WA Mining Club Panel

Our Commercial and Finance Director Katina Law spoke on a WA Mining Club Panel in Perth last week for the ECU Education series Indigenous Relations - It's Good Business.

The panel discussion explored balancing the needs of cultural heritage and Indigenous business opportunities in the WA Mining industry.

Various topics were discussed, including the impact of federal and state Indigenous Procurement Policies (IPP), the importance of Reconciliation Action Plans, and how to strengthen relationships with Indigenous businesses (authentically).

Further discussion on the important place Indigenous business has in the economy emphasised that engagement at this level is comparatively new to neighbouring New Zealand, whose Indigenous business sector is worth US$50billion to the AU$2billion sector.

More information on this is available in this Business News article.

Katina Law and fellow panel members

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​The panel included Allan James Tjupan Wongi, a Badimia Yamatji man and CEO of Carey Group, the largest 100% indigenous owned and operated civil and mining business in Australia; Katina Law, Derby raised, Worora and Walmajarri families, currently serving as Chair of ASX listed Ardea Resources Ltd, @Yandal Resources and Co-founded IPS Management Consultants; Ian Wells, CFO Fortescue Metals Group, who has had multiple senior executive roles in the Finance team, including funding, treasury, planning and analysis as well as Company Secretary; and Kyra Bonney-Galante Guburn, (Kupurn) woman with ties to Noongar country, who is currently General Manager Indigenous Strategy to Chandler Macleod Group after 13 years as an Operator extensively across Western Australia.