Beneficiary Stories

Eugene & Bronwyn Tata

On the 17th September 2021 my life was suddenly and forever changed. My husband Eugene and I had spoken cheerfully that day on his morning break, unawares that only half an hour later he would tragically die. Eugene was so happy at the time, knowing that he only had one week of work remaining before ...
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Stuart Clarke

In the spring of 2021 on a Monday afternoon my world was changed forever. My dearest husband Stuart whilst working on Koolan Island, suffered a massive heart attack and died suddenly, aged 60 years. I had never felt so alone and so isolated. The experience of shock was overwhelming, disorienting, and confusing. It was hard ...
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The Dix Family

In July 2020, in the middle of the Covid-19 global health pandemic, my husband Chris and I had to fly to Ukraine for the birth of our biological twin girls, carried by our wonderful surrogate, Anastasia. We made the very difficult decision to leave our young sons, Beau 5 and Arlo 2 years of age, ...
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Catherine O’Keeffe

Last year my husband and I went through some very challenging experiences that were very difficult for us to navigate. If it were not for my employer Norton Gold Fields engaging Miners’ Promise to support us, I do not know how we would have pulled through. I am forever grateful for the amazing practical and ...
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Steve Shotton

Hi, my name is Steve Shotton, some call me Shots, some call me worse. I’m part of B/D crew with vehicle services at Mt Whaleback. I’m residential Newman with BHP. Last October I drove to Perth for a shopping trip, it was then that I started having a few weird health issues so I went to ...
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Maureen Helm

I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in early November at age 59. We, my husband Robert and I and two of our 4 adult children had moved from New Zealand to Kalgoorlie eight years previously. Our two sons working away in Western Australia in the mining industry. We Had two daughters, one back ...
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Brandi Guy

On the 31st January 2020, the unimaginable happened and my world changed forever. My husband, Daniel Guy, died. He was only 29. I felt alone, numb, confused and heartbroken. I did not know what to do or where to start. Our two children only had me now, and I didn’t have my best friend and ...
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Katie Smith & Mitch Herbert

My partner was in a substantial accident where he needed to be flown from Kalgoorlie to Perth for surgery. I was 6 and a half months pregnant. Miners’ Promise called me the day after his accident, and they were so quick to organise my flight to Perth to be by Mitch’s side. Not only did ...
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Brentyn Pettingill

My journey with Miners’ Promise takes me back to April 2017. At this time, I faced some big challenges and having the support from Miners’ Promise really made the world of difference. My initial contact with Miners’ Promise came about when I was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. Being told you have cancer isn’t easy, if ...
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Lloyd & Naomi Amat

Many years ago, we became Miners’ Promise members, believing that as an organisation it had a lot to offer families in the mining industry. However, it was not until last year when I was involved in a car accident, that we really discovered the true value of Miners’ Promise. We cannot thank Miners’ Promise enough ...
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