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If you would like to be notified of upcoming webinars, or to present at a webinar please contact info@miningdialogue.com.au. Webinars Air Quality Reporting and the 2024 Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue Air Quality Report 10 April 2025
2024 was another successful year for the Dialogue. A major highlight was the Community Forum in Singleton, with over 120 community members, mining employees, and government representatives gathering to discuss key issues important to the community. The environmental monitoring projects continued with now over a decade of data collected on rehabilitation, water usage, and airLearn more Find out more about the Dialogue’s successful 2024 in the Summer newsletter!
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue has had a productive start to 2024, and with this year’s Community Forum in Singleton fast approaching, it looks to be a busy end to the year as well for the Dialogue. Our Winter 2024 edition is packed with the latest you need to know about the 2024 Community Forum, includingLearn more A busy start to 2024: Catch up with the Dialogue’s latest in our Winter 2024 Newsletter!
The Dialogue recently announced the winners of their 2023 Christmas in the Classroom competition. The competition was offered to all schools who participated in the Dialogue’s 2023 School Mine Tours Program. 8 primary and secondary schools across the Upper Hunter took up the opportunity and received a $150 ‘buy local’ gift card to help decorateLearn more 2023 Christmas in the Classroom Winners Revealed
2024 was another successful year for the Dialogue. A major highlight was the Community Forum in Singleton, with over 120 community members, mining employees, and government representatives gathering to discuss key issues important to the community. The environmental monitoring projects continued with now over a decade of data collected on rehabilitation, water usage, and airLearn more Find out more about the Dialogue’s successful 2024 in the Summer newsletter
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue learned this week of the passing of Upper Hunter community advocate Wendy Bowman, aged 89. Wendy Bowman was a highly respected advocate for the Upper Hunter community. Over the years she was a forthright advocate on issues around air quality and land use. She was also an active and highly valued member ofLearn more Vale Wendy Bowman
A new but familiar face has joined the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue. While Cate Sims is new to the Dialogue she will be familiar to many people in the Upper Hunter due to her past working with the Upper Hunter community and within the mining industry. Cate will oversee stakeholder engagement and communications for theLearn more New face joins Dialogue
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s Joint Advisory Steering Committee (JSAC) held its first meeting for the year this week. Committee members discussed the participant feedback session from the Dialogue’s 2022 Community Forum in Muswellbrook, reviewing comments and potential actions discussed by the Joint Working Group meetings recently. With a range of environmental issues raised, asLearn more Dialogue’s Joint Advisory Steering Committee meets
Members of the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s Joint Environment Working Group and Joint Economic and Social Development Working Group met in Singleton this week for the first meeting of the year. Both groups discussed feedback provided by industry stakeholders following last year’s Community Forum, particularly around environment, economic and social issues. The feedback will beLearn more Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue kicks off 2023 meetings
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue held its 2022 Community Forum this week with a focus on planning for the future. With over 125 attendees in attendance at Muswellbrook RSL Club, this was the first community forum the Dialogue has held since our 2019 event in Singleton due to the COVID-19 state-wide lockdowns. Forum attendees receivedLearn more Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s 2022 Community Forum focuses on planning for the future
