Robert Bishop
Chief Govt Officer
Good morning, everybody. Thanks for becoming a member of us at this time for at this time’s presentation. I am Rob Bishop, Chief Govt Officer of the New Hope Group. I am joined by Rebecca Rinaldi, our CFO; and Dominic O’Brien, Govt Normal Supervisor and Firm Secretary.
Earlier than we start, I want to contact upon the escalating battle in Iran and throughout the Center East. The lack of civilian life and the dimensions of displacement are deeply distressing. The battle has hardened issues round international vitality safety, contributing to elevated volatility throughout the vitality markets, together with upward stress on coal worth. The corporate is carefully monitoring the scenario and assessing how these developments could affect our operations, markets and broader enterprise outlook, making certain we reply in a measured and accountable method. Additional updates will likely be offered in future reporting.
This morning, we launched our half 12 months outcomes for the 2026 monetary 12 months. Hopefully, you’ve got had an opportunity to undergo the presentation. However in any case, I will step you thru our key highlights earlier than we open up the traces for the Q&A session.
Over the past 6 months, we’ve got seen an unfavorable motion in our 12-month shifting common TRIFR, which has elevated from 3.22 to three.8. The protection of our individuals stays our highest precedence, and we’re implementing focused measures to deal with this development. Regardless of a interval of restoration at Bengalla Mine, the group maintains saleable coal manufacturing volumes in comparison with the earlier interval, due to the continued ramp-up of operations at New Acland Mine. The