Heritage and History

1966 NSW Coal Preparation Society formed and first meeting held.
1967 Queensland Branch formed.
1970 Regular Preliminary Coal Preparation Courses initiated.
1976 Seventh International Coal Preparation Congress held in Sydney. Modern Coal Preparation Courses first offered.
1977 First Residential Modern Coal Preparation Course.
1981 First Australian Coal Conference, Newcastle.
1983 Seminar for NERDDC Coal Preparation Related Projects, Sydney. Second Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Rockhampton.
1985 Publication of “An Introduction to Coal Preparation” textbook. Third Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Wollongong.
1987 Co-sponsored with AUSIMM Dense Medium Operators’ Conference, Brisbane.
1989 Fourth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Gladstone. Australian Coal Preparation Society formed by the amalgamation of NSW and Queensland Societies.
1991 Fifth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Newcastle. Presentation of First Life Memberships
1992 Publication of first volume of Advanced Coal Preparation Monograph Series. Reprint of “An Introduction to Coal Preparation”.
1993 Sixth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Mackay.
1994 Coal Dewatering – A Review of Current Knowledge Seminar, Newcastle.
1995 Seventh Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Mudgee.
1996 Coal Flotation – A Review of Current Practice Symposium, Brisbane.
1997 Recent Developments in Gravity Separators Seminar, Newcastle.
1997 International Perspectives on Coal Preparation Symposium, Brisbane
1998 Regular Introductory Coal Preparation Courses initiated in Queensland.
1998 Thirteenth International Coal Preparation Congress, Brisbane.
2000 Eighth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Port Stephens.
2001 First revision of Advanced Monograph series published.
2002 Ninth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Yeppoon.
2003 Engagement of a permenent staff member for National Secretariat.
2004 Tenth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Pokolbin.
2005 Reorganisation and rationalisation of Society administration and finances onto a National basis.
2006 Engaged a staff member to take care of accounting.
2007 Eleventh Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Twin Waters.
2008 Twelfth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Darling Harbour, Sydney.
2010 Australian Coal Industry Reference Samples (ACIRS) – MOU established with ACARP/industry and operations commenced.
2010 Thirteenth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Mackay.
2012 Delivery of coal preparation courses in Canada.
2012 Fourteenth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Canberra, ACT.
2013 Publication of ACARP Dense Medium Cyclone Handbook.
2013 Purchase, refurbishment and establishment of ACPS Offices in Broadmeadow.
2014 Fifteenth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Gold Coast.
2016 Sixteenth Australian Coal Preparation Conference, Wollongong.