BHP Mt Arthur Coal: Community Capacity Building project (CCB) [2018 NSW Mining HSEC Awards]

BHP Mt Arthur Coal is located 5km west of Muswellbrook and employs almost 1,400 full-time employees and contractors.

As part of BHP Mt Arthur’s commitment to the local community, the Community Capacity Building project (CCB) was developed as a four year, $1.14 million partnership between BHP and Upper Hunter Community Services (UHCS).

The collaboration between Mt Arthur and UHCS has helped several local and regional organisations by connecting them with the appropriate community agency or service; providing them with a meeting space within the UHCS building; and assisting them with event planning, networking and grant applications.

As part of the CCB program, UHCS is developing a Mental Health App which will improve community access to information and services relating to mental health and wellbeing.