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Panoramic Resources’ Savannah project proudly
sponsored the recent opening of the Wyndham Art
Gallery. The artist in residence for the opening was
Gija woman Deborah Bonar. The exhibition also
included works by Mary-Jane Malot, Margot Tuohy and
Gill Egan.
Panoramic Resources and the Karntewarranginny
Kurrumuluny Trust Committee also provided
sponsorship through the Savannah Co-Existence
Community Developments Program for Deborah to
conduct a series of workshops in the schools, prison
camp and in the local community.
Deborah’s work is inspired by landscapes, plants
and animals of the mid-west and east Kimberley
regions and the heartlands of the Yamatji and Gija
heritage areas. Her art reflects her love of the land and
her identity as an Aboriginal woman.
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(L-R) TAMZIN VERNING OF SAVANNAH NICKEL MINE
AND ARTIST DEBORAH BONAR
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Frogs are a natural indicator of the health of our
environment. Over the years native frog populations in
Western Australia have been slowly declining as urban
development has changed the natural environment.
Alcoa Frog Watch
was founded in 1995 to support
conservation, information and education on frogs in
Western Australia. The program, a joint initiative of
Alcoa and the Western Australian Museum, is playing
an important role in preserving frog populations and
educating future generations about our environment
and frogs.
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For more than two decades Alcoa and
Greening Australia have worked together to improve
and restore the Australian environment. Through
this partnership, over 10 million trees have been
planted and thousands of hectares of degraded
land rehabilitated.
In what is the longest running corporate/not-for-
profit environmental partnership in Australia, 2012
marks the 30th year of the environmental conservation
and sustainability affiliation between Alcoa and
Greening Australia. Supported at two levels by Alcoa
of Australia and the Alcoa Foundation, together they
invested A$1.6 million into Greening Australia in 2011.
DEAN COX (LEFT) AND SCOTT SELWOOD FROM THE
WEST COAST EAGLES WITH SOME
KICKING GOALS
PARTICIPANTS IN THE PILBARA
Kicking Goals
is a joint West Coast Eagles and
BHP Billiton initiative aimed at reducing truancy
among indigenous teens by encouraging education
through sport. The program is one of Australia’s
largest regional based AFL mentoring initiatives, and
is achieving remarkable results in the Pilbara towns of
Port Hedland and Newman.
Kicking Goals
is curriculum-based and uses a reward
and incentive system, where students are required
to maintain certain key performance indicators to
be eligible for various incentives, including visits
to Hedland and Newman by current West Coast
Eagles players.
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