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Community Investment Review | Our Contribution to Western Australia
Welcome to the 2007 Review of Rio Tinto’s community investment in
Western Australia.
Amid surging growth in our business, Rio Tinto has continued to support the
communities where our employees work and live.
Our aim is to leave a worthy legacy for Western Australia from this period of
economic prosperity.
In this year’s Review, in addition to a summary of Community Investment
programmes, we have added a snapshot of Rio Tinto’s economic impact on
Western Australia to demonstrate our broader contribution to the community.
These economic benefits range from the creation of jobs, to a significant tax
contribution and the support of local businesses through the purchase of their
goods and services.
Again this year, I owe a debt of thanks to our Board of Directors, particularly the
non-executive members - Janet Holmes á Court, Kerry Sanderson, Fred Chaney
and Tony Howarth.
I take this opportunity to thank the many people and organisations who have
worked with us in implementing our community investment projects around
the State and take great pleasure in presenting the 2007 Annual Review of
Community Investment.
Sam Walsh
Chief executive - Iron Ore
and Rio Tinto WA Future Fund Chairman
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Our Contribution to Western Australia | Community Investment Review
2007 milestones................................................................................................................2
Rio Tinto’s economic contribution to Western Australia: A snapshot.......................4
Our community investment approach...........................................................................8
Community contributions in Western Australia..........................................................10
The contribution of each Rio Tinto business in Western Australia..........................12
Community investment priorities.................................................................................14
Rio Tinto WA Future Fund..............................................................................................16
Board of Directors - WA Future Fund................................................................. 18
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Pilbara Community Partnerships Programme............................20
Sponsorships - Rio Tinto in WA.....................................................................................22
Employees in the Community.......................................................................................25
Talking with the community..........................................................................................26
The Big Picture - 2007 community investment projects...........................................30
The community investment team.................................................................................36
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A plumber by trade, Rio Tinto Minerals’
Christian Reid serves as a volunteer
firefighter for the Gascoyne Bush Fire
Brigade. Chris is one of many Rio Tinto
employees who dedicate their time to
volunteer in their local community.
2007 milestones
1. Rio Tinto is the largest private employer of Aboriginal Western Australians,
making up just over ten per cent of our workforce.
2. $36million was contributed to the community in Western Australia.
3. Our two key funding entities, the WA Future Fund and Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Pilbara Community Partnerships Programme have committed $28million
to community partnerships since their inception.
4. ‘Employees in the Community’ was launched – a three-part programme
supporting Rio Tinto employees who volunteer and fundraise in their local
communities.
5. Rio Tinto won four State and National Awards for its investment in
the community:
a. Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Community Business
Partnerships – Scitech/Rio Tinto WA Future Fund –
b. Australian Business Arts Foundation Award for Partnerships with Links
in Regional and Remote communities – Rio Tinto Iron Ore Pilbara
Indigenous Arts Partnership /RTIO Pilbara Community Partnerships
Programme –
c. WA Business and Arts Partnership Community Award – State Library
of Western Australia/Rio Tinto WA Future Fund –
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The Cossack Art Awards are held each year
in the Pilbara and offer the largest regional
art prize in Australia.
6. A major survey of Western Australians showed an overwhelmingly
favourable view of Rio Tinto in WA, especially in our operating areas.
7. The Rio Tinto Iron Ore Pilbara Community Partnerships Programme began
exciting new projects including artsource to grow Pilbara Indigenous art; the
Small Business Centre West Pilbara; a Rural Excellence in Nursing Project
with ECU; and Barking Gecko Theatre Company.
8. New state-wide Sponsorships were established, including those with the
Perth International Arts Festival, Worldly Women, Australian String Quartet
and Miners’ Golf.
9. Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts (DADAA) used its
contribution from the Future Fund to leverage an additional 42 per cent
in funding from other sources.
10. The State Library of WA achieved full coverage of local governments in the
Pilbara and metropolitan Perth, through the Better Beginnings early literacy
partnership with the Future Fund.
11. Rio Tinto Minerals awarded its annual $50,000 community grant to
Carnarvon Senior High School to purchase a new school bus.
12. Student attendance rates at Halls Creek District High School rose from
50 per cent to 75 per cent with the introduction of a new programme
supported by Rio Tinto Diamonds.
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Rio Tinto’s economic contribution to Western Australia:
A snapshot
Operating a profitable, ethical business is the best ‘community investment’
we can make.
With 25 per cent of Rio Tinto’s global assets located in Western Australia,
our contribution to the economy is sizeable and our commitment to the
State is long-term.
While the measure of our economic contributions is separate to Rio Tinto’s
community investment activities, the positive flow-on effects of these
contributions for many Western Australians are considerable. The following
is a snapshot of Rio Tinto’s economic impact on the State.
Export revenue
Export Revenue
Rio Tinto
Iron Ore
Rio Tinto
Diamonds
Rio Tinto
Minerals
Rio Tinto
Exploration
TOTAL
$9,300m
$473m
$203m
0
$9,976m
RTIO Export Revenue figure is calculated from USD to AUD using an average exchange for 2007 of 0.8362.
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Employment Rio Tinto is amongst the largest employers in Western Australia
and is the largest private employer of Aboriginal people in Australia.
We directly employed 7735 people and paid almost $950 million in salaries and
benefits in 2007.
