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 […]
Local kids and kids in some regional communities doing it tough this year are getting some Christmas joy from toys built by Hunter Valley Operation’s (HVO) workers. Singleton Family Support is the first organisation to receive some of the more than 200 billy carts, toy kitchenettes and animal nesting boxes that the mine’s 1,200 strong […]
Meet one of the newest members of Hunter Valley Operations (HVO’s) team – Mining Truck 724. The new, state of the art, Komatsu dump truck is one of nine new trucks to arrive at HVO in 2022, with five more to arrive next year. General manager Tony Morris said the new trucks are part of […]
Many disadvantaged kids and native animals will benefit Hunter Valley Operation’s (HVO) most recent training days. As a team building exercise at the training days, the mine’s 1,200 strong workforce built more than 200 billy carts, toy kitchenettes and nesting boxes. General manager Tony Morris said HVO will distribute the items to communities and support […]
Coal operator Dave Madden has been donating to the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service since the day he started at HVO, 18 years ago. At a recent company training day, Dave accepted a plaque on behalf of all HVO staff who donate to the service from its Upper Hunter regional partnerships manager Danny Eather. Dave said […]
Troy Cameron battled heat and a cyclone to trek 440km through the Simpson Desert in Central Australia to raise funds for a Hunter domestic violence shelter.