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Perth's Annual Oil and Gas Industry Charity Quiz put together by Santos and the Petroleum Club of WA has been another great success, selling out three weeks in advance and raising $34,993 for charity, Homeless Connect. Read more

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A seminar designed to assist not-for-profit organisations understand new work health and safety laws and their obligations towards both employees and volunteers was held at Santos on Monday, 17 June for 20 attendees. Read more

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The Santos People’s Choice Award Winner for the most popular artwork in the 2013 Year 12 Perspectives exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia has gone to Christopher Nguyen. Read more

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On Thursday, 20 June 2013, Santos General Counsel Christian Paech will be sleeping out at the Wayville Showground to raise money for the St Vincent de Paul Society and help raise awareness of the real facts about homelessness in Australia. Read more

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Rather than just give youth the hope of finding their dreams in football, Santos and the Power Cup has committed to doing the same off the field. Read more

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Santos has been acknowledged for supporting Sight for All and the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology fellowship program (VNIO). Read more

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Santos has been ranked 25th in a list of Australia’s top graduate employers as voted by graduates. Read more

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On Monday Santos GLNG FEED & Execute team, along with their colleagues at Fluor, achieved a significant safety milestone. Read more

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For the fifth year in a row Santos Patricia Baleen Plant has assisted the local country fire authority with their emergency response training. Read more

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Our very own Santos team participated in a walk for JusticeNet SA to raise vital funds that will help keep this service operational for another year. Read more

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As part of Santos’ principal partnership with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Santos employees and their extended families were invited to attend a free family-orientated performance on Sunday, 5 May at 3pm. Read more

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On Saturday 18th May, the Northern Fields Tirrawarra teams covering both oil and gas operations achieved three years without a recordable injury. Read more

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Santos continued its support of the 2013 Santos Centrals Junior Tour in the Barossa Valley this year as part of its ongoing commitment. Read more

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The Santos-sponsored ‘Year 12 Perspectives’ exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia has opened, celebrating its 21st year. Read more

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Several Santos GLNG team members were star struck after meeting Aussie singer, Jessica Mauboy, at GOMA last Friday 8 February alongside world surfing champion, Joel Parkinson, and rugby great, Preston Campbell. Read more

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The Santos Tour Down Under finished for another year on Sunday, 27 January with the final stage in Adelaide. Read more

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A record-total of 270 Santos employees took part in the 2013 Bupa Challenge Tour public ride on Friday 25 January across four distances starting in Modbury, Kersbrook, Mt Pleasant and Nuriootpa. Read more

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Santos yesterday helped to make Jakeb Hordacre’s day by inviting the young cancer sufferer to ride along in peloton guest car #1 with Olympic gold medallist Shane Kelly. Read more

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On January 8, residents and guests of the remote King’s Canyon resort complex in NT, 330kms west of Alice Springs and 40kms from Mereenie, awoke to the smell of smoke and the sight of fast moving flames scorching across the plains towards the isolated community. Read more

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The Santos Tour Down Under officially kicked off yesterday with 108,000 people packing Adelaide’s East End. Read more

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About 60 guests and a number of Santos employees were on hand for the opening of Santos' new Narrabri office on December 20, 2012. Read more

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Former Tour Down Under winner and Aussie cycling legend Pat Jonker took time from his busy schedule to help Santos employees prepare for the Santos Tour Down Under’s Bupa Challenge Tour.​ Read more

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Australian energy company Santos is delighted to announce a new partnership with Somerville Community Services, a non-government and not-for-profit youth, family and community welfare organisation operating in the Northern Territory. Read more

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The 2012 Apprentice of the Year Awards was held on the 29th of November at the Santos Centre in Adelaide. Read more

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The Santos Emergency Services team had a highly successful run at this year’s World Firefighters Games, netting two gold medals and one silver. Read more

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The 2012 Santos Great Bike Ride for Charity attracted another big turnout for Perth cyclists, with almost 4000 riders converging on Langley Park in the Perth CBD to take part in either the 106km, 53km, or the 10km Family ride around the Swan River. Read more

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Two integral figures in the development of the Devil Creek domestic gas project, Apache Energy Managing Director Thomas Maher and Santos VP WA&NT John Anderson, were honoured for their work in the domestic natural gas industry, receiving the Western Australian Gas Industry Development Award for 2012. Read more

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The annual fundraising event for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the Cooper Cup Cricket Challenge, will be held this Saturday at the MCG… the Moomba Cricket Ground that is, 1,600 kilometres away from Melbourne in the Strzelecki desert. Read more

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Former Olympic cyclist Shane Kelly led a dedicated group of Santos employees on an 82-kilometre training ride in preparation for next year’s BUPA Challenge Tour as part of the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under. Read more

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Santos wins National AbaF Partnering Award. The National Australian Business Arts Foundation Partnering Award for companies with more than 200 employees was won by Santos and the Art Gallery of SA for their Desert Country exhibition, which has brought 40 years of the desert painting movement to public attention with a national tour. Read more

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Gladstone’s PCYC (Police-Citizens Youth Club) will be given a much needed upgrade after receiving $250,000 in funding from Santos GLNG today. Read more

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The first Adelaide office Cooper Cup fundraiser has raised $4,500 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Read more

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The 2012 OzAsia Festival drew to a triumphant close on the weekend, with nearly 20,000 people attending the event finale, the Moon Lantern Parade. Read more

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Santos today reaffirmed its status as Principal Partner of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, announcing a new three-year, partnership that continues its support of the ASO from 2012 to 2014 inclusive. Read more

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Santos has supported a local Narrabri training and employment initiative entitled “Make It Work: Sharing Workers Locally Program” by hosting two Rural trainees, Jarryd and Trevor Lucas, within our Operations and Logistics team at Narrabri. Read more

