Wednesday 19 March—Tue 17 June 2025

Careers Dinners 2025

Overview
Discover your future in mining!

Our free NSW Mining Careers Dinners are your chance to meet the people shaping one of Australia’s most important industries. Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 — along with parents, teachers and careers advisers — are invited to explore real career opportunities and pathways into mining.

Free Dinner | Free Prizes | Free Career Advice

Register now:
Parkes
Singleton
Orange
Wollongong
Newcatsle

Click here to find out more.

Event details

Wednesday 19 March—Tue 17 June 2025

Wed 19 March - Parkes
Tue 29 April - Singleton
Tue 20 May - Wollongong
Tue 3 June - Orange
Tue 17 June - Newcastle

Event overview
Discover your future in mining!

Our free NSW Mining Careers Dinners are your chance to meet the people shaping one of Australia’s most important industries. Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 — along with parents, teachers and careers advisers — are invited to explore real career opportunities and pathways into mining.

Free Dinner | Free Prizes | Free Career Advice

Register now:
Parkes
Singleton
Orange
Wollongong
Newcatsle

Click here to find out more.

Contact Details

TOM PYKE
Policy Manager, Industry Skills and Careers
NSW Minerals Council Ltd

tpyke@nswmining.com.au

0439 621 517

2025 Roadshow

Parkes

Wednesday 19 March 2025
Parkes Services Club
5.15pm – 7.45pm
TICKETS

Singleton

Tuesday 29 April 2025
Singleton Civic Centre
5.15pm – 7.45pm
TICKETS

Wollongong

Tuesday 20 May 2025
Novotel Northbeach Hotel
5:15pm – 7.45pm
TICKETS

Orange

Tuesday 3 June 2025
Orange Ex Services Club
5:15pm – 7.45pm
TICKETS

Newcastle

Tuesday 17 June 2025
Newcastle The NEX
5:15pm – 7.45pm
TICKETS

Why attend the NSW Mining Careers Dinner?

About

  • Hear directly from miners, apprentices, university students and tradespeople
  • Meet education, training and recruitment experts
  • Participate in hand-on activities like our VR mining simulations
  • Learn about apprenticeships, TAFE, university degrees, and hands-on work opportunities
  • Win awesome prizes including MacBooks, site tours, and university merch!
  • It’s Free! Enjoy a complimentary dinner while getting real-world career advice
Josh King's Story: From Mining to the NRL

“Mining taught me how to communicate, how to work as part of a team, and how to believe in myself.”
— Josh King, NRL Star and Former Electrical Apprentice

Josh King credits his mining apprenticeship for setting him up for success both on and off the footy field. Discover how a start in mining could open your future.