We want to deliver the best conference for the mining sector focused on leading practice, professional development and connecting with industry colleagues.
Returning in 2025 are all the features you value most, making it the industry’s largest gathering of mining professionals. The full program will be available in February, but you can explore more through the links below.
Awards
Awards Dinner
The Pitch
Women in Leadership Event
Future Leaders Connect
Social Events
Sponsors
NSW has some of the world’s leading mining operations and some of the best practitioners in health and safety as well as environmental management and community engagement.
We want to hear about your success stories and share them with our industry and the community through the NSW Mining HSEC Awards.
Awards will be given in four categories:
- Health Excellence
- Safety Excellence
- Environmental Excellence
- Community Excellence
These awards are a great opportunity to promote yourself, your colleagues or your business and its achievements, and help share news about the good things happening in mining.
What is the Awards Dinner
Join us for a unique opportunity to network with industry leaders, share success stories, and celebrate responsible mining.
NSW is home to world-leading mining operations excelling in health and safety, environmental management, and community engagement. The HSEC Awards recognize excellence in these areas, and our Awards Dinner will honor winners in four categories:
- Health Excellence
- Safety Excellence
- Environmental Excellence
- Community Excellence
Let’s come together to celebrate progress and inspire continued excellence across the industry!
Thank you to Yancoal for their generous sponsorship of The HSEC Awards Dinner.
Entertainment
The HSEC Awards Dinner will feature a night of entertainment! In 2024 we saw comedian Dave Thornton headlining the evening’s program, and Sydney’s Top Shelf Live providing live music, setting the perfect tone for an evening of celebration.
Host Jess Yates will guide the proceedings, announcing the winners across four prestigious award categories and helping to make the night a truly special occasion.
Thank you to Komatsu for their generous sponsorship of HSEC Entertainment.
Social Hour
Social Hour will kick off the HSEC Awards Dinner on Monday evening.
Join us for pre-drinks and entertainment prior to being seated for the Awards Dinner.
Thank you to Whitehaven Coal. for their generous sponsorship of Social Hour.
When
The HSEC Awards Dinner will be held on Monday 4 August.
Social Hour: 6pm – 7pm
Awards Dinner: 7pm – 10pm
What is The Pitch
Mining is a vital industry for NSW and for Australia. Our people are world-class, and NSW mining operations and technical know-how are second to none.
So what do the next generation NSW miners think we should be doing to keep mining responsibly now and in the future? And what are they working on now as they build careers as the leaders of tomorrow?
As part of the conference program, The Pitch enters its third year, offering young professionals the chance to present their work—whether planned or completed—to a panel of industry experts and mentors. This session highlights how emerging leaders are contributing to a responsible mining industry and shaping its future.
We can’t wait to celebrate our young people, their aspirations, and their work.
Thank you to Newmont for their generous sponsorship of The Pitch.
What are the Rules
Don’t talk about Pitch Club.
But seriously, the rules are pretty simple. If you’re 30 or under and working in NSW, we want to hear about your achievements and how you are contributing to a responsible mining industry in NSW for today and tomorrow.
You are our future leaders. So tell us something great that you’re working on. It might be:
- Something Innovative
- A problem you’re working to solve
- An example of really good practice
- A project that you have implemented
- A piece of research you have worked on
- An initiative you have championed and implemented at work
- Achieving a first at your mine site or in your business.
We choose the best six entries, and they get seven minutes to make their pitch to colleagues and our industry leaders at the NSW Mining HSEC Conference.
What’s in it for you?
- Get recognised by your colleagues for your hard work
- A chance to take the stage at the HSEC event and hone your public speaking skills
- Cash prizes for everyone selected to appear in The Pitch, including prizes up to $1000!
- The winner will receive a very special money-can’t-buy experience.
When
The Pitch will be held on Tuesday 5 August from 3pm – 4pm.
Apply
If you or someone you know – or work with – would like to join us at the 2025 NSW Mining HSEC Conference to participate in the Pitch, please apply.
Six people will be chosen to present at the conference in 2025.
Click here to apply.
What is the Women in Leadership Event
Co-hosted by the NSW Minerals Council and WIMnet NSW, our Women in Leadership function features previous winners of the NSW Women in Mining Awards and will foster conversations about leadership, diversity & inclusion through a panel discussion and Q&A.
