Northparkes Mines

Today is R U OK Day, a reminder to check in with the people at work and at home who might be going through a tough time.
This morning we held a BBQ breakfast to check in on each other whilst enjoying a coffee and a bacon and egg roll.
Today we were also lucky enough to host Brian Dowd, Walkabout Barber, who delivered a session on resilience and recovery. You may have recently seen Brian on the Today Show supporting drought awareness by offering ‘fresh cuts’ in his Walkabout... Barber enterprise. Brian shared his story and provided some valuable tools to use to support the people that we see on a daily basis who might be struggling.
Thanks Brian for visiting us at Northparkes and sharing your story with us.
#RUOKDAY #WalkaboutBarber #itsoktonotbeok
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Pictured below is our Northparkes Leadership Team getting ready for the R U OK Day activities we have planned for tomorrow. What are you doing in your workplace for R U OK? Day? #RUOkDay

What a great morning at the Program Launch of the 2019 Parkes Elvis Festival. We can't wait to get 'All Shook Up' during the street parade next year. Will you be attending next year's festival? #parkeselvisfestival #allshookup

Mining is good for jobs, good for communities and good for NSW. That’s the key message of a new campaign launched by the NSW Minerals Council to highlight the tens of thousands of people in NSW in jobs created by, or related to, the NSW mining industry.
Our very own Manager - Life of Mine and Exploration, Angus Wyllie featured in the campaign. Angus and his wife have been able to comfortably raise their three kids in Parkes thanks to the flexibility provided to them by living in a regional community near Northparkes.

Our Farm Manager, Matt Burkitt, had a very successful 2018 Parkes Show. As part of our ongoing commitment to the show, each year we enter our grains from the previous year into the agricultural produce section.
This year we were the winners of the following categories: – Most Successful Exhibit – Agricultural Produce Grand Champion... – Grain of Show Champion – Wheat of Show Champion – Canola of Show Champion – Barley of Show Champion – Alternate Grain of Show
Congratulations Farmer Matt, we are extremely proud of you and this great achievement!
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We had a great day at the Parkes Show yesterday. Thank you to everyone who stopped by for a chat. Throughout the day we ran two competitions - guess the number of rocks in the jar and guess the number of faba beans in the jar.
We had two winners in the rock guessing competition - Eric Teague and Jenni Field. There were 198 rocks in the jar and both Eric and Jenni were the closest guessing 197.
Mitchell Unger was the lucky winner of the faba beans guessing competition. There ...was 1095 faba beans in the jar and Mitchell was the closest guessing 1052.
Congratulations to our three winners! Eric, Jenni and Mitchell will all receive a $50 voucher.
As part of the faba beans guessing competition, we asked for a gold coin donation to enter. A total of $71 was raised yesterday. We will be adding to the money raised and donating the money to the Salvation Army who are raising much needed funds for drought affected farmers. Stayed tuned for the final total. A big thank you to everyone who donated!
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Come on down and check out our stand at the Parkes Show! We are running a competition to raise money for drought affected farmers and we will match what we raise. All you have to do is guess how many faba beans are in the jar. The winner will receive a $50 voucher.

The Parkes Show is here! We will be located in the Industrial Pavilion tomorrow from 9am. Come in and say hi to our employees who are volunteering their time tomorrow. We will be holding two guessing competitions, so make sure you come and check out our stand.

We're looking for an Information Technology Superintendent to join our team - do you know someone who would be a good fit for this role? We'd love to hear from them!
Check out our website for more information.

Dylan Morgan, Ore Processing Technical Superintendent and Sarah Webster, Life of Mine and Planning Studies Leader visited Holy Family yesterday to present at the STEAM Expo during National Science Week.
Thanks Dylan and Sarah for representing Northparkes and sharing your expertise with the students.Check out the photos below.
#NationalScienceWeek

Earlier this week, the Department of Planning and Environment conducted a planned safety and compliance inspection onsite to ensure we are meeting workplace safety standards. WIN News Central West joined the Department to see what takes place during these planned inspections. Check out the video below.

The 2018 NSW Minerals Council Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) Conference was held last week at the Crowne Plaza in the Hunter Valley. This is the biggest event for the NSW mining industry each year, where we share leading practice and celebrate excellence and innovation.
Rob Cunningham, Manager - Mining and Virg Grosvenor, Risk Specialist, presented at the conference. They spoke about how identifying risks in day-to-day routine tasks is improving our overall safety performance at Northparkes.

Last Thursday and Friday Agribusiness Today hosted a Mixed Farming Technology Forum and a Field Day. The event provided our local farmers with the opportunity to hear from industry innovators about technological developments in the cropping and livestock industries.
The Mixed Farming Technology Forum included expert speakers who spoke about today’s innovations in technology in the livestock and cropping industries as well as the latest marketing intelligence.
The Field Day on... Friday 3 August provided a hands-on half-day event discussing and demonstrating some of the technology in the field. This was held on our Beechmore Property. Our very own Farm Specialist, Matt Burkitt presented during the Field Day. He gave an overview of our extensive farming operations and the current agricultural technology we are using to assist with our farming related activities.
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Last week following the Domestic Violence Rugby League Cup, Adam Denyer and Chase Dingle from the People, Safety and Environment department, attended the "Boys Night In" organised by Forbes High School.
The event aims to educate young males on being a supportive male role model. A big thank you to Adam and Chase for representing Northparkes.

Check out the photos below from the Domestic Violence Rugby League Cup that was held last Monday 30 July. Our very own Geoff Smart is pictured presenting Forbes High School with the cup following their victory over Parkes High School.

Our latest Source community newsletter was recently distributed in the Parkes Champion Post and Forbes Advocate. In our newsletter, you can read all about what our employees have been up to over the past six months.
Click on the image below to read our newsletter online or contact Ali Standen at ali.standen@au.cmoc.com to request a hard copy.

Yesterday Stacey Kelly, Manager - People, Safety and Environment, represented Northparkes in the Workforce Insights - 2018 & Beyond event hosted by AMMA - Australian Resources & Energy Group in Melbourne.
Stacey was part of a panel that covered important workforce challenges and opportunities for the resources and energy industry.
Well done Stacey, thank you for doing an amazing job representing us.