St Barbara is the Patron Saint of miners and for hundreds of years miners throughout the world have been celebrating her "Feast Day".
We have been celebrating Saint Barbara in the Hunter Valley since 1981 with an annual get together of like minded mining people. Over twenty years later, the annual celebrations have grown considerably in popularity and in 2003 the Association of The Friends of Saint Barbara was incorporated.
The principal aim of the association is to give people with an association or interest in the underground mining industry an opportunity to meet socially on the first Friday of December each year, to share experiences and enjoy the companionship of others over a "feast". The "feast" incorporates a luncheon, usually a presentation by a guest speaker, and the Annual General Meeting and is held at an appropriate location in the Hunter Valley Region.
The Association boasts it own wines, produced especially for us by De Iuliis Wines in the Pokolbin region.
For further information, please contact the Secretary Mike Coffey: 
Join the Friends of Saint Barbara Association
If you share the interests of the Association, you are most welcome to join us and participate in the annual celebration.
Prospective members should refer to the Rules of the Association and complete the on line application form. As soon as you hit Submit on the form it will be transmitted to the Secretary who will respond promptly to your application and advise you of the process to deposit the joining fee and luncheon cost of $100 into the Saint Barbara account,
Constitution of Friends of Saint Barbara Association
Application form for New Members
Recollation of Celebrations of Saint Barbara