Chris Wallin
Chris Wallin | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Brisbane State High School |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Geologist |
| Known for | QCoal Group |
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]
Early life
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
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
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
In January 2019 Forbes estimated Wallin's net worth as US$910 million.[4] As of May 2025, Wallin's net worth was assessed by the Financial Review on the 2025 Financial Review Rich List as A$2.06 billion.[6]
| Year | Financial Review Rich List |
Forbes Australia's 50 Richest | ||
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| Rank | Net worth (A$) | 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[14] | 78 | $1.45 billion | ||
| 2022 | ||||
| 2023 | ||||
| 2024[15] | $1.80 billion | |||
| 2025[6] | 81 | $2.06 billion | ||
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References
- ^ a b c d "15. Christopher Wallin". Brisbane Times. 17 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Grant-Taylor, Tony (26 April 2007). "Geologist strikes the big time". Courier-Mail.
- ^ a b c d e "A chat with Christopher Wallin". Flying Doctor Magazine. Summer 2019.
- ^ a b c "Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. 16 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Passmore, Daryl (25 August 2013). "Chris Wallin". Courier-Mail.
- ^ a b Redrup, Yolanda (30 May 2025). "Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed, fortunes blow past $667b". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Redrup, Yolanda; Bailey, Michael (30 May 2024). "Australia's wealthiest 200 now control $625b". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 18 September 2024.