RR+R are proud to continue their support towards the success of the 2011 Cobar Mine Rescue Challenge This years event will be conducted in Cobar from the 8th to the 11th September 2011.

The RR+R team have been hard at work putting the finishing touches to the Leadership and Endurance Event. The Leadership and Endurance event incorporates core competencies, skills and equipment required by a mine rescue / emergency response team in a series of physically and mentally challenging tasks and scenarios. The scenarios are designed to challenge the teams leadership, communication, fitness, endurance and knowledge of equipment and protocols.

The event is also intended to provide and entertaining forum for family, friends and supporters to see techniques and equipment used by the teams.

A unique aspect of the Cobar Challenge is the open forum intended to provide participating teams with an opportunity showcase their skills. Teams are encouraged to watch teams from other mining operations participate and to openly share ideas, experiences and equipment. To promote and encourage this, Risk Response + Rescue have proudly been the foundation sponsor and supporter of the Challenge Espirt de corp Reward. Voted by the participating teams, the team that wins the vote for enthusiasm, devotion and displaying the positive spirit of the challenge by assisting and inspiring others to reach or exceed their potential earns the reward. Past winners have been CSA Mine in 2006 and Bengalla Mine in 2008.

RR+R look forward to meeting all the participating teams and wish them every success at the Challenge.

A Bengalla team member 'cashing in' on the 2008 Espirit de corp Reward