Rio Tinto
Iron Ore
Rio Tinto
Diamonds
Rio Tinto
Minerals
Rio Tinto
Exploration
TOTAL
Direct employment
6520
362
776
77
7735
Contractor employment
6446*
546
26
6
7024
Salaries & benefits paid
$793m
$100m
$37m
$12m
$942m
Number of Aboriginal employees
526**
187
28
1
742
% of Aboriginal employees
7.8%
25%
7%
1.2%
10.2%
Number of apprentices & trainees
159
64
20
0
243
*includes Expansion Projects contractor employment **includes contractors
Subsidies for employees in remote areas In order to attract and retain staff
in the remote parts of Western Australia where we operate, a range of additional
employee subsidies are paid above salaries. These include site allowances, travel
assistance, interest assistance and other subsidies totalling $84,844,000 in 2007.
Tax contributions We paid approximately $2.2 billion in taxes to Australian
governments in 2007.
Rio Tinto
Iron Ore
Rio Tinto
Diamonds
Rio Tinto
Minerals
Rio Tinto
Exploration
TOTAL
$1,632m
$65m
$20m
$250,000
$1,717m
Royalties
$406m
$24m
$2m
$0
$432m
State Agreement rents*
$24m
$0
$0
$0
$24m
Payroll tax
$31m
$5.6m
$2.8m
$0.8m
$40m
Other (property tax and rates)
$6m
$41,000
$155,000
$0
$6m
$2,099m
$94m
$25m
$1.08m
$2,219m
Company, PAYG/group
and fringe benefits tax
Total tax paid to Federal
and State governments
*Established to support Pilbara infrastructure
(All financial information is presented as a best estimate of available data.)
Payments for goods and services In 2007, we spent a total of $2.2 billion
on goods and services to operate our business.
Over 80 per cent or $1.7 billion of this was purchased from local WA businesses,
many of them regional.
Rio Tinto
Iron Ore
Rio Tinto
Diamonds
Rio Tinto
Minerals
TOTAL
$1,166m
$368m
$141m
$1,675m
Rest of Australia
$24m
NA
$20m
NA
Overseas
$204m
NA
$131m
NA
$1,394m
$566m
$292m
$2,252m
Western Australia
TOTAL
(All financial information is presented as a best estimate of available data.)
Town infrastructure Rio Tinto owns 2516 houses in regional areas of
Western Australia which are occupied by employees. These are located
in towns surrounding our mines. For a map of locations where we have a
presence, see page 13.
In addition, we supply 124 houses at no cost to medical staff, government
employees and other community workers in regional and remote towns in
Western Australia that neighbour our operations.
Rio Tinto has a particular responsibility for infrastructure in some Pilbara
towns that were originally constructed by the company when operations began
there. These are:
Dampier
Company provides the majority of infrastructure in town; sewerage, community buildings,
sporting facilities, drainage and town centre.
Wickham
Majority of infrastructure owned and maintained by company. The Shire has responsibility
for some sections of town; Water Corporation provides sewerage and drainage.
Tom Price
Company provides electricity, sewerage and water (along with other assets not transferred
in final normalisation agreement)
Paraburdoo
Company provides electricity, sewerage and water (along with other assets not transferred
in final normalisation agreement)
Pannawonica
All town infrastructure owned and maintained by the company. Shire maintains access road
from highway.
Rio Tinto Global
Rio Tinto
Business with
Communities
Rio Tinto in Western
Rio Tinto WA
Future Fund
Rio Tinto WA
Sponsorships
Employees in
the Community
Argyle
Diamonds
(State-wide)
(State-wide)
(State-wide)
(East Kimberley
region & local
communities)
Rio Tinto
WA Future Fund
Rio Tinto in
Western Australia
Rio Tinto in
Western Australia
Rio Tinto
Diamonds
Our community investment approach Rio Tinto’s approach reflects
the needs and expectations of the community. We have been working towards
a unified community investment strategy for all Rio Tinto businesses in Western
Australia since 2006.
Our common aim is to make a positive and lasting difference to the communities
surrounding our operations.
We focus on creating strategic alliances with the community that are in line with
Communities Policy
Rio Tinto
Aboriginal
Foundation
Australia Community Investment
(Local communities)
Rio Tinto
Exploration
(Dampier, Port
Hedland,
Lake MacLeod &
Three Springs local
communities)
Rio Tinto
Minerals
Rio Tinto Iron
Ore Community
Partnerships
Programme
(Pilbara region &
local communities)
HIsmelt®
(Kwinana &
Rockingham
local communities)
Expansion
Projects
(Local communities)
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Rio Tinto’s business needs and those of society more broadly.
Each area of the business is guided by this Statewide approach, however they
remain responsible for their own community investment activities, free to
address individual needs and issues unique to the region/s where they operate.
The WA approach has strong links with Rio Tinto’s global ‘Business with
Communities’ programme.
For further information about ‘business with communities’ please visit
www.riotinto.com/documents/ReportsPublications/RTBusComm_48pp.pdf
Community contributions in Western Australia
Our community investment strategy enables us to give back to the State beyond
the economic benefits of our business. A key priority is to invest back into the
communities surrounding our mines.
For the first time, we have drawn together our total community contributions
for all Rio Tinto businesses in Western Australia.
Total community contributions of approximately $36 million were made in 2007,
including community investment funding, direct payments and the costs of
managing these funds.
Community investment Community investment activity in 2007 included a
range of partnerships, sponsorships, grants and other projects with a total funding
commitment of more than $12 million. A list of community investment projects
where Rio Tinto gave over $10,000 or more is found at the end of this Review.
Native title 2007 saw a large increase in direct native title payments by Rio
Tinto. Twenty million dollars was provided in accordance with a range of land
access, native title and other legal agreements.
Our ability to operate successfully is dependent on the strength of our
relationships with Traditional Owners in each of the areas where we mine.
A number of Native Title agreements have been reached (each with a unique set
of legal and statutory obligations) and more are presently being negotiated.
