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Scholarship Announced For Automotive Tradies

New Scholarship Announced For Automotive Tradies

The Motor Trades Association of Queensland and MTA Institute have announced they will be awarding two full scholarships per year for trade-qualified automotive employees. The MTA Queensland VET...

Albury Quarry blasting incident

Albury Quarry prosecuted over blasting incident

The NSW Resources Regulator (the Regulator) has commenced prosecution proceedings against blasting services contractor Hamiltons Blasting Services Pty Limited (HBSPL), its shotfirer David Hamilton...

pike river milestone

Major milestone reached in Pike River Re-entry

The Pike River mine recovery team has reached a critical milestone in their search for answers on the Pike River Mine Disaster that saw 29 miners perish in 2010. This week the recovery team reached...

Northern star resources fined after workers injured driving underground

Tarrawonga Coal fined $30k after pollution discharge

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Tarrawonga Coal Pty Ltd $30,000 over alleged pollution of a local creek from uncontained sediment and soil from the mine. The EPA alleges that...

Knockshinnoch Disaster

Video footage of Knockshinnoch disaster 70 years

The Knockshinnoch disaster was a mining accident that occurred in September 1950 in the village of New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.  This year marks 70 years...

DRC mine accident site

First bodies recovered at DRC mine accident site

Miners searching the site near the town of Kamituga have so far recovered 18 bodies, after heavy rains caused the artisanal gold mine to cave in, burying those working below ground. Emergency workers...

BHP

Banjima Elders to advise on South Flank Heritage

Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (BNTAC), the prescribed body corporate for the Banjima People, together with BHP, today announced plans for the establishment of a Heritage Advisory...

backfilling stopes

Floor slump on stope | Incident report

The NSW Resources Regulator has released a report regarding to floor slump on stope in an underground metals mine. A Jumbo operator and a nipper were working on a stope that had previously been rock...

NSW bushfire

NSW bushfire inquiry calls for more hazard reduction

The NSW Government has released the independent NSW Bushfire Inquiry, examining the causes of, preparation for and response to the 2019–20 bushfires. All 76 recommendations will be accepted in...