A recent grant from the HVO Community Grants Program is helping Witmore take the next step in their Inclusive Eats social enterprise, supporting their fundraising to purchase a mobile food truck designed to create more employment opportunities for people with disability in the Singleton region. Witmore, a not-for-profit organisation with more than 60 years of […]
Local events, junior sport programs, and employment opportunities for peoplewith disabilities are set to benefit from Hunter Valley Operations’ latest round ofcommunity grants. Fourteen not-for-profit organisations have received funding to support smaller-scaleinitiatives that often struggle to secure backing. HVO community and environment officer Nic McLaughlin said the grants reflect themine’s commitment to building long-term social […]
Hunter Valley Operations is proud to announce that we have won a Commitment to Community award at the 2024 Novaskill Excellence Awards. HVO was nominated for their funding contribution in late 2023 to run a series of Mental Health First Aid courses in Singleton during 2024. Each course ran over two days and was delivered […]
You’re invited! Community Information Sessions Local residents are welcome to call in for a chat with our team members about any aspect of our operations or our proposal to continue mining until 2050. Enjoy light refreshments, free of charge. No need to book. For further information:
Deferring Federal Government assessment while gathering and providing more information to the NSW assessment process Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is continuing to progress its proposed HVO Continuation Project. The NSW Government has requested more detailed information as part of its assessment of our proposal. We are undertaking additional modelling and mine planning to provide this […]
Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) has funded a new Singleton Public Library Little Bang Science program to inspire local preschoolers to think critically and have a lifelong interest in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The library used a HVO Community Grant to purchase Little Bang Discovery Club kits, the Big Bang Book of Science […]
HVO joined the Hunter region’s other mines for a big day for local mining families and for the Newcastle Knights at the Voice for Mining Family Day on September 1.
Upper Hunter residents and visitors will be able to get a little nostalgic at the 2024 TV & Movie Nostalgia Festival being staged in Muswellbrook on Saturday 7 September.
People from Cessnock and surrounding towns of all ages can enjoy loads of fun and nature themed activities for free at Cessnock City Council’s popular Our Bushland Festival from 6 – 8 September 2024.
Visitors to the Jerrys Plains Community Hall will be impressed with the newly upgraded stage curtains thanks to a joint donation between Yancoal Australia’s Ashton and Mount Thorley Warkworth (MTW) mines, Glencore Coal’s United Wambo Joint Venture and Hunter Valley Operations. The community hall is extremely popular and frequently hired by the local school, mother […]