Emergency response crews from across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania descended on Costerfield and Heathcote over the weekend to take part in the Victorian Mine Rescue Competition.
Over three days teams competed in simulated scenarios that tested critical aspects of emergency response including underground rescue skills, firefighting, first aid and technical rope rescue.
Organised by MCA Victoria this important event has gone from strength to strength over three decades, with Fosterville Gold Mine taking out this year's best overall emergency rescue team category.
The event is an important part of the industry's preparation to building capability and expertise in the pressurised environment of a competition.
The results of the 2023 Victorian Mine Rescue Competition are:
Overall
- 1st: Fosterville
- 2nd: Cornwall
- 3rd: Stawell
Winning Team Captain: Anthony Woods – Cornwall Coal
Winning Team – Overall Safety: Fosterville
Fire Exercise
- 1st: CFA Oscar 1
- 2nd: Ballarat
- 3rd: Stawell
First Aid
- 1st: Cornwall
- 2nd: Stawell
- 3rd: Fosterville
Ropes Exercise
- 1st: Ballarat
- 2nd: CVMRG
- 3rd: Fosterville
Underground Search & Rescue
- 1st: Cornwall
- 2nd: Ballarat
- 3rd: Fosterville
Skills Exercise
- 1st: Fosterville
- 2nd: Cornwall
- 3rd: CVMRG
Theory
- 1st: Cadia
Breathing Apparatus
- 1st: Cadia
- 2nd: Cornwall
- 3rd: CFA Oscar 1
Road Crash Rescue
- 1st: Cadia
- 2nd: Cornwall
- 3rd: Fosterville
Resources Victoria would like to congratulate all competitors on their achievements over the weekend and congratulate MCA Victoria for making this great event such a success.
Resources Victoria is proud to sponsor the Victorian Mine Rescue Competition.
