News/Media Announcements: April 2022
South Australia Highlight Q3 FY22: Catering Connects Visitors to Country in Adelaide
The recent BHP Meet the Buyer event in Adelaide was a very successful event, connecting BHP Buyers and Traditional Owner and Indigenous Businesses. Further to their commitment to support Indigenous businesses, Local Buying Program Suppliers were … Discover more >
Western Australia Highlight Q3 FY22: Happy Hour Hustle for Hedland Young Professionals
Local Buying Program Connection: For every transaction processed through the LBP, BHP make a contribution to the Local Buying Foundation. The Foundation supports programs and projects which build sustainable business communities for the future … Discover more >
South Australia Highlight Q3 FY22: Growing Our Own Skilled Workforce in Roxby Downs
Local Buying Program Connection: For every transaction processed through the LBP, BHP make a contribution to the Local Buying Foundation. The Foundation supports programs and projects which build sustainable business communities for the future. This … Discover more >
New South Wales Highlight Q3 FY22: Spend In Singleton, Why Leave Town Cards Prove Beneficial to COVID Response
Local Buying Program Connection: For every transaction processed through the LBP, BHP make a contribution to the Local Buying Foundation. The Foundation supports programs and projects which build sustainable business communities for the future. This … Discover more >
Queensland Highlight Q3 FY22: Events Bootcamp Series Provides Small Business Digital Solutions
Local Buying Program Connection: For every transaction processed through the LBP, BHP make a contribution to the Local Buying Foundation. The Foundation supports programs and projects which sustainable business communities for the future. This … Discover more >
Western Australia Highlight Q3 FY22: WAIO Engaging Pilbara Traditional Owner Suppliers
BHP Mining Area C Processing team worked with C-Res and BHP Local and Indigenous Procurement Principal, Shelley Comtesse, to identify a collection of Indigenous Local Buying Program (LBP) approved suppliers to tender for a recent scope of works at … Discover more >
South Australia Highlight Q3 FY22: OD Focuses on Indigenous Business Connections
The NPI and Engineering departments identified an opportunity to source a suitable supplier via the Local Buying Program (LBP) to perform the resurfacing works on Olympic Way. The resurfacing was required to minimalise any disruption to supply of … Discover more >
Queensland Highlight Q3 FY22: Gaangalu Traditional Owner To Commence Blackwater Rehabilitation
Over the years a number of test boreholes were created for Blackwater mine site. Recently the Geoscience Team recommended a large number of the boreholes needed to be decommissioned. It was identified by BMA and BHP Indigenous Procurement Team … Discover more >
National Highlight Q2 FY22: Exploration of new supply opportunities become reality with Tier A Contractors
BHP Tier A Contractor engages Suppliers via LBP.
In October 2021, BHP's Tier A Contractor, CQ Field Mining Services became the first of several authorised contractors, including C-Res, to have access to the Local Buying Program portal, giving … Discover more >
Western Australia Highlights Q2 FY22: Innovation at the centre of networking opportunities
When C-Res and BHP worked in collaboration with Austmine to provide networking and informative events for local businesses in Port Hedland and Newman recently, attendees came away with a wealth of information on upcoming opportunities and local … Discover more >