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The Gold Industry Group is entering 2025 with a dynamic new leadership team, set to drive ambitious growth, strengthen industry connections, and make an even greater impact in communities across Australia.
Wayne Bramwell, Managing Director and CEO of Westgold Resources, has been appointed as Chair, while Rebecca Ciotti, Executive Manager of Corporate Services at Northern Star Resources, steps into the role of Vice Chair.
The Gold Industry Group is proud to announce the renewal of its landmark partnership with Netball WA, West Coast Fever, and Glass Jar Australia, marking the largest-ever commitment by Australia’s gold industry to women’s sport.
This three-year, $6 million extension will deepen the Gold Industry Group’s role as a Principal Partner of Netball WA and a joint Principal Partner of West Coast Fever, strengthening a partnership that has supported netball in Western Australia for the past six years.
The Gold Industry Group is charting an exciting new course with the recent appointment of three industry heavyweights to its Board of Directors, bringing a wealth of experience and fresh perspectives that promise to propel the Group forward.
The Gold Industry Group brought together its members, partners, and special guests on 28 November at The Adnate Perth to celebrate the year that’s been and share updates on its latest activities.
The heart of Australia's gold industry, Kalgoorlie, once again played home to the remarkable three-day spectacle of Diggers & Dealers 2023, held from August 7 to 9.
With many gold mining companies taking centre stage, the event proved to be a resounding success, reaffirming its status as a cornerstone gathering for the global mining industry.
Gold mining industry leaders are embracing an opportunity to establish a competitive advantage over other commodity miners by having the safest and most inclusive workplaces in the resources sector.
The Gold Industry Group’s annual diversity events were back on the road in 2022 as Let’s Talk Diversity landed in Sydney and Melbourne for an East Coast perspective on the important issue of attracting Gen Z to the gold industry.
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, more than 100 people converged at Sydney’s Untied Rooftop and Melbourne’s Smith Prahran to hear speakers from a range of backgrounds explore how the gold sector can secure an efficient, skilled, and suitably sized workforce of the future
The Gold Industry Group’s annual diversity events were back bigger than ever in 2022 for Let’s Talk Diversity, as a 250-person strong crowd flocked to the iconic Perth Mint to hear a collection of industry leaders, thinkers, and influencers discuss how gold mining can attract Gen Z to the industry.
The event was the first in a national series which will hit the road later this month in Sydney (November 29) and Melbourne (December 1) as the industry seeks an efficient, skilled, and suitably sized workforce for the future.
Diggers & Dealers was back bigger than ever in 2022, with more than 2,600 attendees excited to return from around the globe to be at Australia’s pinnacle mining industry conference.
Even the wild weather didn’t impact the mood, with Forum Chairman Jim Walker crediting the record attendance at the iconic three-day Kalgoorlie event to an active and engaged mining industry.
Vulnerable and accountable leaders are key to psychologically safe workplaces according to panellists at the Gold Industry Group’s Leadership Breakfast during the 2022 Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum, highlighting the need for industry to look forward and work on solutions together.
The Gold Industry Group hosted its sixth annual networking sundowner with 150 guests on Wednesday 15 June at QT Perth, celebrating the gold industry’s community impact, sharing its latest activities, and acknowledging the vital contribution of its Gold Class Facilitators through the highly regarded Gold Class Awards.
The Gold Industry Group celebrated the vital contribution of its Gold Class Facilitators in inspiring the future industry leaders of Australia’s gold industry through the delivery of Gold Class Sessions at its annual Gold Class Awards.
The Gold Class Awards were presented at the GIG’s Industry Sundowner on 15 June.
The Gold Industry Group Board of Directors this week appointed Gold Fields’ Vice President of Legal and Compliance Kelly Carter as Chair for a second term and welcomed Saturn Metals Managing Director Ian Bamborough as Vice Chair in his first year as a Director, also marking the first time an explorer has held a board position and now Vice Chair.
The Gold Industry Group has renewed its golden partnership with Netball WA, West Coast Fever and Glass Jar Australia, extending its landmark agreement for another three years and continuing its support across the sport through to the end of 2024.
The partnership remains the first of its kind in Australia to channel investment into women’s sport at all levels, recognising the Gold Industry Group as Principal Partner of Netball WA, Major Partner of Glass Jar Australia’s Shooting Stars program, and Elite Partner of West Coast Fever.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) are thrilled to continue their support of Shooting Stars, empowering Aboriginal girls and women for a further three years, as a Major Partner of the program.
Supporting Shooting Stars since 2019, the GIG was instrumental to the expansion into the Goldfields region enabling the program to launch in Laverton empowering 26 participants across years 4 – 12.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG)’s 2021 Great Diversity Debate unpacked one of the hottest topics to hit the workplace since the pandemic, dissecting the virtues versus pitfalls of working from home in front of hundreds of industry colleagues at The Perth Mint, in conjunction with Women in Mining and Resources WA.
GIG Chair and Gold Fields VP Legal and Compliance Kelly Carter led the industry panel to tackle the topic ‘Working from home – a golden opportunity or a cage with gold bars?’ resulting in a surprising win.
Third time lucky for the AngloGold Ashanti Australia Lions, who claimed their first championship title defeating the Gold Fields Agnew Turbines at the 2021 Gold Industry Group Corporate Netball Day.
It was an even start as both the Lions and the Turbines battled it out for gold in from of cheering industry colleagues, but the Lions lifted the bar in the second term securing them a seven-goal victory, 14 - 7.
The Gold Industry Group (GIG) welcomed five new Directors at out 2021 Annual General Meeting, including Saturn Metals Managing Director Ian Bamborough, St Barbara Head of People, Culture and Corporate Affairs Justine Fisher, Northern Star Resources Group Manager Government Relations and Social Performance Dr Guy Singleton, Gold Road Resources Chief Financial Offer John Mullumby and Perth Mint Manager Business Development and Industry Research Cameron Alexander.
After a wildly successful national tour in 2019, the Gold Industry Group’s Great Diversity Debate returns this Friday night to focus on one of the hottest topics to hit the workplace since the pandemic.
Is working from home a golden opportunity or a cage with gold bars?
It was a golden result for this year’s Telethon with the annual charity event surging to a $62 million record fundraiser – and once again the gold industry helped provide some sparkle.
Gold Fields again donated a 99.9% pure one-kilogram gold bar for auction at the Telethon Ball held on 16 October, and the precious donation prompted vigorous bidding. Valued at approximately $80,000 the bar was eventually auctioned off for $135,000.
