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Heart of the Hunter content series launches
One team. One town. One heart beat. Footy has been a big part of life in Newcastle for more than 100 years. With clubs founded from the coalfields to the coast with fans far and wide, it’s a game built on hard work and grit. It doesn’t matter your age, or what job you do […]
Economy21 August 2024
Opinion: Time to fix a planning system stacked against the regions
Originally published in The Daily Telegraph, 19 August 2024 Welcome to the brave new world of regional development. City politicians visit the regions, declare support for local communities, then impose new rules and regulations against the regional industries those same communities rely upon. Job generating, long term economic projects for our state are held hostage […]
Economy19 August 2024
Bowdens Silver Project Appeal Decision
Today’s outcome in the Court of Appeal regarding the Bowdens Silver Project is disappointing for the company and concerning for the mining industry in NSW more broadly. After an extensive assessment process lasting nearly three years, and a positive recommendation from the NSW Department of Planning, the project received its approval from the Independent Planning […]
Economy16 August 2024
2024 Health, Safety, Environment & Community Awards Winners
The winners of the NSW Minerals Council’s Health, Safety, Environment, and Community Awards were announced at a ceremony in the Hunter last night. The awards celebrate the most outstanding innovations and contributions to the mining industry across a range of categories. The prestigious annual awards are a highlight of the annual NSW Minerals Council Health, […]
Economy6 August 2024
New five-year deal for mining to support Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service
Mining’s support for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service will stretch to just shy of 45 years under a new five-year sponsorship agreement valued at $500,000 with the NSW Minerals Council. The mining industry has been supporting this vital service since the mid-1980s, and it is highly valued by tens of thousands of people living in […]
Economy5 August 2024
Opinion: Emissions target confusion will hit economy hard
Originally published in The Daily Telegraph, 30 July 2024 – view as printed Before federation, the Australian colonies developed their railway networks independently of each other. Rail lines of at least three different gauges or widths were built across the colonies, causing transport disruptions for over a century. State-based emissions reductions targets are fast becoming […]
Economy30 July 2024
Opinion: Selfish activists couldn’t care less about the rest of us
Originally published in The Daily Telegraph, 5 July 2024 It takes a special kind of protest campaign to claim success while achieving the exact opposite. This is exactly what radical activist group ‘Blockade Australia’ has achieved over the last few weeks. Blockade Australia is a bunch of radicals opposed to the entire system in which […]
Economy5 July 2024
Opinion: Activists pretending to care should heed the facts
Originally published in The Daily Telegraph, 27 June 2024 Looking after your mates has long been part of Australian culture. Conversely, no one likes someone who pretends to care, but stands with you only when it suits their agenda. Activist Group ‘Lock the Gate’ once claimed to fight for the rights of farmers and their […]
Economy27 June 2024
Record mining revenue helps NSW Budget undermined by GST rip-off
Statement from NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee An increase in mining royalty revenues, driven by higher coal exports and royalty rates, is helping the NSW Government manage a Budget undermined by the Commonwealth’s GST rip-off. The NSW Government is grappling with a $12 billion downgrade in GST revenues from the Commonwealth compared to the […]
Economy18 June 2024
NSW coal jobs hit new record high – 25,500: Export volumes also up
NSW coal jobs hit new record high – 25,500: Export volumes also up Coal mining jobs in NSW reached record numbers in March 2024, smashing through the 25,000 barrier for only the second time since coal job numbers were first recorded a quarter of a century ago. The new record jobs number of 25,505 to […]
Economy9 June 2024
ACCC backs reforms to tackle Port of Newcastle’s price gouging
ACCC backs reforms to tackle Port of Newcastle’s price gouging Statement from NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee The ACCC last night backed the concerns of users of the Port of Newcastle and called for legislative reform to reign in the Port’s ability to use its monopoly power to repeatedly increase charges. Under current Commonwealth regulatory […]
Economy4 June 2024