This opinion piece by HVO General Manager Dave Foster was published in the Newcastle Herald on July 2. I am the general manager of the Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) coal mine, a Singleton resident and a father. I want my community to continue to prosper, not be left behind, while we transition to a lower […]
More than 4,000 members of Hunter Valley Operations’ (HVO) family came together to celebrate the past and present, focus on the future and have some fun together at the HVO Family Day on May 25. HR manager Amy Hartmann said HVO’s family includes employees and permanent contractors, their family members, charity partners and major suppliers. […]
The business communities of Singleton and Muswellbrook will get an update from Hunter Valley Operation’s General Manager Dave Foster on the mine’s operations and proposal to continue mining at upcoming Chamber breakfasts in May. Dave will speak at the Muswellbrook Chamber of Commerce and Industry breakfast on May 7 and the Business Singleton breakfast on […]
Congratulations to Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) Continuation Project Manager Peter Walsh on 40 years of service to the mining industry. His career journey has been highlighted in a My Mining Life feature of @ The Coalface Magazine. Peter’s career in mining started in 1984 at what is now HVO. He was an apprentice fitter and […]
Hunter Valley Operation’s (HVO) latest newsletter and upcoming community information sessions will keep the local community up to date with the mine’s operations and plans to continue mining until 2050. The bi-annual newsletter has been hand delivered to local residents and a copy is also available from HVO’s website. It has stories on HVO is […]
With help from HVO apprentices, children attending Branxton Preschool will have a fantastic new space in which to play. Second year apprentices spent a day this month to help put the finishing touches on the new 300 square metre playground space. They rolled up their sleeves to get the play space ready for the kids […]
Hunter Valley Operation’s General Manager Dave Foster is the keynote speaker at the first Hunter Business Energy and Resources event for 2024. Dave will be speaking about how HVO’s Continuation Project will unearth opportunity while the world and the Hunter region transitions to a lower carbon economy. His presentation will focus on: Dave said HVO’s […]
With 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 […]
School 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 […]
Five 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 […]