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Thunderbird: A message from BCCI President

Yesterday Sheffield Resources announced the recruitment of three Kimberley locals to the Thunderbird mineral sands project.  This was delivered alongside a pledge to the community that it is committing to 40 years of responsible mining, environmental and cultural practices among many other important functions of its role in this project and...

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Regional Development Commissions refocus on local jobs

New dedicated Local Content Officers in Regional Development Commissions will take the lead role in linking State Government regional contracts with local suppliers to create job opportunities in the regions. Training for these officers will begin this month, with a focus on identifying opportunities for local supply to government agencies a...

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SHEFFIELD RECRUITS LOCALS FOR THUNDERBIRD TEAM

Sheffield Resources is pleased to advise the Community of three key appointments to its local team as it ramps up community and Aboriginal recruitment for its construction work-ready program, starting next month in Derby and Broome. All Kimberley locals, Ms Gayle Keys joins Mr Justin King and Mr Terry Marshall as development of the Thunderbir...

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Absurd Kimberley red tape is strangling station owners

You would need quite a few Gatorades in your backpack to walk across Nita Downs Station. At 210,000ha, the station south of Broome is the kind of place Europeans struggle to comprehend. .... They were asked to complete a new flora and fauna survey, which they did. Six months later they got a response to their application and have sinc...

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Horizon Power: Pioneers of the first remote community apprenticeship earn their stripes

Four men from some of the most remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia have just become the first people to complete a unique new national apprenticeship created by Horizon Power to improve outcomes in remote communities. Keith Hunter, of Bidyadanga, Clinton (Minty) Sahanna who covers the Dampier Peninsula communities of Beagle...

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Market Report with Paul Wareing - Feb 21, 2017

We had a pretty good week all in all on the local market last week. This came on the back of a a good NAB Business Survey that saw confidence nudging feel good levels akin to pre-GFC numbers. The service industries were a stand out and high commodity prices gave a boost to the mining sector. In fact , iron ore prices were up a further 7% last we...

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