Staff at a Hunter Valley coal mine have raised $10,000 to help the Mark Hughes Foundation (MHF) to continue its fight against brain cancer. Hunter Valley Operations’ (HVO) general manager, Dave Foster, presented the funds, on behalf of the mine’s staff, to MHF co-founder, Mark Hughes, at a training day at the Singleton Civic Centre […]
Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is getting around The Great Cattle Dog Muster in Muswellbrook in September 2023. The first of its kind Australian event will draw visitors from across Australia and overseas. Organised by Muswellbrook Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the event brings together activities for the serious cattle dog enthusiast, the pet cattle dog owner, and the general public. HVO environment […]
A dynamic dozen of new Hunter Valley Operations’ apprentices has settled into building skills and careers for a successful future. Two of the first year apprentices are 17 year old Ashley and 26 year old Josh. Ashley said he wanted an electrical apprenticeship in mining because it is a good industry to get into that […]
Not for profit community groups in the Upper Hunter and Lower Hunter can gain funding for their community and environmental projects from Hunter Valley Operations’ (HVO) latest community grants round. Environment and community manager Andrew Speechly said the grants are open to any smaller scale project that is about making a community stronger, improving the […]
Hunter Valley Operations’ (HVO) General Manager Dave Foster has thanked the community for their feedback on its proposal to extend the life of its two mines. Mr Foster said the proposal to continue mining received overwhelming support during the NSW Government’s public exhibition of the Environmental Impact Statement. Of the more than 1,500 submissions lodged, […]
Community members can comment on a proposal to continue operations at one of the Hunter’s longest-running mines, with an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on public exhibition. Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is proposing to continue mining at its HVO South mine until 2045 and its HVO North mine until 2050. HVO general manager Dave Foster said […]
Three hundred Year 5 students from the Singleton local government area will gain leadership and wellbeing skills this year thanks to funding from Hunter Valley Operations’ (HVO) latest round of community grants. Upper Hunter community led charity Where there’s a Will is co-ordinating the two, one day workshops. Not for profit organisation Burn Bright will […]
Peter Nichols reckons you can farm land after mining and produce the yields you got from the land before it was mined. He should know. Peter has been farming Hunter Valley Operations’ (HVO) land for more than 20 years. His company is licenced to farm 863 ha of HVO land. He and HVO conducted trials, in conjunction […]
Christmas is a time for giving and HVO staff have been doing just that. This week HVO general manager Tony Morris and operations manager Phil Enderby dropped off donations to Singleton Salvation Army, Singleton Family Support and Singleton St Vincent de Paul. St Vincent de Paul were given food items placed by staff under Christmas […]
The first three of five new Hunter Valley Operation’s (HVO) partnership mining trucks started work today for the mine and for local charities. The trays of the trucks have been painted in the colours of Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Hunter Prostate Cancer Alliance and Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation. The charities will get an agreed donation […]