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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.
What will a gold mining operation look like in 2050? The answer depends on both the technologies developed and their adoption by the workforce, according to a panel of industry leaders
As the second largest employer in the mining sector, Australia’s gold industry is a thriving and far-reaching sector that offers a diverse range of jobs from exploration and mining through to community and environment.
And with gold production estimated to rise over the next three years as more mines come online and others expand, the opportunities for employment in gold have never been better.
The Gold Industry Group was thrilled to support the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KBCCI)’s vibrant Explore the Goldfields Community Expo for a fifth year, celebrating the community and all it has to offer.
Also championed by members Northern Star Resources and Evolution Mining, the buzzing expo saw hundreds of locals, families and tourists alike visit more than 70 community stalls at the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder’s Lord Forrest Complex on Saturday 12 February 2022.
Northern Star Resources Limited and Perth Lynx have today announced a new five-year Major Partnership agreement through to the end of the 2025/26 WNBL season, expanding their commitment into women's sports.
The new agreement will also see Northern Star become a Community Partner of Basketball WA.
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.
More than 30 emergency responders from Northern Star Resources, Gold Fields, Ramelius Resources and Westgold Resources put their lifesaving skills on show in eight realistic scenarios at the 11th annual Mining and Emergency Response Competition (MERC).
Northern Star Resources and the Gold Industry Group (GIG) were proud sponsors again of the free event at Langley Park Perth, from 26 to 28 November 2021, attracting hundreds of local spectators to witness the action and participate in the fun free activities on offer. The event theme, diversity and inclusion, was celebrated by the first ever all-female team from Gold Fields.
Shooting Stars Year 11 and 12 leaders gave back to the community as part of the annual Senior Leadership Camp program thanks to the support of Premier Partner, the Gold Industry Group.
While on the camp in May, 16 participants identified a small project that would improve their school, their community or Shooting Stars.
The annual Mining Emergency Response Competition (MERC) returns to Langley Park in Perth this weekend, with Northern Star Resources, Gold Fields, Ramelius Resources and Westgold Resources preparing to put their lifesaving skills to the test.
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.
This year’s Resources Technology Showcase (RTS) 2021 saw more than 8,000 students, teachers and community members blaze through the whirlwind two-day exhibition, showcasing the latest technology and innovation driving the resources sector.
Students, teachers, and members of the community rushed to the GIG’s exhibit to take on four action-packed interactive gold challenges.
30 lucky year 11 students experienced the trip of a lifetime to Northern Star Resources’ Super Pit in June, after winning the Gold Industry Group’s (GIG) Resources Technology Showcase (RTS) competition among 150 other schools.
Woodvale Secondary College students and science teachers flew to Kalgoorlie on 10 June to explore one of the largest gold mines in the world, the famous Super Pit gold mine, and some of the top sights in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
As a presenting partner of this year’s Resources Technology Showcase (RTS), the Gold Industry Group (GIG) is eager to welcome students, teachers, and members of the community to a fun, interactive gold exhibition.
Gold Fields VP of Legal and Compliance and GIG Chair Kelly Carter emphasized the importance of inspiring and preparing tomorrow’s workforce.
“The Gold Industry Group’s initiatives are centred around education and developing talent pathways to support our future industry workforce.
The Resources Technology Showcase (RTS) is returning to Perth bigger and better than ever on 21 and 22 June at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Gold Industry Group is supporting this year’s event as a presenting partner, showcasing the critical role innovation and technology play in driving the industry in an interactive showcase for schools.
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.