The Women in Leadership event is free to attend, please ensure you register in advance, as spots are limited.
Thank you to Whitehaven Coal for their generous sponsorship of this event.
Networking
Join us for light refreshments and the chance to network with industry colleagues in a relaxed setting. The event will feature drinks and canapés, served both before and after the formal program.
This is an excellent opportunity for all mining professionals—both women and men—attending the conference or based in the local area to connect.
Mentors and mentees from WIMnet’s Mentoring Program will also be there.
When
The Women in Leadership event will be held on Tuesday 5 August from 5pm – 7pm.
Register
The event is free to attend, please ensure you register in advance, as spots are limited.
A registration link will be provided here in the coming months.
What is Future Leaders Connect
The Future Leaders Connect workshop is an exciting opportunity for young professionals in the NSW mining industry.
This free professional development event is specifically designed for individuals aged 30 and under, whether you’re attending the conference or based in the local region.
2024’s workshop was facilitated by Suzy Miller, the session focused on personal branding and communication, helping participants improve the way they connect and contribute at work, while also providing strategies to build and enhance their careers.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to connect with future leaders in the industry!
Thank you to Newmont for their generous sponsorship of Future Leaders Connect.
Networking
This workshop is a great chance to meet other young professionals in the mining industry who are at a similar stage in their careers. You’ll connect with like-minded people, expand your network, and build valuable relationships that can lead to new opportunities.
It’s a chance to share ideas, learn from others, and create a support system with peers who understand your challenges and goals.
When
The Future Leaders Connect event will be held on Sunday 3 August from 4pm – 6pm.
Register
The event is free to attend, please ensure you register in advance, as spots are limited.
A registration link will be provided here in the coming months.
Welcome Dinner
(optional extra)
Get to the venue early on Sunday afternoon and join us for dinner, it’s a great way to kick things off and catch up with friends. Sponsored by Dust-A-Side Australia.
Barista Coffee
Get to the conference early on Monday to register and grab a free barista coffee. Arrive and register before 8am and go in the draw to win a Visa gift card. Sponsored by The Bloomfield Group.
Wellness Lounge
The Wellness Lounge will be open 4pm – 6pm on Monday afternoon featuring light refreshments, chilled tunes and massage stations. Sponsored by Breathalyser Sales & Service.
Social Hour
Social hour will commence 6pm Monday evening in the conference networking lounge, including pre-dinner drinks and entertainment. Sponsored by Whitehaven Coal.
Mine Super Networking Lounge
Long days at the conference call for some time and space to recharge. The Mine Super Networking Lounge will be open throughout the conference to network, take a break, and relax! Sponsored by Mine Super.
Food Truck Tuesday
(optional extra)
After the conference content has concluded, relax and reflect on Tuesday evening with some great grub! Sponsored by Newmont.
Thank you to our event sponsors for their continued support.
Platinum Sponsors
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life.
We’ve operated in Australia for more than 25 years and provide employment for 17,460 people across our mines and metals processing assets.
In 2023, our New South Wales operations contributed $11.1 billion to the economy, including $4.5 billion in income taxes and royalties.
For 20 years, Yancoal Australia has been contributing to the Australian coal industry, communities where we operate and broader society. With over 4,500 people working across our operations in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia, Yancoal’s story goes beyond the product we mine. It is about the positive impact we have on people’s lives, as we continue to deliver lasting benefits for all of our stakeholders.
Gold Sponsors
Newmont (ASX: NEM) is the world’s leading gold company, a producer of copper, zinc, lead and silver and Australia’s only molybdenum producer. The company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Australia, Africa, Latin America, North America and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical expertise.
BHP is a world-leading resources company. We work in more than 90 locations worldwide and our products are sold globally.
We’ve positioned our business to support the megatrends shaping our world. Iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. Copper for renewable energy. Nickel for electric vehicles. And we are moving into potash to support more sustainable farming.
In NSW, BHP operates Mt Arthur Coal. Over the next six years we are transitioning the mine to closure in 2030, working closely with our people and community to leave a positive legacy from BHP mining in the Hunter Valley.
EMM is a leading employee-owned planning, environmental, and advisory consultancy. The company is formed by a diverse range of environmental scientists, engineers, planners, and environmental specialists based in Australia and Canada.
