Minerals Council of Australia:
Victorian Division
Minerals Council of Australia - Victorian Division: Media Release
Northgate Stawell Gold Mine emergency rescue team wins 18th Annual Underground Mine Rescue Competition
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Office of the Victorian Mining Warden
Statement by Chris Fraser, Executive Director, Minerals Council of Australia – Victorian division and Director – Education and Training
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Media Release: Minerals Council of Australia Victorian Division
Oscar 1 wins 4th Victorian Surface Mine Rescue Competition
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Media Release: MCA congratulates Minister's Awards for Excellence for Employers of Australian Apprentices winners
Statement from Chris Fraser, Executive Director, Minerals Council of Australia, Victorian Division
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Media Release: Securing a Clean Coal future for Victoria
Statement from Chris Fraser, Executive Director, Minerals Council of Australia, Victorian Division
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Media Release: Deanmac Team Wins Mines Rescue Competition
The Deanmac Fire and Rescue Team from Loy Yang is the overall winner of the MCA's second Victorian Rescue Competition for Surface Mines and Quarries for 2006.
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Media Alert: Second Victorian Rescue Competition for Surface Mines and Quarries
The second Victorian Rescue Competition for Surface Mines and Quarries will be held at the Alcoa Anglesea Power Station mine site on 11th November 2006.
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Media Statement: Minerals Sector Innovation Roadmaps
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) enthusiastically endorsed the Innovation Roadmap of Victoria’s Earth Resources sector released today by the Minister for Energy Industries and Resources, the Hon Theo Theophanous.
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Economic Importance of Mining to Victoria Grows
The minerals sector contributes significantly to the economy of Melbourne, the Central Victoria region and the Latrobe Valley region, and is growing in importance to the Western District economy, a Latrobe University study has found.
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14th Annual Victorian Mines Rescue Competition
To be held in Bendigo 4-6 August, the competition tests the capabilities and qualities of mine rescue and emergency response teams.
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Ballarat goldfields Team wins Victorian Mines Rescue Competition
Ballarat Goldfields is the winner of the Victorian Mines Rescue competition for 2006.
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14th Annual Victorian Mines Rescue Competition
To be held in Bendigo 4-6 August, the competition tests the capabilities and qualities of mine rescue and emergency response teams.
Victoria's Mining Laws Ammended for the Better
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) is encouraged by the amendments to the Minerals Resources Development Act introduced into the Victorian Parliament on 20 July 2006 by the Bracks Government.
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Bendigo celebration for milestone Indigenous Land Use Agreements
An important ceremony to celebrate the registration of the Regional Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs) for exporation between the MCA, the Dja Dja Wurrung People, and the Wadi Wadi, Wamba Wamba and Barapa Barapa Peoples of central and north central Victoria was held in Bendigo today.
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Mining Toolkit Boosts Community Consultation
The Minister for Energy Industries and Resources, the Hon Theo Theophanous, launched the Minerals Council of Australia's Community Consultation Toolkit: A Good Practice Guide for Victorian Explorers and Miners at a ceremony in Ballarat today.
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Mining essential to Victorian prosperity
Mr Chris Fraser, Executive Director, Victoria of the Minerals Council of Australia said the Latrobe University report on the economic impact of the Bendigo Mining Ltd project left no doubt that the mining boom had direct economic benefits for regional Victoria.
LV2100 - A Vote of Confidence in the Latrobe Valley
The Minerals Council of Australia is proud to be associated with the LV2100 Coal Resources Project report released on the 15th December in Morwell by the Minister for Energy Industries and Resources, The Hon. Theo Theophanous. Download full media release
Inaugural Victorian Rescue Competition for Surface Mines and Quarries
The inaugural Victorian Rescue Competition for Surface Mines and Quarries will be held at the TRUenergy Yallourn mine site on 12th November 2005.
Yallourn Mine Acknowledged in National Minex Awards
At the Minerals Council of Australia’s MINEX awards in Alice Springs on Monday 31 October 2005 the Yallourn Mine was Acknowledgment for excellence in safety and heath.
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Gold at US$450 an ounce is great news for Victoria's gold miners
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Hazelwood West Field Project Approved
The Minerals Council of Australia welcomed the announcement by the Victorian government today to approve the Hazelwood Mine West Field Project.
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Victorian Mine Rescue Competition Results
Results of the 13th Annual Victorian Mine Rescue Competition held in Bendigo on 7-8 August 2005.
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Communique - Victoria's Explorers Look to the Blue Sky
At the Minerals Council of Australia's annual Victorian Exploration Workshop held in Ballarat on 29th July 2005 progress with a number of greenfield and advanced exploration projects was reviewed along with various geoscience research initiatives both within Victoria and Nationally.13th Annual Victorian Mines Rescue Competition
The Annual Victorian Mines Rescue Competition is being held in Bendigo again this year from Friday 5 August to Sunday 7 August. The competition will be at the Central Deborah Gold Mine as well as several other sites around the district. This is a national competition with nine teams with representatives from four states competing. The competition is organised annually by the Minerals Council of Australia with the strong support of The Bendigo Trust as managers of the Central Deborah Gold Mine.
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Coal Royalty Hike: one step forward and two steps back
Minerals Sector Welcomes Victorian Government Recommendations to Slash Red Tape
