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BOHOGS recently hosted two mine site visits at Foxleigh (QLD) and Mt Thorley Warkworth (NSW) in July / August. Numerous members attended in person and many more dialed into to the online streams for the technical presentations! Thanks to the teams who organised the site visits, it is much appreciated - we know how much planning goes into the site visits. As always, we extend our gratitude to our BOHOGS sponsors – your continued support makes events like these possible! The technical presentations are available on the BOHOGS > https://bohogs.org.au/past-meetings/ (see a recent BOHOGS email for password)

BOHOGS has a new LinkedIn Page!! - FOLLOW NOW. We have recently created a new BOHOGS page to enable more visibility across LinkedIn for our members (public profile). If you could please follow the new page here to keep receiving BOHOGS updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bohogs-bowen-hunter-open-cut-geotechnical-society/

Registrations are open now! Registration Link Join us online for a fun dive into the basics of coal geology with CGC NSW! CGC NSW - Fundamentals of Coal Geology (Online) Join us online for the Fundamentals of Coal Geology — a great chance to dive into the essentials of coal geology from anywhere! Online short course hosted by CGC NSW covering the fundamentals of coal geology, taught by experts in the field of coal geology, coal seam gas and coal quality. Course Outline: How to make a geological hazard plan An introduction to coal type, macerals and rank Coal as a [...]

BOHOGS recently hosted a technical meeting in Brisbane, bringing together open cut geotechnical engineers for an afternoon of knowledge sharing and CPD. The event featured a series of technical presentations from Dr Bharath Belle (Mines Department), Davide Guccione (University of Newcastle),  Tim Cartledge (CM&G) and Juan Carlos (Encompass Mining). The day concluded with a networking event at the Story Bridge Hotel As always, we extend our gratitude to our BOHOGS sponsors – your continued support makes events like this possible! The technical presentations that were able to be shared will be uploaded to the BOHOGS website over the coming weeks > https://bohogs.org.au/past-meetings/ (see a [...]

Three day short course for technical and operational staff in coal mines presented by: • Alex Duran (PSM) • Prof Olivier Buzzi (UoN) • Prof Anna Giacomini (UoN) This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the mechanics of soils and rocks as they relate to the management of coal mining operations. It is aimed at technical and operational staff who are responsible for the safe conduct of coal mining operations. It will facilitate improved understanding and interpretation of common geotechnical phenomena encountered in mining, underpin more informed decisions and promote more effective dialogue between geotechnical professionals and [...]

Dear BOHOGS Member, You are invited to complete the BOHOGS Member Survey for 2026. If you could please provide feedback at your earliest convenience, the survey results will be used by the committee to improve BOHOGS and to plan for future events. All survey responses are anonymous. To complete the survey: Please find the Survey Link in your email sent from BOHOGS, or Goto the BOHOGS Linkedin group post here -> https://www.linkedin.com/BOHOGS BOHOGS Committee

See below for the presentation slides from the BOHOGS 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) that was held at the BOHOGS End of Year Technical forum (27th of November 2025). BOHOGS 2025 AGM Presentation Slides Summary of AGM: The Bowen Hunter Open Cut Geotechnical Society (BOHOGS) held its Annual General Meeting on November 27, 2025, at The Sebel Hotel Brisbane and via Teams. Highlights from 2025 Active Year: BOHOGS participated in a range of industry events, including site visits, technical forums, university engagement days, and workshops. Notable events included the Saraji Site Visit, multiple Brisbane Technical Forums, the QUT Industry Networking Evening, [...]

See below for the presentation that the UQ Geotechnical Engineering Centre gave at the rock testing workshop about their "Rock Laboratory Testing and Field Monitoring". https://bohogs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/UQ-Geotechnical-Engineering-Centre-presentation-BOHOGS-2025.pdf For more information regarding the UQ Geomechanics Engineering Centre – Testing Laboratory, please see the UQ Lab Testing Capability Statement or contact Sebastian Quintero (s.quintero@uq.edu.au).

On Monday, 27th October 2025, BOHOGS and BBUGS co-hosted the Rock Laboratory Testing Workshop at The University of Queensland, St Lucia. This technical event provided a practical introduction to key laboratory testing methods for rocks, with a strong focus on coal measures rocks and their application in coal mine geotechnical engineering. The workshop featured: Theory sessions led by Dr Kai Koosmen (PSM), covering how to scope and interpret rock and defect tests for mining applications. A laboratory visit guided by Mr Sebastian Quintero Olaya and Dr Chenming Zhang (UQ Geomechanics Engineering Centre), showcasing advanced geomechanical testing and monitoring techniques. Attendance Highlights: [...]

A big thank you to the GroundProbe team for hosting the twenty two BOHOGS members (and 25 or so members online) at the GroundProbe office Brisbane on 17/10/2025. It is a huge effort to put together such an event and the BOHOGS members and committee appreciate it. We value GroundProbe's continued support of BOHOGS!