Mining jobs stimulus package for regional NSW
Source: New South Wales. Minister for Mineral Resources. Media Release.
"The NSW Government will introduce a $10 million industry assistance package for mines in the Gunnedah and Western Coalfields to protect jobs and the viability of coal exports, Minister for Mineral Resources Ian Macdonald announced. "This $10 million assistance package will protect more than 2,000 direct jobs in the Western and Gunnedah coalfields from the global recession, which is affecting every industry and business in this country," Mr Macdonald said."