Chris Wallin is an Australian geologist and businessman. He is the Managing Director of QCoal Group and Chairman of the QCoal Foundation.[1][2][3][4][5]

Chris Wallin
NationalityAustralian
EducationBrisbane State High School
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationGeologist
Known forQCoal Group

Early life

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Chris Wallin grew up in Moorooka, a suburb of Brisbane.[2] His father was born in Eidsvold, Queensland and fought in World War II.[3] He attended Brisbane State High School and was interested in rocks, minerals and soils from a young age.[2][3] He was awarded a scholarship to attended the University of Queensland and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Geology.[3]

Career

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After graduation from university, he worked as a geologist for the Department of Mines and Energy of the Government of Queensland.[2] Wallin discovered coal deposits throughout Queensland.[1][2][3][4] In 1989 he founded QCoal for the purpose of developing these deposits into operating mines.[1][2][5] QCoal mines coal from a number of mines in the Bowen Basin, including the Sonoma mine, Drake mine and Byerwen mine.[1]

Personal life

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He lives in The Gap, a suburb of Brisbane. In 2013 he partnered with the Royal Flying Doctor Service to deliver a mobile dental service to provide free dental health care to communities across central and northern Queensland.[5]

Net worth

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In January 2019 Forbes estimated Wallin's net worth as US$910 million;[4] while he was listed with a net worth of A$1.45 billion on the 2021 Financial Review Rich List.[6]

Year Financial Review
Rich List
Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2017[7][8][9] $1.13 billion
2018[10] 34   $1.79 billion  
2019[11][12] 42   $1.88 billion   41   $910 million  
2020[13] 70   $1.43 billion  
2021[6] 78   $1.45 billion  
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "15. Christopher Wallin". Brisbane Times. 17 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Grant-Taylor, Tony (26 April 2007). "Geologist strikes the big time". Courier-Mail.
  3. ^ a b c d e "A chat with Christopher Wallin". Flying Doctor Magazine. Summer 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. 16 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Passmore, Daryl (25 August 2013). "Chris Wallin". Courier-Mail.
  6. ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  8. ^ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  10. ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  11. ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. ^ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  13. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.