Gallery | SAMERC 2025

The 2025 SAMERC competitions were held at the CFS State Training Centre in Brukunga, South Australia, 22 to 24 October 2025. . The events were held over the 3 days with 7 participating teams (Prominent Hill, Olympic Dam, Perilya, SIMEC, Carrapateena and Cadia Valley).

The event results were:

Theory - Olympic Dam

Firefighting - BHP Prominent Hill

Confined Space Rescue - Oceana Gold NZ

Vertical Rescue - Oceana Gold NZ

Road Crash Rescue - BHP Carrapateena

Surface Rescue - CSA Mine NSW

Industrial Rescue - BHP Carrapateena

BA Search and Rescue - BHP Carapateena

Team Skills - Simec Whyalla

First Aid - Simec Whyalla

Theory - BHP Carrapateena

Team Captain - BHP Carrapateena

Chairman's Award - Oceana Gold NZ

Congratulations to the BHP Carrapateena team who won the overall perpetual trophy!

Thanks to our event sponsors and adjudicators, team members, casualties and volunteers that helped make the 17th annual South Australian Mines Rescue Competitions a great success.