Ramelius Resources have recently provided support to the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Western Australia (RFDSWA) to purchase Hamilton T1 Ventilators that have equipped a fleet of 18 aircraft to provide the best respiratory support to patients.
RFDSWA Head of Medical Robert Radici said the Hamilton Ventilator is a significant piece of equipment and provides the same functionality as a ventilator you’d find in a hospital.
West Coast Fever (WCF) have re-signed Captain Courtney Bruce, reigning MVP Jhaniele Fowler, and talented mid-courter Verity Charles for a further two years with the club.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) is proud to work with WCF as role models in the community, supporting netball as the first Principal Partner of Netball WA and West Coast Fever.
The Gold Industry Group Western Australian Netball League (GIG WANL) 2021 season concluded with the 20U, Opens and Men’s divisions battling it out in three thrilling grand final showdowns at the Gold Netball Centre in August.
The Gold Netball Centre was packed full of fans for the finals series which kicked off with the 2OU (under-20s) division where the Rangers Netball Club were crowned premiers.
North Metropolitan TAFE (NMTAFE) amalgamated into one college in 2016 to better prepare the mining workforce of tomorrow and support mining operations.
Offering courses focused on surveying, surface extraction and resource processing, and laboratory operation, together with South Metropolitan TAFE, which is focused on oil and gas, they collectively provide education pathways to the resources industry.
The 7th annual Netball WA Multicultural Carnival welcomed 69 teams from across the State in August at the Gold Netball Centre.
Proudly supported by the Gold Industry Group, the teams represented 22 schools and two clubs and played 150 games throughout the day in 13 divisions from Year 3 to Year 11.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) showcased the diverse range of jobs and career pathways in Australia’s gold industry to 10 000 students and the general public at the 2021 Perth SkillsWest Career Expo in August.
The GIG’s booth featured its initiatives centred around developing talent pathways and education engaging attendees through the Gold Jobs challenge to guide them in their career journey
The CoRE Learning Foundation has developed a unique integrated education model that is industry-backed and content relevant, bridging the gaps between education, government, community, and industry.
Engaging more than 120 students from years 5 to 10 and 3 educators in its first year through science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM ) project-based learning.
Cultural awareness, regional facilities, diversity and influencing change were the key topics of discussion for more than 20 Netball Associations from across the State when Netball WA hosted a Leadership Camp in partnership with the Gold Industry Group.
Gold Fields Australia’s Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project with EDL has been nominated for this year’s Golden Gecko Award while AngloGold Ashanti Australia and Barminco’s Dandjoo Darbalung Program with St Catherine's College, IGO and Sandfire Resources is in the running for the Community Partnership Resources Sector Award.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) and Deloitte annual leadership breakfast opened this year’s Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum second day with a power hour, interactive discussion on the importance of strong leadership and Environment, Safety, and Governance (ESG) to more than 100 attendees at the WA School of Mines Graduate Hall.
GIG Director Andrea Maxey welcomed the delegates to the event with an opening invite to watch the success of the GIG’s recent tour of the Goldfields with West Coast Fever.
The Gold Industry Group celebrated the first year of its National Gold Education Program by celebrating the important contribution of Gold Class Facilitators in inspiring the next generation of industry leaders through the delivery of Gold Class Sessions at its inaugural Gold Class Awards.
Minister for Mines and Petroleum the Honourable Bill Johnston MLA presented the awards to the passionate workers.
This year’s 30th Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum was hailed one of the biggest yet, attracting more than 2500 delegates to hear mining’s growth stories in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, despite having no overseas visitors for the second year running.
Attendance could have been greater at the nation’s largest mining forum with Western Australia having no event restrictions, however due to COVID-19 lockdowns over east preventing many from traveling to the State, several companies presented virtually as thousands streamed the event online.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) showcased its initiatives centred around education and developing talent pathways to more than 430 Year 10 students from across 15 schools from Perth and Peel regions at this year’s Get Into Resources (GIR), as a platinum sponsor of the event held at North Metropolitan TAFE in Perth.
Supported by WA Minister for Mines and Petroleum Bill Johnston who welcomed students on the second day and echoed just how vital the resources industry is to the State and Australia, the event sparked career interest in the resources sector.
The Gold Industry Group and LIVIN are set to embark on their third national tour in August, to empower students across Australia to speak up and provide much needed practical tools on mental health through more than 80 relatable workshops.
Approximately one in two Australians experience mental ill health over the course of their lifetime and research suggests that less than 50% of people experiencing mental ill health will access professional support.
We are excited to celebrate one year of our partnership with Australian Earth Science Education (AusEarthEd), supporting thousands of students and teachers with Earth and Environmental Science (EES) education in New South Wales (NSW) for the first time.
AusEarthEd commenced working with schools to deliver free local, contextual resources, educator training and mentoring, and student incursions.
Evolution Mining is powering gold’s unique medicinal benefits through its partnership with the University of Queensland (UQ), emerging as a key part of medical research applications using nanotechnology to detect the presence of cancer cells and in a new chip that monitors the immune system.
Evolution first aided UQ’s Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) to develop a rapid cancer test using gold nanoparticles in 2019.
The Earbus Foundation of Western Australia (Earbus) recently acknowledged AngloGold Ashanti Australia for its continuing support underpinning their work to improve health and education outcomes in the Goldfields.
AngloGold Ashanti Australia, which is the foundation’s longest-standing corporate sponsor, provides funding enabling the Earbus medical team to deliver its monthly program of ear screening visits to schools, kindergartens and day care centres across the region.
Narrogin Shooting Stars participant Lakkari will receive a team of netball dresses showcasing her design after winning the Gold Industry Group’s NAIDOC competition.
As the Principal Partner of Netball WA, the Gold Industry Group launched a dress design competition at the Netball WA’s NAIDOC Netball Carnival last year which saw Lakkari’s design selected amongst hundreds of entries.
The design used creativity to showcase the importance of Aboriginal culture, gold and netball to the designer.
Narrogin Shooting Stars and West Coast Fever stars Jhaniele Fowler and Stacey Francis-Bayman went behind the scenes at Newmont Australia’s Boddington Gold Mine recently, gaining an insight into sustainability, technology and the diverse careers on offer in Australia’s gold industry.
The Gold Industry Group, of which Newmont is a champion, is the first premier partner Shooting Stars, first principal partner of Netball WA and principal partner of West Coast Fever.
The Gold Industry Group was behind more than 3,300 netballers that travelled from across Western Australia to compete at the 2021 Fuel to Go and Play Association Championships at the Gold Netball Centre in June.
Teams represented Associations from as far as Kununurra, Karratha, Albany, Esperance, Kalgoorlie and many regional communities in between.