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A record crowd gathered on grassy slopes for the launch of the 2012 Kings Park Festival last Sunday, with winners of the 2012 WA Music Industry Award for best funk band, the Brow Horn Orchestra, kicking off the Festival’s Santos Live Sundays. Read more

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The 2012 Santos Tour Down Under was named the Best Sporting Event and Best Tourism Event at the prestigious Australian Event Awards in Sydney last night.​ Read more

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The sixth OzAsia Festival will open tonight with a performance of Fearless Nadia, an art exhibition in the Art Space Gallery and the Art Gallery of SA’s Asian Art After Dark event. Read more

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More than 50 Santos employees have contributed 100 volunteer hours this year to help disadvantaged young people reach their full potential through the Smith Family’s Next Steps workshops. Read more

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A cheque for $34,500 – raised at the second Santos Oil and Gas Industry Charity Quiz in June – was presented to Homeless Connect at the Petroleum Club of WA AGM last night. Read more

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Santos and the Art Gallery of SA received the prestigious Australian Business Arts Foundation SA Partnering Award at a ceremony held last night at Government House. Read more

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Santos employees have been busy fundraising in Adelaide for both the Cancer Council and Sight for All, two fantastic not for profit Australian agencies. Read more

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More than 430 cyclists squeezed on the Lycra on Sunday 12 August for the inaugural Santos Top End Gran Fondo. Read more

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The Charleville Police District has launched ‘Stay on Track Outback’, a Santos-sponsored outback road safety campaign designed to address local road safety issues. Read more

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Desert Country opens in Brisbane Read more

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The 2012 Darwin Festival got off to a flying start with the Santos Opening Concert attracting one of its biggest crowds in recent years. Read more

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An annual celebration of science in Australia, National Science Week is an opportunity to join together to enjoy and explore the wonders and benefits of science. The 2012 program commenced 11 August and runs until 19 August. Read more

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Santos Eastern Australia Business Unit has launched a new oil and gas operations training initiative as part of their strategy to enable EABU business performance by developing a highly skilled and capable workforce. Read more

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For the second year, the Santos Centre foyer has been transformed into an art space for the annual SALA Festival – South Australian Living Artists. Read more

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Santos is delighted to announce it has renewed its partnership with the Santos Great Bike Ride for Charity, which will see the company remain as naming rights sponsor for another three years. Read more

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Almost 80 Santos employees ripped through the floorboards at the Adelaide Velodrome last Sunday, at the ‘Come and Try Day’ hosted exclusively for Santos by Cycling SA*. Read more

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Santos is acknowledging and celebrating NAIDOC Week, which is held across Australia each year to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, from 1-8 July. Read more

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As major sponsor, we’re privileged to have had the University of Adelaide Motorsport Formula SAE car on display in the Santos Centre foyer earlier this month. Read more

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The inaugural Santos North Western Tour kicked off on June 21 in Narrabri, the home of Santos’ Operations Centre in the heart of ENSW's CSG activities. Read more

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Santos employees raised more than $7,170 for the Asthma Foundation’s 2012 Take a Breather Charity Challenge last weekend. Read more

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Staff from the Santos Perth office have put their foot to the pedal in the gruelling Gibb Challenge in support of community partner, the Clontarf Foundation. Read more

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As major sponsor of the Aboriginal Power Cup, Santos is proud to put its energy into fueling goals for hundreds of South Australian indigenous students. Read more

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Santos GLNG is saddling up as the Principal Sponsor of Queensland’s biggest bike ride - the newly-named Santos GLNG Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge. Read more

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Santos VP Eastern Australia James Baulderstone delivered the keynote address at the SACOME annual industry dinner earlier this week at which Santos was honoured with a 2012 Premier’s Community Excellence Award in Mining and Energy. Read more

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The Santos-sponsored Centrals Junior Tour took place on the weekend of April 21-22. Read more

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On April 19 over 100 Santos employees and family members enjoyed an exclusive after-hours viewing of the spectacular Banks’ Florilegium exhibition currently on display in the Santos Museum of Economic Botany in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Read more

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Santos and TAFE SA launched a new skills-based training centre at TAFE SA’s O’Halloran Hill Campus. Read more

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Following their recent off-site, the team from Northern Gas headed to Holdfast Shores to work as environmental volunteers as part of the Holdfast Bay Council’s environmental program. Read more

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The Vietnamese and Australian Governments recognised the partnership between Santos and Sight for All at a recent ceremony in Hanoi. Read more

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University College London students visited Santos’ Port Bonython facility this week to gain a better understanding of the significance of the company’s liquid petroleum products export business. Read more

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Australian energy company Santos is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the Top End Gran Fondo, the biggest mass participation cycling event in Darwin. Read more

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Santos teams competed in both the Perth and Adelaide legs of the 2012 Nissan Corporate Triathlon Series. Read more

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The Desert Country exhibition of the internationally acclaimed Australian desert painting movement is visiting Newcastle Art Gallery, supported by Santos. Read more

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On Saturday Sam Klaas, EQ Regional Manager, represented the Santos GLNG Project at the official opening of the new Roma Airport. Read more

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Workers moving to Gladstone to settle and work on the Santos GLNG Project can move into new homes with 11 family houses now ready for occupancy. Read more

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Leaders from Santos, government and industry gathered at the official opening of the Santos-sponsored Work Safely Centre last week. Read more

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Attracting fantastic crowds, including several world and Olympic cycling champions, the Smokefree Perth Criterium series confirmed its place as Western Australia’s premier criterium event. Read more

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A crowd of 15,000 braved the heat to enjoy a stellar performance at this year’s Santos Symphony Under the Stars. Read more

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Santos has again come to the aid of the local community following devastating floods in Queensland. Read more

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Australian energy company Santos is delighted to announce its new partnership with the Art Gallery of Western Australia’s Year 12 Perspectives art exhibition, a collection of works from the state’s most talented school graduates. Read more

