Author Archives: Zac.deJongh@south32.net
GM3 is proud to announce a renewed 10-year commitment to its Appin Mine Community Partnership Program (CPP). Established in 2004, the CPP is a voluntary initiative through which A$0.03 per saleable tonne of coal produced at Appin Mine is contributed to a community trust – which is administered by a Board comprising community and company…
GM³ Appin Mine were proud to partner with Wollondilly Shire Council as the premier sponsor of the 2025 Wollondilly Arts Alive Festival on Saturday, 11 October. The festival brought the town of Picton to life, transforming the streets into a vibrant hub of light, art and culture. Thousands of locals and visitors came together to…
GM3 has partnered with Symbio Wildlife Park to develop a first-of-its-kind educational app designed for children aged 5–12. The app helps children learn about local wildlife — where animals live, what they eat, and how to spot them in their natural environment. Think Pokémon Go, but for Australian wildlife! The local public school adjacent to…
Thanks to a grant from GM3 Dendrobium Mine’s Community Enhancement Program, the local Mount Kembla Rural Fire Service Brigade has been able to purchase a new remote area portable lighting system and articulating torches. Earlier this week, Dendrobium Blue Mines Rescue Team members Rob and Rod, visited the station to see the new equipment in…
GM3’s Dendrobium Blue Mines Rescue Team were named overall winners at the 66th Annual Southern Mines Rescue Competition, held on Friday, 8 August 2025. The event brought together six of the region’s best Mines Rescue Teams, including three from GM3 – Dendrobium Blue, Appin Pit Bulls, and Appin Green. They were joined by teams from Metropolitan and…
31 July 2025 marked 123 years since the Mt Kembla Mine Disaster, where an underground gas explosion claimed the lives of 96 men and boys. The event remains Australia’s worst industrial tragedy. A commemorative ceremony ’96 Candles’ is held each year at Windy Gully Cemetery in Mount Kembla, just up the mountain from Dendrobium Mine,…
GM3 is proud to be playing a key role in an innovative conservation initiative to protect one of Australia’s most endangered marsupials—the Southern Greater Glider. As part of a project led by the Symbio Conservation Foundation, GM3 has helped to fund the installation of 25 state-of-the-art, fire-retardant, and thermally insulated nest boxes across the Illawarra Escarpment. These…