Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Our Aussie sporting heroes return to bring home the Gold 🥇 Take your marks for an extraordinary Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games – 28 July to 8 August on Channel 7, 7mate and 7plus. #B2022
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HANCOCK PROSPECTING NEXT GEN GROUP SHOW
The Hancock Prospecting Next Gen Group Show is always one of the most anticipated events on the Fashion Festival calendar, drawing crowds of young fashionistas and industry insiders alike to witness the fresh, creative, and diverse aesthetics of Queensland’s most talented up-and-coming designers. The show includes emerging labels as well as students from the State’s top fashion colleges. The Next Gen Group Show has consistently provided some of the most impressive visuals, uncompromising aesthetics, and fashion collections with a message: spotlighting issues such as sustainability, gender fluidity and neutrality, diversity, and fashion inclusivity for all.
Tickets are on sale for Brisbane Fashion Festivals’ stylish lineup
This morning the stylish people behind Brisbane Fashion Festival have unveiled their official program for 2022, with tickets on sale to see the thrilling line-up of more than 50 designers. The event is set to return to Brisbane’s iconic King George Square from Monday 22nd of August till Friday 26th of August featuring the hottest labels in Australian fashion, to Queensland favourites and the brightest emerging design talent – presenting in excess of 400 unique, inspiring, and must-have looks for the new Spring/Summer season.
Bannister Downs milk takes home historic win
A “world class” dairy in the State’s south has won a historic accolade this week, with its milk named the most popular dairy product in the country in the prestigious Australian Grand Dairy Awards. Bannister Downs’ Farm Fresh Milk was awarded the People’s Choice Award for the most popular dairy product in the country, which is believed to be the first WA product to do so in the competition’s 23-year history.
Rinehart-owned dairy wins popular vote | WA dairy wins national award
Gina Rinehart and the Daubney family’s joint venture Bannister Downs Dairy has created the first Western Australian milk to be crowned most popular dairy product in the country. Bannister Downs Farm Fresh Milk was awarded the People’s Choice Award at the recent 2022 Australian Grand Dairy Awards. The business was founded by the Daubney family in 1924 and is now operated by third generation farmers Mat and Sue Daubney. Mrs Rinehart entered a partnership with the Daubneys in 2014, to assist the family business to meet escalating demand. She said the People’s Choice Award was recognition for the efforts of the team and a reward for their commitment and dedication.
Australian mining is critical to nation’s future
The mining industry is the backbone of the Australian economy paying the highest average wages and contributing billions in taxes and royalties each year. The industry continues to pay the highest on average wages, the most company tax, delivers the most export revenue and was critical to supporting regions and communities, including providing 1.1 million jobs in the mining, mining equipment, technology and services sector.
Path of Hope Gala 2022
Path of Hope was launched in 2013, as a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Perth and the Salvation Army, with a vision to break the intergenerational cycle of family and domestic violence. Hancock Prospecting and Roy Hill have been the major sponsors of the Path of Hope annual  Gala since inception in 2016. This year, Mrs. Rinehart was presented the John Garland AM Award, an award which is presented to an individual who consistently demonstrates professionalism, compassion and an enthusiasm to assist others, and who are instrumental in Path of Hope’s mission to break the intergenerational cycle of family violence. As always the Hancock Prospecting Group wishes Path of Hope all the best with their ongoing endeavours to help break the unacceptable cycle of domestic violence, and to celebrate the survivors of domestic violence.
Long-awaited 2021 Prospect Awards return
The 2021 Australian Mining Prospect Awards were finally held in Brisbane following COVID-related delays. Roy Hill’s iron ore mine in the Pilbara has taken home Australian Mine of the Year at the 2021 Prospect Awards. The Hard Rock Mine of the Year also went to Roy Hill’s iron ore operation, while Hancock Prospecting executive chair Gina Rinehart was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award. “Secondly, a huge congratulations to the other finalists iCutter Industries and Atlas Iron. This really is an award where everyone wins as this work is so important to not only the business and First Nation’s businesses but it’s creating a better Australia for everyone.
Australian Mine of the Year: Roy Hill
We caught up with Roy Hill chief executive officer Gerhard Veldsman to chat about his company’s successes and the honour of taking home the Australian Mine of the Year Award at the 2021 Prospect Awards. .Hancock Prospecting Executive Chairman Gina Rinehart was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award.
“This exceptional period in Roy Hill’s history has been achieved under the inspiration and leadership provided by our executive chairman, Mrs Gina Rinehart, who quite fittingly was recognised tonight for her outstanding contribution to the industry in general,” Veldsman said. Rinehart’s Lifetime Achievement Award coincided with her 30th anniversary as executive chairman of Hancock Prospecting, making this recognition that much more momentous.
Australian Mining Prospect Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Mrs Gina Rinehart AO
Hancock Prospecting’s executive chairman, the Hon Dr Gina Rinehart AO, was announced as the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2021 Prospect Awards. The Lifetime Achievement award recognises an individual who has contributed to the mining industry through their entire career. It is the most prestigious individual recognition award within the Prospect Awards and is determined through recommendations made by the judging panel. “On accepting this award I’d like to pay tribute to everyone in our industry. We are at our core nationbuilding, mining is the backbone of Australia,” Rinehart said. “When mining does well, so does Australia.” Hancock’s majority-owned Roy Hill was also recognised on the night, winning Australian Mine of the Year and Hard Rock Mine of the Year. “Let’s celebrate that mining contributes more to our nation than any other industry.”
Sky News | Chris Smith interviews Mrs Gina Rinehart AO
Hancock Prospecting Executive Chairwoman Gina Rinehart says she does not think either major party leader is “sufficiently across” what she sees as Australia’s “two most important issues”. Ms Rinehart told Sky News host Chris Smith that one of these issues is defence. “I repeatedly say, if we don’t have our country, what do we have? “And the second one is the economy, the economy is so important, it’s what drives living standards, it’s what drives jobs, it’s what drives revenue, it’s what drives opportunities.