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The Santos WA & Offshore Australia Drilling & Completions team participated in a charity half-day event at Native Arc in the Perth suburb of South Lake on 3 February 2012. Read more

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Santos is sponsoring the new sprint classification at next month’s Smokefree Perth Criteriums. Read more

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The 2012 Santos Tour concluded yesterday afternoon, with Australian Simon Gerrans taking the crown and the newly formed Australian team GreenEDGE claiming victory in its UCI WorldTour debut. Read more

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Santos is pleased to announce that it has agreed to extend to 2016 its successful partnership with the multi-award winning Santos Tour Down Under, Australia’s biggest free sporting event. Read more

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In a clean sweep for Australian riders, Tasmanian William Clarke (UniSA) claimed stage two of the Santos Tour Down Under. Read more

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The Queensland Government today announced it would continue supporting Brisbane Festival's Santos City of Lights laser light show through 2013. Read more

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Andre Greipel won the Down Under Classic and Rebecca Werner claimed round one of the Santos Women’s Cup in the curtain raisers to the Santos Tour Down Under.​ Read more

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Cancer Council SA, official Charity Partner of the Santos Tour Down Under, gave special mention to Santos staff in a statement issued today thanking the many corporate teams supporting Ride for a Reason. Read more

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CEO David Knox joined fellow Governor’s 10 team members, including 2004 Tour Down Under winner and Ride for a reason Ambassador Patrick Jonker, on an early morning training run up Norton Summit in preparation for their fast-approaching ride in the BUPA Challenge Tour. Read more

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Tour De France owner Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has joined forces with Events SA to sell global television rights to the Santos Tour Down Under with a potential audience of 5 billion people in over 190 countries. Read more

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Reigning Santos Tour Down Under champion Cameron Meyer is standing tall – ten stories tall, in fact, as Santos Centre gets wrapped up in the 2012 event. Read more

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The third season of Santos’ support for Shakespeare in the Park got off to a humorous start with The Comedy of Errors playing to a full house at the Kings Park Botanical Garden in Perth on Friday night. Read more

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Champion cyclist and Santos Ambassador Shane Kelly recently led 25 keen Team Santos cyclists on the second edition of the 'hardcore ride' in preparation for the 2012 Bupa Challenge. Read more

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Last week Santos and Cycling NSW announced the Santos North Western Tour, a major new road cycling event running from Narrabri to Tamworth.​ Read more

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Earlier this year, Santos hosted local Adelaide high school students participating in the Asia Literacy Ambassadors program. Read more

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Earlier this year, Santos, in partnership with the Australian Professional Firefighters Foundation (APFF) and ItShare, donated 31 second-hand laptops valued at over $15,000 to the Juvenile Fire Lighters’ Intervention Program (JFLIP). Read more

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Two major CSG research and training initiatives were announced in Queensland yesterday. Read more

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One in four people will develop cancer by age 60. That is the reality today, but through research and a healthy lifestyle we can change this. Read more

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Santos volunteers in the Perth office have turned out in full force to support the annual Homeless Connect project, an initiative offering Perth's homeless a range of goods and services from food and clothing to dental and medical checks. Read more

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Employees in the Perth office have lately spent serious time in the saddle for good causes, with 40 riders joining 3,500 others in the Santos Great Bike Ride and others helping the Clontarf Foundation raise $10,000 in a fundraising ride from Norseman to Esperance. Read more

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The Santos Legends of Cycling Dinner, held for the first time last Thursday in Perth, got off to a flying start with two of Australia’s biggest names in the sport captivating the crowd of 200 at the Pan Pacific Hotel. Read more

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More than 300 Santos employees and their families recently enjoyed a stunning display of musical prowess by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra featuring lively animal classics held at the Grainger Studios in Adelaide. Read more

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The Santos Tour Down Under has been admitted into the South Australian Tourism Awards Hall of Fame after winning its category for the third consecutive year at the Adelaide Convention Centre last night. Read more

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Santos received two awards for its learning and induction programs at the 2011 Asia Pacific LearnX E-Learning and Training Awards held in Brisbane recently. Read more

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In October some of the GLNG project's more adventurous employees took part in the Stock Up For Hope Charity Drove. Read more

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Santos were delighted to hand over the keys to a new medical service bus last week which will provide much needed assistance to Gladstone residents requiring specialist out-of-town treatment. Read more

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A number of Santos employees again took part in the Adelaide Trailblazer Challenge earlier this month, a physically demanding trek through the Adelaide Hills to raise money for charity. Read more

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Santos and the OzAsia Festival have won Australia’s highest accolade for partnerships between business and the arts, taking out Partnership of the Year at the Australia Business Arts Foundation’s national awards. Read more

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James Baulderstone, Santos’ Vice President Eastern Australia, recently volunteered to remain silent for a whole hour to raise funds for The Peter Couche Foundation’s Don’t Speak: Silence For Stroke, raising a total of $8,088 from Santos employees and online donations. Read more

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The 2011 Santos Tour Down Under took out the most prestigious award at last night’s Australian Event Awards in Sydney, being named the 2011 Australian Event of the Year. Read more

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Santos employees raised more than $1,200 for Slight For All, an organisation that works with Aboriginal communities to treat preventable eye diseases, through an internal eBay-style auction of guernseys worn by participants in the Santos-sponsored Aboriginal Power Cup. Read more

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Santos’ athletic proficiency was on show in September, with more than 270 of the company’s finest taking part in the Adelaide City-Bay and the Bridge to Brisbane fun runs. Read more

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The Santos Museum of Economic Botany is now exhibiting Djalkiri: We are standing on their names – Blue Mud Bay, the product of a vibrant and intensive cross-cultural exchange between five highly esteemed Yithuwa Madarrpa artists and four renowned artists from across Australia. Read more

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Santos’ athletic proficiency was on show in September, with more than 270 of the company’s finest taking part in the Adelaide City-Bay and the Bridge to Brisbane fun runs. Read more

