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WIM and the Rotary Club of Horsham East have announced a three-year partnership, with WIM coming on board as the Principal Sponsor of the Wimmera Art Fair for the next three years.

Conducted by the Rotary Club of Horsham East, this important cultural event celebrates regional artistic talent and strengthens community ties. The 2024 Rotary Wimmera Art Fair will be held between the 9th and 13th of October 2024 at Horsham Heritage Town Hall.

For the full announcement visit:
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WIM Resource Pty Ltd is proudly continuing to support the Mallee Machinery Field Days in 2024. Visit our team at site 59 for the latest information and to learn more about our Avonbank Mine, which is set to bring significant economic benefits to Regional Victoria for 36 years.

WIM Resource Pty Ltd is live this morning at the Western Victorian Careers Expo as a major sponsor.
There is a lot of interest in career opportunities in mining. This is no surprise, given that two major multi-decade mineral sands mines are set to commence production in the next couple of years, including WIM's Avonbank Mine.
The future is bright for job diversity! Avonbank Mine will create around 1,000 FTE jobs for the State of Victoria every year for over 30 years. WIM looks forward to bringing the Avonbank Mine online soon!

WIM Resource Pty Ltd continues as major sponsor of the Western Victorian Careers Expo. Quick Fact: The Avonbank Mine will create nearly 1000 FTE jobs for the State of Victoria per annum - over its 36 year mine life and inject billions of dollars into the Victorian Economy.

WIM is relocating our Community Hub to a new, permanent location at 83 Firebrace Street, Horsham.

To facilitate this move, the Community Hub will be temporarily closed from Friday, 17th May and will reopen on Monday, 3rd June. During this period, we're still here to assist you via email.

We look forward to welcoming you to our new Community Hub, where you can learn about the proposed Avonbank Mineral Sands Mine, employment opportunities, and why the critical minerals produced from Avonbank are important for everyday living and the transition to net zero.

The April 2024 edition of the Avonbank Project Newsletter is now available on our website. Click the link below to read Issue 18 with updates on the project, EES process, test pit rehabilitation, and community engagement.

https://wimresource.com.au/media/newsletter/

WIM is pleased to offer jobs and opportunities for people keen to develop skills and experience in the mining industry.

March is Women's History Month with Friday 8th March International Women's Day.

In a first for WIM, we have three sisters from the local region working together as Technical Field Assistants.

Alyssa Humphries recently joined her two sisters Emily and Caeleigh, who have worked with WIM previously, to assist with the Stavely Block 10 exploration program this summer.

WIM sponsors the Wimmera Machinery Field Days Ag Ed Quest program, operated by Partners In Ag.

With over 400 students participating at this year's Field Days, we were pleased to join both Tuesday's and Thursday's careers panel discussions.

WIM has an ongoing partnership with Longerenong College and we were pleased to meet the 2024 student research team at the Wimmera Machinery Field Days .

The students will be conducting their 2nd year Dip Ag research project on the WIM test pit rehabilitation site at Dooen, and we look forward to supporting the group as they undertake their project and assisting them throughout the year.

WIM Resource Pty Ltd is pleased to support the Murtoa Swimming Pool Family Fun Day – "Swim with WIM event". Our immersion in the community with various partnerships remains important to WIM as we bring the Avonbank Mine online.

WIM's new community partnership is with the Christian Emergency Food Centre as the major sponsor of this year’s community Christmas Hampers. WIM is proud to support over 450 families across the Wimmera who receive the Christmas Hampers, prepared by the Horsham-based Christian Emergency Food Centre and distributed to families and households in need.

Director of Projects, Michael Winternitz said, “WIM is committed to supporting local communities, service groups and business groups across the Wimmera as we work towards bringing the Avonbank Project online and developing a multi-generational regional workforce. By sponsoring the Christian Emergency Food Centre 2023 Christmas Hampers, WIM is proud to be able to connect with families and communities in need across the region, to bring a little bit of relief and support and make a positive contribution to the wider community this Christmas.”

Image: Wimmera Christian Emergency Food Centre Manager, Bev Miatke, with Murray Wilson, Stakeholder Liaison Officer. Photo by Paul Carracher.

Each year, WIM sends a Christmas gift to our stakeholders in the form of a ‘local produce’ hamper, sourced by the Wimmera Grain Store in Rupanyup. We are now pleased to also be partnering with the Centre for Participation to assist in preparing these gift hampers.

The Centre for Participation focuses on a range of community support programs and services in the local region. Participants in their new social enterprise program, the Wimmera Food Collective, will work to prepare and pack the 2023 gift hampers. WIM is proud to partner with the Wimmera Grain Store and the Centre for Participation to assist in providing ongoing support in their community engagement and local produce projects.

