Charges welcomed, but accountability must go further
By API User
The Australian Workers’ Union welcomes WorkSafe’s decision to prosecute Victory Minerals and Carr Mining Services following the tragedy at Ballarat Gold Mine in March 2024. Kurt Hourigan, 37, died and Connor Smith, 21, was critically injured when the section of mine they were working in collapsed 500 metres underground. The workers were performing ‘air legging’, a … Continued