Register

Buyers (BHP / BMA)

BHP and BMA employees can register at any time to use the Local Buying Program for their procurement needs. Buyers will be required to validate their registrations via their BHP email. Once registered, buyers can source goods and services from Local Buying Program suppliers by raising Work Instructions.

BHP / BMA Employee Registration

Buyers (Tier A Contractors)

Tier A Contractor employees can register at any time to use the Local Buying Program for their procurement needs.
Buyers will be required to validate their registrations via their Tier A Contractor email. Once registered, buyers can source goods
and services from Local Buying Program suppliers by raising Work Instructions.

Tier A Contractor Employee Registration

South Australia

Events

08 May

ATO Fuel Response Payment Plan

Online

As an eligible taxpayer, you can access the ATO fuel response payment plan with the following conditions:

  • no upfront payment
  • a 3-year payment plan period of 36 equal monthly instalments
  • general interest charge remission (GIC). We will make a decision to remit any general interest charge that has accrued from the time of your application to the date of the third monthly instalment
10 Jun

Starting and setting up a Small Business

Online 10.00 - 10.30am

Join us for a free online or in person Business Yarns presented by The Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) Reach Out Team and The Circle. Reach Out is the ATO’s Indigenous business support program that works with Indigenous small businesses to help them meet their tax and superannuation obligations.

11 Jun

WHS for Officers

Online 8.45 - 11.30am

As an ​officer’ under the Work Health and Safety Act, are you aware of your due diligence obligations and responsibilities? the South Australian Business Chamber’s WHS for Officers course outlines key responsibilities and provides clarity around your duties as an officer to help ensure due diligence in the workplace.

Responsibilities covered in this course include understanding Work Health and Safety legislation; defining relevant duties within your organisation; enforcing reasonably practicable regulations; understanding codes of practice; and the impact for failing to comply with legal requirements to ensure a safe workplace.

11 Jun

Building Blocks for Business Success

Online 4.00 - 7.00pm

What is your business vision? Do you want to get a better understanding of the statutory and legal requirements that need to be considered when operating a business in Australia?  This workshop also introduces basic financial management concepts and tools used to run a business.

16 Jun

Connect, Learn and Network

Port Augusta

Connect, Learn and Network is a free event series for small and family businesses across regional South Australia. Delivered by the Office for Small and Family Business, each event gives you access to program information, local services and contacts from your region. Whether you are starting out, growing your business or navigating business challenges, Connect, Learn and Network can help you find what support is available.

17 Jun

Launch your Business

Online 10.00am - 12.00pm

Whether you are new to business, or you want to refresh your knowledge because you are starting another venture, we cover the nuts and bolts of feasibility, finance, marketing, legal, leasing, intellectual property and more.

18 Jun

Marketing Fundamentals

Online 4.00 - 7.00pm

At this workshop you will hear how applying the fundamental principles of marketing can help to increase awareness of your business and improve the potential for customers to buy from you.

22 Jun

Less Waste, More Metal: The solutions that work

Online 2.00 - 2.45pm

Declining grades and increasing metallurgical complexity are often seen as unavoidable in modern mining—but they don’t have to be.

Discover how real-time process intelligence, enabled by current and emerging technologies such as online analysers, is helping operations make faster

23 Jun

WHS for Managers and Supervisors

Online 8.45 - 12.30am

Managers and supervisors within any organisation have a responsibility to understand and implement Work Health and Safety legislation and requirements. This ensures staff are working within a safe work environment.
Managers and supervisors are role models for staff. By demonstrating safety standards and carrying out duties with a complete understanding of legal requirements, managers and supervisors help create a safety culture in their workplace.
The South Australian Business Chamber has designed this course to ensure middle managers, supervisors and team leaders are aware of their responsibilities for maintaining workplace safety systems.

23 Jun

Your Business and IBA

Online 10.00am - 1.00pm

Do you have an idea for a business? Or are you just starting out and want to find out more? This info session is a great place to start!

Topics include:
• what is business, why go into business and are you ready
• business success, risks and challenges
• business preparation and planning
• developing and testing your business idea
• business essentials workshops and how they fit into your plan
• business development learner guide (supplied) and how to use it.
• IBA, your business and how we can help.

30 Jun

Budgeting and Finance Strategy

Online 4.00 - 7.00pm

Learn about basic financial management and budgeting for business at this workshop. During this session you will learn about key financial concepts and develop budgets using a specially designed spreadsheet budgeting tool.

21 Jul

Improving Workforce Performance in Underground Mining

Online 2.00 - 3.00pm

Austmine Members will showcase how METS companies are supporting underground sites through practical workforce solutions, training, systems and on-site support.  Presentations will focus on real-world approaches to improving supervision, day-to-day execution and operational performance underground.

02 Sep

Copper to the World

Adelaide

Copper to the World will once again bring together industry leaders, mining executives, and METS innovators to explore the latest developments shaping the future of copper mining.  Under the theme, Powering the Future, we will explore how copper continues to drive progress in an era of technological transformation, shifting market dynamics, and increasing sustainability demands.

For more information on the Local Buying Program in South Australia contact:

Jessica Cardno

Acting Indigenous Business Development Principal - South Australia

jess.cardno@c-res.com.au

1800536663