News/Media Announcements: July 2020
NSW: LBP opportunity secures ongoing business with Mt Arthur Coal
Introductions made at the Local Buying Program Meet the Buyer event in Muswellbrook, in February this year, have led to BHP MAC Production Contracts and Services Team recently engaging LBP Indigenous Supplier, Goanna Services.
The job was to … Discover more >
QLD: BHP and Austmine launch Supply Innovation Program
Local Buying Program Suppliers are known to be incredible innovators; many of them leading their sector, the country and, in some cases, the world – from their regional locations.
Tapping into that brains trust, BHP in partnership with Austmine … Discover more >
SA: Spotlight on services through the Local Buying Program
It might have been one of the most uncertain and least predictable ends to a financial year in living memory, but the LBP remained a key contributor to the local economy in regional South Australia, with BHP Olympic Dam successfully engaging the … Discover more >
WA: Cultural Centre brings communities together even in its construction
After months of behind-the-scenes work by the Local Buying Program’s business development team and BHP communities teams, a Request for Quote went out to selected Banjyima Nation-only bidders for the construction of a Cultural Centre at BHP South … Discover more >
NSW: Funding and security front of mind for Program
Economic security and keeping businesses afloat were a shared focus of the Local Buying Program with local government and business organisations throughout the Mount Arthur Coal footprint.
Muswellbrook Chamber president, Mike Kelley, said the … Discover more >
NSW: Supporting the backbone of regional communities
BHP’s Vital Resources Fund shows what can happen when you pay it forward
Community groups and businesses in Singleton are now able to apply for a share of $300,000 under the grants program by Singleton Council following the successful … Discover more >
SA: Local Buying Program supports small businesses during COVID-19
The challenges associated with COVID-19, and the impact this has had on small businesses, has hit directly at the heart of what the Local Buying Program is all about.
The LBP in SA has been instrumental in supporting local small businesses, as … Discover more >
SA: C-Res continues strategic partnership with Global Maintenance Upper Spencer Gulf (GMUSG)
The success of the Local Buying Program is built on our partnerships, so locking in our valuable partnership with Global Maintenance USG (GMUSG) is an important milestone!
GMUSG was established to promote the Upper Spencer Gulf as a regional … Discover more >
QLD: Corporate photos captured by local photographer, Nita Siggins
It’s a fact of life that many people hate having their photo taken.
With that in mind, local Lifestyle Photographer Nita Siggins kitted up and took on the job of taking corporate pictures for the Tracked Maintenance Team at BMA Blackwater … Discover more >
QLD: 1800 Prints – LBP’s longest active supplier still engaging via online portal
This story begins in the early days of the Local Buying Program when now-CEO Tracey Cuttriss-Smith ordered promotional material for C-Res from 1800 Prints.
Like all good stories, is was exciting for owner Glenda Henry and she remembers clearly … Discover more >
