibitors at this two-day event.
WHEN: October 23–24, 2025
MORE INFO: https://melbournebuildexpo.com/
NSWICC Infrastructure and Construction Conference – Lovedale, Hunter Valley
This event will open conversations, educate and inspire attendees on the importance of Aboriginal Participation in the Business Sector of NSW. The key focus is to encourage a long-standing, economic harmony between both sides of the supply chain and to ensure sustainability of Aboriginal Business and Employment Participation in Government and Industry Supply Chains.
WHEN: October 27–28, 2025
MORE INFO: www.nswiccevents.com
2026
Bulk Expo and MegaTrans – Melbourne
A dedicated exhibition for the bulk solids handling industry, the Bulk Expo showcases bulk solids transport solutions for domestic and international trade. The event will feature an expansive trade show, showcasing the latest solutions for the industry, as well as hosting an informative two-day conference. Hosted alongside Bulk Expo at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, MegaTrans focuses on the sustainable supply chain of the future, with exhibitors showcasing technology and initiatives for the logistics industry.
WHEN: 2026
MORE INFO: Bulk Expo – www.bulkhandlingexpo.com.au / MegaTrans – https://megatrans.com.au
Australian Small Bridges Conference & Expo – Adelaide
Since 2005, the long running Australian Small Bridges Conference, and Exhibition, provides practical guidance and alerts bridge, road and rail engineers, asset owners, managers, contractors and suppliers about significant new developments and requirements for small to medium span bridges, including culverts and associated civil and geotechnical works.
WHEN: July 28–29, 2025
MORE INFO: https://smallbridges.com.au/
Outside Australia
World of Concrete – Las Vegas, USA
The World of Concrete show is an annual event dedicated to commercial concrete and masonry. Highlights include a new product zone, innovation awards, live demos and educations programs.
WHEN: January 21–23, 2025
MORE INFO: www.worldofconcrete.com/en/home.html
bauma – Munich, Germany
With over 3,000 exhibitors from 58 different countries, bauma is one of the world’s largest trade fairs for the construction and mining industries. In addition to the exhibition there is a program of keynotes, practical presentations, world premieres and the latest research findings.
WHEN: April 3–9, 2028
MORE INFO: https://bauma.de/en
BuildNZ – Auckland, NZ
Build NZ is New Zealand’s largest trade-only exhibition for people who design, construct and manage the country’s buildings and facilities.
WHEN: July 15–16, 2025
MORE INFO: www.buildnz.com
CONEXPO-CON/AGG – Las Vegas, USA
America’s largest construction show, CONEXPO-CON/AGG has 1,800 exhibitors on site giving hands-on demos, technical talks and product presentations, including some of the biggest names in the business. There is also a program of 150 education sessions and the ability to network with professionals from across the sectors of asphalt, aggregates, concrete, earthmoving, hauling, lifting, trucking and more.
WHEN: March 3–7, 2026
MORE INFO: www.conexpoconagg.com
digitalBAU – Cologne, Germany
digitalBAU addresses the digital transformation in the construction industry and encompasses the entire value and process chain of construction, from planning and construction to the operation and management of buildings, cities and landscapes.
WHEN: March 24–26, 2026
MORE INFO: https://digital-bau.com/en/
Hillhead – Buxton, UK
The UK’s largest quarrying, recycling and construction show takes place over three days, attracting over 600 exhibitors and 19,500 visitors to the event, which takes place inside a quarry.
WHEN: June 23–25, 2026
MORE INFO: www.hillhead.com