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The Santos GLNG Project has invested $500,000 to purchase new fire fighting equipment for the Rural Fire Service to assist volunteer fire fighters in the Maranoa region in preparing for the fast approaching fire season. Read more

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The fifth annual OzAsia Festival, partnered by Santos, drew record crowds this year with 35,000 attendances over two weeks, a 10% increase on 2010. Read more

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The Santos GLNG project was recognised for its outstanding contribution to the wellbeing of Surat Basin communities by winning the inaugural Surat Basin Community Engagement Award at the Surat Basin Conference in Roma last week. Read more

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As part of the recent Asthma Awareness Week, the Asthma Foundation SA ran a public campaign, with support from Santos, to build awareness of the seriousness of the disease and the support that is available to sufferers. Read more

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The 2011 Kings Park festival has been launched, with 'Santos Live Sundays' again a key feature of the month long event. Read more

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Mark MacFarlane, President Santos GLNG, flicked the switch on Sunday night to officially turn on the Santos City of Lights. Read more

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Over a quarter of the Santos Perth office participated in the annual City to Surf fun run last weekend in perfect conditions. Read more

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Santos employees in Adelaide raised $1,630 on Daffodil Day last Friday, 26 August, which has been donated to the Cancer Council SA. Read more

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The Darwin Festival got off to a wonderful start recently with the traditional Santos Concert attracting more than 3,000 Top Enders to the Amphitheatre to hear some of the Territory’s leading Indigenous artists. Read more

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A landholder near Santos’ Ballera plant in Queensland has written to thank Santos and the Royal Flying Doctor Service for their role in helping save her son’s life after an accident in April. Read more

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Last week, Santos Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development, Peter Cleary, hosted some of Adelaide’s leading business people at a lunch to promote the outstanding work of the Yalari scholarship program. Read more

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The Santos Centre foyer will host an inspiring exhibition of sculpture, paintings and jewellery created especially for the 2011 SALA Festival commencing today and running through until 28 August. Read more

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The world cycling body has granted another extension to the Santos Tour Down Under to ensure it remains the opening stage of the UCI WorldTour. Read more

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Santos has continued its support of the Keegan Downes Memorial Sundowner Handicap cycling race, which was successfully held in sunny conditions on Saturday, 26 June. Read more

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Santos Indonesia was presented with two awards at the ninth anniversary celebrations for BPMigas earlier this month. Read more

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The inaugural Santos Oil and Gas Industry Charity Quiz raised $26,000 for Homeless Connect, a one-stop-shop for homeless people in Perth. Read more

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Santos and the Dieri Aboriginal Corporation last week signed a cultural heritage management plan, recognising the significance of traditional owners in the management and protection of cultural heritage in the Dieri native title claim area of the Cooper Basin. Read more

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Progress has been strong over the past 12 months at Witchelina Station in central South Australia – which was turned into the state’s largest private nature reserve with support from Santos – and has included academic research and an upgrade of facilities. Read more

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Santos is sponsoring daily updates from the Tour de France by SBS cycling commentator Mike Tomalaris, which are being broadcast daily on Adelaide’s 5AA radio. Read more

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Alberton Oval – the spiritual home of the famous Port Adelaide Football Club – resembled a vibrant festival recently as over 300 Aboriginal high school students converged for the annual Aboriginal Power Cup carnival. Read more

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Andrew Seaton, Santos’ Chief Financial Officer, participated in the Vinnies CEO Sleepout held at the Adelaide Zoo recently, raising a total of $9,336, including almost $3,500 of employee donations. Read more

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Santos employees raised more than $6,500 for the Asthma Foundation’s Take a Breather Charity Challenge: Rogaining recently, a five-fold increase on 2010.​ Read more

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The Dean Bowman Brain Tumour Research Laboratory was officially opened at the University of Adelaide recently to investigate the causes behind one of Australia’s most aggressive and least understood cancers. Read more

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The 2012 Santos Tour Down Under has been officially launched at events for the media, sponsors and participating councils. South Australian Premier Hon Mike Rann MP unveiled the 2012 race routes with Santos CEO David Knox and Tour Race Director Mike Turtur, which will see suburban Prospect and the Hills town of Lobethal host race starts for the first time and the UCI WorldTour event return to Victor Harbor and Clare. Read more

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A presentation on the leading role of two women in the Chilean mine rescue last year was the feature of a Women in Resources South Australia (WinRSA) function held at the Santos Centre, Adelaide, earlier this month. Read more

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Andrew Seaton, Santos’ Chief Financial Officer, will brave the elements in this year’s Vinnies CEO Sleepout at Adelaide Zoo to help raise funds and awareness about homelessness. Read more

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Encouraging young females to consider entering the coal seam gas industry was the aim of the 4Girls2 forum held recently in Miles and Toowoomba, Queensland, where Santos representatives Trina Beach, Cangie Wu and Alicia Harrington shared their career experiences. Read more

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Santos was centre stage at Curtin University’s engineering annual prize-giving ceremony in Perth recently, with the company sponsoring two of the Department of Petroleum Engineering’s awards for the 2010 academic year. Read more

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One of Santos' major community partners, The Smith Family, is conducting its Back-to-School Appeal, which provides educational support to Australian children in need. Read more

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The 32nd annual PESA-SPE golf day, of which Santos was a principal sponsor, raised a total of $25,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Read more

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Santos employees participated in The NISSAN/BRW Corporate Triathlon on the Gold Coast. Read more

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Two Santos teams took on Cycling South Australia’s Cyclo Sportif over the past six months, enhancing the company’s reputation for cycling prowess and style. Read more

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The acclaimed Desert Country art exhibition, which is embarking on a national tour funded by Santos, was launched in Perth last Friday night. Read more

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Santos employees in Adelaide raised $1,330 on Starlight Day last Friday, 7 May, which has been donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Read more