Current agreements in Western Australia include the Argyle Diamond Mine
Participation Agreement, Yandi Land Use Agreement; Eastern Guruma Indigenous
Land Use Agreement; West Angelas Agreement; the Hope Downs Binding Initial
Agreements; and the Nyiyaparli, PKKP, GMY and Kuruma Marthudunera Claim
Wide Agreements.
The terms of each agreement vary and take into account factors such as the area
of land disturbance, the needs of the local Aboriginal people at all levels and the
predicted revenue from a mine.
Payment regimes relating to each agreement also vary, with some monies going
into trusts, some paid directly and others funding specific projects.
The terms of each agreement are designed to ensure they are sustainable and
that each obligation will be tracked and satisfactorily met. Rio Tinto’s obligations
are often ongoing, for example in providing employment or identifying
scholarship candidates.
Direct native title payment funding is controlled by the community, rather than
by Rio Tinto.
Community contributions
(Total $35,915,954)
Management Costs
(Total $3,553,882)
Direct native title payments
(Total $20,065,748)
Community Investment
(Total $12,296,324)
Note: This data does not include town infrastructure, utilities and maintenance costs; apprenticeship and trainee
programmes; or Rio Tinto Aboriginal Foundation expenditure.
Definitions
Community investment is our contribution to the community, made at the discretion of the business. It includes
funding for community projects, partnerships, sponsorships, charitable gifts, grants and other activities.
Direct native title payments or ‘community controlled’ payments are made as a result of land access, mine
development, native title, impact benefit, compensation or other legally binding agreements entered into for the purpose
of community development. It is the community – not the business – that determines how the funds are used.
Management costs provide support for community programmes by maintaining staff in community roles and consultants.
These costs also include research, evaluation, communication and other support for community programmes.
The contribution of each Rio Tinto business in Western
Australia Rio Tinto operates four major businesses in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore is the largest of these, with 11 mines in the Pilbara region,
three shipping terminals and the largest private railway in Australia;
Rio Tinto Diamonds operates the Argyle Diamonds mine in the East Kimberley;
Rio Tinto Minerals has industrial salt and talc operations in the Pilbara, Mid-West
and Gascoyne.
Rio Tinto Exploration seeks new mineral resource deposits to contribute to the
growth of the business and has an increasing presence in Western Australia.
Exploration spent over $1 million on research and development projects in 2007.
We also manage a number of shared services in Western Australia including
Rio Tinto Procurement, IS&T, Technology and Innovation and People and
Organisational Support.
Each business operates its own community investment programme, but is
guided by Rio Tinto’s overall statement of business practice – The way we work.
2007 continued our shift towards a more strategic and coordinated approach
to community investment in Western Australia.
Community contributions by Rio Tinto businesses
in Western Australia 2007
Rio Tinto
Iron Ore
Rio Tinto
Diamonds
Rio Tinto
Minerals
Rio Tinto
Exploration
TOTAL
$10,681,016
$1,265,369
$335,582
$14,357
$12,296,324
Direct Payments
$12,544,743
$5,978,225
$0
$1,542,780
$20,065,748
Management Costs
$1,693,921
$1,704,961
$35,000
$120,000
$3,553,882
TOTAL
$24,919,680
$8,948,555
$370,582
$1,677,137
$35,915,954
Note: This data does not include town infrastructure, utilities and maintenance costs; apprenticeship and trainee
programs; or Rio Tinto Aboriginal Foundation expenditure.
Rio Tinto businesses have a presence in the following regions
of Western Australia:
Mitchell Plateau Bauxite Deposit
Kununurra
Argyle Diamonds Diamonds
Broome FIFO Town
Port Hedland Salt
Cape Lambert Export Facility
Dampier Export Facility
Dampier Salt
Mesa J Iron Ore
Nammuldi Iron Ore
Brockman No2 Iron Ore
Tom Price Iron Ore
Paraburdoo Iron Ore
Eastern Range Iron Ore
Channar Iron Ore
Lake Macleod Salt
Carnarvon FIFO Town
Dampier
Port Hedland
Karratha
Marandoo Iron Ore
Tom Price
Paraburdoo
Yandicoogina Iron Ore
Hope Downs 1 Iron Ore
West Angelas Iron Ore
Carnarvon
Geraldton FIFO Town
Three Springs Talc
Rio Tinto Exploration Australasia Headquarters
Head Office for RTIO, Dampier Salt and Argyle Diamonds
HIsmelt® Kwinana
Iron Making Facility and Research Centre
Busselton FIFO Town
PERTH
Kwinana
Operations/projects
Base for fly-in fly-out workers
Towns
Community investment priorities In 2007, Rio Tinto in Western
Australia chose four priority areas for support. These were chosen for their
logical link to our business (so projects are more likely to succeed) and for their
focus on long-term solutions to important issues facing our community.
In the future, we will align more community investment projects with these
priority areas.
Across each of these priority areas, there is a strong focus on improving the
well-being of Aboriginal people in Western Australia.