Image: WIM's Murray Wilson with with Robbie Millar, CEO Centre for Participation, Jenny Moore of the Wimmera Grain Store and Josh Morell from the Wimmera Food Collective Program.

WIM is a proud major sponsor of local all abilities sporting team, the Horsham Rockets, who recently returned from the annual week-long Tri State Games. Horsham Rockets team members visited WIM’s Community Hub in Horsham to showcase their medals and to discuss the team’s success at the 2023 games. A total of 30 individual medals were won by Horsham Rockets team members, including 13 gold medals. Spokesperson for the Horsham Rockets, Jeff Pekin said, “the team were also proud to win first place in the Indoor Sports Team category and we thank WIM Resource for their valued sponsorship and support.”


Image: Horsham Rockets team members Jason Perkins, Erin Kearns and Maureen Cameron with WIM’s Murray Wilson

This year WIM entered into a three-year gold sponsorship agreement with Rotary District 9780 for the Defying the Drift program, an initiative that has been active since 2010. The program is focused on encouraging senior secondary school students to explore career options in rural and regional Australia, with a particular emphasis on the agricultural sector, and the many professions, trades and vocations needed across regional communities.

The 2023 program was a huge success. It was held again at Longerenong College, highlighting the College's dedication to fostering young professionals in rural and regional vocations.

Image: courtesy Rotary District 9780

WIM recently attended the 2023 International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) and expo, where business and industry come together ‘collaborating on trends in mining investment and innovation towards a sustainable future’. In it's 10th year, the three-day event set new records with more than 9,000 delegates from 120 countries, 600 speakers and over 500 exhibitors.

WIM's Director of Projects, Michael Winternitz, said “WIM is a long term supporter and exhibitor at this event. It was a very successful three days and the WIM exhibit was kept busy with hundreds of visitors from across the Australian industry and the world, all interested to find out more about WIM's projects. IMARC has become one of the world’s most important industry conferences and Australia’s largest mining and business event and WIM was pleased to again to be involved.”

Picture: Joe Chandler, WIM Principal Environmental Advisor, and Michael Winternitz, WIM Director of Projects, at this year's stand.

WIM is pleased to be a key sponsor of the 2023 Victorian Mine Rescue Competition held at Stawell on the weekend.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Victorian Mine Rescue Competition is an annual event run by the Minerals Council of Australia as a training exercise for emergency response teams in the mining and resources industry.

Eight teams competed in a variety of simulated emergency situations to test and train mine rescue teams as part of the Victorian mining industry’s commitment to safety and knowledge sharing.

Congratulations to the Fosterville Gold Mine Emergency Response Team for clinching the overall victory at the 2023 Victorian Mine Rescue Competition.

We have just celebrated another hugely successfully Murtoa Big Weekend with a sensational spring day at the WIM Resource MBW Lake Market on the shores of Lake Marma!

WIM is proud to be involved as a major sponsor of this fantastic community event and our pop-in site attracted great interest, with many visitors keen to discuss our projects and to take home a collection of the latest project information and brochures.

The September edition of the Avonbank Project Newsletter is now available on our website. Click the link to read Issue 16 with updates on the project, EES process, test pit rehabilitation, and community engagement.

https://www.wimresource.com.au/irm/content/newsletters.aspx?RID=516

WIM and the Horsham Rockets Tri State Games Team and Committee have agreed to a three-year sponsorship, to become a major sponsor of the all-abilities team. This significant partnership will go towards assisting the committee and the Horsham Rockets team to continue to compete in the Tri State Games each year.

The annual week-long sporting event for people with disabilities provides participants the opportunity to compete against their peers in a range of sporting activities. The Tri State Games encourages the pursuit of sporting interests in mainstream competition and helps promote the achievements of people with a disability to the broader community.

The 2023 Tri State Games will be held in November at Cobram, and in Portland during 2024 and 2025.

Image: Jeff Pekin, Julie Clark, Michael Clark and Sharon Creasey of the Horsham Rockets with Murray Wilson, Stakeholder Liaison Officer. Photo: Paul Carracher.

WIM is pleased to continue our partnership with 2023 Longerenong College 2nd Year Diploma of Agriculture students, who are undertaking a research project at the our test pit site. Monitoring activity of the rehabilitated area is underway and the student project team will be active on the ground during the coming months, with regular visits to monitor plant growth and soil health across the site as part of their project.

Now in the third year of rehabilitation, the test pit site has been sown with wheat, which is establishing well. We continue to work closely with local landholders for ongoing successful site rehabilitation results that demonstrate broadacre farming and mineral sands mining can work together into the future.

Image: two members of the 2023 Longerenong College research project team, Deakin McKay and Brayden Webb, at the WIM test pit site.

WIM proudly sponsored the recent MCA 2023 Victorian Women in Resources Awards presentation night held at the historic Fortuna Villa, located in the heart of Bendigo's heritage goldfields.

