# Cam Halfpenny General Manager, Bengalla (last confirmed April 2026) ## Career chronology - **The operator says he joined in 2016 as CEO and later became GM; April 2026 reporting still names him GM. Exact cutoff continuation is unconfirmed.: Bengalla Mining Company** — General Manager, Bengalla (last confirmed April 2026). [Unwavering support]() (dated April 2026 site manager identification); [Bengalla Leadership Team]() (Cam Halfpenny biography) ## Education and qualifications ### Reported qualifications [cam-halfpenny_education] Reported in issuer biography available at review · issuer reported · low materiality Bengalla reports a University of Queensland Bachelor of Mining Engineering, Warwick MBA, applied-finance graduate diploma, AICD graduate status and NSW mine manager and open-cut examiner certifications. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Credential reported by issuer; independent institutional or professional-body verification was not obtained. **Relevance:** Professional background for the role. [Bengalla Leadership Team]() (Cam Halfpenny biography) ## Industrial safety ### 2018 Bengalla contractor fatality [bengalla_fatal] November 2018; regulator report first published June 2020 · documented · high materiality A contractor tyre fitter died at Bengalla in November 2018 when a tyre fell from a handler. NSW Resources Regulator later identified a combination of factors, including no specific risk assessment or safe procedure for cleaning tyres in the wash bay; the mine subsequently prohibited that use. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The 2018 annual review identifies Halfpenny as general manager; the regulator report does not establish his personal involvement or fault. **Relevance:** Historical site safety oversight. [Investigation report into the death of Mr Moore at Bengalla Mine]() (pp 8–10, 43–44 investigation, findings and post-incident actions); [Bengalla Leadership Team]() (Cam Halfpenny site leadership biography); [Bengalla annual review 2018]() (Table 5, site contacts, Cam Halfpenny general manager) ### 2022 Bengalla dump slump and operational review [bengalla_dump] November 2022 and subsequent review · documented · medium materiality A Bengalla presentation hosted by the NSW regulator records a November 2022 dump slump that left a dozer operator stranded. Operations ceased for emergency recovery; the presentation identifies geotechnical and organisational contributing factors and describes subsequent design and operational changes. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. Meyn was named as a presenter and mining manager in the source. Halfpenny is the site manager in dated 2026 evidence, but his precise 2022 duties and involvement have not been established; no personal fault is inferred. **Relevance:** Site safety oversight and learning from a serious hazard. [Dangerous incident – dump slump 7 November 2022]() (slides 1–5, 8–9 and final operational changes) ## Environmental record ### Bengalla water discharge and penalty [bengalla_penalty] 2024–2025 · issuer reported · high materiality The company reports that a July 2024 sediment-laden discharge into the Hunter River led to a March 2025 EPA penalty and caution; its parent reports a A$30,000 penalty and system improvements. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. 2025 issuer documents name him general manager; they do not establish his personal role or fault in the incident. **Relevance:** Site environmental compliance. [Bengalla annual review 2024, amended May 2025]() (pp79–80 discharge and penalty); [FY2025 annual report]() (p45 compliance) ## Suitability for the current role ### Reported experience and role relevance [cam-halfpenny_fit] Career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality Analyst inference: issuer-reported experience is relevant to the stated role. The operator says he joined in 2016 as CEO and later became GM; April 2026 reporting still names him GM. Exact cutoff continuation is unconfirmed. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an inference from the cited career, not proof of an individual operating result. **Relevance:** Relevance to the role. [Unwavering support]() (dated April 2026 site manager identification); [Bengalla Leadership Team]() (Cam Halfpenny biography) ## Evidence gaps - Independent verification of qualifications and memberships was not obtained. - Prior-employer tenure, outcomes and individual responsibility were not comprehensively established. - Public-source searches do not constitute exhaustive litigation, regulatory, criminal or sanctions screening. - The site leadership page is undated; exact continuation of this position on 31 October 2026 is not established. - The final prosecution or coroner outcome, if any, concerning the 2018 death was not located; the regulator published an investigation report. - A single broad person-and-employer web query was reused across multiple topics; dedicated prior-employer and topic-specific searches were not completed. - The Bengalla general manager role was dated to April 2026; independent continuity through 31 October was not obtained. - The 2022 dump-slump source does not establish his precise duties or personal involvement at the time.