Coal & Allied Community Development Fund
The Coal & Allied Community Development Fund (previously called the Coal & Allied Community Trust) was established in 1999 to support communities in the Hunter Valley to build community capacity to address development challenges and take advantage of emerging opportunities.
In late 2008, Coal & Allied announced the continuation of the Community Development Fund and has committed $3 million to distribute to eligible projects between January 2009 and December 2011. The aim of the fund is to support projects and programmes that will create opportunities and foster new ideas that will provide a long lasting benefit to the wider community.
- Fund objectives
- Projects
- Committee members
- Eligibility & guidelines
A committee and an executive officer manage the Coal & Allied Community Development Fund.
The committee consists of four prominent members of the Upper Hunter community and four Coal & Allied representatives.
Who is on the committee?
Fiona Nicholls
Fiona Nicholls is the General Manager - External Relations at Rio Tinto Coal Australia, and Chair of the Community Development Fund.
Beverlee Adams
Formerly a Shire Councillor and owner of a property near Scone, Beverlee Adams is well known in the Upper Hunter as an enthusiastic supporter of agribusiness.
Graham Gageler
Graham Gageler is General Manager Operations of Hunter Valley Operations.
Cam Halfpenny
Cam Halfpenny is General Manager Operations of Mount Thorley Warkworth.
Andrea Sutton
Andrea Sutton is General Manager Operations of Bengalla Mine.
Kate Woodward
Kate Woodward is the Managing Director of Hunter Belle Cheese based in Muswellbrook.
Two additional community Trustees are being appointed for 2009 to 2011.