Bandanna Energy Limited (ASX:BND) Announce New Senior Management Appointment

Brisbane, Mar 9, 2010 AEST (ABN Newswire) - Bandanna Energy Limited (ASX:BND) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Campbell as Manager - Exploration. David was, from 2006 until January 2010, Vice President - Exploration of Waratah Coal Inc which holds extensive exploration areas in the Galilee Basin, including the China First Project located immediately adjacent to Bandanna's South Galilee Project.

David has more than 30 years experience as a mining professional, having held diverse technical positions in exploration and mining geology and particularly in the coal industry where he has worked extensively in both Queensland and New South Wales. In addition to his recent management position at Waratah Coal other previous senior appointments include Site Manager of Coppabella, Senior Project Engineer at New Acland Coal and General Manager of Baralaba Coal Project. Previously he was also a geologist for BHP Minerals, BHP Gold and at the New Hope Group where he worked on Australian and Indonesian coal assets. David holds a B.Sc from University of Newcastle and is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Managing Director, Dr Ray Shaw, said "the addition of David to our management team will greatly facilitate implementation of our expanded exploration program over the coming years which is in part funded by the A$22.5 million SAMTAN placement made in the latter part of 2009."

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Matthew Scott Company Secretary Tel: +61-7-3041-4400 Fax: +61-7-3041-4444 www.bandannaenergy.com.au