Community investment priorities
(Total $12,296,324)
Environment
(Total $1,075,666)
Other (primarily includes business
development projects, along with
accommodation, agriculture
and other projects)
(Total $3,750,920)
Education
(Total $3,729,627)
Health
(Total $1,216,495)
Culture (including recreation)
(Total $2,523,616)
For further information about Community Investment Priorities please visit
www.ciwa.riotinto.com/our_priorities
Community Investment Priorities
Rio Tinto WA Future Fund Board
Supporting a stronger and more sustainable WA community
INVESTMENT
OUTCOMES
Creating stronger communities in Western Australia by building capacity
Establishing closer ties with our local communities and regional neighbours
Narrowing the gap between disadvantaged people and the rest of the community
Improving wellbeing of Indigenous Western Australians
Ensuring sustainability of programmes beyond Rio Tinto funding
Creating opportunities for employees to participate in our community investment activity
Engaging key stakeholders outside our daily business
PRIORITIES
KEY AREAS
Environment
Health
Education
Culture
• Maintain/improve
regional biodiversity
• Child and maternal
health services
• Early childhood
literacy and numeracy
• Regional touring
programmes
• Preserve Indigenous
heritage
• Parity between metro
and regional health
services, equipment
and skills
• Primary and
secondary science/
technology
• Skills/business
development
• Water conservation
• Build community
knowledge of the
environment
• Education activities
• Indigenous
programmes
• Leadership
• Indigenous arts
promotion
• Enhance WA’s
vibrant community
to attract and retain
employees
Volunteers get to visit locations the average tourist wouldn’t
by participating in ‘Future Volunteers’ – a partnership between
Conservation Volunteers Australia and the Future Fund.
In 2007, 767 days were spent on 22 key conservation projects.
Rio Tinto WA Future Fund manages strategic partnerships to deliver
long-term, State-wide projects.
Wherever possible, we seek out innovative partnerships where Rio Tinto is not
the only funding partner, but one of a number of community and/or government
bodies contributing to a programme. In 2007, the Future Fund distributed $1.7 million to 11 community organisations.
Since it was established in 2001, the Future Fund has entered into 36 partnerships
and committed $24 million. This has led to programmes valued at a total of
$35 million being delivered to our community.
The Future Fund aims to contribute to a stronger and more sustainable
Western Australia.
For further information about the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund please visit
www.ciwa.riotinto.com/our_programmes/rio_tinto_wa_future_fund.asp
What do you do when an issue is so complex,
when the disadvantage is so great, and when so
many others have tried and failed? “Start at the
very beginning” – Fiona Stanley, Director, Telethon
Institute for Child Health Research.
It’s not just our mining equipment that’s groundbreaking The Rio Tinto
Child Health Partnership aims to improve the health of Aboriginal children and
their mothers. In order to address this complex issue, a major partnership was
formed in 2003.
The Telethon Institute for Child Health Research partnered with several Rio
Tinto businesses from Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern
Territory; the Rio Tinto Aboriginal Foundation; the Alcohol Education and
Rehabilitation Foundation; State and Territory governments of WA, QLD and
NT; the Federal government; and the Kulunga Research Network.
Together these organisations have worked hard to introduce ground-breaking
programmes and bring real improvements where they are most needed.
Partnership Review, February 2008.
With many lessons learned since its inception in 2003, a fresh new phase of
the partnership is due to commence in 2008.
Our ability to work collaboratively with the Aboriginal community has been a
major success of the partnership.
Board of Directors - WA Future Fund
Sam Walsh (Chairman)
Tony Howarth AO
Kerry Sanderson AO
Fred Chaney AO
Chief executive
Iron Ore
Community representative
Janet Holmes á Court AC
Joanne Farrell
Greg Lilleyman
Kevin McLeish
Vice president
Organisation Resources
Iron Ore
Managing director
Pilbara mining operations
Iron Ore
Chief operating officer
Argyle Diamonds
Rio Tinto WA Future Fund Board The Future Fund is governed by a Board of
Directors – a group of eight influential Western Australian business people, four
of whom are external to Rio Tinto. All Board members commit their time and
energy voluntarily.
Board members are responsible for:
-
Attending three Board meetings per year
-
Guiding the strategic direction of the Future Fund and, more broadly,
Rio Tinto’s community investment in Western Australia
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Assessing proposals and allocating funds
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Monitoring the progress of projects
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Representing the Future Fund in the community
-
Providing feedback to Rio Tinto about its community programmes
The Board’s external members represent the diversity of Western Australia and use
their expertise to guide the business on different ways to contribute to the State.
The Board is chaired by the most senior member of Rio Tinto in Australia, Sam
Walsh, and includes three senior members from Rio Tinto businesses.
A rotation of at least two Board members will occur once every four years
to ensure the continual introduction of new and diverse skills.
Bubble-making can be educational too!
Kids learn about surface area and volume in
Scitech’s ‘Where is air?’ travelling exhibition.
Our commitment to bubbles and slime The Scitech Roadshow brings
science alive in schools and communities throughout Western Australia,
travelling to more than 90 regional and remote communities every year.
Our partnership with Scitech uses interactive programmes to educate and inspire
students and teachers around the State. In 2007, their team visited 112,000
children - twice as many students as in 2002 when the partnership began.
Rio Tinto has recently agreed to continue the relationship until 2013. Looking
to the next five years, the partnership will expand to increase its focus on early
learning for young children, deliver specific programmes for Aboriginal students
in remote parts of Western Australia, create a new technology programme and
effectively reach students in outer metropolitan areas.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Pilbara Community Partnerships Programme
aims to build enduring relationships with our neighbours in the Pilbara. It
supports partnerships with community, government and non-government
organisations.
The programme focuses on building community capacity and economic diversity;
supporting Aboriginal communities; fostering a sense of well-being in the
community; and promoting environmental awareness.
In 2007, the Community Partnerships Programme distributed $1.18 million
to 47 partners.
A total of $4.6 million has been committed since its inception in 2006.
Funded and managed by Rio Tinto Iron Ore, the Community Partnerships
Programme complements other substantial forms of community support in the
Pilbara such as sponsorships, donations, in-kind support, training programmes,
infrastructure and maintenance support.