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Santos has won one of the most prestigious awards in the field of information technology, being named global Innovator of the Year at the annual Red Hat Summit in the US last week. Read more

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Santos’ Brisbane employees gathered at the city’s Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) recently to celebrate the huge success of the gallery’s 21st Century: Art in the First Decade exhibition. Read more

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Recreational sailors on Gladstone Harbour will enjoy safer boating conditions as a result of a new partnership announced between the Port Curtis Sailing Club and GLNG. Read more

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Santos has donated $25,000 to the Roma Combined Christian Churches Flood Appeal after floods hit the town again last week. Read more

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Santos employees have dug deep to contribute a total of $21,546 for the victims and recovery efforts associated with the recent natural disasters in New Zealand and Japan. Santos has matched these contributions. Read more

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Santos has announced a new three-year partnership with the Clontarf Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation committed to improving the education, discipline, self esteem, life skills and employment prospects of young Aboriginal men. Read more

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Enterprising employees at Santos’ Ballera operations have played a crucial role in the discovery of a rare species of katydid, which has become the first of its kind to go on display at the Australian Museum in Sydney. Read more

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Santos' famed energy bike has made its debut at the annual APPEA conference, attracting plenty of interest from the event's 3,000 attendees. Read more

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Over the past fortnight Santos employees and their families in Whyalla and Adelaide have been enjoying performances at the 2011 Come Out Festival, proudly sponsored by Santos. Read more

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South Australia’s first Starlight Express Room, established with support from Santos, was officially opened on Tuesday at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Read more

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Santos CEO David Knox last week spoke at the graduation ceremony for students of the University of South Australia’s School of Management and International Graduate School of Business. Read more

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Santos teams once again featured highly in the annual BRW triathlon held in Adelaide recently, with 80 Santos employees taking part and looking resplendent in their Santos tri-suits. Read more

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Santos’ Liam Gallagher and Clare Murdoch intrigued more than 100 high school students with stories of how they use microfossils to locate hydrocarbons deep in the earth at the Palaeo Twilight session at the South Australian Museum recently. Read more

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Santos again joined the renowned Earth Hour initiative, switching off rooftop signs and non-essential lighting in its Adelaide and Brisbane offices last Saturday night. Read more

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Santos now has an Aboriginal Engagement Policy, which seeks to assist the company in achieving enduring and mutually beneficial relationships with the Aboriginal communities in which it operates. Read more

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This year’s Santos Tour Down Under attracted the biggest crowd in the event’s 13-year history, with 782,000 people lining the roads of Adelaide and regional South Australia from 16-23 January. Read more

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A souvenir publication on the Santos Museum of Economic Botany at the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide has been internationally recognised. Read more

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For the second year running, the Santos Tour Down Under has been named the country’s best major festival and event at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards. Read more

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Santos has announced a $4 million investment towards upgrading the Roma Airport terminal, improving Community and Allied Health services, and increasing housing support in the Roma region. Read more

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The Santos team braved big swells, unhelpful currents, seasickness, jellyfish and a hammerhead shark as it took on the annual 20-kilometre swim across the Rottnest Channel recently. Read more

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About 20,000 people attended this year’s Santos Symphony Under the Stars, held in Adelaide’s riverside Elder Park on Saturday night, 26 February. Read more

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More than 40 Santos employees took time out of their past weekend to sizzle snags and work at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, as part of a re-opening event for the gallery's latest exhibition, staged to raise money for the state’s flood recovery. Read more

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The Santos-supported Spirit Festival 2011 was held last weekend, celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through music, dance, food, writing and art. Read more

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The Santos Desert Country competition has been drawn with Barry Sheridan of Coromandel Valley announced as the winner. Read more

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Santos employees who raised funds through the Cancer Council SA’s Ride for a Reason program raised an impressive $37,036.40, making the group the largest fundraiser in Ride for a Reason. Read more

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Sixty-three Santos employees and their families braved scorching heat to build furniture for Common Ground’s new Light Square hub last weekend. Read more

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Gladstone’s health and housing services will receive a major funding injection following the recent announcement that the GLNG project has been given final approval by its partners. Read more

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The massive clean-up in Brisbane and surrounding areas is now in full swing, with many Santos employees stepping forward to demonstrate their care for workmates and others in the community who have been severely affected by the devastating floods. Read more

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The 2011 Santos Tour Down Under – the second year of Santos’ ongoing partnership with the Tour – was the most successful yet, with a record 772,000 people attending the event over the past week. Read more

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More than 200 Santos employees are taking part in the Mutual Community Challenge Tour through the Adelaide Hills this morning. Read more

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Santos’ Sally McLennan presented the Ochre Leader’s Jersey to overall leader Robbie McEwen yesterday, following a Stage 2 race that was most notable for the crash that brought down favourite Mark Cavendish. Englishman Ben Swift took the stage win. Read more

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Stage 1 of the 2011 Santos Tour Down Under took a similar look to Sunday’s Cancer Council Classic, with Matt Goss taking the honours and Santos’ volunteers hitting the road. Read more

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The 2011 Santos Tour Down Under kicked off yesterday with 108,000 people watching the Cancer Council Classic around the streets of Adelaide’s East End. Santos volunteers were out in force helping to raise money for cancer research. Read more

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Shakespeare has returned to Perth’s Kings Park for another summer with support from Santos, with production company Shakespeare WA bringing to life the English playwright’s romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet. Read more

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Santos has today pledged to donate $50,000 to help the families who have suffered hardship or severe property damage as a result of the devastating floods in Carnarvon and the Gascoyne region. Read more

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As naming rights sponsor of the Santos Tour Down Under, Santos has paid tribute to 2010 Tour winner Andre Greipel by installing the largest graphic ever seen in Adelaide across 10 storeys of its headquarters in Flinders Street, only 400 metres from the Tour Village. Read more

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Australian energy company Santos today confirmed it would donate $500,000 to help Queensland communities recover from the current extensive flooding across the state. Read more

