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NSW Mining 2017 Industry and Suppliers’ Award Winners Announced
“ 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 […]
Industry7 April 2017
OPINION: Coal Vital to Ensure Turnbull’s Hydro Plan is Snow Joke
As appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 21st March 2017 Malcolm Turnbull deserves praise for his bold plan to expand the Snowy Hydro scheme. It’s a good step but not the game-changer some believe. It will provide a handy increase in electricity generation capacity. However, this increase will only replace what’s going or gone from […]
Industry21 March 2017
Mining delivers jobs and spending boost for New England region.
“ The New England region’s economy received a significant boost over the 2015-16 financial year with an increase in mining spending and jobs, according to the NSW Minerals Council’s latest Expenditure Survey. The survey covers the 2015-16 financial year, prior to the dramatic recovery in coal prices that has since boosted activity and confidence across […]
Industry28 February 2017
AEMO System Event Report Highlights Risk of Removing Coal Generation Capacity
“ The AEMO report released today on events relating to high demand for power across NSW during the recent extreme heat conditions highlights the need for increased generation capacity and stable electricity supply in NSW, and the risks associated with removing any coal-fired generation capacity from the NSW and national energy grid. Despite scheduled […]
Industry23 February 2017
Australia Institute claims on rehabilitation system in NSW
“ The Australia Institute is well known for repeatedly issuing flimsy reports about mining that contain false claims, errors and flawed analysis, and their latest effort is no different. The NSW mining industry is proud of its track record on rehabilitation. We have some of the most stringent rehabilitation regulation in the world and […]
Industry16 February 2017
OPINION: Stop Shafting State’s Miners
As appeared in the Daily Telegraph on 10th February 2017 Politics may be boring for some, but state politics in 2017 has so far been anything but boring. Straight out of the gate we have a new Premier and a new Cabinet. Our new Premier Gladys Berejiklian made an early commitment to “govern for everyone”. […]
Industry10 February 2017
Confirmed NSW case of mixed dust pneumoconiosis
“ The first new confirmed NSW case of mixed dust pneumoconiosis since the 1970s is a stark reminder of the need to ensure the NSW mining industry continues to take all possible steps to protect the health and safety of our mining workforce. As far as the industry is concerned, one case is one […]
Industry3 February 2017
Prime Minister Turnbull’s national leadership on energy policy
“ The NSW Minerals Council has endorsed today’s comments on energy policy from Prime Minister Turnbull and welcomed his leadership in advocating new technology coal-fired power stations as an option for meeting Australia’s future energy needs. “This issue is particularly relevant for NSW as we consider how the State’s future energy needs will be […]
Industry1 February 2017
Port of Newcastle export figures show strong demand for NSW coal
“ The 2016 Port of Newcastle export figures highlight the strong global demand for NSW coal, with a new monthly coal export record of 15.9 million tonnes achieved in December. ‘The 161 million tonnes of coal exported through the Port of Newcastle confirms the strong global demand for NSW coal, particularly our high quality thermal […]
Industry18 January 2017
EPA Act Reforms 2017 – Draft Bill – Briefing Note
The NSW Government has released draft amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (1979) (EPA Act).The Government’s intention in making amendments is to make changes to the Act that it believes were largely agreed in the the 2013 Planning Bill. You can read the draft Bill and a summary of the proposals in the […]
Industry10 January 2017
Minister Canavan congratulated for common sense call on new technology coal power plants
“ The NSW Minerals Council has welcomed federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan’s support for new technology coal-fired power stations as an option for meeting Australia’s future energy needs, as outlined in The Australian newspaper today. (“Next-generation coal can fill gap: Canavan: The Australian 6 January 2017) ‘Minister Canavan is to be congratulated for his […]
Industry6 January 2017