NSW Mining 2017 Industry and Suppliers’ Award Winners Announced

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Representatives of the mining industry and supplier businesses from across NSW tonight joined with MPs from across the NSW Parliament at the 2017 Industry and Suppliers Awards Dinner.   NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Skills and Small Business, The Hon John Barilaro, welcomed all to the dinner, praising the contribution the NSW mining industry and its thousands of mining supplier businesses make to the NSW economy and local communities.    NSW Minister for Resources, Energy, Utilities and the Arts, The Hon Don Harwin MLC delivered the keynote address, focusing on the importance of mining in fostering the growth and strength of regional communities. Minister Harwin also highlighted the critical importance of the mining industry to the NSW economy.    The Industry & Suppliers Awards, presented by Minister Harwin, recognised excellence in the sector and emphasised the continued importance of the supply chain to the industry.   “Our Industry and Suppliers’ Awards highlights the vital role mining plays in NSW, particularly our economic contribution.  We had some outstanding entries for the awards this year, reflecting the quality of our State’s world class mining sector. ” NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee said following the Awards.   “Whether it be those working directly in mining, or others employed in the many mining supplier businesses across NSW, tens of thousands of people rely on our industry for jobs and the economic opportunities it delivers.”    Industry and Supplier Award Winners:   Category: Small Business Achievement WINNER: Mine Subsidence Engineering Consultants (MSEC)   Category: Outstanding Supplier WINNER: PJL Group   Category: Mining Operation of the Year WINNER: Evolution – Cowal Gold Mine   Category: Young Achiever WINNER: Murray O’Keefe – Acting Mining Superintendent,  Whitehaven Coal, Maules Creek   Category: Outstanding Contribution to Mining WINNER: David Moult – Managing Director and CEO, Centennial Coal   Category: Exceptional Woman in Mining WINNER: Kirsten Molloy – CEO, HVCCC   Category: Exceptional Young Woman in NSW Mining WINNER: Chloe Piggford – Environment and Community Manager, Glencore Integra Underground Mine   Category: Outstanding NSW Tradeswoman/Operator/Technician WINNER: Jemma Callaghan – Mobile Equipment Operator/Trainer Assessor, Rio Tinto Coal & Allied, Mt Thorley Warkworth Mine   Category: Gender Diversity Champion in NSW Mining WINNER: Fiona Robertson – Non-Executive Director, Heron Resources   Contact: Harry Stutchbury