In the world of Australian sports, the Lexus Melbourne Cup stands as a pinnacle of achievement, and since 2016, ABC Bullion has been at the heart of crafting this emblem of victory.
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Gold Industry Group members cooked up a storm in Foodbank WA’s Community Kitchen earlier this year, kicking off the Mega Meal Challenge for the year by smashing the target of making 1,000 pizzas and delivering 1,183 pizzas for West Australians in need.
Newmont has achieved a gold industry first, delivering production from the new autonomous truck fleet at their Boddington mine site this month.
When fully operational later in 2021, Boddington will be the world’s first open pit gold mine with an autonomous haul truck fleet.
Grand Finalists West Coast Fever are back and ready to light up RAC Arena in the most highly anticipated season of Suncorp Super Netball yet!
West Coast Fever will play its first home game of the 2021 Suncorp Super Netball season against the NSW Swifts at 6pm on Saturday 8 May at RAC Arena.
West Coast Fever will once again play pre-season games in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, through the combined support of Principal Partner the Gold Industry Group, the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, and the State Government.
Fever will take on the Sunshine Coast Lightning in two matches on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 April at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre.
The Gold Industry Group’s National Gold Education Program reached more than 300 schools in 2020, delivering free, exclusive Gold Resources Kits and dynamic Gold Class Sessions across the country.
Despite COVID-19, 300 of the popular Gold Resources Kits were delivered to Primary and Secondary schools across all States and Territories, including to eight Shooting Stars sites, bringing gold education and career insights to thousands of students and teachers.
West Coast Fever players teamed up with Netball WA’s charity, Shooting Stars, to share impacts of the Program and the importance of positive role models for Indigenous girls, through a series of inspirational TV advertisements and video stories.
As Premier Partner of Shooting Stars, the Gold Industry Group is proud to help the Program create strong, powerful, and confident women by using netball and other tools as vehicles to drive greater engagement and attendance at school.
Newmont and AngloGold Ashanti Australia joined nine other teams to test their skills in front of the wider Western Australian community at the 10th annual Mining and Emergency Response Competition (MERC) last month.
The Gold Industry Group was proud to be MERC’s industry partner for the second year in a row, as we brought back our gold panning activity.
Northern Star Resources took out the premier honours defeating AngloGold Ashanti Australia in a thrilling grand final showdown at the Gold Industry Group 2020 Corporate Netball Challenge.
Hosted by Netball WA last Friday, the annual Challenge pits GIG members against each other in a series of matches to crown the best gold industry corporate netball team of the day.
The Gold Industry Group welcomed three new Directors at its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday resulting in an even gender split, including Westgold Group Executive Chairman Peter Cook, Saracen Mineral Holdings General Manager People, Culture and Communications Marianne Dravnieks, and Newmont Group Executive Legal, Sustainability and External Relations Australia Andrew Kennedy.
The 2020 Women in Mining WA (WIMWA) Summit held in September was backed by Gold Industry Group members IGO, Gold Fields, Northern Star Resources and Regis Resources and featured insightful speakers from around the world addressing current challenges experienced by both women and men in the workplace.
This year’s Summit tackled various key topics of workplace culture around diversity, leadership, mental health and adaptivity.
In its sixteenth year, the 2020 NAIDOC Netball Carnival cemented itself as one of the largest Indigenous sporting events in Australia, with more than 100 teams coming together at the Gold Netball Centre on Sunday 15 November.
Supported by Principal Partner of Netball WA, the Gold Industry Group (GIG), the Carnival saw more than 2,500 netballers and their families take part, with teams travelling from across the State to proudly represent their communities.
The Gold Industry Group Western Australian Netball League (GIG WANL) 2020 season came to a thrilling end on Friday 16 October at the Gold Netball Centre in front of a full-capacity crowd.
Following the matches, all winners, officials and umpires received commemorative gold medallions for their outstanding achievements and contributions, courtesy of Gold Industry Group member The Perth Mint.
As Premier Partner of Shooting Stars, the Gold Industry Group is proud provide opportunities for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls to succeed in life both on and off the court, with participants and staff developing leadership skills through the program.
Newmont has provided much-needed assistance to the South West Aboriginal Medical Services (SWAMS) as part of the company’s COVID-19 Global Community Support Fund.
Newmont’s support of SWAMS, through the company’s COVID-19 Global Community Support Fund, includes a donation of more than $30,000 and 300 flu immunisations for use in the community.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) collaborated with Gold Fields, LIVIN, Australian Earth Science Education and Netball WA, to bring viewers a glimpse of the industry’s commitment to community to life through a captivating new TV advertisement and connecting video stories.
The 15 second and 30 second That’s Gold television commercials are airing on Australia’s Channel 9 throughout September.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) proudly backed the sixth annual Netball WA Multicultural Carnival at the Gold Netball Centre on Friday 28 August, with 97 teams competing.
The gold photo booth was a hit, with players vying for a fun snap before contributing to the #heartofgold world map that showcased their origins. The map revealed more than 40 different nationalities represented on the day.
The Gold Industry Group and Netball WA continue to join forces on providing exceptional educational pathways for women, with applications now open for the next round of the 2020 scholarship to assist student netballers in the pursuit of a career in Australia’s gold mining industry.
International netball star Stacey Francis is a key defender for West Coast Fever, but off the court Stacey loves a new adventure, and was excited to share her experience walking Perth’s Heart of Gold Discovery Trail with her Fever teammates.
Embark on the Perth #heartofgold Discovery Trail for yourself by downloading the free Heart of Gold Australia app.
In 2020, the theme for National Reconciliation Week in Australia is #InThisTogether, and it is with this same spirit the Gold Industry Group is proud to work side by side with netball across Western Australia to improve the lives of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders across the State.
Through various programs and initiatives of Netball WA, West Coast Fever and Shooting Stars, we are driving generational change and equality for female leaders.