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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 celebrated the vital contribution of its Gold Class Facilitators in inspiring the future industry leaders of Australia’s gold industry through the delivery of Gold Class Sessions at its annual Gold Class Awards.
The Gold Class Awards were presented at the GIG’s Industry Sundowner on 15 June.
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.
We recently spoke to Gold Industry Group Gold Class Facilitator and Gold Fields’ Manager Sustainable Development Matt Collier about his passion for innovation and what excites him about working in Australia’s gold industry.
We recently spoke to Gold Industry Group Gold Class Facilitator and The Perth Mint Group Manager Organisational and Cultural Development Kristen Potter about her role in driving the Company’s employee wellbeing program and her journey in Australia’s gold industry.
We recently spoke to Gold Industry Group Gold Class Facilitator and Evolution Mining Investor Relations Manager Liesl Kemp about her role and what excites her about working in Australia’s gold industry.
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 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.
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) 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.
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.
As a presenting partner of the Resources Technology Showcase (RTS) Perth 2021, the Gold Industry Group (GIG) is taking renewable energy to the centre stage, showcasing the exciting developments in technology and innovation in the sector to inspire and prepare the next generation of future leaders.
The gold industry is accelerating the transition to renewables through the diversification of power sources.
New South Wales schools have booked out Australian Earth Science Education’s (AusEarthEd) incursions in Term 1 as travel to schools has been made possible.
The program launched in the State in 2020 with the support of the Gold Industry Group to deliver much needed Earth and Environmental Science (EES) training, resources and incursions.
The CoRE Learning Foundation (CoRE) has embarked on a first-of its-kind mentoring initiative with partner IGO Limited to connect young graduates with enthusiastic Norseman District High School CoRE secondary students.
Through the CoRE + IGO Graduates Hands-On Learning Program Initiative, IGO Limited’s graduates will have the opportunity to share their expertise and assist the students in developing fundamental skills.
Kirkland Lake Gold have launched an Australian Community Partnership Program in Bendigo that will see $12 million invested into essential community services in Victoria and the Northern Territory.
This fantastic program will support a diverse range of programs and organisations in their COVID-19 recovery efforts over the next three years.
We recently spoke to Gold Industry Group Gold Class Facilitator and AngloGold Ashanti Australia Senior Underground Geologist Breannen Conway about her lifelong passion for earth science and her journey in Australia’s gold industry.
Discover why Breannen got into mining, her biggest challenge, why she loves being a geologist and more!
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.
West Coast Fever players teamed up with Netball WA’s charity, Shooting Stars, to share impacts of the Program and the importance of positive role models for Indigenous girls, through a series of inspirational TV advertisements and video stories.
As Premier Partner of Shooting Stars, the Gold Industry Group is proud to help the Program create strong, powerful, and confident women by using netball and other tools as vehicles to drive greater engagement and attendance at school.
Following extensive renovation and expansion, the Western Australian Museum reopened on Saturday 21 November to week-long celebrations and a new name: WA Museum Boola Bardip.
Visitors can discover the value of gold across various exhibits that include details on life during the 19th century gold rushes, links between the gold industry and our wider communities, mining processes, and how gold influenced social change.
