June 2009
News in brief - June 2009
Coal & Allied electrician and apprentice receive state award
A Coal & Allied electrician and apprentice have both received state awards for their achievements at TAFE.
Read more about Matthew Jones and Luke Thrift's awards.
Kestrel extends helping hand
Kestrel Mine employees have raised $1000 to help the local council purchase equipment for a nearby children’s play park. The money was collected in a piggybank on site, topped up each time an employee used the coffee machine.
Kestrel Mine also contributed $500 to a local quilting association to help make 70 quilts, including one with a Rio Tinto logo, for distribution among victims of the recent Victorian bushfires.
Pictured left: (l-r) Kestrel Mine manager – KME integration and community Simon Cupper, Sue Durbridge from the Central Highlands Regional Council, Kestrel Mine executive assistant Robyn Ryan, Kestrel Mine community relations specialist Maureen Tutton with Laura Clarke and Benjamin Chalmers from the Central Highlands Regional Council at the new Vicki Peters Park.
Hail Creek employees celebrate 25 years
Hail Creek's Ron Bettridge and Mick Bettridge recently celebrated 25 years with Rio Tinto Coal Australia.
The pair, who are the first operators at Hail Creek to receive the service award, started with Blair Athol Mine in 1984 and have since transferred to Hail Creek Mine, which opened in 2003.
Pictured left: Ron Bettridge accepts his 25 years of service award from Graham Gordon with John Mills looking on
Pictured left: Mick Bettridge accepts his 25 years of service award from Graham Gordon.