Mining Lifestyle

Handling the mining lifestyle and your relationships

MiningYoungCouple Handling the mining lifestyle and your relationships
By Daniel Hamilton

Hard hat - check, torch - check, gloves - check, boots - check, relationship healthy - errrr.... Miners intent on spending long periods working away from home are encouraged to prepare their relationships for the change of lifestyle.

Some shift workers currently spend up to 14 days away on a mine site, often countered by then spending the same amount of time at home. With lifestyle and home routines so severely disrupted how do you keep things going good when you're only there half the time?

Mining Family Matters

New website eases pressure on Australia's mining families;
Here is a great website dedicated to Mining Family Matters. With their team of experts that include a Psychologist Social Worker, Personal Trainer and an Online Shopping Guru, Family Matters offers information and support for Australian miners and their mining families including fly in fly out families and all mining related persons throughout Australia www.miningfm.com.au .