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‘21st Century: Art in the First Decade’, currently showing at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art, continues the award winning partnership between the Queensland Art Gallery and Santos. Read more

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Santos employees are spending lunch breaks riding stationary bikes in the foyer at the Santos Centre, Adelaide, to raise funds for the Santos Tour Down Under charity, Ride for a Reason. Read more

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STVDIO, Australia's new arts TV channel, has produced this video about 2010 AbaF Partnering Award winners Santos and Queensland Art Gallery. Read more

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Santos has become the first Australian organisation to receive the prestigious Regional Distinguished Corporate Support Award for the Southern Asia Pacific Region from the international Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). Read more

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The South Australian police force’s Critical Infrastructure Support Group – a joint project between SAPOL and Santos – received a state award at the 2010 Australian Safer Communities Awards. Read more

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Local landholders in Queensland are seeing first-hand the benefits of treated coal seam gas (CSG) water with cattle thriving on forage crops planted as part of Santos’ Fairview Irrigation Project. Read more

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Santos has won its fourth Adelaide Corporate Challenge indoor soccer title in five years, dominating the season to continue its reign of supremacy. Read more

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Major General Michael Jeffery, former Governor-General of Australia, recently visited the Cooper Basin to inspect the Royal Flying Doctor Service operations at the Moomba Health Centre. Read more

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A record 106 Santos Mo Bros and Mo Sistas took part in Movember to raise awareness of men’s health, successfully raising over $31,000 for Beyond Blue and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Read more

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With the 2011 Santos Tour Down Under fast approaching, a training ride with Olympic cyclist Shane Kelly was a perfect preparation opportunity for 28 Adelaide based employees. Read more

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Santos Indonesia has received a Career Development Monitoring Award for its career development and human resources management. Read more

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Santos has joined the Smith Family Toy and Book Appeal, which is aiming to deliver 17,000 Christmas packs to disadvantaged children Australia-wide this festive season. Read more

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Santos’ outstanding apprentices were recognised last night at the Apprentice of the Year Awards ceremony at the Santos Centre in Adelaide. Read more

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Cooper Basin employees and contractors have raised more than $5000 as part of the Shake the Boot charity campaign, which will go towards the Adelaide Women's & Children's Hospital Newland Ward Burns Unit. Read more

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The Santos Tour Down Under and the Special Olympics National Games received awards at the South Australian Tourism Awards last week. Read more

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Nearly 4,000 cyclists took part in this year’s Santos Great Bike Ride in Perth, which raised about $250,000 for local charities. Read more

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A record 600-plus employees tested themselves and their pedometers in the 2010 Walk the Moomba Pipeline competition. Read more

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Queensland public affairs team hosted Gladstone’s Channel 7 news team on a tour of Santos’ Curtis Island site this week, as part of an ongoing stakeholder engagement plan in support of the project. Read more

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With less than to go before the annual Santos Great Bike Ride, Olympian cyclist Shane Kelly took members of Santos’ Perth office for a training ride ahead of the big event. Read more

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A GLNG project study is investigating the possibility of introducing treated pure water into Roma’s existing underground aquifer which supplies the town’s water needs, including drinking water. Read more

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Seven Santos employees volunteered at the recent launch of the Contemporary Art Centre of SA’s latest exhibition – The New New. Read more

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Santos has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Asia Pacific for the third consecutive year. Read more

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As the principal partner of the Art Gallery of South Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection, Santos is proud to support Desert Country – an exhibition that charts the 40-year evolution of the internationally acclaimed Australian desert painting movement. Read more

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The Santos Tour Down Under has received the Best Public Event Safety Award from SafeWork SA. Read more

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Eleven Santos employees took part in the Adelaide Trailblazer Challenge recently, walking, running and clambering their way over long distances to raise more than $3,000 for charity. Read more

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The Botanic Gardens of Adelaide has officially launched its new exhibition, the Garden of Ideas, and recognised its partnership with Santos with a new installation. Read more

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The significant partnership between Santos and the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art received national recognition with the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Partnering Award. Read more

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Santos employees raised more than $1200 for Slight For All, an organisation that works with Indigenous communities to treat preventable eye diseases, through an internal eBay-style auction of guernseys worn by participants in the Santos-sponsored Aboriginal Power Cup. Read more

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Santos’ Ying Luo received the best presentation award at the Australian Gas Industry Trust’s Gas Speak conference in Canberra. Read more

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Lance Armstrong has chosen the 2011 Santos Tour Down Under to be his final race on the International Cycling Union’s ProTour. Read more

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The Santos Tour Down Under was named the Best Tourism Event at the Australian Event Awards in Sydney last week. Read more

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Santos has donated televisions from its One Tree camp in the Cooper Basin to the Australian Refugee Association. Read more

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Santos last month hosted two botanists from the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide on a successful four-day research and collection trip through the Cooper Basin. Read more

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The South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy’s (SACOME) promotion of the resources sector in South Australia has received a boost with the donation by Santos of a four-wheel drive. Read more

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Santos has become the major partner of the iconic Kings Park Festival, an annual celebration of people and plants in Perth’s botanic gardens. Read more

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Two Santos apprentices have achieved external recognition recently, with Wes Murray a finalist at the South Australian Training Awards and Chris Ferrall selected to take part in the Today's Skills, Tomorrow’s Leaders program. Read more

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More than 18,000 people attended the Moon Lantern Festival – the free community event that is the “soul” of the OzAsia Festival, partnered by Santos. Read more

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Santos has won the Business Partnering award from the Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) for Queensland, for its support of the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA). Read more

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Santos has again put in a record showing at Adelaide’s City-Bay Fun Run, with 185 participants joining about 31,000 others for the annual event last Sunday. Read more

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A student of the Australian School of Petroleum (ASP) at the University of Adelaide, who completed his honours project in collaboration with Santos, has received the Australia-Malaysia Business Council of South Australia’s top honour, the Patron’s Award. Read more