For further information about Pilbara community partnerships please visit
www.ciwa.riotinto.com/our_programmes/rio_tinto_iron_ore/community_partnerships_programme
Young ‘ironsteins’ Rio Tinto is recognised as a leader in creating real
education opportunities for young people.
All Rio Tinto businesses in Western Australia support homework centres run
by the Polly Farmer Foundation in Kununurra, Carnarvon, Tom Price and
Karratha/Roebourne.
Gumala Mirnuwarni was the first centre to be opened for Aboriginal students
in Year 12 in Karratha/Roebourne. Students and their parents sign a contract
to attend the centre four afternoons each week. Since the programme began in
1997, 58 Aboriginal students have graduated successfully from Year 12 – going
on to university, further training or employment. Between 1973 and 1996, just
two students graduated Year 12.
“Rio Tinto has given me the scholarship to do
my diploma in early learning studies – without it,
I probably wouldn’t be doing my diploma at all”
- Early Learning Specialist scholarship recipient.
Child care services are intrinsically linked to the social and economic wellbeing
of local communities. In the Pilbara, where the resources sector is booming,
demand for quality child care is at an all time high.
A lack of child care options affects employment in all sectors. Without such
services, parents (often those providing a second income for the family) are less
likely to return to work and fill much-needed roles in the community. These
include teachers, nurses and shop assistants.
What is Rio Tinto doing to help? The Community Partnerships Programme in
the Pilbara contributes to a range of partnerships to help tackle the shortage of
child care services in the region. They include a scholarship programme for early
learning specialists; support to establish more home-based family day care;
new out-of-school care and vacation care services and local ‘school readiness’
programs for three year olds.
These initiatives are providing real solutions to the pressing issue of growing
demand for child care, as well as improving the skills of many child care
professionals to improve the quality of care.
“We’re not often given the opportunity to attend
performances of this distinction in our own
backyard – it’s great to have this opportunity
extended beyond the Perth metro area,” – Dale
Harris, Rio Tinto Iron Ore, on the Australian String
Quartet’s Pilbara tour.
Sponsorships – Rio Tinto in Western Australia Rio Tinto supports
a selection of strategic sponsorships at a State level.
Many of these are chosen for their ability to make Western Australia a more
vibrant place to live - attracting more skilled people to live and work in our State
and encouraging those already here to stay.
They are managed separately from the many sponsorships administered by
Rio Tinto’s individual business units in Western Australia.
Key sponsorships in 2007 included the Perth International Arts Festival; Black
Swan State Theatre Company’s 2007 programme; the Worldly Women event
celebrating women in the workforce on International Women’s Day; Australian
String Quartet; and Miners’ Golf – the first golf club for fly-in fly-out workers.
For further information about State-wide sponsorships please visit
www.ciwa.riotinto.com/our_programmes/rio_tinto_wa_sponsorships
“The Turning is an absorbing drama from the
pen of Tim Winton that will leave you hungry
for more local stories.” – Review, Sunday
Times, 2 March 08.
World class stories – local inspiration Rio Tinto has become a Principal
Sponsor of the Perth International Arts Festival for the first time. This exciting
new relationship began when Rio Tinto agreed to commission a stage play based
on Tim Winton’s much-loved novel ‘The Turning’.
A centrepiece of the Festival, The Turning was a total sell-out. The Festival
as a whole had record box office sales and reached a total audience of over
300,000 people.
“The Perth Festival is a celebratory time of year when we can enjoy our city
and its surrounds at their best…” – Shelagh Magadza, Artistic Director, PIAF
The Turning falls into one of the Festival’s four programme areas – ‘Tales of the
West’ which recognises the cultural richness of our own community.
Many Rio Tinto employees took advantage of discount ticket prices offered
through the sponsorship and Rio Tinto hosted successful events for staff and
stakeholders at 21 performances.
Rio Tinto is delighted to support Perth’s premier cultural festival.
Sam Walsh, Chief executive - Iron Ore.
Our employees actively lead fundraising activities,
rallying the help of their colleagues for causes close
to their hearts. HIsmelt’s Neil Goodman goes under
the razor each year in March in support of people
living with Leukaemia.
We have some very prickly employees Locks were lost and tresses were
tinted when Rio Tinto employees took part in the World’s Greatest Shave 2007.
Two hundred employees across WA went under the razor or spray can with
impressive results. Employees raised $66,122, to which Rio Tinto donated
a further $20,000, delivering a grand total of $86,122
to the Leukaemia Foundation.
For further information about ‘World’s Greatest Shave’ please visit
www.ciwa.riotinto.com/news--resources/shave-for-a-cure.aspx
Employees in the Community is a new programme to support and encourage
Rio Tinto employees to volunteer and fundraise in their local communities.
It recognises how important it is that we give back to the communities where our
employees live and work, supporting the causes they are passionate about.
We are providing the foundations to be active and participate in the community
outside the workplace.
Launched in 2007, “Employees in the Community” will distribute $315,000 in its
first year of operation.
The programme currently has three parts:
Dollars for Doers grants are offered to community organisations where employees
volunteer for a minimum of 50 hours each year. A grant is made to the nominated
charity or community organisation by Rio Tinto on behalf of the employee.
Choose your own Charity Employees are encouraged to guide the direction of
company-supported charity events by inviting them to vote on the events they
would like to support.
The most popular events are supported and promoted across the business. Some
will receive up to $20,000 to match funds raised by employees.
The events chosen in 2007 for 2008 are the World’s Greatest Shave for Leukaemia
Foundation; Million Paws Walk for RSPCA; Purple Bra Day for the Breast Cancer
Foundation of WA; City to Surf for Activ Foundation; Great Bike Ride for the Heart
Foundation; and Movember for the Prostate Foundation of Australia and beyondblue.
