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Newcastle Knights fans can cheer on two great Hunter teams as ‘miners’ jersey goes on sale
The brand new Newcastle Knights fluro-orange ‘miners’ jersey, styled like a miner’s high-visibility uniform, is now available in store! The Newcastle Knights have launched the hi-viz jersey as part of a new two-year partnership with the NSW Minerals Council, representing the thousands of miners that are making an important contribution to their communities and the […]
Industry29 April 2014
Opinion: Getting the facts about the Hunter Coal Rail Network
Originally published in Coalface Magazine NSW Minerals Council CEO, Stephen Galilee Most people understand that coal mining is an important pillar of economic strength and stability for the Hunter. Directly employing over 12,000 workers and supporting an additional 55,000 jobs across the region, mining companies contributed $6.3 billion in wages, business purchases and community contributions […]
Uncategorized24 April 2014
A new incentive system needed to encourage exploration in NSW
There is an increasing need for an incentive system to encourage exploration in NSW, which would support future mining projects and the jobs and investment they create. The NSW Minerals Council has contributed to a joint industry submission in response to the federal government’s proposed Exploration Development Incentive, calling for a simple system that keeps […]
Uncategorized23 April 2014
Opinion: Adam Bandt and the Greens need coal as much as everyone else
An abridged version of this opinion piece, first appeared in The Daily Telegraph . NSW Minerals Council CEO, Stephen Galilee The Greens continue to demonstrate why most people view them as operating outside the reality of everyday Australian life. Last week Greens MP Adam Bandt compared coal to tobacco and asbestos. It was a cheap […]
Uncategorized23 April 2014
Shadow Minister for Resources calls for ‘fair’ treatment of Hunter miners and mine project assessment
NSW Shadow Minister for Resources, Steve Whan, has come out in support of Rio Tinto’s Mount Thorley Warkworth project and its 1300 workers, calling for the new project proposal to be assessed on its merits. Mr Whan has told ABC’s NSW Country Hour that he is in favour of “fair” treatment of the Mount Thorley […]
Uncategorized22 April 2014
Austar Mine Incident
“ The thoughts and prayers of the entire NSW mining industry are with the families, friends and workers affected by the tragic loss of two miners while working on a section of the underground Austar mine in the Hunter Valley last night. This is a terrible blow for the Hunter mining community and will be […]
Uncategorized16 April 2014
Opinion: NSW the new front line of activist’s economic vandalism
Originally published in The Australian NSW Minerals Council CEO, Stephen Galilee NSW has become the new front line for professional activists bent on economic sabotage, including direct attacks on the jobs of thousands of people across the state. The activists claim a moral licence they do not own and use any means necessary to push […]
Uncategorized14 April 2014
Opinion: It’s no laughing matter for threatened miners
Originally published in the Newcastle Herald NSW Minerals Council CEO, Stephen Galilee Earlier this week an editorial in the Newcastle Herald claimed: ‘‘The NSW government’s bias in favour of approving mining proposals is a joke’’ (Herald, 8/4). It’s a claim supported by the vocal anti-mining lobby but not by the facts, and it is not […]
Uncategorized10 April 2014
Drayton Project – Compromise needed to protect jobs
“ It is important that a compromise is reached to protect those working in all industries operating in the Upper Hunter, including the 500 miners at Drayton, according to the NSW Minerals Council. ‘This should not be zero sum choice. We should be working together to find a compromise that saves the jobs of the […]
Industry9 April 2014
Court ruling on Mount Thorley Warkworth
“ The decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the overturning of Rio Tinto’s planned Mount Thorley Warkworth modification embodies everything wrong with the NSW planning system. “What kind of message does it send about investing in NSW when a project proponent can spend over three years in the planning system, receive approvals at every […]
Industry7 April 2014
Leard State Forest activists ignore the law and put lives at risk
“ “Activists in the Leard State Forest are recklessly choosing to place themselves, site workers, and emergency services personnel at risk simply to make a political statement,” NSW Minerals Council CEO, Stephen Galilee said today. Mr Galilee made the comments in response to today’s events at the Maules Creek project where a group of anti-mining […]
Industry31 March 2014