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The 2025 South Australian Mine Emergency Response Competition will be held at the CFS State Training Centre in Brukunga, South Australia, 22 to 24 October 2025. This competition is proudly run by a dedicated team of volunteers from the South Australian Mines Emergency Response Competition Association. Please ensure you adhere to all the WHS management processes that SAMERC will have in place for the running of the 2025 competition.

This competition is aimed at providing a practical training experience in Mine Rescue Operations. The competition will cover several exercises, these are an indication of types of scenarios:

• Theory
• First Aid
• Fire Fighting
• Vertical Rescue
• Team Skills
• BA Search and Rescue
• Industrial Rescue
• Road Crash Rescue
• Confined Space Rescue
• Underground or Surface Rescue

The overall competition winner will be presented with the SAMERC Perpetual Trophy, with trophies also awarded to the winners of each of the exercises as well as Best Team Captain and a SAMERC Chairman's Award (awarded to the team that best demonstrates the values of the SAMERC competition) .

VENUE: CFS State Training Centre - Brukunga, South Australia
DATE: 22 to 24 October 2025
ITINERARY: Events will run from Wednesday afternoon, and 6.00am to 6.00pm Thursday/Friday.
The Awards Dinner will be held at LOT 100, 68 Chambers Road, Hay Valley on the Friday evening, commencing at 6:00pm
A detailed itinerary and waiver will be provided to each participant prior to the event.
ACCOMMODATION: Available nearby in Hahndorf, limited accommodation is available at the State Training Centre

Please click here to register your team.

To sponsor the 2025 SAMERC event please click here to apply