Team Rio Tinto Teams of 20 or more employees who take part in an eligible
fundraising or community event are entitled to receive Rio Tinto support. These
activities must be aligned with Rio Tinto’s statement of business practice:
‘The way we work’.
For further information about ‘Our People’ please visit
www.ciwa.riotinto.com/ourpeople and www.riotinto.com – The way we work.pdf
“I love interacting with the local kids”
Todd Martin, Argyle Diamonds.
Our employees get a kick out of volunteering A small team of Argyle
Diamonds workers were some of the first Rio Tinto employees to receive a
Dollars for Doers grant for their Little Aussie Legends programme.
These employees travel to remote Aboriginal communities in the East Kimberley
in their own time to run football clinics for children at school. The clinics
encourage better school attendance, improved school work and good behaviour.
In 2007 they rewarded eight conscientious students by taking them on an AFL
trip to Melbourne.
Talking with the community Good management of our relationships
with the community is as important to our business success as good
management of our operations.
Discussion and debate are essential to community life and to secure our
future operations.
Assessing our reputation In 2007, we undertook a major research project
to survey opinion leaders and the general public in Western Australia on their
views of Rio Tinto and the mining sector. The results showed an overwhelmingly
favourable view of Rio Tinto in Western Australia, especially in our operating
areas. We received strong marks on our economic and social performance,
particularly community relations and Aboriginal employment.
For further information about survey results please visit
www.ciwa.riotinto.com/resources
Boards, committees and advisory groups People in our business are involved
in a wide range of boards, committees and advisory groups. Some of these
groups directly impact on our business, while others allow us to make a positive
broader contribution to Western Australia.
Examples where employees have taken leadership roles include:
- Australian Business Arts Foundation
- Australian Institute of Management
- Australian Technical College
- Pilbara Industry’s Community Council (PICC)
- Pilbara Development Commission (PDC)
- Murdoch University Business School
- Kimberley Development Commission
- Kwinana Industries Council (KIC)
- Committee for Perth
- Tourism WA
- Leadership WA
- Polly Farmer Foundation
- Rural Health West (RHW)
- Gleganyum Trust
- FORM
Recognising the connection between Aboriginal
people and their land, and respecting that
connection through close consultation,
is important to the relationships we have
developed with local Aboriginal groups.
Local consultation We play a part in creating healthy towns and communities by
ensuring our business operations have mutual benefits for everyone.
We believe we can achieve this by actively listening to the community
and doing what we say we will.
This is demonstrated through:
-
Dedicated Community Development Liaison Officers
-
Regular community forums
-
Community advisory groups
-
Surveys and consultation groups
-
Indigenous working groups
-
Meetings with opinion leaders, NGOs, community associations
and local government
-
Shopping centre displays and festival booths
-
1800 Community Hotline
-
Coastal Communities Environment Forum (CCEF)
-
Employees in the Community programme
-
Ord Valley Muster Committee
-
FESA and other emergency services
-
Websites including www.ciwa.riotinto.com, www.riotinto.com and
www.riotintoironore.com
Aboriginal consultation Actively engaging with Traditional Owners is a vital
part of operating in Western Australia, particularly in the Pilbara and Kimberley.
This occurs across many areas including:
-
Aboriginal employment schemes
-
Apprenticeship and traineeship schemes
-
Administration of Native Title agreements
-
Cultural heritage management
-
Business development opportunities
Principal David Faulkner describes learning to ride a
horse as a great metaphor for life: “If you don’t take
control of the horse, the horse will take control of you.”
Horsing around is good for education Halls Creek District High School has
drastically reduced student absenteeism through an innovative new partnership
with Argyle Diamonds.
A Horse Mastery Programme rewards local children for attending school by
allowing them to learn to ride, groom, feed horses and eventually take part in
riding competitions. Safety and responsibility are key themes of the programme.
Attendance rates have jumped from 50 per cent to over 75 per cent in the
programme’s first year.
The Big Picture Programmes with a financial contribution of $10,000 and
over by Rio Tinto in 2007 are listed here according to our priority areas.