From the early phases of building a business case and understanding the feasibility of projects, they assist to identify environmental and social constraints and opportunities, as well as establish approval strategies and pathways. The team provide support from initial exploration and feasibility studies to developing closure and future land use planning strategies that consider the rising demand from local communities and regulators.
With a team of over 300 professionals, they deliver practical and environmentally responsible outcomes for projects in Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.
Whitehaven Coal is proud to be the leading Australian coal producer. We operate six mines in the4 Gunnedah Coal Basin of NSW and Bowen Basin of QLD. Our operating assets are complemented by two high-quality, near-term and large-scale development assets, being Vickery, near Gunnedah, and Winchester South, near Moranbah.
Over our more than 20-year history, we have developed a reputation for excellence in project delivery, safe operation, environmental performance and supporting local communities.
We actively engage and consult with our local communities and we’re committed to leaving a positive economic and social legacy that outlives our mining operations.
Mine Super is an industry super fund owned for the exclusive benefit of members. We are a public offer fund open to all Australians, with a strong history of helping deliver exceptional retirement outcomes to our members for over 80 years.
We’re dedicated to ensuring that each and every member is well looked after, with local representatives providing boots on the ground in mining communities across Australia.
Mine Super offers its members access to super, pension, insurance and financial advice.
Dust-A-Side Australia are industry leaders in dust and erosion control, road management, dust suppression systems and environmental solutions. With decades of experience, we are synonymous with excellence in dust control and haul road management, providing unparalleled solutions to the mining industry. Our services are designed to make workplaces safer and healthier for workers, more productive and efficient for our clients and more sustainable for the local environment.
Komatsu develops and supplies technologies, equipment and services for the construction, mining, forklift, industrial and forestry markets.
For more than a century, the company has been creating value for its customers through manufacturing and technology innovation, partnering with others to empower a sustainable future where people, business and the planet thrive together. Front-line industries worldwide use Komatsu solutions to develop modern infrastructure, extract fundamental minerals, maintain forests and create consumer products.
The company’s global service and distributor networks support customer operations to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance.
Silver Sponsors
Idemitsu Australia, operating in Australia since 1978, is a subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan.
Our head office, mining and post-mining operations in Queensland and New South Wales support local jobs, with our Boggabri mine producing about 7 million tonnes of thermal, semi-soft and PCI coals for export annually.
Committed to sustainability and innovation, we continue to meet energy demands through supply of high-quality metallurgical and thermal coal as we actively diversify and decarbonise our energy portfolio. We invest in sustainable energy development through pumped hydro and solar projects at our Muswellbrook and Boggabri sites, while exploring sustainable fuel opportunities. Our critical minerals investments in lithium, vanadium and graphite will support clean energy storage for the future.
Coal Services is an industry-owned organisation committed to providing critical services and expertise to the NSW coal mining industry.
Our Specialised Health and Safety Scheme offers a comprehensive range of services to assist employers to identify, assess, monitor and control risk. We work in collaboration with our industry stakeholders to safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of workers within the sector by focusing on prevention, early detection, enforcement, and educational initiatives.
Centennial is an Australian mining company supplying domestic and export markets.
Our coal fuels around 30% of NSW’s coal-fired electricity generating capacity, while we also manage a successful export business. With the support of Banpu, a leading integrated energy solutions company in Asia Pacific, we deliver a superior service to our customers.
Centennial is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banpu. Centennial has approximately 1,700 employees; five operating mines; and a variety of projects underway, including renewable energy projects, potential new mining projects and rehabilitation projects.
As the leading integrated Australian Energy Company, we are committed to excellence in environmental management, health and safety, and our peoples future careers.
In operation for over 25 years, Bengalla Mining Company is located 15km west of Muswellbrook in the Upper Hunter. We aim to be a world class operation and a valued supplier, employer and community partner. Our mission is to produce safe, productive and profitable coal with strong community/environmental performance and market presence. Our contribution to the local community extends beyond the immediate economic benefits of our business. Bengalla supports a wide range of projects and partnerships to build stronger and more sustainable communities. Most importantly we invest in the local communities surrounding our operation.
