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The Gold Industry Group is entering 2025 with a dynamic new leadership team, set to drive ambitious growth, strengthen industry connections, and make an even greater impact in communities across Australia.
Wayne Bramwell, Managing Director and CEO of Westgold Resources, has been appointed as Chair, while Rebecca Ciotti, Executive Manager of Corporate Services at Northern Star Resources, steps into the role of Vice Chair.
The Gold Industry Group is proud to announce the renewal of its landmark partnership with Netball WA, West Coast Fever, and Glass Jar Australia, marking the largest-ever commitment by Australia’s gold industry to women’s sport.
This three-year, $6 million extension will deepen the Gold Industry Group’s role as a Principal Partner of Netball WA and a joint Principal Partner of West Coast Fever, strengthening a partnership that has supported netball in Western Australia for the past six years.
Two members of The Gold Industry Group, The Perth Mint and Gold Fields, have proudly secured their spots among the highly anticipated list of the Top 101 Workplaces for Women in 2024.
Gold Fields has taken a major step towards a greener future with the approval of a landmark $296 million renewable energy project at its St Ives gold mine in Western Australia.
This project, the largest of its kind in Gold Fields' portfolio, represents a significant commitment to sustainability and positions Gold Fields as a leader in the responsible production of gold.
The heart of Australia's gold industry, Kalgoorlie, once again played home to the remarkable three-day spectacle of Diggers & Dealers 2023, held from August 7 to 9.
With many gold mining companies taking centre stage, the event proved to be a resounding success, reaffirming its status as a cornerstone gathering for the global mining industry.
Gold mining industry leaders are embracing an opportunity to establish a competitive advantage over other commodity miners by having the safest and most inclusive workplaces in the resources sector.
The Gold Industry Group hosted its seventh annual networking sundowner with more than 100 guests on May 3 at QT Perth, celebrating the industry’s community impact, sharing its latest activities, and acknowledging the extraordinary contribution of its Gold Class Facilitators.
The Gold Industry Group’s annual diversity events were back bigger than ever in 2022 for Let’s Talk Diversity, as a 250-person strong crowd flocked to the iconic Perth Mint to hear a collection of industry leaders, thinkers, and influencers discuss how gold mining can attract Gen Z to the industry.
The event was the first in a national series which will hit the road later this month in Sydney (November 29) and Melbourne (December 1) as the industry seeks an efficient, skilled, and suitably sized workforce for the future.
Sustainable mining and renewable energy were front and centre as the Gold Industry Group showcased the diverse employment opportunities in gold to more than 500 secondary students across Perth at this year’s Get Into Resources.
Diggers & Dealers was back bigger than ever in 2022, with more than 2,600 attendees excited to return from around the globe to be at Australia’s pinnacle mining industry conference.
Even the wild weather didn’t impact the mood, with Forum Chairman Jim Walker crediting the record attendance at the iconic three-day Kalgoorlie event to an active and engaged mining industry.
Vulnerable and accountable leaders are key to psychologically safe workplaces according to panellists at the Gold Industry Group’s Leadership Breakfast during the 2022 Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum, highlighting the need for industry to look forward and work on solutions together.
The Gold Industry Group took West Coast Fever premiership players on a community tour of Kalgoorlie-Boulder this week, featuring heart-thumping emergency response drills at Northern Star Resources’ Super Pit, high-energy netball clinics with budding young athletes and a unique community signing session with the prized trophy.
The Gold Industry Group backed 2022 NAIDOC Netball Carnival had a special touch this year, with young stars awarded striking medals designed by Perth-based Whadjuk-Yuet-Ballardong artist Kevin Bynder and produced by The Perth Mint.
This year’s competition brought together a record 122 teams with the dazzling medals awarded to the most valuable players across all divisions.
The Gold Industry Group hosted its sixth annual networking sundowner with 150 guests on Wednesday 15 June at QT Perth, celebrating the gold industry’s community impact, sharing its latest activities, and acknowledging the vital contribution of its Gold Class Facilitators through the highly regarded Gold Class Awards.
The Gold Industry Group is celebrating two years since the launch of its Gold Jobs online hub, attracting 160,000 Australians to the unique one-stop-shop of jobs and career-focused information on Australia’s diverse and thriving gold sector.
The ground-breaking resource has featured thousands of jobs from 16 leading gold companies since its inception, with recruiters turning their focus to targeted online advertising.
The Gold Industry Group West Australian Netball League (GIG WANL) competition returns this Friday night, April 29, with the ‘Gold Round’ set to open the season for Open, 20U and Men’s Divisions at the Gold Netball Centre in Jolimont.
In exciting news for the State's premier netball league, Kayo has been confirmed as the competition’s new Official Broadcast Partner, which will see 45 selected matches across the three divisions broadcast live on Kayo Freebies this season.
We recently spoke to Gold Fields Unit Manager: Community Relations Rebecca Alston about the launch of their Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), and what it means for the workforce and the broader Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
The Gold Industry Group Board of Directors this week appointed Gold Fields’ Vice President of Legal and Compliance Kelly Carter as Chair for a second term and welcomed Saturn Metals Managing Director Ian Bamborough as Vice Chair in his first year as a Director, also marking the first time an explorer has held a board position and now Vice Chair.
The Gold Industry Group has renewed its golden partnership with Netball WA, West Coast Fever and Glass Jar Australia, extending its landmark agreement for another three years and continuing its support across the sport through to the end of 2024.
The partnership remains the first of its kind in Australia to channel investment into women’s sport at all levels, recognising the Gold Industry Group as Principal Partner of Netball WA, Major Partner of Glass Jar Australia’s Shooting Stars program, and Elite Partner of West Coast Fever.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) are thrilled to continue their support of Shooting Stars, empowering Aboriginal girls and women for a further three years, as a Major Partner of the program.
Supporting Shooting Stars since 2019, the GIG was instrumental to the expansion into the Goldfields region enabling the program to launch in Laverton empowering 26 participants across years 4 – 12.