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Santos’ Port Bonython plant is the subject of paintings by South Australian artist Robert Habel on display in the foyer of the Santos Centre, Adelaide. Read more

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Ten beneficiaries of Santos scholarships at the Sidoarjo Fisheries Academy in Indonesia graduated recently following three years of study. Read more

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Santos won the Australia Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Community Award for SA for its partnership with the Adelaide Festival 2010. Read more

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Santos employees in Adelaide raised $1130 on Daffodil Day recently, which will be donated to the Cancer Council SA. Read more

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Santos received a high commendation for a submission on fatigue risk management at the 2010 APPEA National Oil & Gas Safety Conference in Perth recently. Read more

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The GLNG project yesterday joined Aboriginal traditional owners in Gladstone to sign the project’s seventh and final Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA), completing the largest set of agreements with Aboriginal groups in Australian resources history. Read more

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Santos' GLNG office in Gladstone is helping local students build their experience in the workplace as part of a program that seeks to make the transition from school to work easier. Read more

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Santos is helping authorities to protect unique outback fisheries, which have been boosted by the major floodwaters flowing through the region. Read more

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Santos employees have yet again shown their excellence in sporting endeavours, taking out the 1000 metre fastest team and fastest senior swimmer awards in the 2010 Aquatic Team Challenge in Adelaide. Read more

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Santos is supporting a research program aimed at locating sustainable groundwater resources for Aboriginal communities in Australia’s remote outback. Read more

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Santos and the Central Districts Cycling Club recently partnered to present the 43rd annual Junior Cycling Tour of Adelaide at Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills. Read more

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Earlier this month, 60 of Australia’s brightest young high school science students visited Santos to learn about the many careers and opportunities on offer in the energy industry. Read more

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Santos recently supported the highly acclaimed Fun4Kids Festival, an annual not-for-profit event held in Warrnambool, Victoria. Read more

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Santos has reaffirmed its strong ties with Asia, sponsoring the Asian Studies Association of Australia’s 18th Biennial Conference 2010 held at the University of Adelaide this month. Read more

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Two companies involved in the construction of Santos Place were recognised at the Queensland Master Builders’ Brisbane Housing & Construction Awards recently. Read more

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For the first time Santos has sponsored the Keegan Downes Memorial Sundowner cycling race in New South Wales, reflecting the company’s growing involvement with the Gunnedah community. Read more

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Santos has contributed to the purchase of Witchelina Station, near Lyndhurst in central South Australia, which has been turned into the state's largest private nature reserve. Read more

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The 2011 Santos Tour Down Under has been officially launched at a ceremony in Adelaide. Read more

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Santos employees raised a total of $1,575 for the Asthma Foundation of SA at the organisation’s Take a Breather Charity Challenge: Rogaining. Read more

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Santos has been recognised for the quality of its corporate reporting for the eighth year in a row, receiving a Gold Award at the Australasian Reporting Awards in Sydney recently. Read more

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The 2010 Aboriginal Power Cup carnival and education development program, which uses Australian Rules football to encourage Aboriginal students in their studies and careers, reached its finale last weekend. Read more

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Santos is supporting the Aboriginal organisation Yalari, which assists Aboriginal students from remote and rural Australia to gain access to first-class secondary education. Read more

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Santos' GLNG project hosted a tent at Ecofest 2010 in Gladstone on 6 June, with the local community out in droves at the event in the city’s Tondoon Botanic Gardens. Read more

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Santos achieved great results including two bronze medals at the 2010 Queensland Corporate Games recently, marking a successful debut for the company in that event. Read more

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Santos recently hosted a group of Adelaide students involved in the Smith Family’s Next Steps program, which aims to help high schoolers make the transition from school to work. Read more

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Santos employees in Adelaide raised $900 on Starlight Day recently, which will be given to the Starlight Children’s Foundation for a project at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Read more

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The Central Districts Cycling Club has announced a three-year partnership with Santos for support of the annual Junior Cycling Tour of Adelaide. Read more

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Have you ever wondered how to grow that perfect tomato or longed to make pumpkin soup with ingredients straight from your garden, but your thumb is black instead of green? Read more

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To celebrate Kartini Day in Indonesia recently, Santos’ Jakarta office staged a talk show to recognise and learn about some of Santos’ female employee, their jobs and their lives. Read more

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Santos is supporting the Asthma Foundation of South Australia’s Take a Breather Charity Challenge: Rogaining, which is being held next month. Read more

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Students from Injune State High School have joined forces with Santos to celebrate the planting of one million trees at Santos’ Fairview plantation north-west of Roma in Queensland. Read more

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A team from the Cooper Basin emergency services department collected 14 medals at the recent 2010 Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games in Hobart. Read more

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Replant is an excursion through the eyes of six different artists into the remarkable world of plants in the tropical north of Australia. Read more

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Santos Place’s personal assistants celebrated International Administrative Professionals Day in style yesterday, with more than 20 taking a break from their desks to visit the exhibition Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones at the Queensland Art Gallery. Read more

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Santos employees volunteered at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Special Olympics Australia National Games in Adelaide on Monday, 19 April. Read more

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The PNG Minister for Education, Hon James Marape MP, and the Deputy-Governor of Southern Highlands Province, Pastor Isaac Joseph MP, were hosted in Adelaide recently by representatives from Santos. Read more

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Santos has continued its winning streak in the Adelaide Corporate Challenge indoor soccer competition, taking out its third title in four years. Read more

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Santos is a proud sponsor of the 2010 Special Olympics Australia IX National Games, which will be held in Adelaide from 19-24 April. Read more

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Santos is a major sponsor of INDOfest, a showcase of Indonesian culture, on this Sunday, 11 April, in Adelaide’s Rymill Park. Read more

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Santos has pledged $50,000 to a flood appeal in Roma, which comes in response to the town’s worst flooding in recorded history. Read more