Regis is a high-margin gold producer and explorer with over a decade of consistent production and reserve growth, underpinned by continued exploration success and targeted acquisitions.
Our journey started with a vision to unlock gold endowment in the Duketon Greenstone Belt in the North Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. That vision has grown to include our McPhillamys gold project in New South Wales. Located in the rich mining region of Central Western NSW, McPhillamys was given planning approval early in 2023.
This has been our journey to becoming one of Australia’s leading mid-tier gold companies.
Established over 30 years ago, Umwelt is a leading Australian, employee owned environmental and social consultancy delivering projects in every state and territory across the nation. We are proud to have achieved a respected and trusted advisor status through our collaboration with government, industry, and the community.
Our team creates effective and innovative solutions to the environmental and community issues faced by our clients. We focus on providing fully integrated environmental services from concept and feasibility, through to technical assessment, consultation and approvals to delivery, operation and decommissioning. By working in close partnership with our clients, we identify, manage and mitigate risk and facilitate project delivery.
MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant Operation, the latest greenfield open-cut coal mine in NSW, delivered first coal in 2018. Mount Pleasant is characterised by high quality, low strip-ratio export quality thermal coal. Operating near Muswellbrook, we pride ourselves on the quality of land restoration outcomes and the excellent relationships maintained with our neighbours and local Aboriginal community. We continue to oversee commitments relating to our Aboriginal Community Development Fund.
MACH Energy is in the business of delivering high quality coal to local and global customers through leading innovative mining, environmental and community practices. We are “powering our future with reliable energy.”
The Bloomfield Group is a proud and successful Australian mining and engineering group.
Australian owned and operated, Bloomfield has been part of the Hunter community for more than 85 years and employs hundreds of local people.
The Bloomfield Group operates two open-cut coal mines in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. These operations include Rix’s Creek Mine northwest of Singleton, and Bloomfield Mine east of Maitland.
Bronze Sponsors
Bowdens Silver is an Australian resources company 100% owned by Silver Mines Limited, an Australian public company listed on the ASX.
The Bowdens Silver Project is located approximately 26km east of Mudgee and is the largest undeveloped silver deposit in Australia and one of the largest silver deposits in the world. The State Significant Development received Development Consent from the NSW Independent Planning Commission in April 2023 and aims to deliver long-term jobs and investment within the local communities throughout its 23-year Project life.
We are committed to leaving a positive legacy that outlives the Project and anticipate mine construction to begin in 2025.
Established in 2011, Evolution Mining is a leading globally relevant gold producer with a reputation for delivering value to all stakeholders. We operate six mines in Australia and Canada with a portfolio vision of up to eight assets in Tier 1 jurisdictions generating superior returns. With a vision of inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we drive a high-performing culture with values and reputation as non-negotiables. At Evolution, we integrate sustainability into everything we do.
In operation for over 25 years, Bengalla Mining Company is located 15km west of Muswellbrook in the Upper Hunter. We aim to be a world class operation and a valued supplier, employer and community partner. Our mission is to produce safe, productive and profitable coal with strong community/environmental performance and market presence. Our contribution to the local community extends beyond the immediate economic benefits of our business. Bengalla supports a wide range of projects and partnerships to build stronger and more sustainable communities. Most importantly we invest in the local communities surrounding our operation.
Thiess partners with our clients to deliver excellence in open cut and underground mining in Australia, Asia, and the Americas. For 90 years, Thiess has operated in diverse commodities, geologies, environments, and cultures. Our teams use that global insight to optimise solutions and create value for each of our projects, positioning them for peak efficiency, productivity, and cost performance. Our pioneering spirit continues to drive us forward, and we are committed to being at the forefront of sustainable mining, leveraging the power of our people and technology to drive sustainable change.
Operating from Sydney (head office), Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane, Breathalyser Sales and Service Pty Ltd, is the oldest recognised leader in the supply of high quality alcohol and drug testing equipment throughout Australasia.
The company commenced operation in 1986 and has continued to expand with the increasing demand for safer roads and workplaces. All products are Australian Standard compliant, ensuring only the highest accuracy. The company offers a full range of aftermarket calibration and repair services, including on-site service/calibration of wall mounted breathalyser devices.
Breathalyser Sales and Service Pty Ltd provide equipment to all levels of government and the private sector.
