Helping a local community legend ride for kids safety
20 February 2024With financial support from Hunter Valley Operations, Jerrys Plains’ resident Brian Atfield has completed a 200km horse ride to play a part in raising more than half a million dollars to support kids’ safety in Australia. Mr Atfield and 19 others rode across nine days from Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley to Tamworth as part […]
HVO funding helps Jerrys Plains kids to be ready for school
09 February 2024School is back for 2024 including at Jerrys Plains Public School. Funding from Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is helping local kids to be school ready. The Jerrys Juniors and Ready4School programs prepare children for Kindergarten. HVO has been providing funding for the program since 2016. At last year’s end of year school presentation night, HVO’s […]
HVO mine trucks deliver $32,500 for local charities
02 February 2024Five Upper Hunter charities have shared in $32,500 because of the coal hauled by five Hunter Valley Operations’ (HVO) mining trucks. Representatives from Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, Hunter Prostate Cancer Alliance, Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation, Type 1 Foundation and Singleton Family Support received their donations from HVO general manager Dave Foster at a presentation this […]
HVO EMPLOYEES SHOW THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
21 December 2023The team at Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is showing the spirt of Christmas by donating to local charities that are helping people in need in the local community. Some employees and contractors donated the $100 Christmas vouchers HVO gave them to either Singleton Family Support or Singleton Salvation Army. HVO matched each donation. Employees also […]
HVO EMPLOYEES & RUGBY LEAGUE STARS RALLY BEHIND COLLEAGUE WHOSE STEP-SON HAS BRAIN CANCER
21 December 2023When Liam Foran, a trainer working at Hunter Valley Operations (HVO), heard that colleague Jesse Hall’s 17 year old step-son Hunter had been diagnosed with terminal stage 4 brain cancer, he knew he had to do something. He called his brother, New Zealand rugby league player Kieran Foran, and Australian and Manly rugby league player […]
MATT HALL’S INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES RESONATES WITH HVO STAFF
14 December 2023Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) staff experienced a morale-boosting and inspiring address from Red Bull Air Race world champion, Matt Hall, during their November staff training day. As a team-building exercise, the former Royal Australian Air Force Wing Commander spoke about his life experiences and how he handles pressure. HVO General Manager Dave Foster said training […]
HVO COMMUNITY GRANT SETS UP HUNTER AUSTRALIAN NATIVE BEE GROUP
23 November 2023A Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) community grant will help a newly formed community group to value and protect Australian native bees in the Hunter. The Australian Native Bee Association (ANBA) Hunter branch will use the grant to establish itself and run a community workshop in Cessnock on Saturday November 25. Chairperson, Ben Fitzpatrick, said the […]
END OF AN ERA FOR MAN AND MACHINE
20 November 2023Committing to one job for more than a half a century is rarely heard of these days. Yet, when you meet retired Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) Dragline Operator, Peter Constable, you soon understand why he had such dedication to his job, his machine and his colleagues. One piece of machinery which became close to Peter’s […]
HVO IMPROVES ITS PROPOSAL TO CONTINUE MINING IN RESPONSE TO EIS SUBMISSIONS
09 November 2023November 9, 2023 Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) has used the feedback from submissions on its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to improve its proposal to continue mining until 2050. The amended proposal and additional information is outlined in a Submissions Report and a Project Amendment Report that HVO has submitted to the NSW Department of Planning […]
HVO VACATION PROGRAM OFFERS MINING STUDENT AWARD-WINNING EXPERIENCE
03 October 2023UNSW mining engineering student Liam Brunton has won the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) Third Year Mining Student Award 2023, through his report on his work experience at HVO. When Liam enrolled in his Summer vacation program he had no idea how valuable and rewarding his time at HVO might be. Liam said […]