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Santos is sponsoring Earth Ride Adelaide 2010 – a free community event that gives bike riders the chance to cycle through car-free streets in the Adelaide CBD. Read more

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Santos has announced plans to partner with the Maranoa Regional Council and invest up to $2.5 million to upgrade the Roma Airport as part of its GLNG project. Read more

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Santos is supporting Palaentology Week 2010 at the South Australian Museum, which runs from 20-28 March. Read more

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Santos employees have again excelled themselves in the annual BRW Triathlon, recording good results in Adelaide and Perth in recent weeks. Read more

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Santos has funded a fellowship for the Indigenous Curator at the Art Gallery of South Australia, Nici Cumpston, who recently travelled through Aboriginal communities and art centres in Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Read more

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A team of Santos’ Perth employees have taken part in the annual Rottnest Channel Swim, a 20-kilometre slog from Perth’s Cottesloe Beach to Rottnest Island. Read more

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Santos’ local Roma employees responded quickly to help people to safety as Roma endured its worst flooding in over 80 years, with a quarter of the its 1,500 residents affected. Read more

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The latest edition of the GLNG community newsletter, GLNG News, has been released, with information on consultation work, Gladstone harbour, LNG safety, and regional updates. Read more

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The Adelaide Festival kicked off with two Santos-supported events: the free fireworks spectacular A Little More Light, and the popular Northern Lights attraction. Read more

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As a part of Santos’ commitment to education, training and employment in the local community, the Port Bonython plant has taken on school-based apprentice Jordan Weetra. Read more

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Santos and the University of Queensland have signed a memorandum of understanding to push research and education programs that will help develop Queensland’s coal seam gas industry. Read more

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ABC television’s Artscape program recently covered the 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art exhibition at the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art, of which Santos is Principal Partner. Read more

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Santos will be the major partner for Shakespeare WA for the next three years, continuing the company's commitment to supporting the arts and contributing to areas in which it operates. Read more

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Santos is supporting the opening of the new South Australian Biodiversity Gallery at the SA Museum, which opened today, 12 February. Read more

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Santos is joining the Port Adelaide Power AFL club to support the Aboriginal Power Cup and boost leadership programs and opportunities for Aboriginal secondary school children. Read more

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The 2010 Santos Tour Down Under has been hailed a success by the riders, commentators, experts, administrators, and the record 762,000 people who attended the event. Read more

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More than 170 Santos riders have taken part in the Mutual Community Challenge Tour this morning, among an estimated crowd of 8000 entrants in the public ride. Read more

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In a joint effort with the local Moonie community and council, Santos has supported the creation of a display to preserve the history of the regional Queensland town, where Santos has operated since 1961. Read more

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Nearly $2000 was raised for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in this year’s Moomba Pipeline Challenge. Read more

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Santos has officially opened its new community shop-front in Roma, to provide the local community with information on its coal seam gas operations in the region. Read more

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Santos has committed to a major five-year partnership with Queensland’s central cultural institution, the Queensland Art Gallery, making Santos the gallery’s leading corporate partner. Read more

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More than 4000 people took part in the 2009 Santos Great Bike Ride held in Perth in November. Read more

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The Stock Up for Hope charity drove, an event supported by Santos, has this year raised over $350,000 to support school chaplaincy services in regional Queensland communities. Read more

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The RiAus has opened the doors to its newly refurbished headquarters in Adelaide, with significant help from Santos. Read more

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Santos and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra received the Marsh Partnering Award from the Australia Business Arts Foundation for their 10-year partnership. Read more

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The Botanic Gardens of Adelaide will receive $2 million from Santos to fund three important new initiatives. Read more

Filed under: Education/youth, Environment, South Australia

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The Santos Conservation Centre will be established as part of the new entrance to the Adelaide Zoo, backed by a $2 million contribution from Santos. Read more

Filed under: Education/youth, Environment, South Australia

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Santos funding for the Asthma Foundation of SA will be used in a range of activities that increase the awareness of asthma in the community, and help people with asthma better manage their condition. Read more

Filed under: Health, South Australia

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Santos has again been recognised for its high standard of corporate reporting, winning its fourth consecutive Gold Award at the 59th Australasian Reporting Awards. Read more

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Santos has expressed support for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), endorsing its principles and criteria as a way to improve the transparency around payments and revenues in the extractives sector in developing countries. Read more

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Two Santos teams finished third and fourth in the Crewzing Corporate and Community Regatta, held in Brisbane on 17 May. Read more

Filed under: Employee achievements, Health, Queensland

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Santos is planting two million native trees in what will be one of Australia’s largest Chinchilla White Gum plantations, near Fairview in eastern Queensland. Read more

Filed under: Environment, Queensland

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The University College London has launched its new Adelaide campus, a move made possible by a $10 million commitment from Santos. The UCL School of Energy and Resources Australia (UCL SERAus) is the university’s first overseas campus in its 180-year history. Read more

Filed under: Education/youth, South Australia

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More than 40 Santos employees took part in the BRW Corporate Triathlon at West Lakes, Adelaide, with excellent results. Read more

Filed under: Employee achievements, Health, South Australia

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Emma Yeoman, a senior coal seam gas completions engineer in Santos’ Brisbane office, was the overall runner-up in the Queensland Resources Council’s International Women’s Day awards for 2008. Read more

Filed under: Awards, Employee achievements, Queensland

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This year will mark the 150th anniversary of the historic establishment of Queensland as an independent state. Read more

Filed under: Community wellbeing, Queensland

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Santos has given $5 million towards the establishment of the Royal Institution of Australia (RiAus), an organisation which will promote scientific knowledge in the wider community. Read more

Filed under: Education/youth, South Australia

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A new employment initiative has been set underway by Santos, with the aim of having up to 500 Aboriginal employees working with the company and its contractors in the next few years. Read more

Filed under: Indigenous

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