Community
Talison Lithium supports the community in the neighbouring town of Greenbushes. The Greenbushes operation has been in production for over 100 years and is now the longest continuously operated mine in Western Australia, resulting in a long and close relationship with the local community.
Proactive community relations programs help provide additional economic and social benefits for the community and the South West region of Western Australia. The company supports the community in a variety of ways including financial and in-kind assitance for community programs and projects, tourism, environmental activities, schools and educational programs.
Greenbushes Discovery Centre
Greenbushes Lithium Operations has been closely involved with the Greenbushes Discovery Centre, since its inception in the mid 1990s. Talison Lithium is proud to be involved in this proactive community project which promotes not only the Greenbushes community but also local industries, including the mining industry as a whole.
Greenbushes Primary School
The Greenbushes Primary School is located near to the original open pit and is one of Talison Lithium's closest neighbours.
Significant support is given to the school and Talison Lithium employees are also involved in a number of joint environmental and community based projects with the school. These include Clean-up Australia Day, National School's Tree Day and the annual biological monitoring of the Greenbushes Pool for the Waterwatch Ribbons of Blue project.
Another important cooperative venture is the Community Co-Mingled Recycling Scheme which is jointly run by Talison Lithium and the school.
Public Mine Lookout
The Public Mine Lookout of the Greenbushes Lithium Operations gives a birds-eye-view of the mining operation and is popular with the local community and visitors. Open 8:00am to 5:00pm daily, it provides easy to understand and readily available information about the mine via display panels in a gazebo overlooking the open cut mining operation. The lookout is visited by thousands of people each year and provides one of the few opportunities in Western Australia to view an operational mine site.
Mine tours
As part of its commitment to the community and the industry, Talison Lithium offers tours of its mining and processing operations for schools, tertiary institutions, special interest groups and seniors in Western Australia. Up to 1,000 students visit the Greenbushes operation each year as part of this organised programme.
In conjunction with the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Talison Lithium has staged bi-annual Open Days at the Greenbushes Lithium Operations. The Mine Open Days allow the local community and visitors to experience first hand what it's like to work on a mine site.