Organisation
Programme
Region
$
Polly Farmer Foundation
Education and mentoring for Indigenous
students in the Kimberley
Kimberley
$50,000
YACHAD
Accelerated Learning Project
Kimberley
$100,000
Beacon Foundation
No Dole Programme
Kimberley
$45,000
University of WA
Postgraduate Scholarship
Kimberley
$30,000
Garnduwa
Young Women’s Leadership Programme
Kimberley
$10,000
Halls Creek District High School
Halls Creek Horse Mastery Programme Incentive programme for students
Kimberley
$20,000
Ngalangangpum School Camp
Camp in Sydney and Canberra for students
from Warmun
Kimberley
$17,500
Scitech
Kids’ Science State
State-wide
$465,092
The Smith Family
Learning for Life
Kwinana
$163,458
State Library of Western Australia
Better Beginnings
State-wide
$136,280
Leadership Western Australia
Programme for emerging leaders to build
capacity and address community issues
State-wide
$34,824
The Smith Family
Learning for Life
Kwinana
$50,000
Real World Science Project
Promoting science to students in Kwinana
Kwinana
$10,000
Constable Care
Programme for seven local schools
Kwinana
$14,000
Australian Centre for Field Robotics -
Sydney-Berkley DARPA Grand Challenge sponsorship of research and development for
project
National
$50,000
Pannawonica SIDES Program
Supported education environment for
secondary students
Pilbara
$94,000
Department of Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations
Reframing the Future - Initiative to build
capacity in the vocational education and
training sector
Pilbara
$15,000
Gumala Mirnuwarni
Pilbara
$120,000
Education
Argyle Diamonds
Future Fund
HIsmelt
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Organisation
Programme
Region
$
Garnjurri Mirnumurri Ngurr-Unga
Pilbara
$65,000
Elect Education
Literacy programe for 16-19 yrs olds
Pilbara
$40,000
Curtin University
Scholarships to Karratha campus
Pilbara
$20,000
Indigenous University Scholarships
Indigenous University Scholarships
Pilbara
$30,000
Tom Price Senior High School
Pilbara Pathways Partnership - secondary
education and training
Pilbara
$30,000
Karratha Senior High School
Karratha Pathways Partnership - secondary
education and training
Pilbara
$100,000
Roebourne School
Roebourne Pathways Partnership employment for Indigenous youth
Pilbara
$25,000
Indigenous University Cadetships
linked with university scholarships to offer
paid vacation employment and long term
employment prospects
Pilbara
$100,000
Indigenous Traineeships
Providing traineeships for Indigenous students
in the Pilbara
Pilbara
$100,000
RTIO Pilbara Community Partnerships Programme
David Wirrpanda Foundation
Mentoring and incentive programme
Pilbara
$167,819
Leeuwin Ocean Adventure
Pilbara leaders’ voyage
Pilbara
$25,000
Pilbara Iron Science Competition
Scitech
Pilbara
$33,474
Early Learning Scholarships - Roebourne with
Shire of Roebourne, Pilbara TAFE, Burrup
Fertilisers
Professional development of child care
workers
Pilbara
$26,800
Pilbara Camp School
Firebugs
Pilbara
$2,823
Kidsafe WA
Home Safety Education Program
Pilbara
$27,122
Tom Price School Chaplain
Support services for students
Pilbara
$16,000
Carnarvon Senior High School
Purchase of school bus
Gascoyne
$50,000
Partnerships for Success
Gascoyne
$50,000
AFS Intercultural Programmes
Two Australia-Japan exchange scholarships
State-wide
$30,000
EDGE Employment
Athletes at Work
State-wide
$50,016
Murdoch University (STAR)
Today’s Science for Your Tomorrow
State-wide
$15,000
Rio Tinto Minerals
Rio Tinto Western Australia
Organisation
Programme
Region
$
Kununurra CCI
Ord Valley Muster2007
Kimberley
$100,000
Barramundi Concert
Local Indigenous music concert
Kimberley
$60,000
WA Police
Kimberley Crimestoppers
Kimberley
$50,000
Hopman Cup
Sponsorship
Kimberley
$29,500
Leadership WA
East Kimberley Place - Leadership Scholarship
Kimberley
$20,000
Karratha and Dampier Lions Club
FeNaClNG Festival
Pilbara
$10,000
Jessica Mauboy Concert
Held in Broome
Broome
$25,000
Disseminate
DADAA (Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in
the Arts WA
State-wide
$103,363
WA Community Foundation
Community Development Programme
State-wide
$100,310
Historical display in Pannawonica
Community Advisory Group - Pannawonica
Pilbara
$12,000
Historical display in Wickham
Community Advisory Group - Wickham
Pilbara
$12,000
Historical display in Dampier
Community Advisory Group - Dampier
Pilbara
$12,000
Pannawonica Rodeo Committee
Pannawonica Rodeo
Pilbara
$10,000
UWA School of Social and Cultural Studies
Grad Dip/Cert in Applied Anthropology (Native
Title and Cultural Heritage)
State-wide
$27,500
Chamber of Minerals and Energy
ResourcesNet
Perth
$16,500
Pilbara TAFE
Training for community organisations (eg
capacity building, corporate governance, trust
structures, personal finance)
Pilbara
$30,000
Pilbara
$15,000
Pilbara
$11,000
Culture
Argyle Diamonds
Expansion Projects
Future Fund
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Roebourne Tourist Bureau
Robe River Rodeo Committee
Robe River Rodeo
Organisation
Programme
Region
$
Pannawonica Gala Day
Family celebration
Pilbara
$10,000
RTIO Pilbara Communtiy Partnerships Programme
Shire of Roebourne, Sam’s Island Preservation
Group
Sam’s Island Preservation Project
Pilbara
$20,000
Colours of Our Country
Perth Exhibition of Pilbara Indigenous art
Pilbara
$166,437
Football Development Officer
Pilbara Regional Football Commission
Pilbara
$33,000
WA Aquatic Club
WA Swim Camps
Pilbara
$19,614
Karratha and Dampier Lions Club
FeNaClNG Festival
Pilbara
$10,454
Department of Sport and Recreation, Shires
of Roebourne and Ashburton
School holiday programmes delivered by
university students on practical placements
Pilbara
$11,667
Cossack Art Awards
Shire of Roebourne (+ $40k in-kind)
Pilbara
$30,978
artsource
Professional development of Indigenous
Pilbara artists
Pilbara
$43,438
Pilbara Development Commission,
Department for Communities, Shire of
Roebourne
Kids Matter Family Day Care Incentive
Programme (Coastal)
Pilbara
$10,397
Pilbara Development Commission,
Department for Communities, Shire of
Ashburton
Kids Matter Family Day Care Incentive
Programme (Inland)
Pilbara
$2,250
