This program motivated me to keep learning about programming because I see a future in it and would like to have a job like that someday. – Peruvian Student. This year, GroundProbe and Orica proudly partnered again with STEM Punks to deliver the 2025 Latin America (LATAM) Education Tour—a transformative STEM initiative aimed at inspiring […]
READ MOREObserving the true impact of the HOPE Terampil Digital program
In May 2025, two representatives from GroundProbe Indonesia, Rania Salsabila and Richa Diliantari, travelled to Sangatta in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, to observe the ongoing impact of the HOPE Terampil Digital program—a grassroots initiative providing digital education and skills development to local students. The Orica Impact Fund funds the program, which is delivered in collaboration with […]
READ MOREEmpowering Tomorrow’s Innovators: STEM Punks in Colombia & Brazil, 2025
“My son came home from school yesterday and said: Mum, today was the best day of my life.” – Michael, a young student’s Mum, Paula. The STEM Punks 2025 LATAM tour, funded through the Orica Impact Fund and supported by GroundProbe, has continued with vibrant stops in Colombia and Brazil, where students embraced hands-on learning […]
READ MOREEmpowering Tomorrow’s Innovators: STEM Punks in Chile and Peru, 2025
“Me gusta mucho el proyecto me gustaría seguir aprendiendo mucho más de todo esto me encantó y me dieron más ganas de seguir aprendiendo más de este proyecto y talvez cambien mi perspectiva de que quiero ser y estudiar” – Estudiante anónimo “I really like the project. I’d like to continue learning more about all […]
READ MOREDriving Social Change Through Tech Education: Terampil Digital Program Progress Report
In a world that is becoming increasingly digitised, access to digital education is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. For many in remote and underserved regions of Indonesia, however, opportunities to gain these essential skills remain limited. The Terampil Digital program addresses this need through a transformative initiative made possible by the Orica Impact Fund, […]
READ MORESome insights on tailings dam monitoring with ground-based interferometric radars
GroundProbe Global Practice Lead – Geotechnical Advisory, Albert Giovanni Cabrejo Lievano Tailings dams go through different phases regarding monitoring with radar: Construction—The initial dropping of materials looks chaotic, evidenced by a loss of coherence. Deformation readings during this period are not reliable with radar. This is just the phase in which the dropped materials look […]
READ MORECreating and Maintaining a Successful Continuous Improvement (CI) Strategy
GroundProbe Senior Manager – Quality & Continuous Improvement, Neil Cordon I am sharing my thoughts on the fundamental principles for creating and maintaining a successful Continuous Improvement (CI) strategy. The following tips are based on my work experience at GroundProbe and 12 years as a ‘lean’ practitioner. Some have come from personal hard-learned lessons, […]
READ MOREProviding the support needed to ‘mine-to-plan without harming anyone’
GroundProbe Chief Commercial Officer & VP Americas, Ben Moke A little over two decades ago, a group of PhD students and their professor from the University of Queensland set out to make mining safer. By developing the slope stability radar (SSR), they, and many other innovative thinkers who have since joined them, have succeeded in […]
READ MOREBuilding Change Resilience: Creating a Positioning Statement
GroundProbe Project and Change Manager, Trish Ladd This is the first in a short series of articles about Building Change Resilience. Each article is stand-alone and can also be read consecutively for the overarching view of our journey to change resilience. This calendar year has seen more growth for GroundProbe and a focus on […]
READ MOREReflecting on Brave Women
GroundProbe SAAS Implementation Manager, Bianca Jongbloed Reflecting on Brave Women Last week marked the anniversary of Julia Gillard’s iconic speech addressing misogyny. On October 9, 2012, Julia Gillard bravely confronted the sexism and misogyny she endured as Australia’s prime minister, echoing the experiences of countless women in their daily lives and professional paths. It […]
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