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Australian Mining. Roger Atkins' story.

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This country's most precious resource is our children, and Australian Mining is helping to unearth their talent. The man who's leading the charge is Roger Atkins. Roger used to drive trucks for a living, but after receiving his Bachelor of Education in 1991, he worked his way to becoming a School Principal in Gladstone. He's now the director of the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA). Making Roger the headmaster of Australia's biggest school. And the Queensland Resources Council. As Roger says,...

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Australian Mining. The Boddington Hot Seaters' story.

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These Mums are Like Gold for a Goldmine. The 'Boddington Hot Seaters' are a group of lively mums (and one dad) who have dramatically increased production at the Boddington Gold Mine. 130 kilometres from Perth. Identified a large loss of production time occurring while fulltime equipment operators on twelve hour shifts took morning tea and lunch breaks. This was equating to thousands of tonnes of ore not being moved. That equates to millions of dollars a year. But on a personal level, the job is priceless...

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Australian Mining. Marie Bourgoin's story.

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Marie Bourgoin grew up literally a world away from Australian mining in France. With a father who worked for Air France she was a young woman who travelled the world extensively, but through all her travels she never made it to Australia. Back in France Marie studied for an MBA, which included the opportunity to travel abroad. For Marie that meant the opportunity to go to one of the few places she still wanted to visit. Today Marie is Manager at Rio Tinto's Operations Centre in Perth. Reminiscent of ...

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Australian Mining. Len Thong's story.

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Len arrived in Australia as a three-year-old refugee with no parents and little more than the clothes on his back. Australia was the end of a journey that began one night when he was a baby. That night, his parents were fatally shot whilst attempting to cross the Thai border. At the time, Len was on his mother's back. He doesn't remember that crossing or his life with his parents. When he arrived in Australia, it marked a new beginning. Which led him to Rio Tinto. A lot of people think mining is as simpl...

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Australian Mining. Dr. Bruce Chater's story.

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For over 30 years Bruce Chater has been the doctor in the community of Theodore, 600kms north west of Brisbane. He also operates the local pharmacy, helps maintain a maternity service, has worked to develop an aged care service, and runs the University of Queensland's faculty of rural and remote medicine. Not surprisingly, in 2007 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. When the waters began rising Theodore's population of 350 assembled at the local RSL. Neither the Council, Queensland Govern...

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Australian Mining. Heather Parry's story.

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You wouldn't expect a woman who passionately studied art at school to become a qualified Civil Engineer. But that's exactly what you can expect from Heather Parry. She's a woman of many talents who takes multitasking to a whole new level; she's a devoted mother, accredited Pony Club Instructor and keen renovator, who breeds and trains horses and regularly musters cattle for friends. Heather is also the Project Manager for Leighton Contractors. At the $299 million Dawson North Mine Project. Heather's stor...

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Australian Mining. Arid Recovery's story.

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This is the story of Arid Recovery. Ecologist Helen Crisp holds one of Australia's most endangered species, the Western Barred Bandicoot, just before releasing it back into the wild. You're going to be famous little one", she says. With the support of Australian Mining, so too will the ground breaking research conducted by Helen and the team at Arid Recovery. The South Australian Department for Environment and Natural Resources. The University of Adelaide. And of course the local community. Steve Green, ...

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Australian Mining. Anna Meares' story.

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Australians love a comeback story, and after winning Olympic gold in London Anna Meares is celebrating one of the best. Anna grew up in the small mining town of Middlemount. Where her parents and most of her family work in the mining industry. As an 11 year-old, Anna followed her sister, Kerrie. Into track cycling. Unfortunately for Anna's parents, the nearest cycling track was in Mackay. But all that time on the road led to great success on the track. At the 2004 Athens Olympics. Anna's is just one stor...

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Australian Mining. Agrilculture and Mining's story.

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Agriculture and Mining's Story. Matt Frazer sits on a paddock at his farm around 50 kilometres northeast of Mudgee. Without agriculture, nobody eats" he says. What you might not expect to hear is that Australian Mining is integral to making sure Matt's farm remains more productive than ever. Matt goes on to tell a story of mining and agriculture working together "to maintain a healthy landscape". It all started in 2006, when Peabody. Bought the nearby Wilpinjong Mine. The results have been impressive.