Karingal Neighbourhood Centre
Support for out of school care
Pilbara
$17,000
Shire of Ashburton
Paraburdoo Pool
Pilbara
$600,000
Australian String Quartet
Australian String Quartet’s WA Programme
Pilbara
$75,000
Australia’s North West Tourism
Pilbara Project
Pilbara
$30,000
Black Swan Theatre Company
Principal Partner
State-wide
Perth Zoo
Sponsorship
Perth
$20,000
Dreamfit
Innovative leisure equipment for people with
disabilities
State-wide
$10,000
Women of the Pilbara
Red Dust in Her Veins
Pilbara
$30,000
Business News
40 Under 40 Awards
State-wide
$20,000
$100,000
Organisation
Programme
Region
$
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Aircraft Replacement Appeal
Kimberley
$170,000
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
Rio Tinto Child Health Partnership
Kimberley
$21,475
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research Indigenous child and maternal health services
State-wide
$163,458
State-wide
$170,000
Medical Services Incentive Package
Pilbara
$1.5 million
in kind
Health
Argyle Diamonds
Future Fund
Rio Tinto Child Health Partnership
Rio Tinto Australia
RFDS
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
Shire of Roebourne
Edith Cowan University - Rural Excellence in
Nursing
Health assessments in Tom Price and
Paraburdoo
Pilbara
$53,398
Leaping Lizards - Pilbara Division of General
Practice
Leaping Lizards - nutrition and physical
activity programme for school children
Pilbara
$123,734
Tom Price Youth Centre
Programmes for at-risk youth
Pilbara
$75,051
St Johns Ambulance
New Sub Centre at Dampier
Pilbara
$60,000
Gascoyne
$10,000
Leukaemia Foundation
Shave for a Cure
State-wide
$86,122
Activ Foundation
City to Surf
State-wide
$18,000
WA Water Awards
State-wide
$10,000
Conservation Volunteers Australia
Future Volunteers
State-wide
$371,532
Australian Museum
BioMaps
Pilbara
$100,022
Naragebup
Rockingham Regional Environment Centre
Kwinana
$10,000
Cockburn Wetlands
Education Centre
Kwinana
$10,000
Study - sustainability of dewatering and
discharge practices
Pilbara
$58,000
Rio Tinto Minerals
Royal Flying Doctor Service
Environment
Expansion Projects
Water Commission
Future Fund
HIsmelt
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
University of New South Wales
Organisation
Programme
Region
$
University of New South Wales
Study - climate, management and ecosystem
interaction
Pilbara
$65,000
Sustainability Conference
Global Institute for Tomorrow
State-wide
$10,000
CleanAway
Trial recycling station in Dampier
Pilbara
$15,000
Pilbara Regional Council
Waste Management Review
Pilbara
$10,000
Dampier Community
Shark Cage Upgrade
Pilbara
$34,000
Birdwatch Australia
North West Birdwatch Camp
Pilbara
$5,000
Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation
Biodiesel production business
Pilbara
$78,980
Dept of Environment and Conservation
West Pilbara Community Turtle Programme
Pilbara
$19,226
Sponsorship
State-wide
$20,000
Kununurra Youth Facility
Addressing need for a space and services
for young people to congregate in a safe
environment.
Kimberley
$53,900
Hopman Cup
Sponsorship
Kimberley
$29,500
Kwinana Industries Council
Membership and support
Kwinana
$60,000
South Coast Regional Chamber of Commerce
Kwinana
$20,000
Australian Journal of Mining
Global Iron Ore and Steel Forecast Conference
2008
National
$14,000
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences
and Engineering
National Symposium
National
$25,000
Australian Centre for Geometrics
Symposium on Rock Slope Stability
State-wide
$12,000
Pilbara Industries Community Council (PICC)
Pilbara
$59,400
Children Services Support Unit
Support of Dampier Vacation and After
School Care
Pilbara
$23,000
Dampier Vacation and After School Care
Pilbara
$45,500
Pannawonica Long Day Care
Pilbara
$43,000
Shire of Roebourne
Community Bus Services
Pilbara
$10,000
Perth Zoo
Other
Argyle Diamonds
HIsmelt
Rio Tinto Iron Ore
For up-to-the-minute information on Rio Tinto’s full list of community investment projects
in Western Australia visit ‘The Big Picture’ at www.ciwa.riotinto.com
Robyn Sermon
Laurie Ball
Dawn Nelson
Manager
Senior Advisor
Administrator
The community investment team is based in Perth. It draws together
and supports the many community investment activities undertaken by regional
partnerships and community personnel from all Rio Tinto’s Western Australian
businesses. The team also manages the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund partnerships
and a small number of strategic State-wide sponsorships.
In 2007, the team assessed approximately 280 submissions for funding.
For more information about our community activities or funding from
Rio Tinto in Western Australia, please visit
or contact us on
Tel: (08) 9327 2441
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Community Investment Review | Our Contribution to Western Australia
Welcome to the 2007 Review of Rio Tinto’s community investment in
Western Australia.
Amid surging growth in our business, Rio Tinto has continued to support the
communities where our employees work and live.
Our aim is to leave a worthy legacy for Western Australia from this period of
economic prosperity.
In this year’s Review, in addition to a summary of Community Investment
programmes, we have added a snapshot of Rio Tinto’s economic impact on
Western Australia to demonstrate our broader contribution to the community.
These economic benefits range from the creation of jobs, to a significant tax
contribution and the support of local businesses through the purchase of their
goods and services.
Again this year, I owe a debt of thanks to our Board of Directors, particularly the
non-executive members - Janet Holmes á Court, Kerry Sanderson, Fred Chaney
and Tony Howarth.
I take this opportunity to thank the many people and organisations who have
worked with us in implementing our community investment projects around
the State and take great pleasure in presenting the 2007 Annual Review of
Community Investment.
Sam Walsh
Chief executive - Iron Ore
and Rio Tinto WA Future Fund Chairman
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