MINETEC G4 EASY TRAY MINING PARTS makes transportation and assembly easy HUNTER INDUSTRY, COMMUNITY, SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT FREE EXCEPTIONAL WOMAN EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCE AWARD Vol 5 No 7: August 2021 Erin Lee - Coal Services, NSW Mines Rescue Port Waratah Coal Services Available online @ thecoalface.net.au OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL GENDER DIVERSITY EXCEPTIONAL TRADE, OPERATOR OR INNOVATION AWARD CHAMPION YOUNG WOMAN TECHNICIAN AWARD Aga Blana - Nautitech Mining Barbara Crossley - Umwelt Phoebe Thomas - BHP Hannah Berthold Systems Pty Ltd - The Bloomfield Group WORTHYMEET THE EXCEPTIONAL AND INSPIRING WINNERS OF THE 2021 NSW WOMENWINNERS IN MINING AWARDS. | PAGE 8-9 The Future of Haul MINING PARTS Truck Trays has Arrived MINETEC G4 EASY TRAY P 0455 552 200 M 0476 308 093 E [email protected] www.brauntell.com.au @ THE COALFACE FAMILY TIES THIS MONTH IT’S ALL ABOUT FAMILY. A FAMILY ISN’T ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU ARE BORN INTO. 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Indigenous Australians in our local a part of our family. Health and safety are our industry’s the statutory role of shift under- top priority, which is why we’re manager in 2015. Four years later, working closely with the NSW Erin became one of the first two Government and our member women in NSW to hold a practicing companies to minimise disruption certificate as an underground coal while maintaining safe workplaces. mining engineering manager. Working safely under these Erin is also the first woman to be latest restrictions is just another appointed to a non-administrative example of how the miners of NSW role at NSW Mines Rescue. continue to rise to the challenges Other winners included BHP’s Publisher Shane Davey [email protected] we face. 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Bengalla Mining Company has released SEXUALIF WE WANT TO HELP MORE PEOPLE – ESPECIALLY HARASSMENT WOMEN – TAKE UP OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HUNTER VALLEY’S a statement to say a haul truck caught OUTSTANDING MINING SECTOR, WE NEED TO CHANGE INDUSTRY CULTURE TO ELIMINATE SEXUAL HARASSMENT. fire at about 3 o’clock in the morning at their Muswellbrook mine. Nobody was injured and the incident was The Australian Human Rights AND MOST PEOPLE WHO and take reasonable steps to prevent awareness and education, leadership brought under control. Commission’s groundbreaking EXPERIENCE SEXUAL victimisation or reprisals. and working environments. Bengalla added they have reported the Respect@Work Report represented HARASSMENT NEVER REPORT IT. Criminal conduct must be referred Response measures aim to create NEWS DIRECTOR JESSICA ROUSE FROM 2HD NEWFM HAS THE LATEST NEWS STORIES incident to the relevant authorities. a significant turning point Existing legislation is clearly not to authorities and outcomes an environment where raising for Australian mining. working to prevent this behavior. of completed investigations concerns and reporting incidents is HOMES BECOME A REALITY FOR UPPER communicated in a timely manner. WIND AND GAS FOR UPPER GAS IN NSW FUTURE available for gas exploration The findings in relation to If it was, we would not see such a welcomed and encouraged. HUNTER HOMELESS SUPPORT HUNTER SHIRE COUNCIL The NSW Government is ruling will be reduced by 77 per cent. the mining industry were high level of sexual harassment SEXUAL HARASSMENT CAUSES It’s also about providing appropriate Upper Hunter Homeless Support has PROFOUND PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL out gas production under The Future of Gas statement alarming, unacceptable and across industries, not least of all support and protection to affected Upper Hunter Shire Council voted to received $580,000 to go towards securing AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS accept an offer from Hills of Gold Wind the majority of Petroleum also includes a map of profoundly disappointing. the minerals industry. people, understanding how housing in the area. ON THOSE AFFECTED. IT IS Farm Pty Ltd to enter into a Voluntary Exploration Licences (zombie where gas exploration will With the industry male-dominated, an incident occurred and why Upper Hunter MP Dave Layzell made Workplace sexual harassment UNACCEPTABLE, AGAINST THE Planning Agreement to be administered pels) with the exception be prohibited but also where improving employee diversity prevention measures in place the announcement out of the COVID-19 in the mining industry was LAW AND MUST BE ELIMINATED by Council for community projects of those that support the it will be considered. will be one way to stamping out were not effective and how they Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence higher (40%) than the national FROM OUR INDUSTRY’S in the impacted areas. Narrabri Gas project. It will be considered in areas inappropriate behavior. can be strengthened. Infrastructure Grant Program funded by prevalence rate (33%). CULTURE AND WORKPLACES. Deputy Premier and Minister around Narrabri, Boggabri, The MCA is currently developing The wind farm is located 5 km south the Federal Government. The MCA is also taking action on for Regional NSW John Barilaro Gunnedah, Curlewis, Spring Almost half of those who We can do much better, of Hanging Rock and 8 km southeast behalf of the industry through a resource toolkit including fact “Upper Hunter Homelessness Support including developing a culture of Nundle, and straddles the Local has released the Future of Gas Ridge, Quirindi and Willow experienced sexual harassment in a national industry code which sheets, guidance and templates will receive a funding boost of $580,000 of respect that empowers Government Areas of Upper Hunter statement which includes a Tree to name a couple.