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Lifeline WA is one of three essential Western Australian community organisations to receive part of the $9.1 million in funding from WA resources companies, as part of the COVID-19 Community Support Initiative set up by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia.
Lifeline WA will ensure that the 13 11 14 service is available to all Western Australians throughout the course of COVID-19.
Gold miners have joined with the resources sector in Western Australia to donate more than $9 million to the Royal Flying Doctors Service, Foodbank and Lifeline.
The COVID-19 Community Support Initiative set up by the CMEWA, has so far received much needed funds from Gold Industry Group members AngloGold Ashanti Australia, Gold Fields, Gold Road Resources, Newcrest Mining, Newmont Australia, Northern Star Resources, Ramelius Resources, Regis Resources and Saracen Mineral Holdings.
West Coast Fever is set to make history in Kalgoorlie-Boulder next week marking the first time the Club will play pre-season games in the area, through the combined support of the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, the State Government, and Principal Partner the Gold Industry Group.
Fever will go head to head with Giants Netball in two matches on 7 and 8 March at the Goldfields Oasis Recreation Centre.
The Gold Industry Group continues to join forces with Netball WA on providing educational pathways for women, with the launch of a unique scholarship to assist student netballers in the pursuit of a career in Australia’s gold mining industry.
Applications are now open for the ‘Netball WA Sports Excellence Scholarship in Netball’ at the University of Western Australia, made possible through the support of the Gold Industry Group.
Northern Star Resources has joined Saracen Mineral Holdings in making the Kalgoorlie Super Pit a wholly Australian-owned gold mine, with the announcement to acquire 50% from Newmont Goldcorp Australia for USD $800 million.
The purchase will deliver Northern Star a half-share of one of the most significant gold systems in the world.
The stage was swept by Newmont Goldcorp Australia and Anglogold Ashanti Australia emergency response teams at the 9th annual MERC’s presentation night, taking out overall second and third places along with several scenario wins and the Best Medic award.
As the MERC’s chosen Industry Partner, the Gold Industry Group proudly supported the 2019 Mining Emergency Response Competition (MERC) alongside two gold mining teams and 12 others from across Western Australia including one from Indonesia, as they competed at Langley Park in Perth from 22 to 24 November.
Northern Star Resources took out the premier honours defeating AngloGold Ashanti Australia in a grand final showdown at the inaugural Gold Industry Group (GIG) Corporate Netball Challenge on Friday.
Hosted by Netball WA, the Challenge pitted GIG members against GIG members and friends against friends, in a series of matches to crown the best gold industry corporate netball team of the day.
The Gold Industry Group’s popular Women in Gold Great Diversity Debate hit the road this year, expanding from its original host city of Perth to both Sydney and Melbourne, with a diverse panel of 12 speakers and hundreds of guests from across the nation joining the #womeningold19 conversation.
Since the GIG’s inaugural event in 2016, the debate has quickly become one of the most influential diversity events on Australia’s mining calendar, this year amplifying the topic three-fold crossing three States.
Saracen Mineral Holdings has become a 50% owner of the Kalgoorlie Super Pit, following the USD $750 million purchase from Barrick Gold Corporation.
Announced on 25 November, the purchase of 100% of the Barrick shares was completed by the end of last week, making Saracen the equal owner alongside Newmont Goldcorp Australia of the Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Joint Venture, which owns and operates the Super Pit gold mine in Western Australia.
West Coast Fever will kick start their 2020 preparations when they host Giants Netball for two pre-season games and engage with the Kalgoorlie-Boulder community next March, thanks to the ongoing support of Elite Partner the Gold Industry Group.
This exciting trip marks the first time the Club will play a pre-season game in a remote regional area.
The Gold Industry Group’s Women in Gold Great Diversity Debate will be held in Melbourne for the first time, as part of a national tour, on Friday 15 November at River’s Edge.
With an expected crowd of more than 100 guests, the inaugural debate will see diversity take centre stage as a panel of four leading industry speakers discuss whether a diversity debate that begins and ends with gender is doomed to fail.
The Gold Industry Group’s Women in Gold Great Diversity Debate will be held in Sydney for the first time, as part of a national tour, on Thursday 14 November at Untied.
With an expected crowd of more than 150 guests, the inaugural debate will thrust diversity into the spotlight as a panel of four leading industry speakers take to the stage to explore whether a diversity debate that begins and ends with gender is doomed to fail.
Now one of the largest and most influential events on the mining industry calendar, the Gold Industry Group’s annual Women in Gold Great Diversity Debate enters its fourth year in Perth, this time exploring whether a diversity debate that begins and ends with gender is doomed to fail.
The contemporary discussions, hosted in conjunction with Women in Mining WA, will once again be held in front of over 300 guests at the historic Perth Mint this Friday night.
The inaugural Gold Industry Group Leadership Camps saw Netball WA’s Aboriginal All Stars and Tier 1 Associations immersed into an elite sporting environment, with a focus on developing leadership qualities, promoting health and well being, and building netball skills.
Held over the same weekend as the Constellation Cup, the camps provided an optimal opportunity for the next generation of Western Australia’s netball leaders to learn from the best.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) is proud to be the Industry Partner of the ninth annual Mining and Emergency Response Competition, held in Perth from 22 to 24 November 2019.
The GIG will provide two free mental health workshops, courtesy of community partner LIVIN, to almost 200 emergency response personnel, event marshals and volunteers.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG)’s popular annual Women in Gold Great Diversity Debate will not only be held in Perth in November, but will travel to Sydney and Melbourne, with 12 speakers taking to the stage in engaging and thought-provoking discussions.
The GIG’s inaugural event in 2016 attracted more than 300 gold industry professionals and has since become one of the largest and most influential diversity events on the mining industry calendar.
The Gold Industry Group West Australian Netball League (GIG WANL) celebrated the best performers for the season on Saturday night, with the presentation of the prestigious 2019 Jill McIntosh Medal.
The Gold Industry Group joined coaches, players, administrators, umpires, officials and volunteers from across the State on Saturday evening, as the votes were counted from every 2019 GIG WANL game to crown Donnell Wallam as this year’s medallist.
Australia’s gold exports are forecast to hit a record high of AUD $25 billion in 2019-20 according to the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science’s September edition of Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ).
The September REQ shows Australia remains the world’s second largest producer of gold, with production increasing by 6.3% in FY 2018–19 to 321 tonnes, equating to 9% of the world’s total supply in 2018.
The Gold Industry Group Western Australian Netball League (GIG WANL) 2019 season came to a close on Friday 20 September at the Gold Netball Centre, where the crowd enjoyed three fantastic games in a thrilling premiership conclusion.
It was a big night as the three division deciders, 20U, Open and Men, were played out in an intense rivalry between the West Coast Warriors and the Western Roar.
As Shooting Stars’ Premier Partner, the Gold Industry Group (GIG) is excited to announce the program’s expansion into Laverton, thanks to the combined support of the GIG and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
The program’s new trial site will be based at Laverton School and begin in Term 4 this year, making it the second site based in the Goldfields region and the eighth site in Western Australia overall.
