2019 BBGG-ACARP Meeting

The BBGG hosted the 2019 BBGG-ACARP Meeting at the CQU Rockhampton North campus on 3-4 July 2019.

The event provided an opportunity for industry and research to collaborate on projects being completed through ACARP: the Australian Coal Association Research Program. Research presented throughout the day is available for BBGG members to peruse on the 2019 BBGG-ACARP Meeting page.

The event was covered in the media:

WIN News: unfortunately all we have is a camera recording of the TV, but better than nothing!

CQU’s Media: https://www.cqu.edu.au/cquninews/stories/general-category/2019/coal-mining-experts-and-researchers-gather-at-cquni-rockhampton-north

Keeping up to date with the BBGG

There have been a number of reports that BBGG emails are not getting through to some BBGG members.  Reasons include:

– Out of date contact details
– Company IT policy changes
– Firewalls & SPAM filters

There are some things you can do to help ensure BBGG contact is maintained, and to receive messages about BBGG events and the upcoming Bowen Basin Symposium:

1. Update your contact details on the BBGG website, especially when your employment status changes.

2. Discuss BBGG events in your team meetings and encourage your peers to either confirm their details on the BBGG website, sign-up to the BBGG if they are not already members, or check their junk mail filters to ensure BBGG emails/emails from admin@bbgg.com.au are not being blocked.

3. Check your junk mail regularly and stop BBGG emails being blocked by your email client.

4. Confirm that your company’s firewall/SPAM filters are allowing “MailChimp” emails into your inbox. MailChimp is used to distribute bulk emails easily, however, it spoofs the admin@bbgg.com.au email address. SPAM filter look for spoofing and if it’s recognised, it will prevent the email from even getting to your junk mail. They may even prevent general emails coming from admin@bbgg.com.au. You will need to discuss this with your IT department if you believe this is occurring.

5. Check in on the BBGG website for updates every once in a while.

6. Make contact with the BBGG Secretary if you’re not receiving updates.

Danique Gerber / Danique Bax

Please note that the BBGG Secretary, Danique Bax, got married at the end of 2018, and has taken on her husband’s surname.  Therefore, Danique Gerber and Danique Bax are one in the same.  Please update the contact details used to touch base with the BBGG to dgerber@rpmglobal.com.  All future emails will come from this address, so it is recommended you confirm that your spam filters don’t send future BBGG emails to junk mail.

Change of Contact Details for BBGG Secretary

Please note that the BBGG Secretary, Danique Bax, no longer works for New Hope Group, and has taken a new position at RPM Global.  Please update the contact details used to touch base with the BBGG to dbax@rpmglobal.com.  All future emails will come from this address, so it is recommended you confirm that your spam filters don’t send future BBGG emails to junk mail.