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When Michelle Lawson was in high school, it was illegal for women to work underground in the coal mining industry. Until 1989 in NSW, mine owners...
Back in March, Scone, a town with a population of around 6,500 people, was named NSW Tidy Towns Sustainable Community winner. No one could have been...
Staff at a Hunter Valley coal mine have raised $10,000 to help the Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF) to continue its fight against brain cancer. Hunter Valley...
The team at @ The Coalface are always quick to put their hand up to support a good cause. Fun runs, sponsorships, heck, even growing a...
This month the Complete Parts and @ The Coalface $500 Community Gift goes towards a group of riders hitting the road to raise money and awareness...
A couple of the state’s biggest industrial consumers of drinking water are now saving thousands of litres every year thanks to some ground breaking technology. Newcastle...
A dynamic dozen of new Hunter Valley Operations’ apprentices has settled into building skills and careers for a successful future. Two of the first year apprentices...
In a first for NSW, there are 22 ministers on NSW Labor’s front bench and half of them are women. Among them are the first female...
WesTrac NSW / ACT apprentice Braden Storey has taken out the 44th Annual Caterpillar Dealer Top Apprentice Program 2023. Braden represented WesTrac NSW / ACT as...
Mount Thorley Warkworth miner Mark King may be a butcher by trade, but he’s once again the Miner of the Year. For the sixth year the...
Sometimes the smallest thing can change the trajectory of your life forever. Whether that change is positive or negative is what you make of it. Clayton...
Australian mining wants to ensure that the industries that are producing in this country continue to work hard for Australians and that investment continues to flow...
The NSW Minerals Council has been a proud sponsor of the Newcastle Knights’ women’s teams from the beginning, so it was fantastic last year to see...
Wednesday is Steak night… And that is all the invitation I need. Dining at the Moranbah Workers Club recently, I was pleasantly surprised. The meal was...
The Dig Deep Boxing Club, based in Dysart, recently made their presence felt at the Queensland Novice Boxing Titles held in Brisbane. The club sent six...
Who are you and what do you do? I’m Cody Nieuwkamp, a dual trade apprentice (Diesel Fitter and Auto Electrician) with Peabody at Coppabella Mine. When...
Tell us about the business. My name is Richard Campbell and I am the Owner of Blackrock Mining Solutions and BMS Strata Systems. Blackrock Mining Solutions...
Jaeda may only be 13 years old, but she is already making a huge impact in her community of Moranbah. This young lady is not only...
This month the Components Only and @ The Coalface $500 Community Gift goes to Teen Shed Mackay. In Mackay, a group of dedicated volunteers have come...
A recycling program in use at the Carmichael mine near Clermont in central Queensland is helping keep the region’s lifesaving RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter flying. Bravus...
World-first research into the Black-throated finch has found populations of the bird are thriving at Bravus Mining and Resources’ Carmichael mine. Bravus Mining and Resources has...
For the third year in a row, females have outnumbered males in the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) apprentice intake. Women now make up more than a...
Female students from Moranbah State High School and Dysart State High School were given the opportunity to participate in a one-day “Tradies for a Day” program...
A new multi-million-dollar CQUniversity facility in Rockhampton is set to support the future training, workforce and research needs of the resources sector. The School of Mining...
Queensland’s first ever all-female Mines Rescue Team has been formed at Anglo American’s Capcoal Open Cut Mine and is set to join the state’s competitive Mines...
According to Deloitte’s Tracking the Trends 2023 report, global statistics show that a significant number of mine workers are 46 and older, and nearly 50% of...
New Acland Mine Stage 3 has reached a key milestone, with the project’s 100th worker recently starting work on site. New Acland Mine General Manager, Dave...
Along with the rest of the Queensland coal industry, I was shocked when black lung re-emerged in our industry in 2015 after believing it had been...
Held on March 8 to coincide with International Women’s Day, the Resources Awards for Women was a celebration and acknowledgement of the contribution women are making...
Yet another set of recently released figures have confirmed how important the resources sector, and particularly coal, is to the state and national economies. Resources and...
By Elle Butler Gallipoli, located in modern-day Turkey, holds a special significance for Australians and New Zealanders as the site of a major military campaign during...
As ridiculous as this might sound, one of the highlights of my adventure to New Zealand earlier this year was sitting in a brewery in Tauranga...
By Meredith Blair I don’t think I’ve felt more one with nature than when I went stand up paddleboarding with Hunter Valley SUP at the idyllic...
The fittest people in the world compete against one another every year at an event called the CrossFit Games. Competitors are put through the toughest tests...
Since being introduced to the market back in 1990, Caterpillar’s original 994 Wheel Loader has dominated its size class. Released in 2016, the uber-popular 994K monster...
Coal Mines Technical Services (CMTS) have entered into a strategic agreement with CSE Corporation, creating a unique opportunity for industry to easily access world-renowned safety products...
Nutrition is the science behind the foods we eat, but there’s so much more to it than that. We all know about sports nutrition, the science...
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Eddy Rowe and I am the Water Infrastructure Manager at Ulan Surface Operations with Glencore...
Tell us about the business. Earthmoving Supplies is a new Australian-owned and operated business that enables customers to access an extensive range of parts across numerous...
Tristan McKay is new to the Hunter Valley, but it’s taken him no time at all to fall in love with the community and its people....
Peter Nichols reckons you can farm land after mining and produce the yields you got from the land before it was mined. He should know. Peter...
Gunnedah is set to be the new hub of wildlife conservation in North West NSW, with the future of the recently announced Gunnedah Koala Sanctuary secured...
Ashton Coal is investing $85,000 into community groups across the Upper Hunter Valley region through its 2023 Community Support Program. This funding will be shared across...
Suicide is the leading cause of death for young people in Australia and if that wasn’t bad enough, each year one in four young people experience...
Liddell power station may begin to disappear from this month, but a group of artists are making sure that it’s not forgotten. Over the next 18...
While Cate Sims is new to the Dialogue, she will be familiar to many people in the Upper Hunter due to her past working with the...
NRL legend Scott Prince has participated in the launch of Glencore’s 2023 NSW Indigenous Employment Pathways Program, welcoming 76 Indigenous Australians at an orientation day on...
Safety in the Hunter region has been brought to the fore once again with the 2023 Hunter Safety Awards announcing the winners of their 13 award...
The University of Newcastle’s award-winning annual Science and Engineering Challenge was recently held in Muswellbrook. The event features two Primary School days and one High School...
The cooling towers of Liddell Power Station are an iconic sight in the Hunter Valley. For half a century, Liddell has powered NSW and provided skilled,...