Special guest was Victorian Minister for Resources Lily D’Ambrosio who helped celebrate and recognise the many achievements of women in the Australian resources sector.

Presentations were made to four exceptional women working in the mining and resources industry in Victoria. The award winners will now progress to the National Awards to be held in Canberra in September.

Image: Award winners Joanna Stevens, Managing Director Premier Strategy; Rachel Peng, Graduate Rock Mechanics Engineer Agnico Eagle; Alia Melgin-Hill, Process Plant Operator Agnico Eagle; Suneeti Purohit Research Scientist, CSIRO; with Murray Wilson, WIM Resource

WIM is proud to announce a new partnership with Rotary District 9780, joining as a major partner and gold sponsor for the Defying the Drift program. This partnership entails a financial commitment from WIM, with a three-year sponsorship agreement set to extend until 2025.

Operating since 2010, the Defying the Drift program is an initiative of Rotary District 9780, which represents Rotary Clubs located throughout western Victoria and into South Australia. Targeted at senior secondary school students, it aims to encourage, motivate, and enthuse young Australians to explore options, formulate goals, and implement strategies to assist in their development towards establishing careers in regional and rural Australia.

In 2023 the program will be held at Longerenong College for the fourth year, reinforcing the College’s commitment to developing young talent in rural and regional Victoria.

“WIM is excited to play a crucial role in supporting this educational and employment endeavour, by empowering young students with essential skills and expertise to establish careers in regional Australia," said WIM’s Director of Projects, Michael Winternitz. "Both organisations, through this program are aiming to cultivate a responsible and sustainable future for the regional and rural community. It is a pleasure to come on board to support this wonderful initiative.”

Image: Michael Winternitz, Director of Projects, with Geoff Eagle, Rotary Regional Coordinator for Defying the Drift program announcing the partnership agreement.

Recently WIM exhibited at the 2023 Western Victorian Careers Expo. As a part of this successful day, our team chatted to hundreds of visitors interested in WIM's projects and careers in the mineral sands mining industry. Thank you to our guest James Sorahan from Mineral Council of Australia, who spoke at our Careers in Mining presentation.

If you are interested in future job opportunities with WIM Resource, or just want to learn more about mineral sands mining, contact us via Facebook, email or our website. Alternatively, drop by our offices in Horsham for a chat.

The June edition of the Avonbank Project Newsletter is now available on our website. Click the link to read Issue 15 with project, EES, test pit rehabilitation, and stakeholder engagement updates.

https://www.wimresource.com.au/irm/content/newsletters.aspx?RID=516

Congratulations to award winners Suneeti Purohit, Rachel Peng, Alia Melgin-Hill, and Joanna Stevens.

WIM is proud to sponsor the MCA 2023 Victorian Women in Resource Awards, which support and promote excellence in leadership and advocacy of women in resources, and innovation in the mining industry.

Exceptional women recognised in the 2023 Victorian Women in Resources Awards - Minerals Council of Australia The MCA 2023 Victorian Women in Resources Awards have been awarded to four exceptional Victorian women. The awards recognise excellence in career achievements, leadership and advocacy of women working in the Victorian resources sector. Award winners in 2023 have had incredible career achievements an...

The Avonbank Project Environment Effects Statement (EES) public exhibition commenced on Friday, 14 April 2023 for a period of six weeks. During this time, members of the public can review the EES and make submissions to Planning Panels Victoria. Submissions must be received by 11:59 pm on 26 May 2023.

As a part of the public exhibition, WIM opened an information hub and released a dedicated Avonbank Project EES website. For more information, visit www.avonbankproject.com.au or meet the team in the information hub at 81 Hamilton Street, Horsham.

WIM is hosting pop-in community information sessions this week!

Drop in at the following locations to learn more about the Avonbank Project, its progress, and to chat with the team.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 21 February
10:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Murtoa and District Neighbourhood House - SLAAM
2:00 pm – 6:00 pm in Jung Hall

Thursday, 23 February, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm in Horsham Plaza

Friday, 24 February, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm in Dooen Hall

WIM's Stavely Block 10 (EL 6873) low impact exploration in early-mid 2022 included shallow drilling and a ground gravity geophysics program.

During early-mid 2023, we plan to conduct further shallow drilling, exploring directly south of Horsham between the Grampians and the Black Range. Geophysics may also be employed but at this stage the type or location is not yet finalised.

For further information about the upcoming Stavely Block 10 exploration, please email David Jelley, Project Manager, at [email protected] or Murray Wilson, Stakeholder Liaison Officer, at [email protected].

Michael Winternitz, Director of Projects, presented today as a part of the 'Mines and Money Investment' keynote seminar session at IMARC.

WIM is also representing the Victorian minerals sands industry as an exhibitor at the three-day conference and expo.

The International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) is on 2–4 November 2022 at the ICC Sydney.