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Miners deliver major boost to Qld flood relief efforts
MINING companies Anglo American and QCoal have increased donations from resource companies to flood recovery efforts to more than $3 million.
Anglo American has donated $200,000 to GIVIT, while the QCoal Foundation has committed $100,000 to support local initiatives in Townsville and across North Queensland.
Queensland Resources Council (QRC) chief executive Ian Macfarlane said resource companies were responding with financial support, in-kind donations and labour to help Queenslanders get back on their feet from floods.
“I would like to thank Anglo American and the QCoal Foundation for adding their support to the flood recovery efforts. Every dollar helps with a strong recovery for North Queensland,” Mr Macfarlane said.
“The Government announced yesterday that more than $4.4 million has been donated. I am proud the resources sector has contributed more than $3 million – or almost three quarters – of those donations.”
Including the donations from Anglo American and the QCoal Foundation, QRC members have donated $3.25 million to flood relief charities with Glencore and South32 donating $1,000,000 each, the BHP Foundation, MMG Dugald River and Aurizon contributing $250,000 each, and Adani Australia and Incitec Pivot contributing $100,000 each.
Mr Macfarlane said Glencore and South32 were assisting efforts to support the cattle industry devastated by floods in the state’s north west.
Glencore has supported hay drops by providing access to its Ernest Henry site for the RAAF to conduct their operations. It has also provided heavy equipment (loaders and forklifts) and people power to assist in the hay drops for stranded cattle and for the removal of dead cattle.
South32 Cannington has also provided heavy equipment for near neighbours in the disposal of dead cattle and has been on standby to help with refuelling at its airport if needed as part of the hay drops.
South 32 has been working with the Mayors of McKinlay and Cloncurry Shire Councils on how it can provide support to the region to deal with the flood crisis and recovery efforts.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk started the appeal with a $200,000 donation and her Government listed The Australian Red Cross, UnitingCare, Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul Society Queensland as the non-government partners and said people can also donate to GIVIT.
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