News/Media Announcements: July 2020
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 >
QLD: Businesses adapting services through COVID-19
There was no time to prepare for local businesses having to quickly adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the mining and resource industries fared well, the industry – and in particular BHP / BMA / BMC were mindful of having to support local … Discover more >
NATIONAL: Work-arounds, pivots and new norms – How CV19 has given rise to new opportunity
When the clocks tolled midnight on New Year’s Eve, little did any of us know what 2020 was likely to bring!
Many of us had heard on the news, this thing called a coronovirus which had come from a bat in a market in a regional part of China, but … Discover more >
NATIONAL: Working in our new normal – From the CEO
By Tracey Cuttriss-Smith
It all started with one work instruction and two staff back in June 2012.
I’ve been thinking about that a lot, these past few weeks ,as we mark our eighth birthday and celebrate our $500Million milestone. That means … Discover more >
NATIONAL: Good news tops a great year for C-Res and LBP – from the Chair
By Darryl Camilleri
C-Res ended FY20 on a high note, with some great news for the C-Res team. After months of negotiations and scrutiny, the board recently signed off on 2 new contracts, extending our arrangements with BHP.
Why two contracts … Discover more >
NATIONAL: Commitment to First Nation People puts Indigenous business in the spotlight
When investing and making a meaningful contribution to our first nation’s people connected to the regions where BHP and C-Res operates, The Local Buying Program means business – literally.
Our asset footprints across New South Wales … Discover more >
