| Following the call for nominations for the inaugural Board of the MinEx Health & Safety Council, the following nominees have been appointed to the ten positions available.
Congratulations to these willing volunteers, and thanks also to the members of the Working Group for persevering to achieve this important milestone. The Board will meet soon to elect officebearers and to begin developing the MinEx strategy, for consideration by Council by 3 March 2006. Kind regards Peter Atkinson |
| Member/Email | | Term | | Representing | | Phone | | Mobile |
| Eric Souchon | 1 Year | Aggregates | 07 862 8727 | 027 452 7535 |
| Brian Bouzaid | 2 Years | Aggregates | 04 472 6958 | 027 448 1487 |
| Mike Townsend | 1 Year | Industrial Minerals | 09 405 0077 | 021 921 767 |
| Alan Gerrard | 2 Years | Industrial minerals | 07 878 8260 | 027 430 8238 |
| Andy Schmidt | 1 Year | Metallic minerals | 07 863 9884 | 021 812 476 |
| Peter Atkinson | 2 Years | Metallic minerals | 09 303 1893 | 021 630 463 |
| Mike Conroy | 1 Year | Coal | 03 345 6042 | 027 228 6907 |
| Brett Highsted | 2 Year | Coal | 03 208 9485 | 027 221 5796 |
| Ged O’Connell | 2 Years | EPM Union | 03 353 0286 | 027 532 8152 |
| Richard Michael(Interim) | 2 Years | NZ Contractors Federation | 04 496 3270 | 027 284 5969 |