STOP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH ON REGIONS
While business leaders and policymakers were converging in Perth on Monday for The Australian’s inaugural Bush Summit, more than 2000km away, in the state’s remote Kimberley region, pastoralist Chris Towne and a group of workers were battling to contain a massive fire sweeping across the plains of Gogo Station. Once again, the task of dealing with the blaze had fallen to Towne and his employees. And once again, there had not been any action taken against those suspected of starting the fires“If this was bushland outside Perth it would be front page news.” Towne’s experience in many ways encapsulates the sentiment expressed by many at the Bush Summit: that Western Australia’s regions feel forgotten and ignored.
Read MoreThe Courier-Mail Bush Summit 2023: Keynote with Mrs Gina Rinehart AO
Keynote speech with Gina Rinehart, Executive Chairman, Hancock Prospecting Group.
Read MoreRINEHART ALARM ON NET ZERO TARGETS
Hancock Prospecting executive chair Gina Rinehart says the costs to agriculture of achieving net-zero targets has the potential to increase food prices at the supermarket and force farming families off their land. Ms Rinehart, in her keynote speech at The Courier-Mail Bush Summit, also sounded the alarm on red tape associated with mining which she said could take “decades” to navigate.
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50th Anniversary of the end of Australia's participation in the Vietnam war.
Read MoreThe Courier-Mail is today hosting the inaugural Queensland Bush Summit | Rinehart: How to “cut red tape” on mining
Ms Rinehart presented a slideshow of points on opportunities to “cut red tape” on mining in Queensland. One of them was to amend section 260 of the mineral resources act to allow only entities with a direct property rights interest in the development to lodge objections to mining lease applications. Ms Rinehart said she was supportive of the theme of the Bush Summit and hoped the Government would listen and cut some of the “red tape” associated with mining.
Read MoreParkerville Childcare and Youth Care welcome Hancock Prospecting as Presenting Partner of their annual fundraising lunch for the seventh consecutive year
Parkerville Childcare and Youth Care welcome Hancock Prospecting as Presenting Partner of their annual fundraising lunch for the seventh consecutive year Perth’s exclusive charity lunch, the Parkerville Children and Youth Care’s annual fundraising lunch, is being held today at the Claremont Showgrounds, Perth, with a theme of reigniting childhood imagination and empowering healing, titled the ‘Mesozoic Epicurean Emporium.’ Hancock Prospecting led by Executive Chairman Mrs. Gina Rinehart was delighted to return as Presenting Partner for the seventh consecutive year, following Mrs. Rinehart’s long term support.
Read MoreHancock Prospecting propels Rowing Australia towards LA 2028
Rowing Australia is excited to announce that Hancock Prospecting, Australia’s leading mining and agricultural company, will back Australia’s rowers in their journey to the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games after renewing its Major Partnership with the sport. Rowing Australia Chief Executive Officer Sarah Cook OLY said the commitment would set rowing up for more success and give the sport the confidence to plan for a new era of growth and top-notch performance. “This is another example of the game-changing support Mrs Rinehart AO shows to Australian sport,” Cook said. “The sky is the limit for Rowing Australia with Hancock Prospecting powering us through another Olympic cycle.”
Read MoreParalympics Australia Grateful To Gina Rinehart For Athlete Support
“In most cases, people with a disability face substantial financial burden to be able to participate in sport, including for specialised equipment and additional transportation costs. These expenses carry right through to the highest levels. “Therefore, the significance of Mrs Rinehart’s pledge to equally incentivise and reward all medal-winning athletes in swimming and rowing – regardless of whether they are able-bodied or have an impairment – cannot be overstated. “Mrs Rinehart is setting an exceptionally high standard for philanthropy that may inspire others to step up and support our remarkable Para-athletes as they strive to represent Australia to the best of their abilities on the world stage.”
Read MoreMrs Gina Rinehart AO, Hancock Prospecting, to reward top athletes with new Medal Incentive Fund
Rowing Australia, along with fellow Hancock Prospecting-supported organisations Swimming Queensland, the Australian Swimmer’s Association, Volleyball Australia and Artistic Swimming Australia, will be the recipient of a generous new program from our Patron Mrs Gina Rinehart AO to reward top athletes for medal achievements and world records. The Patron’s Medal Achievement Incentive Fund, powered by Hancock Prospecting, will commit an additional $3m over two years in the lead up to and during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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